Litchfield enquirer., 1867-05-30
CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE
MAY SESSION, 1867.

Ill the Senate, May 21, a resolution adopted 1nstructlng the finance committee to inquire into certain accounts relative to the administration of lion. G. w. COlte as state treasurer. Faro"s mat ters rom the house acted upon ill concur renee.
 in the House petition referred, asking for the extension of the suffrage to women. Petitions from large number of persons in Meriden against the repeal of the prohibitory liquor law The Use o1 the representatives hall was given to c. C. Burr, to deliver course of lectures for the benefit ot the democratic members. The resolution to tax gov ernment bonds was taken up and drew out lively discussion, and was pending at the time of ad- journment.
 In the Senate, May 22d. the vote indefinitely postponng the resolution referring to the supreme court the authority of the state to tax incomes from
 United States bonds was reconsidered, and the resolution was adopted. A resolution passed au- thorizing the New London Northern railroad to ill., crease it's capital stock to S1 6000 000 In executive session the staff appointments of the governor Were confirmed.
 In the House, bill passed paying the members of the assembly B per day for six days in the week during the session, thus repeating the law passed
 last year continng the pay to regular sessions and attendance 4 large number of petitions in favor of state constabuary law. and several petitions against the repeal of the Maine law were referred In the Serate. May B, the resolution incorpora-
 ting the -Etna live stock company of Hartford was made the special order for 10 a. n, to day. The resolution raising committee to procure suita be testimonials of honor for Connecticut soldiers was x lodge of Good Telnplars.
 In the House, one thousand copies of the report of the auditing Committee of state treasury ac- counts were ordered printed. Mr. Ives introduced a bill requiring all specially chartered pecunialy corporations to pay bonus into the treasury sessed amount of capital The Hartford safe de posit company, and the safety deposit company of Hartford were incorporated after the resolutions had been subject to amendment. Mr. Bennett of
 Huntington lcoppet) introduced resolutions favor ing the Jeff Davis theory of state rights, which were referred.
 In the Senate May 24,, the Hartford Safe Deposit company was incorporated Notice was given that . motion would be made next week for another committee railroads, the amount of railroad
 business before the legislature being so large. A specla! committee was ordered raised on the tenn perance question to relieve the Judiciary commit tee. Resolutions incorporating the Etna live stock and the Orient fire and marine insurance compa- nies Were passed The finance committee reported Il } progress in the treasury Investigation. In the House, the petition for a peneumatic dis patch company was granted. \ resolution order ing investigation into the management of the school fund office adopted. The vote apprO- priating sl000 to the Middletown insane 3!OsDi- tai was made the special order for Wednesday next
 In the House, which vas in session, May D. mucl, routine business was transacted
 The Speaker announced the following members
 on the part of the House of tine Joint Connittee on Temperance Ensign, of HarwintOn Viet of
 East Granhy, Hotchkigs of Bethany, Gallup of North St0ningt0n. SchOfiell of Stamford. Potter of Woodstock. Hurl. of Clinton, Thompson, ot Somers. The Labor Reform Committee reported an eight hour law.
 In the Senate, May 28th, matters were passed hl l cOHclrrcEcc with the House, and several unimport ant bills rejected.
 In the House, petitions were received for stabplary law The matter of an appropriation fol
 history of Connecticut regiments discussed and l resolution authorizing publication of more copies 1 of the AGjt. Generals report re-committed