Litchfield enquirer., 1871-07-13
Legislative,

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 Legislative.
 Gen. Pratt made minority report in the House. Wednesday, from the State Prison prison sufficient and declared the plan of reformatory institution adopted by his col leagues impracticable.
 A Committee of conference has been ap- pointed on the disagreeing vote of the two Houses upon the communication of the sen- tence of the murderer Hall.
 The general railroad bill came up in the House Wednesday. The section forbidding a branch from the H. and New Haven road to New Britain was struck out. The opinion was expressed that no roads could be built under thelaw. After considerable debate the bill passed 129 to 54.
 The bill has passed the Senate allowing the mayors of cities to deliver over bodies that would otherwise be buried at public expense for dissection where they were not claimed by relatives within twenty.four hours after death.
 The consolidation bill camo up in the House, Thursday. MT. Wait of Norwich led off in favor of the proposition. He took the ground the the great railroad corporations deserved to be fostered rather than to be legislated. against, and saw no objections to the consolidation. Messrs. Maxwell of Vernon, Gen. Pratt, and others, opposed the measure, giving as 8 reason that these consolidated corporations had proved too strong, in other States, controlling legisla- tion, corrupting courts, and overriding law, justice, and the evident will of the people. They expressed belief that the I { so |. nS- IL poration control of all the railroads in the State. MT. Goodwin of East Hartford of- fered his amendments reducing fares on the consolidated line to two cents 8 mile; and it was finally concluded to take the this week at P. M.
 The bill providing for the posting of cleo. toral lists in towns not divided into voting districts has passed the Senate.
 The Governor has been empowered to appoint commissioners to an international convention on prison discipline
 A bill passed the Senate, Friday, reducing the minimum punishment of adultery to from two years in the State Prison to one. Senator Johnson made touching reference to the present demoralization and Mrs. Woodruff, but forgot to propose any amendment punishing the adulterous hus- band equally with the adulterous wife.
 The bill setting off the new town of New ington from Wethersfeld passed the House Friday.
 On Friday the State Prison committee reported that the Improvements called for by the majority of the Commission appoint ed last year were not demanded and that the expense would be far greater than the sum estimated; report accepted.
 The House passed the resolution impos. ing State tax of 2 mills on the dollar on Friday.
 The State Board of Agriculture came be- fore the House on Friday, on resolution appropriating $2,500 for it's support during to be expended principally for scientific lectures; the members of the Board only have their expenses paid, receiving no sal ary. There was very lively debate over the bill, MT. Allen of East Windsor claim ed that the value of the live stock in the Stvte was not less than $15, ,00O,0 ,00O and that of the farms not less than $10O, ,O00. 900.
 These interests deserve attention; cattle need protection against disease, and meth ods of farming to be improved. Gen. Pratt, MT. Latham, Dr. Taylar of New Mill ford, and others, opposed the bill. The reports were ridiculed and the whole thing denounced as 8 humbug. MT. Smith of Goshen denied that the Board had been of no use. He avering on the contrary that the examinations of fertilizers by Prof. Johnson under their auspices had saved the State thousands of dollars, vastly more than the whole expense of the Board. He asked the members who were old enough, to look back at the state of agriculture in the state twenty-five years ago, and com pare the condition of farm implements, and systems of agriculture then and now The improvement was fairly attributable to two causes, the circulation of agricultural literature and the existence of agricultural societies and boards; no final action was taken on the bill.
 A bill has passed both Houses, for the protection of shade trees in highways.
 Meriden and Cheshire, have been author ized to subscribe stock of the proposed rail road between those places.
 A resolution has passed giving Gen. Sedgwick, States Attorney $107 for services in matter of applications for release from State Prison. c.
 A bill has passed the House changing the time for holding the Supreme Court in this county.
 A bill has passed the House changing the mode of assessing highway damages.
 A bill allowing re-attachment when full security has not been obtained on the orig inal attachment has passed both Houses.