Litchfield enquirer., 1868-06-04
Connecticut Legislature

> MAY 27.-Se"ate: e:--Resolutions incorporating the
 kepaug valley railroad and to raise joint commit
 ] 1Q revise the election laws, passed.
 1 rarGesolution recalling the N. Y. and N. H.
 standinell was debated and negatived the vote
 the castinAto 10, and the Lieut.. Governor giving the Greenwoode deommittoo on claims giving s4o to
 the table and pasEElc pasEElcoitural society' taken from
 m4ee Mf Lossa ess wss sn5 to fill vacancy on com ! House.-Bill passed RusHHs. ,
 the comptroller to upppbaaling the law requiring
 House with s5 worth of sta '''onio0f oi 'ne ] The matter of the Connecke7 ny "
 then came up. MT. Graves mNS western ts h ralroad 1 to require two thirds vote ofe to amend so as
 the subject He said the od votng fa tia on
 charter were men of integrity and asad o 'is fnE discussed in all the towns in LitchtieK Oey
 Mir. Graves referred to the richness of thee through which the road is to run. This r91nalry rA91nlry
 Will raise the price of iron from the SaisRau isR,1, mlnes Sz per ton. They can afford to subscrbeN the capital stock of this company. This railroad
 opens communication with the Hudson river and
 the vest There no measure before the legisla-
 ture more conducive to public interest than this
 proposed railroad. Let us correct what mistakes
 there may be ill this charter and then grant it.
 Mr. Pettibone of Winchester, hoped the towns
 would be allowed to subscribe to aid this road
 Mir. Sprague of New Britain, said he believed we
 could trust to the intelligence of the people of the
 towns as to the matter of subscribing to the capi
 tai stock. He spoke of the inconvenience of tray el in that section of the state. A man must now occupy three days to go from Salisbury to Hart ford and transact business. Mr. Churchill of Woodbury, was opposed to the principle of allow
 ing towns to subscribe to railroads or other corno ratlons thereby taxing the inhabitants in favor of stockholders. Mr. Paul of Union, said that the rise of property would more than pay the tax. Mr Reid of Suffeld, considered the principle n dan gerous one to allow towns to subscribe. He knew that tne yalqe oi property in some portions of the town would be increased by this road, other pron- erty would not. Mir. Brown of Windsor Locks. said he might generally be opposed to such mower put m thls case the towns are generally in favor of It. They naYe assurances that the road would he built. Mir. Bennett of Huntington, was opposed to the amendment of Mir. Graves. It is well'known now these rural town meetings are gotten up. If t is true that all these towns desire this power why have not the representatives from those towns 'aid so? Norfolk has just heard of the provision n the bill. have a remonstrance from 50 people l n that town, got up on this subject. He spoke at ength against giving power to towns to subscribe; t is monstrous. Mr. Eaton of Hartford saidsthis 1 vas not 6 new proposition. Hartford has been al- 1 owed to subscribe S500,000 to the Hartford, Prov dence and Fishkill road, Land when that was paid, had increased the value of property in that city 8 O000OO It is the policy of the state that towns nay loan their credit. After further debate the mendment was passed, providing that two hirds vote of those present at the town meeting ote to subscribe to such stock.
 MAY 2o.-Senate. .Unimportant business trans cted, references, &c The bill incorporating avings bank in Wolcottville, passed.
 I1ottoe.-0i1s fdlludtiLlS u0eOS III certain cases l assed ln concurrence with Senate.
 Bill authorizing State Board of Education to pra l ,rlbe text books for State, rejected. Bill reduc- lg amount of Workmen's wages exempt from at schment to $10 referred, after discussion between helps of New Haven, 'workingmans friend".who owed it's indefinite postponement, and Waller of CIV London, democrat. who desired it's passage. esolution giving the Greenwood's Agricultural ocety $40, detained for informality in return last oar, passed.
 Resolutions raising. joint committee to revise e election laws and furnishing each member of the mmittees with copy of the general statutes. ! lssed. Consideration of the Connecticut Western rail- ad bill was resumed. Mir. Bennett moved to :. nend the sixth section, so that the companv sball It issue bonds to pay for equipments to an nded in the construction of the road. Mr. ] M ayes accepted the amendment.
 The vote striking oEE khe 10th section, which powered corporataH apbscribe was recon lered, and after sol assion this section, V s so amended as tc apufacturing, mining " d mechanical corporal to1s vote subscription ', all the stockholders. MI Hil of New Milford W 'ored the bill, but was opp062d to the eighth V ;tlon, authorizing towns to subscribe Tor stocAs d he proceeded to speak against this feature 1i bill. MT. Waller moved to strike out the elgnthn tion. He was opposed to allowing towns to ; suI dr ibe for stock unless they voted to do so ar St usiy-men and women, widows, d orpnaths' tn strike the ninth section. .,., ...;o, Ir, Churchill spoke against the e'gns" see'oa'