Litchfield enquirer., 1865-06-01
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MAY SESSION. ,s56.
SENATE-7Lesday.

number of judges of the Superlor Court anu the Supreme Court of Errors. came from the House passed. Tabled. ,..: Bill for public act to prevent oes'fa0'ion 0i life on railroads referred.
 H;ll to prevent defacement of rocks, bridges. etc.. with inherent advertisements, ny SlVV fine and 30 days Imprisonment, called uP.- Wr Harrison moved an amendment to the bill ;nciudinr telegraphic poles, pumps and water inr troughs. Amendment adopted. = Mr. Harrison offered another r-amendment1 that the provisions of the bill should not ap- sheriff or other public officer; adopted. Bill as amended passed.
 't "Fia ROUSE--7ussday, Nay 2s. Res. amending charter of Litch6eld Fire Insurance O.. rejected. Bill to encourage the importation Of labor srs referred. T9 ,r.'sqF Bill establishing State bureau for the col. lection from the United States of soldiers dues; referred.
 Res. ordering joint special committee to be raised to take into consideration the sub ieot of providing statues for the Hall of Rep resentatives at Washington; passed. Adjourned. rza. sre ts. .- ., ,... SENA TE- Wednesday,, Mag 24. Prayer by Rev. Mir. Gould. Several bills for public acts were tabled Bin increasing fees of town clerks for re- cording deeds rejected.
 Adjourned,
 HOUSE Wednesday, May A. Convened at 10A.M Prayer offered by tko Rev Mir. Spaulding.
 ! Petition for amendment of charter of Win sted Mfg. Co.,; referred.
 Sundry matters from the Senate, coneurred Bill for preservation of fish in Nudge pond, sharon referred ssA
 Bill permitting all notifications of town or electors meetings to be either written or printed; passed.
 The bill permitting the negroes to vote was taken up. Mr. Rogers of Milford (dem. gsaid few words why he should vote against the amend ment.
 Mr. Barnum replied in speech full of hu- nor and telling hits,
 After further discussion the bill was tabled until Thursday
 Adjourned.
 .s SENAZE- Thursday, May 25. Prayer by the Rev. Mir. spalding sundry House references concurred in. :.
 Resolutions thanking Gen. A. H. Terry for his valuable services, were taken up, remarked - upon by Mir. Sanford of New Haven, who spoke in high commendation of his public ser vices, and complimenting his private charac- ter unanimously passed.
 Concurred with the House in reference of a bill for protection of life on railways.
 Res enquiring into the particulars of re- ducing the number of Supreme and Superior Courts; passed
 Adjourned. ' 7tfq ar HOUSE Thursday, Mag 25.
 Convened at g o'clock, Prayer by Rev. MT Gould. -4al
 On motion of MT Pratt of Norwich, the ques tion on the Constitutional Amendment wa taken up.
 MT. Harrison of New Haven, (Rsp.) Messr, Fairman of Newtown, Beardsley of Trumbul Munson of Seymour, (Dems. and Mr. Prat of Norwich, (Rep.) spoke at length upon tn question.
 Mr. Pratt closed his speech at three minute zc3st -e THE VOTE
 Whole number of votes, 232. ss.Yeas, 155
 Nays, v Mr.Cos of winsted. wished that the speakt
 Mir. Woodruff of Litchfeld, thought it woul be contrary to the rules of the House.
 Messrs. Gallop, Rice and Harrison favors having the Speaker vote, and the latter cite the instance of Speaker Colfax, voting on similar occasion.
 The Speaker ordered the Clerk to call hi name, and responded threto with a heart yea making the vote l56 to v.
 Necessary for two-thirds vote 1543.
 ,o, YEAS AND NAYS.
 Yeas-Welch, Franklin, Chamberlin, Wood fort, ,Bulklev, W E Brown, Brewer, ,Ackley, ,Fisl Bissell, Law, Pease Rice, Hamilton, c Han mond, Hale, Wilcox, c Holcomb, Cone, Hum, son, V Chamberlin, Ensign, Weed, Vito, Ingraham,s King, Wells, Francis, Stoddar, Harrison, filling, Chidsey, Leete, Dudley, E Scranton, o s Williams, G E Hill Fowler, F Wood, Tyler, Kingsbury, Chase, W A Clarl Chaney, Chappell. G Pratt, Mowry, Cool wetherhead, Sawyer, Avery, Peckham, Dewe, Lewis, Marvin, Stark, W R Wood, M GriI void, Jr., c W Scott, Maxon, Taylor, Larki, Nichols. Tweedy, Corning, Warehouse. Bar mum, E Smith. Comstock, Lockwood, Fantol W B Hill, Nash, Keeler, j B Hoyt, Alfre Hoyt, Thompssn, Gregory Candall, Utley A Hammond, H Hammond, Amsbury, Davi Gallup, P Brown, Chandler, Osgood, .Car penter, Burnham Aldrich, Tourtelott, Caml ardson, A White, c Thompson, Miner, Hal Humphrey, A Catlin, L Catlin, Watso, Wheeler, St. John. Mygatt, Burr, Vai Sturgis, Hartwell, Lewis. Barbour, Woodward Strong. Judd. Coe, Camp, Curtis, AbernethJ Douglas, Barry. Brainard, Bevin, Turner, Rus sell, 5 s Scranton, Parmelee, Boardmar Hungerford. H 5 Pratt, W R Clark, Hal Smaller, Dennison, Bushnell, Crittenden. Loom is, Thayer, w P Warner, Freeman, Fitct Root, Sheldon, Converse, Ellis, Kellog Rider Dimmock, Foster Total l57. Nays--Case, Oakley, Palmiter, H P Hol comb, T Williams, Banning, J Warner Norton. A W Bradley, W A Griswold, Moore Miller, Dickerman, Russell. Jarvis, B Bradley Dooiittle, Rogers, E Clark, Baldwin, Lum Munson. H w Scott, Simpson, Johnson Plumb, Lyon. Wheeler, Maine, Stanton O'Blien, Daniels, Beckwith, Morris. 0 E Brad ley, Merritt, Meade, Whitlock, Disbrow, Fail man. Glover, Pepper, Beardsley. Celey, Mason Buck, Durkee, Adams, H Williams D A Gal lup, Woodruff E L Thompson, Sturdevan1 Peck, Wooster, Eaton, Peck, Ward, Hodge Walton, Landon, Ford, Bristol, N. Burr, W J. Smith, Hurlburt Stephens, A w Bur Hastings, Moore. Bishop. W P White, N Clark Gillett,, Marcey, LeeIand-Total 77. :. Absent or not ooti',g.-S J Day, James ! Payne, Bosworth.f T s s s}H sA D. Mr. Foster. the Speaker, thought that hi duty compelled him to vote, and that did h not do so it might be misconstrued.
 Bill relsfiva to tariff on railroads concarn