Litchfield enquirer., 1860-05-17
Our Legislative Correspondence.

Our Legislative Correspondence.
 NEW HAVEN, May 12, 1860.
 MR. HUMpHREY-Dear Sir Another Legis- ative week has passed, and it's record shows that the Honorable body has entered upon it's labors with good degree of energy, having re- ceived and referred several petitions also bills for public acts and also, having passed large number of resolutions, besides eecting U. S. Senator.
 On "Wednesday evening both parties held their respective caucuses, preparatory to the last named event, which were largely attended. In the Republican meeting, the claims of Mr. Cleveland were strongly urged by his friends, but the ballot gave him only fourteen votes, while Mir. Foster had one hundred and twenty four and on motion of Doct. Cogswell of the Senate from Plainfeld, he, (Foster,) was en- thusiastically nominated by exclamation. The Democrats nominated W. W. Eaton of Hart ford Whereupon, he addressed the meeting, and from report, am led to believe that he to- July annihiLaed Me "lihle giant' aud lis doc. trinrs.
 At l04 o'clock on Thursday, the order of the day in the House. was called up, viz: the Flee tho roll, twenty members were found to be ab- sent. vote was immediately taken with the following result Lafayette s. Foster l39 ; ". w. Eaton 70; James A. IIovcy 2 Chauncey r. Naval md 1 1 .I1 was rirtua'ly elected on the first Monday of April last was declared by the Speaker to be duly elected on the part of the House. In the Senate, the result was, Lafayette g. Foster l3; William w. Eaton 9 l.. F. Foster l. In my haste last week, it escaped my mind to give you the names of the gentlemen from your County, who were assigned places on the | joint standing committees They are as follows Judiciary Hall of Winchester School Fund Terry of Plymouth; Banhs, Hart of Cornwall State Prison, Trowbrdge of Woodbury; Ncu 7oerns and Probate Districts, Holley of Tor rington Roads aud Bridges, Brewster of Ca nsan Interpretations osasr Man Banks, CofFina of Salisbury; Claims, Douglas of Canaan; EI ucation, iline of New Milford Sale ef Louels Seymour of Litchfeld; Fiuance, Battcll of Nor folk RaI Roads Bloss Of Bethlem; ltilitar, Afairs, Miller of New Hartford 4qri culture, Cook of Goshen Humane h1 stitutions, Jennings of Warren all, believe, fully qualified for the positions they occupy do not recollect the positions to which your Senators are assigned on the several Com mittees, and as have not the list at hand, I am compelled to defer giving them till my next communication. This week I can sav they ars an honor to your County.
 But few reports have yet been made by the l Committees. Among the few, 1 notice ono from the State Prison Committee, on petition for the release of Elisha Miner, G that the peti tioners have leave to withdraw" and the repor has been approved by both Houses This, conclude, indicates that the passage from prisol this year, will he much more straight than last to which our good people will respond, Amen.
 Both Houses adjourned from yesterday noon till Monday the l4th, at 3115 o'clock F. M
 Tho Legislative Agricultural Club held its first session on Thursday evening" and elected Mr. Mathewson Of Pomfret, for Chairman, and Mir. Brewster of Ledyard, for Secretary | Upon the motion of Mir. Battell of Norfolk. the subject of Drainage was taken up, and ably discussed by Messrs. Smith, stouShton and Cogs- well of the Senate, and by several members of the House, until near g o'clock, when Mir Weld of the Homestead at Hartford, entered the Hali and immediately, at the request of the Club proceeded to give an account of the Cattle dis ease in Massachusetts. he that moment having returned from the infected and much afflicted town of North Brockfield.
 1 For nearly an hour, he had the earnest stten tion of the members during which time, he gave full description of the strange malsdy and its effects. He stated that up to the 10th instant 1 50e head had been slaughtered by the State Commissioner, that many farmers had lost thei entire herds.
 l Fearing l may trespass on your coIulnns also believing you will be able to select from the 1 Homestei and kindred prints, far better article, than my pen can give, I leave this sad and in teresting subject, by saying that the Club ad journed to Thursday evening the ?th instant when the subject is to be again taken up and 1 fully discussed
 Yours, fraternaly SHEpAra.