Litchfield enquirer., 1861-07-04


 with distinguished ability post in our National Councils, whose judical mind was an ornament to the State and Nation, and whose recorded opinions are enduring monuments to his great ness.
 ResoEued, That when great and good map dies it becomes those to whom his life has been blessing publicly to express their grief and veneration.
 Resotced, That as expressive of our sorrow and respect to his memory, this Legislature do now adjourn.
 The House then adjourned.
 THURSDAY. SENATE.-The Game law was re- committed.
 Res directing that @ portion of the State ord. nance be taken to New Haven for the protoc. tlon Of that town from the depreciation of pirates. etc. Res passed. rejected. -A"''-'
 Res relative to the case of the orpbans and widows of volunteers, rejected, as another bill made necessary provision. Report adverse to paying the Hartford I;ieht Guard for equipments, as the application shonld nave been made to the Quartermaster accented.
 MT. bnscoe announced that the military kom.' mittee had now finished and reported slI|tFs business referred to them. M The com en Federal Relations, to whom vA.s referred sundry messages of the Governor. tra,,k. mitting documents from other States, reported that they be placed on file, accepted.
 Res paying the Commissioners to the Pasea Convention $200 each was reported by inc conn. mittee on Federal relations.
 MT. Platt read from the Governors message explaining the circumstances under which the Commissioners were appointed.
 Mir. Mygatt moved to amend by making the sum $l25 He wished, however to put himself on record as saying that he thought it was worth S20O to sit in the room V ith John Tyler as long as these Commissioners did. Messrs. Byington and Campbell favored tho resolution. The former on the ground that it was Just the latter on the same ground urged tnat the amount be paid and charged to Virgin. ia.
 MT. Johnson of the lst opposed the resoiu- ton, and thought the Commissioners could hava had big time on $20O. | After some further discussion. MT. Briscoa moved to indefinitely postpone the subject; mo. l tion lost.
 | The question was then taken on the amend. ment with the same result, excepting that Mr. Mygatt voted in the affirmative. Mir. Mygatt then moved an amendment fxius the sum at $50 adopted. In the course of brief discussion upon the passage of the resolution, Mr. Johnson of the lst, stated that he was still in favor of Convsn. tion which would give us peace. The resolution passed, as amended; Messrs. Johnson, Briscoe, Holcomb Ives, Brown, Con- verse, Amber, Sutton, and Buel voting against it, and A1essrs. Platt. Wightman, Johnsen, Campbell, Simmons, Jones, Mygatt, Wright, Preston, and Alvord, voting for it.
 Mir. Briscoe said perhaps he owed his Repub- lican friends an apology for voting with the De mocracy. Mir. Johnson, of the lst was certain that an apology was equally due the Democracy.
 The Senate, at 2h P. M., joined the House in Convention. The two Houses then attended the funeral of Judge Storrs in body. HousE.-rhe committee on military affairs re- ported bill which was ordered printed. .. | Res de protection of fish in Bantam Lake, amended and passed Henry c. Dernng was appointed member of the State Library Committee in place of Hon. Wm. L. Storrs, deceased. | Bill giving the Governor power to adopt such measures as may be expedient for the settlement of the boundary line between this State and the State of New York passed. Mir. Phillips of Putnam in the chair1 Bill repeating the 27th section of an act (" Maine Law') in relation to the sale of spirit uous liquors, which makes void any contract in the purchase of liquors. was argued pro and con by several speakers with much sensibility, and finally recommitted. Res appropriating S20O0 per year to the Re- form School, and $50 per week for each occu. pant, passed.
 Res appropriating $l,5OO for the benefit of the Imbecile school at Lakeville; passed Sundry bank reports were ordered on file. The Committce on disagreeing vote relative to to an appropriation of $5,000 to the Normal School report in favor. receding from the former ! ki, nnn only, and concur in making the amount S50G0. The report was accepted, and the resolution passed.
 | A committee of two was raised, consisting of Messrs. Adams of Norwich. and Kendrick of Waterbury, to wait upon the Senute and invite l that body to join the House in convention for the purpose of attending the funeral or the late
 Chief Justice Storrs.
 Messrs. Burrall of Salisbury. and Wooster of Derby. were appointed committee to request the State officers to be present in the joint con. vention.
 The committees report that they had discharg. ed their duties and that the invitation extended 1 in their instructions would be accepted The Honorable Senate then joined the House l in convention.
 Called to order by Lieut.. Governor Douglass. The following resolution, introduced by Mr. | Carter, passed unanimously: GENERAL ASSEMBLY, May Session, A. D. 1881. 1 Resolred by he Senate and House of Repre- sentatioes in Joint Conuention assembled, That as testimonial of the profound respect felt by this General Assem ply for the memory of the late Chief Justice Storrs, we do now adjourn, and that the two Houses, preceded by their re. spective officers, do forthwith attend the funeral ceremonies of the lamented deceased. | Adjourned.
 | FRIDAY. SENArE.-The election of Judge of the Supreme Court was made the order of the day for Monday evening, at 8 o'clock. Res appointing Hon. Henry c. Deming . member of the State Library Committee in place of Wm. L. Storrs deceased.
 The bill for the protection. of fish in Bantam Lake came from the House amended and passed. Senate concurred. Adjourned.
 HoUsE.-A message was received from the
 Governor relative to filling the vacuncy on the Supreme Bench occasioned by the recent de- cease of Judge Stons, which was made the specs ial order for Tuesday next at 10 o'clock A. M. THE MAINE LAW"
 The House reconsidered it's action of yester- day, recommitting the bill on the repeal of the 27th section of the Maine Law, which section