Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-07-02


the great distress which that potato has caused that
ancient quadruped. He recommended that it should
contne itself to its accustomed died,-governmel ut
pap, and if the venerable quadruped should die
post norton examination would show that it did not
ole from the pearls or potatoes of the gentle
man from New London, but rather from too much
cotton in its ears its eXhausting endeavors to find the
law OF nations and the common law as laid down
from the gentleman from New Haven. and especially
from the democratic physic of the learned doctors
from Litchfeld and Middletown
Resolution passed-ll2 to SO.
SENATE.
FRIDAY MORNING, June 49,
The Senate concurred with the House in the refer
encc of several bills, etc.
Bill for an act taxing savings bank and building
associations one fourth OF one per cent of their de-
posts, and banks and insurance companies one
eighth of One per cent in lieu of other taxation
read.
Mr.. Bulkley moved its indefinite postponement
Motion lost.
Bill laid on the table.
An act concerning water powers, validating verbal
contracts for the building of dams and the flowing of
lands rejected.
Resolution appropriating So 600 for the compile
ton OF the building for insane convcts at Wethers-
field taken up.
Mr.. Carpenter moved an amendment, making the
appropriation $4,000 The cost of a guard wall
around this building would be over 81, 600, and
he had learned from the warden that the wall was
not necessary and an additional guard would be an
additional annual expense to the State.
Mr. English gave an outline history of the hospit
al under consderati on. and made statement of the
| wants which had demanded this building He was
one of the committee from the Legislature of 1856
which had taken the preliminary steps towards the
building, and the committee had come to the con-
cluSon that was necessary to the health of these
unfortunate convicts that they should have the be-
nett OF fresh air. The aumber of deaths is greater
pro rata in our Prison. than in any other of the Prs-
ens in New England. He advocated the original
sum proposed, for the purpose stated from the mo-
tives of humanity.
Mr.. Carpenter had understood that there were
now but three or four persons in prison. who were fit
subjects for this Hospital. He did not til ink it best
to go to very great expense for few 1t would be
better to discharge them at once if their lives
in jeopardy from their confinement
Mr.. Chapman said that in addition to those al
ready in State prison, there number of cases
when individuals were placed in county jails after
trial by jury IN account of insanity These would be
| taken to the hospital. The sick also to be
| taken there. For. to send sick person into the
present hospital is almost equivalent to signing his
death warrant for they seldom are released except
by the decree Of DEATH 1t may be we'll to build the
necessary accommodations now, as at any future
| time.
| Mr. Woods much for retrenchment as
any other member. yet he thought that the work
should be completed according to contract, now.
| Amendment adopted.
viding that portion of the $4,000 be appropriated
towards the construction of guard wall adopted.
| Mr. Giddings moved still fuI ther amendment. by
striking out the names of all the committee, except
the State prison Directors The three Directors are
competent and should do the business.
Mr. English said that the motion would not dis; lace
the other three, they will be on the committee to
superintend the construction of the building.
! Mr. Chapman opposed the amendment no good
reason had been presented why this implication up
<nof hn clyan
out. They all honorable and estimable men.
Mr.. Gddings did not doubt it. But if the argu
ment is good all the honorable and estimable men
of Hatford should be put upon the committee The
object he had in view was an economical one there
was no reason why the State should pay these three
for their for their services while the Direct
in duty bound required to take charge Of the
matter.
| Mr. Woods opposed the amendment unnecessary.
| Amendment rejected.
Resolution with amendments passed.
Resolution increasing the capital stock of the Elm
City Bank passed.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Resolution repeating the law of 1854 relating to
salaries and fees laid upon the table.
Resolution appointing board of trustees to organ
ize an experimental school, for Idiots laid the
table to be printed,
Resolution giving towns authority to take land for
the erection of public buildings read report adverse
to its passage, laid upon the table
Resolution making the proceedings brought for
forfeiting liquors under the law of 1854 civil and
not criminal proceedings laid upon the table.
Resolution incorporating the Thomson and Will
mantle R. r. Co.. passed.
An act providing that any alien, not resident of
this State or Of the United States, may hold any
real estate in this State for the purpose Of quaryng
or mining. or dressing or smelling on the same,
or converting the products of such quarries and
mines into articles of trade and commerce passed.
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Mr.. Giddings in the chair
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Abefcrombie.
Resolution releasing Elisha W. Wolcott from the
State Prison passed.
Resolution increasing the capital of the Bridgeport
Fire and Marine Insurance Co., and for aIrevia-
ton of the maine rejected.
Report favorable for ferry from Hockanum Riv-
err in East Hartford to the dyke, read and the
ons for such report resented by Mr.. Reid
Mr.. Loomis was afraid that passing this resolution
would intrude upon tberights of the Bridge Company
The charter of the company gives them the monop-
oily of the transportation across the river here until
the bridge shall pay II per cent of the capital per
annum. Until it does this there can be no egisla-
ture which has the power to disturb it, For this
reason, he locked upon the petition as an adverse
petition and thought it would be necessary before
incorporating ferry company. to serve citation
upon the Bridge Co. which has not been DONE
TO Mr.. Chapman's mind the petition was clearly
not of an adversary nature. Even if it was neces-
sary to cite the bridge company, then it would be
necessary to cite also, every ferry company in this
vicinity The State has control of the river waters
and it is very general thing for the legislature,
composed of the agents of the State to grant char
tiers Incorporation to ferry companies The Bridge
company claims that it has monopoly he did not
think that the legislature that chartered it intended
to give it any such monopoly. If it had done SO
with the provision that this monopoly was to be
voked whenever the bridge should pay IL per cent,
he mistrusted that the time had come. He was thus
suspicious because the stock in that bridge cannot
be bought, is handed from father to son, and is said
TO pay from 20 to 80 per cent. interest.
Mr.. Carpenter was more in favor OF the oridge com
pany than the ferry. not a matter OF any import
sion of Judge Church in the II Conn. Reports, p 20
in the case Of the Hartford Bridge Company vs.. H.
Hartford, to support his position