Litchfield enquirer., 1858-06-17


cal expenses of the State, the General Assembly
have passed act to reduce the price OF prisoners
board in the county ils from 50 SO to 50 per week.
Better have reduced the salaries of the Judges from
$1,000 to II or Sl50O.
The House on Friday passed bill to revive the
Free Banking Law by vote of 70 to IS but it was
voted down in the Senate
The Committee appointed to investigate the
dongs of the Bank Commissioners made their report
on Friday, accompanied by the following resolu-
tons:
Whereas it is found to he true by this Assembly
that the two senior Bank Commissioners James r.
Durham and Benjamin Noyes have during the past
year collected from sundry Banks in this State the
sum of IS. 296. part whereof was reported by
them to this Assembly until thereto specially re-
quircd by order OF said Assembly
ers have been guilty Of violation Of the laws OF
this State relating to the duties and compensation
of Bank Commissioners ...4
I'd That this Assembly condemns the aforesaid
conduct of said Commissioners, and hereby pro-
nollecS censurc thereon.
After discussion in which Mr.. Hubbard and others
sustained, and Messrs Wooster Graves and Poet op-
posed the resolutions, they were adopted, with a
slight amendment, by vote of 128 to 60.
The resolutions of ccnsurc were to have been dis
cussed in the Senate on Tuesday.
In consequence of this censuie the friends of the
Bank Commissioners in New Haven have issued the
following call for public meeting
We the undersigned citizens Of New Haven, feeling
deeply aggrleved by the action I'll the House vi Repre-
sent atives IN censurIng the Bank Commissioners for
an act which we believe was unsuitable, and which was
ne by the advice Of some o the most eminent co'!n-
sci OF the State and believing that main
put upon them because they had dared to expose the
frauds and brea ches OF law Of certain Bank corpora
tons do unite in calling a meeting ot our ctze rs,
on Monday evening" June IL h. cons,cef what course
we should take to sustain the Bank Commissioners in
the performances Of Their duty ana protect hepubl'c
IRON loss by unsafe and fraudulent Banks.
New Haven, June IL, 1858:
Henry Du,,on. Leverett Candee. Daniel Spencer,
Russell hochki,s A. M.ston t. IL TSwn1dge 1a
I. Coils, D. R. Sauerlce, Isaac lhompson, q Rob,
er.son, Geo. B. Reh j. B. ilo'chkss, stephen 3 But
Ter. F. L. fairch,;d l.. r. FINCH, 5 Galpn' ,sdsGn
Tyler Aiwater Treat, Henry B. Harrison, John Wood
ruff. David H. Carr, q. 5. Row land, s. NJ Stone,
Smith Merwin, J. B. Darlington, W. B. Hays, Alfred
H. Terry p. 5. Crotut, John ID. Candee, J. T.. Red
field, and many others.
PS We have received the proceedings of the
meeting at New Haven, on Monday evening. GOV.
button presided, and speeches were made by James
Brewster, Henry B. Harrison, and others, in defence
of the Bank Commissioners and the following reso-
lutions were passed &c with tremendous Yea :"
Reso1red, That the act of the House of Represen-
tntives in censuring the Bank Commissioners with
out first preferrng specific charges against them,
and giving them opportunity to be heard at the
bur Of the House in their defence, an attack up
on their rights as citizens under the Constitution,
which We unequivocally condemn as wrong in itself
and full OF danger precedent.
Resolred That the senior Bank Commissioners de
serve the thanks of the people of this State for the
bold and fearless manner hi which they have dis
charged the duties of their Office and that should
defend and sustain them against the coml ined at
lacks of corporations, who to protect themselves
from the just indignation of the people, are en-
dcavoring to divert attention from their breach
cs Of law, by magnifyiny what is at most an error
in Judgment, into high crime.
Resolved That we as citizens of Connecticut will
use every lawful exertion to have said Resolutions
erpged from the records Of this State, and if not
successful with the present Legislature, will con-
tinue our efforts with subsequent Legislatures, till
accomplished.