Litchfield enquirer., 1865-07-20
corrrCrIOur LEaIs4ATURE.
MAY SESSION, 1865.


 Monday efteernoon, July 10. nill requiring ballot boxes to be kept open for three hours at town meetings; pissed. Res. increasing the State compensation. for noard of the bsys at the Reform School from one dollar and fifty to two dollars per week 1; tabled. Bill giving bishops or priests who hold Catholic Church property in trust, the power 10 make assessments on church pews; rejected Res. authorizing the Boston, Hartford and Erie railroad to issue preferred stock adverse report, and resolution rejected.
 Adjourned.
 H0USE-Mond atteynooa, July O eRes. authorizing the Naugatuck railroad company to increase the number of members of it's board of directors to nine; passed. Res. endorsing the administration of Andrew Johnson, his amnesty proclamation, etc., came from the Senate, passed referred.
 Bill providing the drawing of seines or meta in private ponds or lakes1n the State pas'd. Substitute bill that when twenty electors of this State shall make complaint to the gen eral railroad commissioners that any railroad station is improperly located, the matter shall he brought to the attention of Judge of the Superior Court, who shall appoint non-resi- dent engineer to investigate and report, etc. passed.
 Bill that all public acts passed at this ses- sion, and approved after July 4th, shall take effect on the rising of the General Assembly {; passed. . ,f H& Res. proposing an amendment to the Con- stitution, so that sessions of the General As sembly shall be held in January of each year, and that tho State election shall take place in November.
 The resolution passed.
 Bill submitting in the usual manner the question of changing the Constitution of the State, 60 ss to extend the right of suffrage to colored persons-making the time of voting thereon the first Monday in October, 1865 = passed.
 Bill requiring railroad companies to pay all damages by fire caused by sparks from iocc- motives.
 It was moved to amend by adding proviso that damage shall not be paid when fire is owing to neglect of the person whose property is damdged; passed.
 Mir. Pratt moved to reconsider the vote pass- ing the bill fixing the time for voting on the proposed constitutional amendment, striking cut the word white.'
 Mir. Gallup objected.
 Mir. Harrison thought he should not be re- quired to state his precise reasons for favor
 
 he believed day more favorable to the pas. sage of the bill could be selected than the first Monday of October. He wanted the bill to pass, and as a friend of it he took this course.
 Mir. Woodruff of Litchfeld, thought the gen. tlsman from New Haven cast unjust imputa- tions upon the people of the State; that he was afraid to trust them on day when the full vote could be obtained.
 MT. Harrison rejoined All he desired was that this bill should go to the people by itself, and not be put under the influence of any local wrangle or trading of votes for selectmen or any other officers.
 The bill was then reconsi iered and tabled. Substitute bill punishing by fine and i'm. prisonment persons who follow others and use insulting language to stir up broil, etc. ;- passed.
 Adjourned.
 SENATE-7uesday, July II. The House indefinitely postponed the bill providing for towns raising sum for schoo purposes equal to that received from the schoo fund. Senate insisted, and appointed Mir Pomeroy committee of conference.
 Ell increasing salary of judges rejected. Bill continuing system of communication O fares on the N. Y. & N. H. R. R. Reported or adversely. Several amendments were adopted and the bill passed
 Adjourned to 4P M
 AFTERNOON.
 Convened ct 4 o'clock. e Res. requiring railroad companies to pay fol damage done by fire ignited by sparks from passing trains punishing abusive and pro fsne language ;.passed Concurred with House in the disposal ot sundry matters
 Adjourned.
 ROUSE--zuesday, July H. Res. passed providing for the payment of board expenbes, at the rate of $3 week, in the Hartfordt Hospital, of discharged soldiers who by reason of wounds, &c.,. are in the in stitution. The New Haven Hospital is also included.
 The resolution authorizing the Boston, Hartford & Erie Railroad to issue preferred stock rejected
 A bill providing for the funding of the whole of the war debt of the several towns was passed. @ Bill to prohibit the closing of any ballot box and the counting of votes during the houra of voting passed.
 Bill read providing that the owner or own CTS, or trustee of any church edi6ce, may fz the rates for pew rents and if deemed best exclude from the pews those who do not pay,
 Dhh passed 10 prevent the extension oI pury ing grounds within five hundred feet of any mans house. except oy his permission.
 Adjourned.
 AFTERNOON.
 Convened at 8 p. m.
 Res. fixing compensation of members of tn, Senate and Clerk ct two dollars per day, witl mileage, and of the members of the House O Representatives and Clerks at one dollar ant half per day and mileage referred.
 Act to provide for the payment of bountie. to volunteers into the army of the U. s.
 Mir. Lockwood stated that there were l09s men from this State who had enlisted in ths U. 5. Army, of whom 76 were in the Reserve Corps He offered an amendment which pro vides that no money shall be paid without proof from his commanding officer that the in. dividual had faithfully performed his duties The amendment passed and the bill was laid on the table
 Com. of Conference appointed on disagree. ing vote upon the res. increasing the salary oi Adjourned.
 SENATE Wednesday,, July 12.. Convened at o'clock,
 Prayer by Rev. Dr. Brace,
 Res. authorizing the issue of $S COG. .OO( State bonds was called up. MT, Atkins amendment was lost. The bill then passed
 B:ll relieving all married men from all debt, incurred by the wife before marriage. and pro viding that her individual property. if sh, have any, may be attached to pay such debts uassed