Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-15
The Issgislatuxe.

die. on Saturday last The following bills and resolutions were passed before ad- 
 Validating lease of the Norwich and Wor- cester Railroad to the Boston and Erie; providing for free schools at least thirty months in each year; taxes* the assets of mutual insurance comp ,nies three-quar- ters of one per cent;. appropriating $l56 to the town Of Kent, to reimburse them for expense of supporting soldiers or phan: ceding the interest of this State in the cemetery at Gettysburg to the General Government; appropriating $35, 900 to Middletown Insane Asylum, on condition it should not be used for con struction of new buildings; exempting library of cler- gymen from execution. to the amount of $500; fixing salary of Senate clerk at $l200; of House clerks at 5000 and $500; revi- wing the county courts of Hartford and New Haven counties. and providing for special terms of the Superior Courts in New London and Fairfield counties; pro viding that no one shall be sent to an in- sane retreat except on sworn certificate of a physician; to prevent fraud in manufac- ture and sale of fertilizers; incorporating the Pennington Valley Railroad; proyi- ding that agents of towns subscribing to railroad stock shall have vote with the stockholders; releasing Gilbert McGloyn, express robber, from State Prison; appro- priating $2O,O0O to Hartford Hospital, and 1000 to New Haven Hospital, on condition equal amounts are raised by pri- vate subscription; increasing appropria- ton to State Board of Agriculture, from $l, l,500 to $2, 800; re-opening Normal School; amending election law; authorizing the Governor to appoint a state chemist to in- spect liquors; allowing appeals on er parte hearings before probate courts; providing for schooling of factory children; increas- ing stock of the New Haven and North ampton (CanaD Railroad $1,5OO, 900; rais- ing salary of Supreme and Superior Court judges to 5000; providing for equal dis tribution of State appropriations among the several agricultural societies in each county; authorizing towns subscribing to Conn. Western Railroad to issue per cent. bonds. ft..ss e..a 5af .7fatfrsf atF
 The proposed amendments of our State Constitution providing for fall election s and biennial terms, was rejected, as also the proposition for a. constitutional con- vention. Those proposing a single .capi- tai and the erasure of the word ]" white, passed ata yu u5 a45s8IQl taeq eIasg
 -l The Senate refused to release Jeremiah Townsend from the State Prison, as the more his case was examined the worse it looked .loga Ii .-fl- boa iboI1s.4d 1,#
 The Divorce Law was left unchanged. The Judiciary could not recommend the proposed radical change introducing the system of enforced ,celibacy through di- vorces from bed and board Tney lbaliay- ed that such system was contrary to true policy ss. .isi a4 ysp4s9 oj el5 lia4s.3
 Charles H.. Briscoe, of Hartford, and Samuel N, Bronson of New Haven, were appointed Judges of the revived county courts of their respective counties. 5rii b An excellent bill giving wives control of their own property and an equal distribu- tory share with husband, was rejected, af- ter being denounced as an .abomination'' by Rev. Mir. Clark of Middlebnry. (Won- der if Mrs. Clark, of Middlebury, would look upon it in that Ight?). 7 IDjtoa ii ! fl,
 The charter of the Shepaug Valley Rail- road was so amended as to allow branch to Warren, aud to allow g subscription of that town to it's stock. f1alstaa sisst5 saW
 The General Railroad Law was indefi- nitely postponed. i4.5i1184 9soaw .sI5.:ll.4 In the matter of gifts to officers mile- age, &c., this legislature improved much on former precedent. A fixed amount was given clerks, and the managers and door keepers were only allowed $500 each. The Lieutenant Governor added to the merit of q ready and acceptable. performance of the duties of his office. by the refusal of the customary presents. The resolution of thanks to the Speaker of the House was offered by Dr. Beckwith of this place, in the following terms:-isassl 5ts5 iIH aav fst
 MR. SPEAKER: I take great pleasure in nre. senting to you resolution which has been man imously passed by ths honorable body. as < token of their appreciation of the able and impartiai manner with which you have presided over this House during the present session, as well as for the gentlemanly bearing and courtesy which has characrerized all your intercourse with the nleril- bers. Coming together from every town in the Commonwealth large proportion for the first time, with no experience in parliamentary busi- ness or rules of order, it might have been antici- pated that some confusion would have been the inevitable result But with the fairness and abili- ty with which you have discharged the duties of the position, not single indication of dlssatis- faction has been manifested, nor single appeal taken from the decision Of the Chair. The Doc tor proceeded to make . very handsome compl- mentary speech.
 He closed by offering the following resolution:-
 HousE OF RRpREsENrAr1vEs.I
 se sa| - May Session, 1669
 Res0sued, That the thanks of this House are hereby rendered to the Hon. ORvuLE H Prarr. for the promptness, ability, and uniform courtesy with which he has presided over its deliberations during the present session. aA ala9a.2 sz aiIsI The Speaker ta native of Washington in