Litchfield enquirer., 1859-06-16
Gbe &itt9fIo Gnquirer.
THURSDAY. JUNE 1e, 1889.

! Ouu6 O-lu Aocftntc. seiAS Judiciary Committee reported against repeating the act of 5S relating to courts providing for five in- steal of three Judges of tho Supreme Court-report accepted. In the Honse the charter of the Haswin- ton Mutual Insurance Company was amended so as tn allow it to insure of its own town. kesolu- tnn passed incorporating the society for the increase of the ministy of the Episcopal Church. Bill passed for the protection of fish in Housaonic river impcs- ing S7 for hauling seine below Gaylords Bridge. Bill passed requiring County Commissioners to make report annually to the Comptroller of expenses and ear nings to state treasury Bill passed providing that in actions at law. where the plaintiff recovers nominal damages only, the court may award full costs to either party or neither
 TUESDAY June 7.-In Senate. sundry bills, &c from tlle House were passed. The reports of the Committee on New Towns, with resolution incorpo- rating the town of Morris was taken up, when Mir Scranton stated that the petitioners had very lengthy hearing before the committee, which satis- fled seven of the committee that fac setting off a new town would be fo- the interest of its nhabit- ants Mr. Bird stated what had probably given lse to inc remarks of the minority reports. concerning the " alienatons' and $ 'dissensions," and refuted such charges in part. He stated the difficulties of South Farms communicating with Litchfeld during the winter that they practically separated from the centre of the town. and advocated the passage of the resolution Dr. Gold also advocated the pas sage of the resolution. MT. Payne opposed it; the town affiirs are we'll conducted, and the town off ccrs impartially distributed the town is free from I +1 ,1 l. of road by storms is not sufficient reason for making a Thew town; legislative representation ought cot to be increased; the proposel division is unequal, &c. Dr. Gold replied 10 Mr. Payne at length, and advanced additional arguments in favor of the resolution, which further supported by Nessrs. Bird and Wooster, and opposed by MT Payne. The resolution incorporating the new town of Morris was passed, 12 yeas to 8 nays, and the majority report accepted.
 Resolution for $250 fence around Col. Seth War ner's Monument in Roxbury, rejected.
 In the House, large amount of business was
 transacted but nothing of lucal importance to tLis pal of the State.
 WEDsEsDAY, J,:nc 9.-In Senate, after discussion, q resolution to pay claim Of J. F. Clcw & Go. for S3, ,416, for'goods purchased by Superintendent of Reform School, was passed The report of the Com mittee on Constitutional Amendments was taken up. The committee recommend the rejection of all the amendments, in which the Senate after debate con- cured. On the amendment to erase the word " white'' and requiring all applicants for the elect i've franchise to be able to read in the English an guagc, the vote stood to 16; on the one year T io n5 Inc vling for one representative from q town the vote stood l3 to Shot two thirds The Senate concur red with the House in limiting the appropriation to the State Agricultural Society to 5000.
 furnish facilities to all other roads equally pos sible was passed after debate of great length. The object of the bill was to compel the New York and New Haven Co. to give the Shore Line road equal facilities with the Hartford and Springfield road Resolution inco porating the Peoples Insurance Co., at Mddlctown passed after much opposition.
 THURSDAY, June 9.-In Seaate, the proposition to authorsc Savings Banks to To- half ol their de- postcs on personal security. instead of one third, was rejected, as it should have been. Resolution passed chartering the Peoples P,,v:ic Railroad Co. Resolution chartera9 .hYee Insurance Colnpa,es in Hartford were passed, there being legular mama this session for Insurance Companies. Bill requir ing towns to pay Costs n criminal prosecutions very properly rejected. William E. Carpenter was reeas- ed from state priaon not act of mercy but that his conviction may be used against some scounlrels in the state of New York.
 In the House. after long debate, tho aple's h. surance Co. If Milllctown passed The peti- tions against reders were continued to the next ses, ion. Resolution for $2J0 fence at Col War nel' Grave lcjec,e ed.
 FRIDAY, June 10.-Committee on Setool Fund port d that the clerk liee in the Commissioners office could not properly be diminished. Luck to you, Buel } Mr. Peck, the chairman, sid no fund was ever economically and efficiently managed as our School Fund H $. Randall and John $. Yeo- man appointed Trustees of State Normal School, and S5000 appropriated for that institution. Com mttee to whom was referred petitions for change of county seat of Windhaln County, reported against any change, and petitioners had leave to withdraw In the House. after the report of sundry commit tees on various subjects, the proposed amendments to tho Constitution were taken up The first amend ment limiting the representation to one from town was lost S2 to 143. The amendment to extend suf- fage to colored persons rejected 49 to 173 The amendment requiring residence of one year after naturalization was lost by the still more emphatic vote of q to 197. We admire the independence of the 2l, and without any special attachment to No Nottingham, per se, think this amendment should have receiveda a better vote. The reports of the Committee on New Towns in favor of incorporating the new town of Morris made the order of the day for Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
 fY Eine-Pin Alleys, when used solely for health and recreation, afford very harmless amusement, and the Legislature in 1841 passed act by which fha Salecfmen nf anv town fhe Sfafa ,na,, o,,