Litchfield enquirer., 1868-05-28
Connecticut Legislature.

- r0. ferred. Resolution raising Joint Committee on Cities and Boroughs passed MT. Wheeler ap- pointed on part of Senate:
 Petition of Curtis Finch for an act to com pei speedier trial of Cases pending before the s- perior courts; Mir. Street moved to lay upon the table; he thought special committee of laymen should be appointed; he wished the Senate would discuss tho matter; as now none but men of for tune can stand the expense of having cases tried: motion lost Mir Hubbard wished it referred to com mittee of Senator and eight Representatives to be raised; Mr. Colt said the matter ought to go to tho committee on Judiciary committee of the New Haven bar had waited upon tlh committee yesterday to discuss this very subject and hear ing open to all would be had next Tuesday at 3 o'clock MT. Street said the present system threw all the money, comparatively speaking into the hands of the leading members of the bar and left the younger ones small chance. Mr. Brainard said there.was this constant delay by the courts; money into the pockets of counsel. He was in fa- yor of a select committee. Mir. Gallagher said he knew Of case now seven years before the court which could not be reached; he told of judge who said there was God in Israel and cleared the docket; the counsel made money while they slept by continuing cases; the petitioner had hit the nail on the head; if the term fees were abolished there would be an end to the matter; there would be a general howl and growl in the state for reform in this matter; the lawyers get more and more mud died as they think of case, and the moro they cogitste the more their fees roll up; he was in fa vor of committee of laymen. MT. Brainard mov-i cd to amend that the judges arrange the docket. Mr. Gallagher said that would make the judges so many autocrats; the right way was to cut off the term fees. Mir. Andrews said this was an attempt to interfere between lawyers and clients; 1t WAS private transaction; the legislature had no juris- diction i'll the matter; true, the docket was over burdened; the last general assembly had enacted law upon the subject to meet the exigencies; the term fees were patry sums, the trial fees the su,ensu,n 6onua; the lawyer is anxious to try ca sos, not to delay; if client don't want case tried it will go over by hook or crook some way or other Mir Ia ph said moth ha r&h intention to interfere with private business the legislature had, however, right to regulate the fees of counsel; man in this city had his house attached years ago, he can't get trial, and he is prostrae, crippled helpless under the grap- bling irons of the law, etc. MT. Colt said there were upon the Judiciary committee seven lawyers and two of the 80 called laymen; further remarks were made; the amendment to refer to a select committee Of one senator and eight representa- tives was adopted, and the resolution 'as amended
 passed
 return from office of secretary of state the resou- tion to increase the capital stock of the New York and New Haven Railroad Co.,, was debated at length and finally negatived 10 to 9. .. | JOINT CONvENTIoN.-Calledt to order by Senator Bugbee. resolution was adopted declaring Wm. A. Buckingham elected to the United States Senate for six years from the 4th of March 1869.
 House.-After some discussion absentees were allowed to record their votes for U. s. Senator five additional votes for Buckingham.
 The House disagreed with the Senate i'll refer
 ring the question of divorce to the Judiciary in- stead of select committee. The speaker appoint cd the following committee of General Railway Law: Messrs, Bennett, of Huntington; 'Pettibone of Winchester; Beebe, of Stafford; Chapman, of East Hartford; French, of Seymour; Houghton, of Putnam; Campbell of Griswold; Bell of Norwalk. l On the matter of printing, MT. Graves in a hu- humorous speech. declared the worth of fstatonery | furnished to the members, was not worth over l $1.50-a swindle somewhere-the whole subject l was laid on the table. Tas
 MAY 21.-Senate.- Petitions, &c. referred Res
 olution authorizing the comptroller to furnish each
 of the state officers and the court houses with a
 copy of the new Conn. Digest by Simeon E. Bald l win, passed. 2 s}.- .-L ." .jt'..t# l The Committee on Railroads reported an act ill.
 corporating the Conn. Western Railroad company. l Senator Street moved to strike out the clause authorizing consolidation. f -. .........
 Senators Gallagher, Colt and Street spoke in op. 1 position to the bill in it's present form.
 h Messrs. Brainard, Lawrence, Stevens and Austin
 favored the measure, and the motion to strike out 1 was carried '- ~- ...-'
 Senator Rogers moved to lay on the table lost l The motion to pass the bill was further discus sed. t4 .-.......,,
 Senator Gallagher was opposed to incorporating any company without capital. He did not wan
 put into the hands of the few, the power to thwar l the will of the people. He was in favor of rail
 tor Austin thought there were no grounds for sus
 picion that the bill is not fair one He wished te
 favor of the bill. The corporation come here and
 ask the assembly to give ,them just such rights as have been given to others. The names of the cor porators were 8 sufficient guarantee that it is a bona ade thing The bill is drawn in the usual
 form of acts incorporating railroads. After fur
 ther debate, the bin passed. a2.." .. 1 House.-Petitions, &c., referred. Resolution re-
 calling resolution de increase of capital stock oi New York and New Haven railroad i; passed ill House and rejected in the Senate. Mr. Minor o1 Stamford, moved to insist and ask 6 committee oi !! of Huntington, Glover of Fairfield, Graves O Lltchtield, and Hayden of Windsor, opposed the ! motion while Messrs. Phelps of New Haven, Wal Ter of New London. Bartlett of Derby, Hotchkiss
 of Bethany, and Reid of Sufield, favored it. MT
 Lewis of New Haven, speaking on behalf of the l company was willing that certain conditions
 should be attached to the resolution. The House
 were evidently disposed to consider this proposi | to insist and appoint committee of conference l Messrs. Minor of Stamford, and Phelps of New Haven were appointed such committed One
 ground urged against the measure was that it was but the entering wedge for consolidation of rail
 road Interests which he believed to be detrimenta to the state.
 A discussion arose regarding the examinations by Rank Commissioners, which wore criticised by
 Messls Eaton, Beach of Stratford, and Ayerill
 Resolutian raising joint special committee or dlvorce-reiected in the House-passed i'll the Senate. The Senate insisted and asked com.
 mittee of conference. MT. Eaton moved that the House adhere 80 voted. The following gentle
 men were appointed committee on. cdnstitutiona
 amendments ;..Messrs. Atwood of Plainfeld, Chap.
 Wallingford, Henderson of New Hartford, Briggs
 of sherman, Newton of Durham, and Gilbert O 1 Coventry. E- .s5.. ; .-Ee-'.s
 l MAY 22-Senate.--Petitions. &c,. referred Res olution raising joint select committee on the di vorce subject senate adhered. The House reso lution for committeeof conference ill the matter
 recall of re resolution regarding increase of New York and New Haven railroad stock, discussed and tabled. Adjourned till Tuesday.
 l HouSe.-Petitons, &c., referred among them
 resolution admitting the will of Silas Dexter o l Kent, to probate Report in favor of granting pc.
 ttion of Mary Kelly for relinquishment of title o state to lands escheated ill Litchfield; petition granted: Report in favor of granting petition ot Egbert Butler e ol. for extension of corporate powers of Connecticut Western railroad Mir Hetchkss of Bethany, hoped it would lie on the ! table. Mir. Bartlett of Derby, said this road was incorporated two years ago. They now ask an l amendment to their charter. They have surveyed
 very feasible route, that the road will connect with the Duchess and Columbia railroad. This resolution was passed almost unanimously in the committee, and was yesterday passed in the Sen- ate. There was no appearance before the com- mttee in opposition to 1t! Mr. Beach of Stratford, and Mir. Phelps of Smsbury, hoped the matter would be tabled for the present. MT. Bennett of Huntington, said there were to his mind serious objections to this bill The matter was tabled and made. the special order of the day for Tuesday next at II o'clock, AM. Judiciary committee re- ported in favor of resolution to furnish new digest of Connecticut reports of Simeon. B.. Baldwin, Esq, to every town, court house and state officer in the state. to be kept with the Connecticut re- ports. After considerable discussion passed-Ad- journed till Tuesday.
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