Litchfield enquirer., 1866-06-28
Connsoticut Legislature.
MAY SESSION.
SENATE-- Mondax June i

x the Fepiaus as an belligerant power, which came from the House, indefinitely postponed. .<Hs saould. amend tha resolution by inserting that the Fanian5 be recognized when they shall have accomplished as much as the Rebels ac- complshed at the period when England recog- nizsd the latter as belligerents.
 Mir. Appleman moved that it be referred to committee on Federaf Relations: The rpsolu: ctiea Eas espmi.qd tO pnuittee on Federal s:sisssTs PsaisoS o ssSEy MsSssss so 5s Fslsss ed from the State Prison, was adversely re- ported upon and. rjected. ..s,c.s.
 The 6sii incorpofating the Merchants Ex- change Of New Haven. ayorably reported up. ,son and passed:sgs2 ss. s.sc:sT k X Adjourned till 9a o'clock Tuesday, morning +, sf,;S4.ossss HOUSE. s. House met at half past four o'clock; .,. = Bill No. 20, providing that the clerks of stock companies shall return the amount of their stock held be cnon-resideats and the par ss svalas of: theins stock to the assessors was re- ported favorably upon. The bill also lays tax of one per cent. upon such stock. MT. Cuok of Stamford, moved to reconsider the resolution postponing the execution of All f, bert H Starkyeather.,
 The resolution was reconaidered aud laid on sissPetltiona5i John Catlln was reported against and the prayer thereof denied.
 Resolution changing the name ofthe Chris tiao Knowledge Society to that of the Church Missionary Society of the Bucese of ConDec- s sticut was referred to the judiciary committee. s Resolution Incorporating the St. Francis Society of Winsted was referred to the com smittee on incorp0ratlOns. .. ! Resolution, authorizing the Comptroller to provide for the support of soldiers orphans in the Soldiers Home, was referred to the com mittee on soldiers orphans. sdA Adjourned to Tuesday morning at 9o'clock. : .'e- y.s@ SENATE TUESDAY, June s1s. iSa The Senate convened at g o'clock: A resolution appointing Leman w Cutler, comptroller in the place of the Hon. Robbins Batfell resigned passed. s'- ss7 A resolution appointing Samuel Peck of Stamford, railroad commissioner for three years from July lst. 1866 |; passed.
 Bill No. 85, concerning communities and corporations referring to railroad companies ordering them to place cards on express trains in dcpots to indicate where said trains go, &c., was reported favorably upon, and passed. HOUSE.
 House met at ; O'CLOCK.
 Bill dividing the state into four judicial dis tricts for the Supreme Court, and providing that two terms of the court shall be held in each district Tn every year, was referred to the committee on judiciary.
 R. solution requesting our Congressman to use their influence to have the Fenians recog. nized as belligerents, came from the Senate re- ferred. The House voted to adhere to its for ner action. v
 Resolution. postpoling the execution of AL bert H Starkweather, on motion of Mir. Kend. rick, was taken up.
 The motion of MT. Scott of Ridge6eld, to ia. definitely postpone the whole matter, was car ried by vote ot 94 to Il. ...
 Resolution appointing Samuel Stafford rail road commissioner, was passed.
 Resolution appointing Leman w Cutler :: comptroller to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robbins Battell, was passed.
 Adjourned:
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 The Senate convened at 91a o'clock.
 A resolution, instructing our Senators and Representatives in Congress to acknowledge the Fenians as belligerents when they shall be established on @ war footing equal to that o , the southern confederacy, as recognized by England, came from the House again indeG nitely postponed.
 Mr. Ballard moved that the Senate adhere which the Senate sustained.
 The following message was received from ', bis Excellency the Governor.
 STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
 Executive Department, NEW HAVEN, June l9, lS66 To the Senate and Mouse of Representatives in General Assembly convened
 have the honor to convey to you certi- fed copy of a resolution adopted by a requisite two-third vote of each House of the existing Congress of the United States proposing to the legislature of the several states an amendmen, to the constitution of the United States. I avail myself of the opportunity to express an earnest hope that the proposition may receive the sanction of this assembly.
 JOSEPH R HAwLEy, Governor.
 A copy of the resolution to amend the con. stitution of the United States was next read. 5. After little more discussion the cons,tu- tional amendment was made tho special order of the day tor Friday next at 93 o'clock. . HOUSE. -,. House met at nine o'clock ..
 Resolution instructing the committee on de. benture to compute the mileage of members 2 by the ordinary routes of travel from this city vas reported and passed. :s5
 The judiciary committee reported on the res olution ihstructing them to inquire what meas 'ures are necessary to prevent the frequency of |, divorces, that no Legislation is necessary re- port accepted. al5 .
 Resolution authorizing the trustees of the Methodist churches to fix the time for the cleo. tion of church officers, was reported favorably upon and passed.
 MT. Woodruff asked to be excused from the com mittee on debenture. He was excused aud Mir. Kendlick of Waterbury appointed in i. his place.
 The resolution amending the charter of the Shore Line railroad company, permitting thea to build bridge across the Connecticut river at Lyme, was reported favorably upon ana made the special order of the day for Thurs day at 10 o'clock. The bill creating the new town of Middle field was ,hen passed.
 r Adjourned. , ssF SENATE--THuRsDAy. June 2l.
 A resolution instructing the judiciary com mittee to inquire what further legislation t necessary relative to dvorces, was reported upon adversely, and rejected 7c Mir Stoughton moved to take from the tabl. the bill to establish a state board of agricul tnro.