Litchfield enquirer., 1865-07-06
coNNEcTIcuT LEarsLArnRE
MAY SESSION, 1865
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t Res. of thanks 10 General J R Haxlev. for military services; passed.
 Pet. of L J.Woodford for release from State Prison; leave to withdraw
 I. Bill confirming the action of towns de nav. :. 1 ment of bounties to volunteers; House amend ment concurred in.
 l { Bill as amended passed. I Adjourned.
 i HOUSE--7uesday, June P. Pet. of Patrick Dorser, jr for release from State Prison; rejected.
 Bill passed providing that the fees to the Clerks of Court, for filling out applications for pay, bounty and pensions; and for services in the matter of oath, seal, &c., shall in no case exceed one dollar
 Rep. of committee fnvoring the appropria. ton of SIC, ,S56.25, to pay for building the pa vlilon of the Knight Hospital at New Haven tabled.
 Com. on military affairs reported q resolu. tion accepting the preferred gift to the State of the battle sword of the late Major-G eneral John sedgwick They declare it as received by the State as precious memorial of the famed and honored dead, and provide that lt be placed in the Historical Society's Rooms.
 Messrs. St. John of Norwalk, Mygatt of New Milford and Pratt of Norwich, made eulogistic speeches on the subject
 In his remarks Mr. Pratt spoke of the sense of quiet, reserved power. with which General Sedgwick always impressed all beholders of the enthusiastic love felt for him by all the soldiers of the famed and gallant old "Sixth Corps"-that noted "fghting corps" among whom this noplest of Generals was always known by the affectionate designation of '' Uncle John''
 Thefollowing bills were rejected:
 To pay families of prisoners of war: I To nav men who hov firm bod ,h,t for less than three years; To pay families of Connecticut volunteers who have been transferred 10 the regular army
 To provide for further protection of sheep.
 The committee Gallup chairman to whom this subject wac referred, report against any law this year to tax negroes. The people have not yet decided to let them vote, and if they do, there will be no time According to the commlttee,) to perfect the matter this season, it was continued to next years session
 The bill to permit individuals to "swear of in the tax list their indebtedness to Savings Banks, School Fund &c, was ad- versely reported on. It was favored by Mr. Barbour of Torrington, opposed by Gallup, and rejected.
 The resolution to amend the Constitution by making the number of representatives in the House consist of but one from each town, was discussed by Mir. Barbour of Torrington, in l favor of the change. He admitted that it would be not much more just than the present system, inasmuch IS Hartford, New Haven. and other populous places, would still have no proportionate equality of representation but they generally know how to take care of their own interests The great point to be gained is 70 reduce the number of representa- lives. No State has so many. We are crowd ed together, some 250 of us, and there are so many of us we do not even get .acquainted.- 1 There are 161 towns; surely that number of representatives is enough.
 ! The committee oppose the bill) 1 Mir. Catlin of Harwinton. was willing 10 give I the larger towns more representatives, but had been urged by the cities to oppose any in | crease-had been assured that cities were safer | in the hands of the country towns than they would be in the hands of more city represen- tatives @ He favored this bill. Mir. Harrison of New Haven was against re- duction, and said our present large number is New York. New Jersey, and Pennsylvauiu!- There, where representatives are fewer, cor ruption has become shamefully notorious. We | never hear of such corruption here, or in any New England State. Curl large House of Rep l resentatives is really our conservative body, | as compared with the other branch of the Leg l islature.
 Mir. Johnson of Wallingford, said if we are to reduce the number of judges and increase their pay, as proposed, he would go for deing 1 the same thing for the representatives. MT. Mygatt said the proposition came from those who wante ed Io reduce the judges. He warned the House against both measures. If the judges are this year reduced and their pay increased, next year there will be two judges added, and more pay will be demanded. 1 The resolution was rejected.
 Adjourned to h.. NJ.
 1 @ AFTERNOON SESSION 1 Res. establishing Fitch's Home for soldiers in Darien AS a separate school district ;- passed.
 Bill authorizing towns 10 make appropria- tions for the erection of soldiers monuments, came from the Senate amended by adding after I the word soldiers, the words and seamen.'- MT Rice spoke in favor of it's passage, and the amendments were concurred in. 1 It was moved that when the House adjourn 1 it adjourn to meet at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and hold only morning sessions l thereafter suntil otherwise ordered. The res. ] passed.
 A communication was received from the l Judges of the Supreme Court as follows
 '.' HARTFORD, Jnne -7th, 1865. 10 the General Assembly noac in session at Hurt ford arithin and for the State of Connecfi- cNt:- The undersigned, Judges of the Supreme Court, having considered the resolution of in quiry passed on the tenth day of instant June, in answer thereof say that in their opinion a free celored person born in this State is @ a acitizen'' of this State, and of the United States, within the meaning of the amendment of the constitution referred to. q. [ Chief Justice Hinman having been absent from home, and not having examined the question, respectfully declines expressing an opinion. -'' a1 ths q i Ad HENRY BUTTON,
 y..-.. ,G ..q- THOMAS B. BUTLER.
 c. J. McCURDY. ''~ .''5 .'.- l'''' JOHN D. PARK. .,
 The communication was ordered printed in the Journal, and placed on file in the office of the Secretary of State. ..;......t...... a'.'
 Bill prohibiting defacing of fences, walls, rocks, etc., with patent medicine and other advertisements. After discussion the resolu- ton passed.
 Res. paying E. 0. Peck for recruiting ser- vices; rejected. ag t. tAu .f
 The Committee to whom was referred the communications from the Secretary of State at Washington, inviting the General Assembly to designate 1.-two illustrious citizens of the State whose statutes shall be furnished ana placed in the hall of the old House of kepre- sentatives at the national capitol, reported Una, they had selected Jonathan TrumDuii ana Roger Sherman, and submit resolution ae-