Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-05-21


On Caateted Eecions-Messrs. Wiley OF New Lon
dor Meiwin of New Haven, Briscoe OF Enfield
Ensrossed Bis -Messls Mech of Norwich, Burns
of Milford, Looms of Windsor
Contingent Expenses Clark of Winchester,
Hnchkiss of Prospect, Camp OF Durham
Joint standing Committees on the part of the
House announced as follows:
ary-Mes>rs. Carter of Norwalk, Wiley of
New London Ingersoll Of New Haven, ShipI:an of
Hartf, ri Granger Of Canaan Bugbee of Killingly,
Warner Of Portland. dickinson Of wilmington
Shooi Fund-Mcssrs Perry Of Fair cid, Hum
phr,.y Of Canton. Merwin of New Haven, Wheeler
of Stonington Porter of Goshen, johnson Of Thomp-
son, Parmelee of killingworth, Relic of Hebron.
Blnks-Messrs. Brooks of Meriden Mech IF Nor
wich. Calhoun Of Bridgeport, Merrinlan of East
Hartford, Kell gg Of Vernon, 1fbbals If Durham,
Shepard of Norfolk Colegr.ve of Voluntown.
State Prioa-Mcssrs. tish Of Groton, White of
Manchester Buckingham of Waterbury, Clark of
Old Sayhrook N rton of Sal slury. .Holley of Stam-
ford Williams of Hampton Griges Of Tolland |.
Aec 769ns md Probate Ds.ricts--Messrs CHndal of
brooklyn, Clark of Winchester Pierpont of Bristol
Thompson of East Haven. Parker of East Haddam
Smith of Lisbon Smith of Greenwich, Pinney of Ell
lington.
Road and Br.dges-M, ssrs. Pratt of Sayb,o * Bel
den of West Hartford. Stiles Of North Haven, p,
Of Newtown. Sawyer OF Canterbury, Bierce of Sha-
ron. Wood of Ls me, Washbun of Stafford
Interpretations otter than Baaks-Messis Shipman of
Hartford, Mats,.n OF South Lyme. Hickck of South
bury. Hoyt of New Canaan, JilIson of Wintlham
Eastman of Roxbury, Doanc Of Essex, Trussdell Of
Somcrs.
Cyaim-MessrS. Woodward of Nliddletown. Rogers
Of New Fairfield, Painter of Orange Lester of Pres
ton. Savage Of Southington, Merwin of New Milford
Smith Of Woodstock circuit of Stafford
Education-Me>srs. Be, kwith of Lrchield. Buckley
of Berlin, Hubbard of Derby, Scovile of Hatldam
BENJAMIN Of New London. Bromley of Wintham
Burrows If Mansfield
Sale Of Ldnds-Messrs. 1ngersoll of New Haven,
Nash of Ridgetied, Webster of Harwinton Lee of
New Britain. Potter Of Ertfrd, Mccall of Lebanon.
Clark of Chester, Foster of Union .tat
Finance Messrs Sterling of Fairfield Harrison of
Cornwall Emo Of Simshury, Lamb Of Waterbury,
Reed of Saybrook, Palmer of Stonington, Wright Of
Columbia, Bullock of Putnam
Railroads Messrs Grosvener of Norwich, G. NJ.
Hoyt of Danbury, Loomis of Suffield. Hotchkiss Of
Nausatnck Trowbriige of New Hartford Miller of
East Haddam Cutler Of Plainheli Clark of t. Hand
Ml'tary Afairs-Buron Of Pomfret Rockwell of
Colebrook. Carrier Of Chatham. Hills of East Hart
ford, Whedon of Madison. Fosdick OF Lyme, Russell
of Greenwich, Balth Of Bolton.
4gr icntture-M essrs Pratt of Rocky Hill Dudley
of Guilford. Scribner Of Weston. Brown of Norfolk
Coct If Middetown Brown of North Stonington,
Lyon of Woodstock. Lillibridge Of Wilmington,
The Chair announced the following additional
Joint Standing Committee
On H,nnnne Lst'tations-Messrs Judd of Bethel.
Chaplin of Enfield. Foote of Guilfori Bssell of Tor
rington. c. ok Of b ,zrah, Love of Sterling Arnold
of Somers, Church # Haddan.
Mr. Woods appointed committee on Humane In
stitutions.
The Speaker announced the following commit
tees.
On Constitutional Amendments Messrs. Carter of
Norwalk. Grosvenor Of Norwich. Pratt Of Rocky
HILL Kellogg of Vernon, Pratt of Say brook. Nettle
ton of Oxford Peck Of Chaplin, Eastman of Roxbury
On Federal ReLations-MessIs. Wiley of New Lon
don Dickinson of wellington. Buckingham of Wa
tertury. Edwards of Easton. Bcckwth of Litchfcld
Read of Saybrook, BIiscoe of Enfield, Willsms of
Canterbury. ..r .-.W
Tuesday, Nay 12---SESArE.-Mr. Wadhams in
todude bill for Public Act relating to Electors
requiring evidence of his qualifications for admit
lance beyond his word with other re,,nistions
Read twice and referred to committee Jude larry.
HoUsE Pet. of Town of Hartford for a division
Of the town into voting districts. came from Senate
ref. to com new towns and probate districts
House cOncurred
Wednesday. Nay l3.--SENATE Carpenter of
favorably ON the petition of Hartford Carpet Co for
increase Of capital. Res luton granting such in
crease, advocated by Mr. Carpenter.
Mr. English desired that the time for the increase
Of the capital should lie defined. and fftred an
amendment requiring the payment of the increase
capital within two years after the passage Of the res
Amendment ad p ed
Mr. Giidings moved an amendment requiring a
vote Of two thirds of the Stockholders present to ac-
cept the increase of capital Amendment passed
eepted
Mr. Carpenter. from com. on interpretations other
Tran banks reported favcrably on the petition of
Etna Insurance Co. for increase of capital. Reso-
luton, al wing them increase If 500 each,
real.
Mr. English offered an amendment requiring the
payment of the additional shares within two years
Mr. Carpenter opposed the amendment and stat
ed that the object ~ the company to convert
their surplus into stock This conversion would he
t1t rssti hOld
stn k hoi !erS wish it distributed
Mr.. English e fvoctted his amendment.
Mr. Carpenter again opposed 1t Amendment
lost. 4 TO g. 3s -raa q.
Mr. Oh pmenn opposed giving 80 much power in
the hInd> If the Directors the resolu ion giving
the times If the i''cre Use into the hands of the D
retters He p posed an amendment requiring
oien subscription to the new stock. and public no
tice to he given.
Subject laid on the table.
HoUsE.--Peti'n of b. Ha-iow, for reFe-l of the
amendment of charter of Ga;lords Bridge Co., to
Com. on Roads and Bridges
T,ursdsy Res authorizing tho Super
intenlent of Common Schools to PR cure c,py of
Hollister Hist of Connecticut for the of each
school district in the State, at the expense of the
State, read twice.
Motion made to refer to committee on education :
also another to com. on finance
Mr.. Ingersoll vas surprised that the gentlemen
from New London and Meriden did not move to re-
fer to com. on incor. other than hanks. he moved
an amendment tn refer the resolution to that com
mittee. Mr. Brooks replied. Amendment Of Ing
ers II lost
Motion put on referring the res to committee on
finance lost 1876 to lI8.
Mr.. Parker Of Eat Haddam. suggested that, as
many school districts were already supplied with
Mr.. HOLSTERS work, the matter be indefinitely
postponed carried
HeusE-Petitipn of Truman Smith. q al for an in
corporation Of a Land and Colonization Company,