Litchfield enquirer., 1871-07-20
Legislative.

AO9A0AAS@WOs The bill appropriating $3,OOO for the Fish Commission passed both houses after considerable debate: The experiments of last year seem to have proved of real ad- vantage to our shad fisheries. l The House refused to amend the charter of the Norwalk Operative Co.,, several mem- bers denouncing the ''benefit" system. which seems to be kind of mutual life in surance that calls for contributions from survivors on members death.
 The movement for allowing parents and others to send their children to the In dustrial School Girls Reform School is not favored in either House.
 The bill requiring that the U. s. and State constitutions and Revised Statutes should be taught in our schools was very properly squelched in the House.
 The resolution paying States Attorney Sedgwick for services has passed the Sem ate.
 Also the bill allowing appeals from jus l tices.
 The bill calling Constitutional Oonven. tion has been reported against by the Committee on Constitutional Amendments and rejected by the Senate. Also the bill establishing sSNaugatuc" County. The committee on finance have reported in favor of taxing the premium notes of insurance companies.
 Both Houses have passed bill requir- ing railroads to erect fences between their tracks and parallel highways, but differ on an amendment thereto.
 The States Prison committee report in favor of the existing management; that the prisoners are we'll fed and treated.
 The mill State Tax has passed both Houses.
 The bill authorizing towns to sell their railroad stocks or bonds has passed the Senate.
 A resolution giving J. Q. Adams, Esq, of Cornwall, $25 for attendance before the States Prison committee has passed both Houses.
 A bill shortening time of killing quail and partridge till October has passed the House.
 A petition for divorce on the ground of wife's insanity has been rejected
 The committee on education propose tu rectify some of the more fragrant errors in the school laws, this year, and to raise com- mission to codify the rest for the next ses- sion.
 On Wednesday the House debated the bill consolidating the N. Y. & N. H. and the Hartford & N. H. railroads. Mir. Bish- op, president of the former road opened with speech of three hours in favor. He was answered by Messrs. Hall of Windham, Miller of Enfield, Welles of Wsthersfeld, WoUIey oE Meriden, atuddard of Hartford. Turrill of New Milford, Gen Pratt of Weth- ersheld; and supported by Messrs Wait of Norwich, Treat of Woodbridge. Eaton of Hartford, Seymour of Litch6eld and oth. CTS. The great speech iu opposition Was looked for from Dr. Miller, but just after that gentleman commenced he fell iu A fiji. probably accustomed by disease of the heart. He was taken out of the house, had a still worse attack in the evening, and was removed to his home in Enfield. It is doubtful whether he will be abls to par ticipate actively in the business of the House during the remainder of the ses- sion. Amendments prohibiting consolida- tion with other roads and perpetual leases were accepted by Mir. Bishop; amendments reducing fares, prohibiting stock watering, were rejected by large majorities aud the. bill passed 129 to 65. ..7..
 The Senate passed the bill repeating the Usury law. on Thursday, with but one dis senting vote.
 The proposition to appoint e commis- sioner to the International Prison Congress to be held in London, this summer, with $500 for expenses, was rejected in the House.
 The judiciary committee favor the theory of minority representation but on account of the general want of familiarity with the subject recommend the continuance of the bills to the next assembly and their printing with the public acts.
 On Friday, Senator Johnson made se- were speech on the New Haven Register in reply to alleged attacks on him by that pa. per. He averred that the difficulty grew out of his refusal to vote for e billin which the editor of that paper was pecuniarily in. terested. .,ra y.
 A bill has passed the Senate allowing New Haven to put $75, 900 more into the Derby railroad. This amount will bring it's interest therein up to just $500, 900.
 The bill repeating the ''not less than two years" provision of the adultery law has passed the House after much objection. No one ventured to propose an amendment pnnishing adulterous husbands equally with adultirous wives.
 On Friday the resolutions appropriatirg $500, 900 for building new Capitol in Hartford were debated in the House. Messrs. Eaton, of Hartford, Speaker Bug bee, and Hall, of Windham, speaking in favor, and Messrs. Ipgersoll, of New Hay. en, Treat, of Woodbridge, and Torrance, of Derby, against it. Mr. Ingersoll's amendment making an appropriation for building capitol in New Haven also, was lost 85 to IF; and the original resolutions passed on an Aye and No vote of 100 to 66. The vote of Litchfeld county was II yeas to 20 nays The resolutions have already passed the Senate and Gov. Jewell will hardly refuse his assent.
 The House adjourned till Monday after noon, and the Senate till Tuesday morn ing.
 The House has voted to release Mary Riley from State Prison; and the sentt nce of Hall has been commuted.
 The bills concerning the property rights of married women have been continued to fha newt aaaann lnlwn. ..-ft L. U.