Litchfield enquirer., 1868-05-14
Connecticut Legislature

F. MAY Y7.--Se!adte.-James U. Taintor was chosen Clerk, and Edwin H. Bugbee, President pro te"'.- Vote Il, to and scattering. |.t'
 House.-The ballot for Speaker stood as follows :; Whole number of votes. .-......-.,,.. 22z Necessary to choice. IF Charles Ives of East Haven. ......E3 E3 William L. Bonnet of Huntington. :. ..............9 .99 William ". Eaton Of Hartford. ..............,..l l
 Dwight Marcey of Holland, was elected Clerk, 125 to 1O2, and John A. Tibbitts of New London, was elected Assistant Clerk. The canvass Of State officers showed 1923 Democratic majority on Secre- tary of State. Mir. Bennett of Huntington offered resolution that no extra compensation shall De paid at this session to any person connected with the House for services in their official position. nally made the order of the day for Tuesday Res olutions were passed adopting the Rules of 1867, and to provide copies of the Conn. Register and Rolls of the two Houses for members appointing ing Messrs Woodward ofNorwich, Jarvis of Chesh- ire, and Henderson of New Hartford, Committee on Contested Elections. At the afternoon session the Governors Message was read. s-'',> " MAY 8.-Senate-NO business of importance was
 transacted. By call of the roll it was ascertained 1 that Senators Austin Gallagher, Rogers, Street, Bugbee and Brainard, were er-ottclo fellows oi Yale College. .f.;l <. '1- Ht9g-N
 l House-Various reports were presented. Mir. Bennett of Huntington, offered a resolution that 8 committee of one Senator and eight Represeata-
 tives be appointed and instructed to prepare and
 report bill for general railroad law. After some
 discussion this resolution was adopted. bill in
 cooperating an industrial school for girls was re ferred. @i> i, Iii appointed on Joint Standing Committees: a;E On Judiciary-Mr. Colt.
 | On Railroads-Mr. Austin.
 1 On Banks-Mr. Huntington.
 On Educatidn-Mr. Brainard.
 | On Finance-Mr, Street. -.t 1 On School Funds-Mr. Lawrence. l, On Humane Institutions s-Mr. Hubbard. On Clalms-Mr. Stevens. .'.''s On MiGtary-Mr. Bugbee.,
 l On State Prson-Mr Rogers.
 l On Agrieulture-Mr. Underwood. .'''-.t On New Towns and Probate Districts-Mr. Lo gan.
 On Roads and Bridges.-Mr. Peckham.
 l On Sale of Lands-Mr. Blydenburgh. .i" ? Several petitions were referred. Adjourned til 1 Il o'clock Tuesday. , -. l House.-No important business was transacted
 beyond the announcement of Committees. Mr Kendrick of Waterbury, took the place of Mir. Jar I Boswell of East Hartford, that of Mr. Eaton a 1 Chairman of the Committe,; MT. Patterson 0 Sharon, that of Mir. Graves on the Judiciary Com mlttee: all of wkOm had been excused by vote The Committees arc now as follows:
 Judciary--Averil of Danbury, Eaton of Hart
 ford, Babcock of Stonington, Patterson of Sharon Bennett of Hampton, StOddard of Milford, Taylo I of Wallingford, Hough of Essex #''' Ineorporatiens--Wood of Norwalk Mel O
 Salisbury, Huntington of Lebanon, Dickerman Q
 M's of OF of Ea.ord tf Railroads Bartlett of Derby, Deniing of Morris
 Enc of Sinlsbury, Hayward of Colchester, Strong of Portland, Wheeler of Bridgeport, Corbiu of Un
 ion, Hopkins of Thompson. ...... ..,.,...l Banks-Boswell of East Hartford, Tyler of Pros pect, Beach of Stratford, Gilbert of Winchester l Dickinson of Hamden, Fenner of Woodstock Youne ! of Mansfield, Abel of Bozrah. j 1l;i i5. Education--Sprague of New, Britain, Woodward
 of Franklin, Gallup of North Stonington. Hotch
 kiss of Bethany, Seymour of Rdgefeld, Topliff o Coventry, Fenner of Woodstock, Hurd of Clinton f II. M Britain, Hail of Meriden, Griffin of Midiletown Way of East Lyme, Close of Greenwich, Moore 0 | Vernon, Pike of Sterling. 1 - t'-' ! School Fund. d.-Kendrich of Waterbury, Hol ! comb of Granby, Case of Windsor, Hougilton' 0
 Putnam, Watte of Preston, Woodward of Water i town, Kemper of Westport, Paul of Unon. .., | Humane Institutions -Fessenden of Farming 1 ton, Phelps of New Haven Chapin of New Hart ford, Futile of Middletown, Huntington of Gre ton, Hamilton of Somers, Chojlar Of Pomfrot, Si | nanls of Bethel f. ,.... ...lt :
 Claims Bennett of Huntington, AllinS of O.,
 ange, Day of Marlborough, Lee of Colchester 1 GriswOld of kllingworth, OsgoOd of Pomfret l Mills of Norfolk Schotied of Stamford. .!-.i l Military Afairs-Miuer of Stamford, Phelps O
 Andoyer, Selden of Norwich, Hayden of Windsor Goodyear of North Haven, Looms of Ashford l Doane of Old Saybrook, Cook of Goshen. ,'... | State Prson-Reid of Sufield, Bristol of New
 Milford, Hall of Guilford, Newcomb of Holland | Briggs Of Voluntown, Ranney of Cromwell, Gal 1 lup of North StOnington Stamford of Bedding.
 Agriculture. .-Gregory of Wilton, Whiting 70 Bristol, Parmeee of Guilford, Coe of Middlefield Patton of Ellington, Fitch of Mcntyille, Hammond 1 of Windham, Pettibone of Winchester. -~ {. l New Towns and Probate Distlicts-Waller o l New London, Day of Brooklyn, Pond of Hartford
 Rose of North Branferd, Webster of Holland
 Boughton of Ridgehelds Moore of Westbrook
 @si Rosds and Bridgss of Norwich, wilco, of Madison, Henderson of New Hartford, Scofielt
 of Darden, Burlingame of Killingly, Maynard O
 Salem, Woodford of Avon, Bristol of New Milford
 Sale of Lands-Phelps of Simsbury, Colburn Q
 Torrington, Platt of Middlebury, Massey of Bolton Potter of Norwich, Dickinson of HAddam Bongh 1 ton of Redding, Atwood of Plainfield. IA E17'H
 MAY 12.-Seaate.- e.--Severaf bills and resolutions
 referred. MT. Andrews was appointed on joint se- lect committee unfinished business of last ses- sion. After some discussion Messrs. Austin Hub bard and Street, were appointed & committee oI printing journal Yaa- 1I:1 r&s-GI.t 5l!4I ai83C HouSe.-Petitions and resolutions referred The
 order of the day, Mir. Bennett's resolution proyi-
 ding that no extra pay shall be allowed clerks, &c was referred after some discussion to committee
 on contingent expenses. rt tt ki-6 a5:h Resolutions were sthenr passed raising commit
 tees on federal re lations, fisheries cities and I boroughs, contingent expenses, engrossed bills,
 &c. The following petitions were referred: ioi3s. l Petition of New York, Housatonic and Northern railroad company for extension of time to com
 plete their road petition of Lucien ". Sperry ct al for railroad from Derby to State line. .@ s,,l-, aj @4' .a COUNTY ITEMS. .''..'.' .'.'' .,.1 ii2