Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-29
Legisla slative.

Among the petitions, bills. &c., referred to committees are the following fining town officers for performance of their duties providing for new attachment of property in cases already in court author izing towns to sell the stock or bonds they have subscribed in aid of railroads; pro- viding for the cont inuance of divorce cases; authorizing the Governor to appoint an in- spector of State humane institutions with salary of $1 ,50O authorizing divorces from bed and board merely altering the act concerning the layout of highways pro- viding that bank cashiers shall not also be clerks of Savings Societies whose deposits are over $20O,0O0; regulating passenger fares on the Hartford < New Haven and New York < New Haven railroads i; callin 2 constitutional convention establishing a common pleas court in Litchfeld county to hold sessions in New Milford, Falls Vil- lage and Winsted prohibiting watering railroad stock. Eg.f --ss.s s.ls a..i,s..r The State prison committee reported against the release of Frederick U. Cham berlain, of Goshen, from State Prison, and the report has been accepted by the Sem ate. P. 5.,.. r..s.f-s- s.......,,..
 The resolution committing the sentence of Hall. the colored man now in jail in this town, to imprisonment for life, has passed the House. a,i.t <.s 7+--sI .,t} s+-e The resolutions appropriating half mil lion for the building of capital at Hart ford, provided that town furnishes the site and half 9 million more, towards its con. struction, were debated between Messrs. Eaton of Hartford and Ingersoll of New Haven. As the former was speaking on Thursday, he was seized with sudden | R-s II A. his seat during the week. 1-t
 priation of $90, 900 to the Middletown Asy- lum. ..-.-..., ..-..:.....s f.-'-...-
 Mir. Goodwin, of East Hartford, has been solidation project and has been calling on the Hartford & New Haven and the New York X New Haven railroad companies for fuller reports. Mir. Bishop, President of the latter, charges that the attacks are the work of a lobbyist. 1a gc.ar E. i1os A resolution appointing committee of two Senators and three Representatives to arrange with committees from other States for a centennial celebration in 1876 has passed both Houses.
 The resolution incorporating the Gilbert clock company of Winsted has passed both
 
 A bill has passed both Houses punishing tampering with ballot boxes with $500 fine. ss'~ se
 The bill making Beacon Falls new town has passed the Senate. sg11 j siff IT.. tsf A bill empowering railway companies to take adjoining land for new highway where it occupies the old one, has passed both Houses, IDa @1H3bggT F4 SYa8 9s.R ft
 A bill has passed both Houses providing against repeated assessments of land under the Flowage law.
 The committees on Finance has reported bill allowing more than 6 per cent. inter- est to be taken if reserved by special writ ten contract.
 The charter of the Norwich 6 iColchester railroad has passed both Honses. Towns on the line are empowered to take stock N James Pike, of Sterling. has been reap. pointed railroad commissioner. n1rs Two or three State Prison cOnvicts have been released. t4 e.as8f9 N. a.s;.ss9
 An appropriation of $l2, 900 to the State Normal School has passed the Senate.