Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19

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 '"i ne0' ,dool ILsg as a9as sul :ds4 loT nwo7dt sHFRIDAY,9 Nov. IS.
 SENATE Resolutions appointing Wm. Fitch commissioner of General; Hospital, in place of J. W. King, deeeassd passed. '''' '''-' :----- Resolution asking our senators and repre- sentatives in Congress to endeavor 10 see that
 towns have full credit, from the war depart. ment, for the excess of their quotas 1; passed
 A T; resolution @ p U naPgropriating $l0,0O0 for sick and wounded soldiers of this State was pass ed -tbeo Governor to4 expend' the tmoXey.- Mitchell and Bennett voted in the nsgatixel,
 The negro. soldier bill was taken up, It came from the House passed.
 Mir. Bentiett spoke against the bill, and Messrs. Adams, Morgans, Phillips, and Dart favored its passage. v '4+" '-
 Thcihili passed ,gl Sao eiLa stricf'pa vote.
 Resolution from tthey- House that when this assembly adjonrns this week it be until the l2th of ahuaiy, 3S64 passed. ''''' ""'' Bill extending the State bounty of $500 to those who shall enlist in, Connecticut regi- mens out of the State passed. ..,-,I,
 Bill providing that all acts passed at the present session shall take effect from their -passage. and that. the Secretary of State pub. fish the same in the papers passed.
 Adjourned to Jan, l2th, e1sb4t
 HousE-Called to order at g O o'clock -,--..- The committee on the action uf towns in appropriating money for the ,eief of drafted len, reported that they had unanimously agreed upon an amendment to the bill before the House at the time of adjournment yester. day, as follows; That the towns which have appropriated money to drafted men shall call T town meeting to be held on the third Mon. day in January next, 10 confirm, if deemed ex- pedicnt, their previous actiony and if confirm. ed, power is grant ed to lay taxes, &c., 10 meet he calls of the money appropriated. The amendment was adopted and the bill passed. gih lp tois9gui 5lss;s ifau5ta 5grGt .n eBip proyidipg for the. raising of colored troops 1st Giving to them such sums from the State Treasury as shalt' be sufficient to make their monthly pay equaldto the amount received from. the United States, by the other voluni eers from this State. 2d Giving not exceeding $io ,orectuitfng agents for each colored yolun tceE raised Sd. Appropriaiins so much of $20O,000 as may be necessary to carry outtbe act? 4th.. Authorizing the Gov. | ernor 10 accept the services of {. one or more batteries. and0on or more regiments of in 1 fantry, etc.
 bThe equestion Being upon the passase of the bill, l,ttheyoleqwastaksn as follows .iC 10 tisuo | 19 Ayes, l29 nay,s,7l oda sassaasa. ,ar'Iti,d So the bill is passed. T. NoSoiutiou IuStructiUR tne senators and Represent atives in Congress from this State to use their influence to procure such a modi fication of tbesconscfiption ae<, 50 that town organizations in this State may have crsditIfor the number of men sent into the army on for mer calls passed. ' Bill extending the State bounty of $500 to such volunteers sas5 may hereafter senlist in Connecticut regiments out. of the State, and providing pro 1o for the payment of bounties to sol dierse ewho fe-enlist passed 1fai psoil9ii-{sl8fd esSpeaker Clevelsnd's resolution to adjourn oyer to January, was taken, ,up,ao .-,.,t ,.,,,.,
 MT. Gallup in the chair. S''''' ''..' MT. Rice of Farmifigtou thought before the House should consent to this adjournment it should decide that great and paramount is. sues demand it. He argued that members are just as we'll able now, and better, to pass up6H the matters. before them,s than they will be on the l2th. of January. He spoke for over an hour earnestly (considering it duty be owed to himself andto his State) against the aad. prompted him 10 take such | course. He De- lieyed the prospects of volunteerink would bs seriously injured by postponing the issues now presented to the people
 The resolution placing $10. 900 in the hands of the Governot ito, be appropriated for the sick andy 4wopnied soldiers was, after long de- bate taken up and passed, though opposed by JUG Domocfdtfes SiuesA f9tt4aS* U JpN ti1h 5H04
 sMr.iAdams explained that the adjoutnment to, January was causing no more expense to the State than if the adjournment had beei, made over to nextweek.d He referred uertic. ularly to. the proposed amendmentrto the Con-, stitution, allowing soldisrs in the ield to vote would be acted upon inJanuary, and he hoped adopted. sso7b to i59i1aY 3asya9a srs pa;tsis,e
 The bill extending the Ststa, bounty of $500 to those who shall enlist in Conn ecticut regi- | ments out or this State, cane from the Senate | vhhy vhhycertainamendmsntsi stricken out, oon- cured. Il
 Adjourned to January iztb, aat 2 o'clock 'r.H.