Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-09

organizing, arming, equipping or proyiaing any soldiers, company or companies oI sesus .n.s may be enlisted in or from such towns or vi.less and to make such provisions for the !Aminss v such soldiers during the term or m .h ..s E said town or city shall direct; and aH .ne ac.s of the several towns and cities Tn this otate in meeting specially warned for that purpose, Dy which money shall have heretofore been appro- priated for the purposes specified m tnis secIon' or provisions made for soldiers or thelr iamines, are hereby ratified and confirmed ProU'aed' .nas the provisions for extra compensation specihed in this act shall be in lieu of the extra pay here tofore provided by towns or cities.
 SEC. g. The sum of two millions of dollars, or so muehsfhereof as,nay be necessary, IS here by appropriated out of any money in the trea- sury not otherwise appropriated to defray the expenditures authorized by. this act, or any other expenses of mastering the Militia of this State or any part thereof into the service of the United States, and the Treasurer is hereby au- thorized to borrow from time to time such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the ex- penditures herein authorized.
 SEC 10. This act shall take effect on the day of it's passage.
 House adjourned to Monday afternoon.
 MoNDAT.-House only in session. .
 Resolution from Senate on joint committee for revision of Senatorial and Representative districts amended by stricking out Representative dis tricts" concurred in.
 John Hooker, of Hartford, J. A. Hovey, of Norwich, and o. H. Perry, of Fairfield, were ap- pointed commissioners to revise statutes - TUEsDAY.-Senate. Bill repeating portion of the military law of 1859 relating to annual parade, was reported from the committee, and supported by Messrs. Briscoe and Byington, but MT. B. Johnson objected to the suspension of the rule with regard to printing, as he was not will ling toactin the dark Bill laid on the table. Yhemilitary committee were instructed to i'm quire into the expediency of attaching nurses to the regiments of volunteers.
 The judiciary committee were instructed to examine the laws with regard to treason, &c., and see if additional legislation is necessary.
 Adjourned.
 HeusE-Resolutions Passed, Resolutions raising joint select committees on federal rela- tions and fisheries, and resolution referring the portion of the Governors message de peace con- gress to federal relations; resolution instruct ing committee on agriculture to bring to the mo- tice of farmers the importance of raising great CT supplies than usual of certain crops.
 MT. Wooster of Derby introduced a resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution, which provides for an election of state officers, senators and representatives in the general as- sembly, judges of probate, justices of the peace, and sheriffs, once in two years the first election to be held on the first Monday of November, 1862, and on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November each successive year there- after. The resolution was referred to a select committee on constitutional amendments to be raised. :
 Mir Burrall of Salisbury, was excused from service on the committee on finance.
 The speaker appointed the following commit tees:a.1 -sis:- tl sa
 ~0n canrassers' Report of Totes for Judges o1 Probate.-Messrs. >Kendrick of Waterbury Lamb of Berlin, Reynolds of Ledyard, Judd of Bethel, Green of Thompson, Pierce of Cornwall, John son of East Haddam.- Collar of Union.
 On Re-appostionmentof Senatorial D Dishlcts.-- Messrs. Williams of Saybrook, Toy of Simsbury Russell of Woodbridge, Hewitt of Preston, Row land Of Weston, White of Barkhamsted, Griswo q of Killingworth, Jones of Andover.
 The bour of meeting was fixed at 10 o'clock until further orders. Adjourned.