Litchfield enquirer., 1865-07-27
corrrCrroUT LEarsLATURE.
MAY SESSION, 1865.
SENATE-7he,day. July IS.

MT. f0m0foy C8ueu up tuo UlA :.tA--o \ salary of the State Treasurer two thousand dollars, and to pay him one thousand dollars for past services passed. Res: appointing David N. Camp Sup't of Common Schools; tabled.
 Senate adhered to- its former action on the petitiou of Ausin.M Fuller; adopted.
 The bounty bill was tabled on the motion to continue to next assembly. MT. Hodge ofeered q substitute resolution for the bill, re- on;rine o the Adjutant- General to enquire and report the number of soldiers who had en- listed for three years or the war, and the legal representatives of those who have died in the service, and report to the next assembly.
 Bill offered paying members three dollars ner day, the Speaker five dollars, and mileage of ten cents-the pay not to continue over 45 days. sd 7.'aaase g.s'''
 Adjourned. sei 4sils ls4zm la9
 EVENING.
 Convened at half past z. Res of thanks to Conn. officers and soldiers ]; passed. .t .. Bill extending the payment of State aid to families of soldiers who have enlisted in the regular army and veteran reserve corps ;- passed. . bss . Adjourned.
 HOUSE--7ussday afternoon, July IS. Convened at two o'clock
 Concurred with the Senate in the dispasi- tion of sundry matters s4 ss.. Bill for fixing the salaries of clerks and members of the Senate at two dollars a day !, and of clerks and members of the House at one doller and fifty cents per day. The amend. ,ugnt striking out a provision for increasing mileages was rejec,ed, and the bill passed.
 The railroad bill punishing carelessness in walking on railroad tracks, came from the Senate with numerous amendments. The bill punishes people who will climb, jump or cling to cars or engines, and punishes them by fines for so doing. After debate the bill was passed. = Adjourned. #. ..y. SENATE Wednesday, July 19s Convened at clock. .t4, a+sai The tax bill came from the House with an amendment taxing 730 bonds, and not cen curing in the amendment taxing joint stock corporations one eighth of one per cent. A motion to insist was carried, and committee O. conference appointed. The omendment taxing the 7.sO bonds was then taken up.
 MT. Wait opposed it, believing the State had no right to tax the bonds that it was striking blow at the public credit, and further, thst it was introduced in the House by an anti administration man.
 !" Mir. Rockwell thought it would drive the bonds out of the stat5 instead of bringing in MT. Halcomb could see that there would be double taxation in thia case as the income vas put in the grand list. @ Mr. Battell thought such action better suited to South Carolina than to the loyal State of Connecticut. Senator voted in the negative. The bill was then nasaad ''' Adjourned. H,a ''+
 Bill providing that county commi ssioners shall appoint jailors rejected.
 Res. to finally adjourn at ten o'clock on Friday morning; passed
 Adjourned.
 Convened at half past seven. .sa Bill taxing the stock of individuals in na- tional banking institutions came from the Hodse with second section rejected, and was insisted upon by the Senate. Committee of conference appointed. eae Adjourned. l....... ..#.
 HOUSE Wednesday, July l9. Bill ts increase the salary of the State Treasurer to two thousand dollars It was moved to make it fifteen hundred dollars. = After discussion, the $500 amendment pre-. vailed, and the bill passed,
 Bill to increase the comptroller'a salary to fifteen hundred dollars, referred
 Substitute bill to. cover exceptional case of the town of Warren in the matter of bounty money passed
 The bin increasing the salaries of State On motion of Mir. Woodruff of Litchfeld, the bill was amended by making the salary $3. .5( per day, and as amended passed, taking effeci from the first of April.
 The bill to tax National Banks the same a. State Banks was taken up. Concurred witl the House in rejection of the second section. . The bill finally passed. L Concurred with the Senate in reference |, sundry matters.
 . Res. passed to adjourn sine de on Friday, a 10A.M.
 Adjourned
 Convened at 3 p. m.
 Com. of conference appointed on tax bill.
 Sundry matters from the Senate were con cured in.
 Adjourned =si 5Ha''
 SENATE Thursday, July 20.
 Convened at Q. m. Res. abating the taxes of persons who To cate trees and watering troughs on highway for public use; act for the protection of rail road crossings passed.
 Bill authorizing volunteer police in town. to meet certain emergencies; passed.
 Resolution expressing an opinion that tn, hrst volunteers of the war are entitled to con sideration in the matter of additional bountv and requesting the adjutant. general to ascer tain how many of them are livinr. and how nanny heirs the dead have left passed.
 Adjourned.
 AFTERNOON. Senate met at 2 p. m. Bill incorporating Soldiers, Aid Assoo;.. tion laying State tax of four mills passed Adverse to report of railroad committee m she bill prohibiting railroad companie es which earn eight per cent dividends, charging more than three cents per mile; accepted. - Adjourned . Res. paying State bounties; passed.
 Res. of thanks to the Lieut. Governor and Clerk; passed @,.l '''>' '''' passed V Adjourned. sf a 4 5,ss HOUSE TAursday. July 20 5 Met at half-past o'clock. s7sa bai ine following gentlemen were appointed members of the beard of education :4 Thomas A. Thacher. Elisha Carpenter, Alfred Colt. and 0eOr00 M .WondraE = -Ts -s-e