Litchfield enquirer., 1865-05-25
CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE.
MAY SESSION, 1855.

MAY SESSION, 1853. l
 SENA TE-T Tuesday Hay l6.
 Convened at F o'clock.
 Prayer by Rev. Mir. Smith. Senator from the 9th District.
 Sundry matters from the House were con cured in.
 Petition of N. E. Adams, ct al, urging the importance of Legislative action de reform in railroad management referred. Bill for an act concerning communities and corporations. giving religions societies power to prosecute suits in equity brought against them.
 Also bill concerning lands. providing that grants, mortgages and deeds of sale between towns jointly shall not be valid unless the same shall have been properly recorded.
 Report of select committee on the death of the President, recommending the passage of the resolution ordering the portrait of the la mented President to be placed in the Senate Chamber opposite that of Washington. Ac cepted, and resolution passed unanimously. Adjourned.
 ROUSE--7uesday. Nay l6 Convened at 1.3O P. M. Prayer by Rev. MT. Cushman. Petitions of A. Northrup and Henry Manas- sah for release from State Prison of George Dudley and others of Winchester and New Haven and New Hartford for incorporation of new railroad company of E. o. Peck, jailor. for suspension of sentence of Henry Howard i; of Hartford Orphan Asylum and Hartford Fe- male Beneficent Society to be united under one charter of K. Jackson and others for the incorporation of home for destitute and aged women all referred.
 Mir. Harrison introduced the following, which were tabled with the understanding that they should be called up Wednesday: GENERAL ASSEMBLY. May Session, 1865. Resolred, That the thanks of this General Assembly are hereby tendered tn Major Gen eral Alfred H. Terry for the faithful services which he has rendered to his country during the late war, and especially for his brilliant ex- hibition of skill. pertinac:ty and valor in the investment of Fort Fisher and in its final cap ture by storm on the 18th day of Jannary 1865.
 Resolved, That His Excelency, the Gov. ernor, is hereby requested to transmit to Major. General Terry copy of these resolu- tions. suitably engrossed and duly authenti- I cated under the seal of the State. | Resolution extending time for entering pc titions in the office of the Secretary of State to | June lst.
 The resolution ordering a joint committee raised to report relative to the management of the Normal School was taken up.
 MT. Coe of Winsted said he was yet more strongly convinced now than when the resoln- ton was first introduced of the necessity of an investigation, and he hoped the resolution would pass as it reads, putting the whole mat ter in the hands of a special committee Mir. Pratt of Norwich agreed with the last speaker that an investigation was demanded. and it would be best to refer to special com mittee to enable the House to act intelli- gently.
 Resolution proposing an amendment to the State Constitution, providing that after April lst, 1867, no town in the State shall have more than one representative in the General Assem- bly,, the resolution 10 be continued to the next session of the legislature.
 On motion of Mir. Barbour of Torrington, the resolution was referred to the House Com mittee on Constitutions: amendments, as it is a I House resolution.
 Mir. Barnum of Fairfield introduced a bill for public act requiring railroad companies and their employees to recognize as valid all passes or free tickets oyer their roads which may be issued by the Secretary of State under resolution previously introduced in the Gen eral Assembly ; that the railroad companies shall not receive any compensation from the State ; and any conductor who shall refuse to said free ticket shall be liable to fine of fifty dollars for each offense; referred to railroad committee.
 | Adjourned. | SENA TIE Wednesday,, May IT. Convened at ten o'clock. l Prayer by Rev. Mir. Clark l Various matters from the House were con- cured in.
 Petition of Lucius J. Woodford for release from State Prison, and remonstrance of vari- ous parties against his discharge; referred.
 Bill regulating town meetings, requiring separate ballot boxes for Town Clerk and Se- lectmen :; referred.
 l Bill to prevent animals from running at large, allowing one COW on certain specified highways between the hours of 5A. M. and P. M. fer eight months in each year :; ref'd. 1 Bill authorizing towns to appropriate mon 1 ey for soldiers monuments; referred. ] Bill prohibiting the defacing of railroad l bridges, rocks, stones and buildings with certain advertisements known as Alepecial, , Plantation Bittels,' Cherokee Remedies, etc., by fine not exceeding one hundred dol lars and imprisonment in jail not exceeding | six months. MT. Wait moved to lay the bill on the table,
 
 Bill allowing soldiers their wives, or their l legal representatives to recover bounties due said soldiers or families, at the term of the Su- perior Court next succeeding that to which said case is appealed or made returnable ;- passed. .... Adjourned
 HOUSE-We Wednesday, May IT. Convened at ten o'clock, Prayer by Rev. Mir. Clark.
 Resolution that any person who has placed substitute in the army for three years, be- fore draft, shall be entitled to State bounty of $500; referred.
 The resolutions rendering the thanks of the General Assembly to Major-Geaeral Alfred H. Terry, were taken up.
 MT. Harrison, of New Haven, MT. Welch of Hartford, and MT. Woodruff of Litchfeld, spoke in favor of the resolutions. which were passed unanamously.
 A message wss received from the Governor, accompanying a communication from Miss Emily Sedgwick and P. c. Sedgwick, sister and brother of the late General Sedgwick, who donate the sword worn by that lamented officer at the time of his death, to the State ;- referred.
 The committee on the judiciary reported in favor of the passage of the resolution intro duced at the last session in favor of striking | the word white from the State constitution. l
 A minority report was made by .'the sub | scribers," Henry Lyon and 5. J: Jarvis, at