Litchfield enquirer., 1859-05-12
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THURsDAY, MAY.l2, 1889.

THURSDAY, MAY .l2, 1889. r The Legislature of this State assembled at Hart ford on Wednesday, May 4th. The Senate was call ed to order by the Secretary of State and the Hon. Thaddeus Wells of the 2l District elected President pro lem c. H. Carter. Esq of Waterbury, was cho sen Clerk; Lncins G. Goodrich and Asa D. Work. Messengers. and Vim F. NcGinley. Door. keener The House was organized by the election of Oliver H. Perry of Fairfield. Speaker: W W. Stone and Daniel B. Holcomb. Clerks Leverett B. Owen and William H. Andrews Messengers and Stephen W. Sage. Grover T. Adams and James Hayes. Door keepers. Day Clark were appointed State Print. CTS. with instructions to make their charges "rea- sonahle''
 The Senate and Horse met in Convention at 3 o'clock. Lieut.. Governor Catl:n presiding Shortly after. Governor Buckingham. accompanied by his snite. entered the Hall Prayer was offered hy Rev. Dr. Hawes. The oath of office administered to the Governor hy Julee sto'rs, when his Excellency delivered his Annual Message, which we copy else where.
 The day was very pleasant. and the nnmber of people in Hartford greater than have seen on any former occasion. The military companies. some 12 in number with several lands of mnsic made splendid appearance. and were three hours or more on the march hrcngh the prisciraI streets of the City, the Governor all that time on horseback. with head uncovered and lowing to the ladies, who waved their handkerchiefs. and others as he passed i THURSDAY. May : Tn the Sprne-Mcssrs Gold Pardee and Phelps having tecn in the Senate be- fore and Messrs Wiley. Wooster and Merritt who were designated by lot declared Fellows of Yale College Sundry petitions were presented and re ferred.
 In the Huse petitions were presented for vari- ous objects. among which were for the division of the town of Litchftld, and one for altering a school district boundary in Harwinton. Martin Cairnes was appointed joint messenger for the two Houses. Martin has had general supervision of the State House for many years. and he is al- ways on the strongest side, manages under all ad- ministrations to keep his place.
 FRIDAY. May 6.--In the Senate. a bill was intro- duced and referred providing that nine jurors out Of twelve. can decide all cases civil and criminal exeert in case of capital crimes. The President a,- nonnccd the Standing Committees on the part of the Senate.
 l In the House. among the petitions referred were one to annex part of Pennington to New Britain one for law against peddling one for new Bank at Waterbury. and several er the release of State Prison convicts bill was introduced to repeal the law. of 1857. taxing bank stock, agreeably to the recommendations of the Governor, and as the democratic party stand pledged to the repeal there cannot be much doubt of its being repealed There is no justice in placing double tax on any species of property.
 The Speaker announced the Joint Standing Com mittees. to which add the Chairnen on the part of the Senate, as follows: t..~ On the Judicinrs.-Hon. Mr. Wiley smi'h cff1nil- ford. Drm'ng Of Hartford Chndwick rf O'd Lyme Wilson of Wesspor. Dean of A~hf I'd. T"rrI of New 1 Milford Wn'rh of Snmers, Bull nf SavhrO.k
 On the $rh"ol Fund-Hon. Mr Pawn I'ovev of | Norwich. Hnmnhrev of Cantrn Dnolr.ie oi shesh- irc smi'h m Fairfield Mar in "f Brook',n, ]. H. sIa l"r of Haddam, oomis of Andover Lansdon of Pi'- o" Bnnk..-Hon. MT; Fly; Tiaanv of Har.srd, WeIsh e I d New Haven T r"m ,. sn !; o! s'anns"s Bulk rv Parmelee of Durham. Porter of Hebron.
 On the S'n,e P',s".-Il"n. VT seck; sillman of son. Wmr of Grotop, Crosby Of Dauhnre, Kendall nf Canterbury. Stone of New Hartford, Fisk Of Willing | ton
 On New To,Ons and Probate Di.'ric,.- Hon. Mr Scranton; Dart of Re'hel Franc,s ',f Berlin. Taylor ot Mlddebury. McCleIen of Woodst'ck, Brown of Cha asham. R'slev of Vernon, Dowd of Barkiamsted On Roads ard Bridges Hon. MT. Calhoun; Com sock of East Lyme, flson of Suffielo, Beach of North Haven. Taken of Sharon, Baldwin of Hunting tnn Spencer of Wes,brook, Latrop of Holland, Allen of Canerhury.
 On I.corpo,o,ions offer than Banks.-Hon. Mir voos- # Gs Q" Cnes Need of f Ews. Burleiah of Union, Williams of HaS'and, Rossiter of Gni'ford Bradley of S"uhinetrn, Mansfi. Id nf New Hav.n, | Edmond ot Bedding. Works of Wo0dsoGk, Logan of Washington, Cowdrey of East Haddan', Whitney of
 On fdscniien.-Hon MT Pardee; Buebca of Xiii lingly Demi"e of Ha,tf"rd. Thompson oi E.s Ha ven. Carpenf. of Colchester, line of New Miliord Seymour of Wilton, Buell. of Chaiham, Pease of Ei. lng'"n. Li'chfeli. Day of Avn, Baldwin of Woodbridge, Batrhelder of Lisbon. Wnk'n.an ot Sherman, Cham berlin Putnam, Weston ol WiilnR,on, Burr oi Mid dleiown On Finonee-Hon MT. spraene Clark of Derby. ' F.. Hncnmh nt Simshnrv: kn'wles "f New L"r- don Sanford nf Rideefe:d. Wood tt P.snfed, Pirrc. of Roxbury, Edwards of Cromwell, Parker of Gov
 On Rail Roads Hon MT Wells; Turrn of New Pend'eon "f Preston. tl,dge of New Fairfield, Will jams .t Pomirft, Brown of Chatham. Convere of 1 On M1tary t6ars.- Mr. Merritt; Bronson of Seymour H dus,on .f Enfield. Kingsley of Franklin, Crnw oI Nrrw.lk. Woed oi S,erlire, Ca,lin oi Ha,- win. S'ancliff of Portland, Burton, of Somers. | On Aericuifnre.-t] t]or. Mi. Gold Byinqron nf Nor walk. Bra.e of Wes, Hartford. Merw of Orange. Wheeler nf North Stonington. Kinne Of VoinnIown Bailey of Goshen. BIa chiey of Killing worth Lo"me of Cn'unbia
 On Hnmane Tnsf,fufions- Hon. Mr. Osborne Plat per nf Farm,ng'on Clark nf Milford, Randall o St,n- inyon, Morris of Newton Ch,ld of Thompson. Bsse of Ltch6e'd. Glsdw,n of a'bsook Sumner oi Bolton | | | Eg" We notice by the Hartfard papers that Mir. Deming. the member from that town, declined ser wing on the Committee on Federal Relations Mr. Deming is discreet Only few years since he was the Chairman of similar Committee, and enter tained views on the Slavery question in harmony with those now held by the Republicans. There was then no Lecomptonism in Mr. D., but cordial