Litchfield enquirer., 1859-05-26
Connecticut Legislature.
HOUSE Monday Afternoon, May 1e.


 Bill for public act, making drunkenness no ex- cuse Tor crime read twice and referred. aI
 Bii Tor public act providing that the doings of no school district shall be null and void in conse- quence of neglect to leave notice in the Clerks of l tice read twice and referred lettaoas, Sc For the incorporation of a bank of discount at New Haven of II. Johnson, ct al off Putnam for change of the location of the connty reat of Windham County-with several similar pe l ti'ons rom other parties of Samuel Ellictt ct d., for the Incorporation of the Society for the h. crease of the Ministry.
 Communication from Mir. Vattemare relating to monument to the memory of Christopher Coium. DuS, accompanied by ithograph ordered tlepus i ited in the State Library. Report of com. on banks favorable to the peti ton of the Matters Bank of Bethel for Gberty to reduce capital stock with the anepdment that tl Bank Commissioners instead of the directors of the bank, be authorized to distribute said stock laid on the table
 l Petition of D. Wilcox and twenty y-one others. oc New Haven, for Bank of Discount. Ref l Committee on Banks reported fav, rably on the petition of Fairfield County Bank, with resolution providing that 50 much of the charter of Fairfield County Bank as provides that no person except the President shall be eligible for the office of Director for more than three four years be and the same is repealed provided that this resolution shall not take effect till accepted by the stockholders of said corporation at a meeting duly called for that pur- puse Report accepted, and res passed | Com. On Interpretations other than Banks report cd res. creating the borough of Norwalk laid on table,
 Bill providing that delrium tremens shall not 1 be a bar to the conviction of crime; ref Petition of $. Bryan for change of name of Tur- key Hill Congregational Society ref. l Report of Milford Savings Bank ref 1 Petition of w. H Chandler, of Kllingly, for change of shire town Of the county ref 1 Resolution authorizing the purchase of as many copies ot Smiths new map of the cities of New Haven and Hartford may be necessary to furnish the two Capitols ref.
 l Committee on Banks reported resolution appro- vH2g the reduction of the capital stock of the Hat ters' Bank of Bethel, and authorizing the creation l of llb shares in addition to the one thousand at present authorized, with amendment authorizing the Bank Commissioners to distribute shares refused by the stockholders to any persons who may sub- | scribe for them. The resolution was amended and laid on the table,
 1 On motion, the House adjourned. Ihele was not quorum during any part of the proceedings, and at the time of adjournment tho there were many members present as at any time dming the afternoen, there could not have 5eeH eighty present.
 Tuesday Morning, May r. 1 Report of com education in favor of petition Am. Asylum for deaf and dumb to hold estate to an amount yielding $50 000 annual income, was &C., cepted and resolution passed
 Petition of H. P. & F. R. R. for liberty to issue | further bonds, to- com. on railroads 1 Report of com. on judiciary against petition for repeal of sheep law, once rejected by the Senate. came from the House recomnlitted to con- on iudi- cary with instructions to report Hill. On motion of MT. Osborne, it was laid on the table. | Report of com. railroads in favor of petition of Leveret Candee and others creditors of the Chi cago, Alton and St. Louis R. R. Co. to the amount of $5 66O 900 asking for act of incorporation re- port accepted, and bill read locating the corporation at New Haven under tho name of -' Chicago and St. Louis k. k. Co.,, with capital of S7 GOO GOO in hundred dollar shares, and granting usual DOW CTS of railroad corporations. Laid on tine table Report of com. on education in favor of petition of East Windsor theological institute accented and resolution passed, allowing the institution to hold property to the amount of SIP 900 annual income :.
 HoUsE-Tuesday Morning, May Y.
 Petitions, Sc. Refr7ed-- For confirmation of do ngs Of town meeting in Woodbury; for restoration. of forfeited rights to J. A. Atwood for conirma- tion of dongs of borough of Ninsted; for law against pedlers.
 kemonstrance against petition of Iorrington turnpike company.
 i For amendment of charter of IIarwinton Mn. tual Insurance co.
 Of school district in Norfolk for school money. Bills requiring that when judge of probate is interested, another judge may be called to act on the appointment ot commissioners; giving com mssltners on estates power to issue writs of t-,pas providing that collectors of taxes shall deliver t SeleCtnlen Gel tlcate and list of names of Dersons whose taxes cannot be collected; requiring that claims of insolvent estates for personal services if not more than $50, shall take precedence. over all
 
 other Claims-reterred.
 Bill fixing compensation of railroad commission CTS at s3 per day and expenses, and requiring a sworn statement to be made to the Secretary of State, Treasurer and Comptroller ref to commit- tee railroads
 Report adverse to bill providing that persons who do not own d cow sheep swine, may hold Der Sonal property to certain aI.ount free from attacl. nlent, in lieu thereof.
 Mir. Armstrong of Danbnry, thought the princi pie of the bill a good one, and claimed that all classes of citizens should have equal privileges.
 Mr. Roberts of Darien went for the benefit of the poor man, and 50 far the bill went ke would sup port it, but he wished the bill gave it's priyilege only to those who not able to own a COW. Messrs. Clark of New Milford, and Scranton of Madison, opposed the bill. Mr. Brockway support ed it.
 i MT Armstrong moved that the matter be recon mitted ; lost and bill rejected Report favorable to petition of American Asy- lum, for power to hold an amount of property suf hcient to produce an annual income of $50 OOi) Report accepted aud resolution passed unani. mousiy | Bill providing that when justice of the peace shall be disqualified, upon any brought before him. another justice may be called upon the trial | or the case referred to com. on judiciary. SENATE-Wednesday Morning, May IS: The special order of the day-the question of the appropriation of S2500 to the State Horticultural | Socety-came up.
 Mir Hoag moved to make the appropriation 1900 dollars instead of S2, 500. | Dr. Gold regretted that the senator had made such a motion. A less than S25OO would not fulfill the purposes intended by the society. He advocated the objects and usefulness of the societv in elevating the farming interests and urged that the annual appropriation should not be reduced. On motion of MT. Calhoun, the resolution woe l. laid on the table.
 The resolution for incorporation of the St. Ion;s R. k. Go. was taken from the table and read One or two triiing amendments were agreed to. Mr WelieS and Mr. Clark stated the crcnnct.noo. r1 , the road and it's conditions, showing that the art of incorporation is needed to enable the bondholders and other creditors to secure their rights (
 Mir. Wiley thought it out of the province of this legislature to charter railroad corporation outside of this state, however much it might tend to re- lieye unfortunate creditors $