Litchfield enquirer., 1855-06-07
Connecticut Legislature.
Tuesday,, NAY %.

SENArc-BilI relating to registration Of
births. deaths, &C., was taken up. The
amendment made by the House was agreed
70 and the bill passed.
! On motion Of Mr.. Ferry. the bill relating
to the fees Of town clerks was taken up,
explained by Mr.. Ferry, opposed by Messrs.
15eecl,er and Jennings. supported by MIR.
Belden, and passed.
3uuse Report Of Committee on Judici-
NY adverse TO bill prescribing the mode of
yGIinR f0r State Officers, Members Of Con-
{ gYVSs, Sleriffs, State Senators and Repre-.
Scntatises; bill rejected ,-rpport accepted.
R~s.that the Commissioner of the School
Fund give precedence 10 applicants Tor mo-
ney from this State referred.
ID Report Of WoicottyiiIe Savings Bank and
md Building Association; referred.
WednSsday. May 80.
SgHATE-Co Committee on Judiciary report
ID adversely on bill requiring but one bal
lot boz ~ elections, and requiring all votes
20 be On ONE piece Of paper. with the office
designated report sccepsed--biii rejected.
Bill relating TO the running at large of
animals, taken up. Amendments Of the
House were agreed 10, and bib passed.
HoUsE-The order Of the day was called
FOR, being the consideration Of the proposed
constitutional amendments, and the a,ten-
zion d the House was occupied most Of the
eday ia considering the
sslyf Amendment-"T That after the year
1851 ia annual and special sessions Of The
Ns6eraE Assembly shall be held at such
PIacs as shall be designated and selected
as the capital Of this State, by the General
Assembly to be held at New Haven on the
first Wednesday Of May, 1862
After some debate. the question was ia
ken, and the amendment lost-Yeas IS,
Nays 80, and report Of com. rejected.
Taarsday, May3l.
>SeNXrx-Res. Incorporating the New
Britain Gas CO., came from the House
amended Senate coneurredin the amend
sments. Resolution passed.
Order.of the day, the resolution reported
sby Committee on Federal Relssions, was
staken up, after being discussed, each reso-
slnaion was passed separately.
IIoUsE-Report Of Commissioners If the
'Nangatac Railroad; referred to committee
ron Railroaas. 81" p.
The order nf the day was then rallied for.
fthe consideration Of the second proposed
amendment 10 the constitution, striking GU,
sthe word "white' in the amendment rela.
sting 10 the, qualifications of electors.
The question was after discussion taken.
and the amendment rejected-Y cas- 1872.
.Nays IS, two-third vote being required.
The Sd proposed amendment to the con.
~stitu'ion, providing that EVERY person
shaft he ab!esso read any article Of the con.
:stituiion, or any section Of The statutes OF
this State, before being admitted as an cleo
tor" was taken up, and without debate the
question was taken (there being 22s mem
hers Of the House, II requires l5s, two
third vote, to carry any amendment to the
.constitution) and the amendment was car.
'ried-Yeas 1856, Nays 81, and report OF
committee accepted.
The 9TH proposed amendment TO the con.
sstitution was then taken up, "That each
town In this State shall he entitled to one
uaprrsentative only in the General Assem-
bly," After lille opposition. the question
was taken, and the amendment rejected
Yeas II, Naysl37.
Report Of committre on. Claims adverse
on petition for removal Of Betsy Wadhams
AN insane person, from Litchi.ld County
Jail 10 State Prison, recommending its ref.
.erence to com. on State Prison; so REID.
Friday, June 1.
SENArr-Report of committee consist
ing ofthe Secretary, Treasurer. Comptroller
and Commissioner Of School Fund, in favor
of the petition Of VIM. Cady of Canaan, on
the payment for acer,ain piece Of land, re-
commended that $l7s,S5 be'paid said Cady
read three times and passed.
Mr.. Gridley, from committee on Finance,
reported adversely on the petition of Litch-
field County tn empower them to levy a
county tax, on the ground that existing laws
were sufficient. Report advocated by Mr..
Belden, and opposed by Mr.. Beecher, and
accepted.
H"usE-Res. appointing Samuel S. Rob-
bins State Director OF the Iron Bank ref.
to com. on Banks.
Report Of Judiciary committee adverse TO
bill relating to salaries and fees of town
clerks, with substitute therefor substitute
passed and report accepted.
Bill regulating the hours Of labor; ret.
70 committee on Than susjecs.
Report Of com. on Agricalture 81 favor oi
petitions Of sundry persons for % Act Fe-
rstraining cattle from running n, large. will,
bill to tina, effect. came from, Senate amend.
ed. House coNcuersd ia amendment aud
passage Of bill. and acceptance Of report.
The rest of the day was spent in coasid,
sring the Norwich gas question:.
Saturday, Jane 2.
SENATE assembled, but no quorum bein,
present. adjourned 10 TUESDAY norning.