Litchfield enquirer., 1868-06-25
Legislative.

The s20O 0O0 appropriation to the Middletown Asylum passed the Senate. Even an amendment fOrbidding trustees in future from exceeding the amount appropriated was rejected.
 CONNECTICUT WESTERN RAILROAD.
 We condense the debate on this important ques-
 tloE as follows: ,ft
 Mir. Pettibone of Winchester was in favor of al-
 lowing towns to subscribe to the capital stock of
 this road. This road is great through line, ma-
 king the most direct line from Hartford to Albany
 and from Hartford to Fishkil This is the best
 and most easily constructed of any proposed road;
 there are only 60 feet grade to the mile. This
 road cannot be built without aid from the towns
 It is assumed by some that we allow towns to aub- cribe for the benefit of private corporation. Is
 1t for the benefit of private corporation that we
 allow railroads to be built, and private property | taken for such roads? No. We allow them to be built because they are 8 public benefit. Upon the same principle we should allow these towns tC subscribe.
 Mr. Bennett of Huntington, said the statement
 that the road could not be built without the aid o towns is an admission that the road will not be paying road that the stock will not be worth a ] the rich and poor for the building of this poor
 road. What right haveAHe to take private proper
 ty for public use when it is admitted that the road will not a dollar? He denied that any precedent had been established.
 MT. Babcock of Stonington, said the great argu-
 ment in favor of this power was that the road
 could not otherwise be built. While desiring to
 have the road built, he was not willing it should
 
 If the construction of this road be built any
 other way it should be done. The true idea, he
 thought, was, that the towns should issue bonds
 and take the ibonds of the road The proposed
 plan he objected to, on the ground that if the
 towns subscribed they might lose what they had
 subscribed. Such has been the case heretofore in some instances. A minority should not be com pelled to subscribe to stock which may become worthless There is no objection to issuing bonds, for those bonds will sometime become valuable. It is not the proper function of a town to sub- nority to engage in project which might be inju- rious to them.
 MT. Eaton of Hartford, said there was no prin- ciple here involved. The principle of allowing been established for 200 years the only question is, is it polite to extend that principle to rail roads? The principle would be this: Take for fo re.a the gives sG should say that the state would subscribe to rail- roads, here would be establishing new principle. He was in favor of the towns issuing their bonds instead of subscribing to the stock. He believed that the stock of this road would be sunk, but in time 1t would probably pay, and no harm would be done by loaning the credit of towns. He instan- ced the case of Hartford. They subscribed to the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill railroad, and now it begins to pay them. He preferred this manner he should vote for the bill as it was, rather than not to have the bill passed.
 MT: Graves spoke of the mineral wealth of his county. Why is it that the members of that coun- ty are silent, and members outside the county only oppose it :? We have presented petition endors- ing the feelings of 1920ths of the people of Ltch field county along the line of this road. It has been said that other towns had been permitted to subscribe after petition. What is the difference whether the power is given in the original charter of road or by subsequent resolution upon pe- power was given to subscribe, or to issue bonds. There are exigences in this case that have not at tached to sother projects of this kind. Why, the town of Salisbury could afford to subscribe and 1o11r wealth s1OO 900 every year. In one bed, near Sails bury last week, there was taken out near 600 tons of iron. There would be by this railroad 3 saving of $3 per ton for transportation. Take Canaan, deeply interested. With the exception of a nttie of 90 names there has been no 7oice against this road from Litchfeld county on tne Et inc of this road. That remonstrance mas been carried ar0und in some one's brooches pocket, and las never seen the light. lie salo tnae tne Peopie were opposed to this provision on pare majority 7ote but on two-thrds voee n0 ha ,,eo hat section have understood for months that this provision was to incorporated. It has been talked lp privately and in meetings
 Mir. Hill of New Milford.-He believed that on & 1 ormer vote on the matter majority of the repre- entatives of Litchfeld county voted against it. Te was in favor of permitting towns to loan their redit, but he was opposed to the power of their ubscribing. The vote was then taken on the motion to re- $ ode from the action of the House in striking out le permission to towns to subscribe i The motion was carried-ayes no, nays 70. The Senate concurred and the bill has gone to { le Governor r bill requiring public schools to admit persons
 whatever race or color, has passed the Senate. : In the Senate on Friday, there was rambling 7 scussion on the question of appointments on ,mmittees. rn s.I-r- eTr9 Charles D. Tuller, convicted of embezzlipg i; ,nds deposited in the bank of which he was an 2 fcer, was released by large majoriiies in both ouses. FAf EsS ssy3' E7E4T F7-Ts1t1Tls We fear the new tax bill is defeated in Commit @. lii