Litchfield enquirer., 1866-06-28
ting the Shors8ki railroad to bridge the Connecticut river. was taken no.

will effect the interests If the State for all time. It had claimed the atte1ti0p of a large body of citizens for several weeks past The testimo- ny had been vol6minons and had heen atten- lively listened to by the committee and the le- gslature. No member of the committee knew how the others stood until the vote was taken. The cemmitteeshad acted ia zshe meet impar- tial manner. Believing that the members Of the House were fully informed. 0f the facts in the case he would not make Ah elaborate statement of it, but would leave it to their own good judgment, believing that they would do what was just in the matter. -
 After speeches from Mir Chapeli of New London and MT Johnson ot. Enfield, the House adicurned siil 8 ocsock; F ;ss-ssa AFTERNOON SESSION. : ~- House met at thSes O clock.
 Resolution changngthe name of the Chris: tian Knowledge society to- that of the. Mission ary society of the diocese of Connecticut, came from the Senats passed. the House coneurred. c The consideration iof 9the sorder of the day. the. bridge question was resumed.-
 Mir Barnum moved that when the lvote be taken upon the question, it be at ten clock to-morrow. c :is q 9aE$
 Mir Barnum. ,vithdrew. his. motion and mo- we'd that it be taken to day motion carried. s
 Mr Woodruff of Litch6eId, said that neither he nor his constituents had any interests in this matter. It was natural in the first in- stance for him to look at the geography O. the road. He cou,d see that the river was great obstrnction to the road, yet he found that If they had bridge thaye would meet q similar difficulty few miles further on. He also saw that it was proposed to bridQs noble river and ! 1oI to a :.,a Y the country, the practicability of bridging this river He had, looked over the country and found that there was no case like this and when he looked at these facts he came to the conclusion that public necessity did not de- mand bridge. He believed that it would prove a serious obstruction to navigation on the river. The business of the road as con- pared to that of the river was a mere triae.- He considered that the benefit to be conferred by the bridge was far less than the damages that would be done to the river interest. He believed it hazardous to great interest to grant this request. He thought it was too late for the road to ask for the bridge. He thought that if the legislature passed the bill they would commit U suicidal act.
 Several other speeches were made on the subject. 2--f=-
 Adjourned to seven o'clock. r M.
 ,s EVENING SESSION.
 House called te order at qdarter past sev- en o'clock. r-
 Report ofthe committee on judiciary against the bill against marriages of sisters children and brothers children; approved and bill re- jected. -.,-..
 Afteria lengthy discussion of the bill, to bridge the Connecticut River MT Bartlett of Derby, moved the previous question; carried.
 The question was then voted upon as fol- lows: s.
 Yeas, 89. Nays, Ills. ..,.--. So the report of the majority was rejected and the petitioners have had to withdraw.
 Adjourned. ..s | SENATE-FRIDAY MORNING, June P.
 The Senate convened at 8} o'clock
 Remorstrance against the Derby and state line road, was referred to committee on rail roads. a
 Resolution came from the House providin ne that after this week no bills for acts shall be received by the General Assembly.
 Mir. Bolton moved it's indefinite postpone ment.
 RsaqSiGsna S sas sgpasptqs gss Soaa
 A, hill for an act Incorporating railroad to cross Hartford and Litch6eld counties, from Hartford to Sheffield, opening direct conmu. nication with Albany was passed. \ The consideration of the amendment of the constitution of the Unitad States, was post poned and made the order of the day for Mon- day next at 3 o'clock P M.
 Adjourned to Monday at 3 clock P M. HOUSE. House met at g o'clock.
 Resolution making the 22d of February a legal holiday was reported against and reject ed. -s
 Bill No. 99, extending the provisions of tue flowage law to persons desiring to establish reservoirs for manufacturing purposes, was tak- | en up.
 The bill passed. = Bill No. GA. providing for penalty for stealing National Bank notes, bills. notes. re- ceipts. dc was reported favorably upon. The bill provides that it the sum is over fifty dol lars, the party may be sent to sent to state prison for twenty years. -ss. A, ..- | The bill was recommittad.
 l Resolution appointing George A Paine com. missioner ofthe school fund, was taken up and passed. .H.t. |. .e,--..s,
 Resolution empowering the M E. church of Wo|cottville, to issue bonds, was taken up md passed. "---- s+t
 On motion of Mt, Munson, the House agreed that when it adjourn it he over to Monday a, half past four o'clock, M. Resolution directing the Adjutant General to have printed 1000 copies of the roll of the volunteers of Connecticut was referred to the committee on military affairs.
 r. Adjourned to o'clock P M. g. r@
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 House met at 2 o'clock. -- .. Resolution appointing H R W Welsh, l Charles White and James Bolton, state audi tors. was reported. ..--- Senate amendment was adopted, and the resolution as amended passed.
 Resolution incorporating the Collinsville and Canaan railroad was reported favorably upon, and passed.
 Bill No lO5 was reported against and a sub. s'itute reported that provides that placards shall be placed on railroad cars upon the arri- val Of the. train at the depot, showing what place the train is going to, and what kind ot passenger train it is tabled temporarily.
 The bill providing that placards be placed on railroad trains. MT Baraum moved to amend so that cards be placed upcn the outside of the foremost and rear car, and shall net be less than three feet long. motion carr,ed.
 He also moved to strike oat the clause eiv ing the railroad commissioners power to re