Litchfield enquirer., 1871-07-06
Legislative.

A feSOlutlOn mas been faVOraDly reported appropriating $3,OOO for the propagation of fish,
 A committee of conference has been ap pointed on the disagreeing vote between the two Houses regarding the communication of the sentence of Hall. the murderer, now under sentence of death in this jail.
 A bill has passed allowing appeals from justice in any civil action, no matter what the amount of damage may be.
 The general railroad law has been made the special order for Wednesday of this week in the House.
 On Wednesday, the Senate passed reso- lution for an adjournment on the 12th Prominent Senators, however, express great doubt whether the business could be dispatched by that time.
 A bill has been favorably reported pro- tecting fish in Hatch's or Leonard pond, Kent, and has passed the Senate.
 Remonstrances against railroad consol- idation unless accompanied with reduc- tion of fares, continue to come into the legislature.
 Daniel G. Platt, of Washington, has been appointed one of the trustees of the State Reform School.
 Henry Woodward has been appointed one of the trustees of the MiddletoWn Asylum.
 The following Bridge Commissioners have been appointed in this county:
 Falls Village-E. D. Goodwin, Salisbury i; Harlow Root, Canaan.
 Fuller's-Abijah H. Beach and Marshal Gibbs, Kent.
 A bill exempting parsonages to the amount of $5, 900 from taxation has passed both Houses. It was supported in the House of Representatives by Dr. Miller and MT. Wait, and opposed by Messrs Eaton and Seymour. Why should min- ister's house be exempted from taxation any more than deacon's, vestryman's or an organists?
 A bill providing for the erection of coun. ty poor-houses was rejected
 There was a sharp debate over the capi- tol resolutions in the House, Wednesday, which resulted in their reference to the iu- dietary committee.
 The resolution incorporating the new town Of Beacon Falls has passed both Houses.
 Senators Mills and Sumner have been ap- pointed committee on the part of the Sen. ate to make preparations for the centennial of 1876.
 The capitol resolutions passed the Sen ate, Thursday, without amendment By one of these Gov. Jewell, Senator Buck ingham, Hon. Wm. D. Bishop, Hon. Wm. H. Barnum, and Judge Wm. D. Shipman were appointed board of commissioners to contract for State House in Hartford. The committee on the centennial of 1876 on the part of the House are Messrs. Beers, of Norwalk, Ingersoll, of New Haven, and Blackstone, of Norwich.
 The resolution validating the doings of the Morris 4th School District has passed the House.
 There was sharp debate, Thursday, on the bill compelling the attendance of chiI- dren at school who are dismissed from fac- tories for that very purpose. MT. Seymour of Litchfeld, opened the discussion in op- position to the bill. He deprecated the principle of compulsory education. He was supported by Dr. Taylor, of New Mil ford, Gen. Pratt and MT. Hall. Dr. Miller, Mir. Welles, Mir. Merrill and others favored | the bill and it passed. On Friday it passed the Senate also. The debate on the usury | bill followed. An amendment was offered requiring that Savings Banks should charge but six per cent interest. Dr. Miller, and [ MT. Terrill of New Milford, opposed this amendment. MT. Eaton favored the bill the bill MT. Beers, of Norwalk, attacked the capitalists Dr. Miller had '' flea put in his hear," and thought it would raise up the general rate of interest to per cent. Mr. Blackstone replied with the fact that here in Connecticut we pay two per cent. more than they do in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where the usury law has been repealed but what with the Savin gs Bank muddle and the Pratt muddle, and the general muddle which always prevails in our Connecticut House on this point, the bill was indefinitely postponed, 105 to 58.
 The bill setting off the new town of New. ington from Wethersfeld passed the Sem ate, Friday.
 A bill authorizing the planting of shade trees in highways has passed the House.
 A bill validating the doings of the Wash ngton 4th School District has passed the Senate.
 A resolution introduced by Mir. Good win, of West Hartford, with view to ob- ain an official statement of material. stock md surplus earnings of the Hartford & New Haven and New York & New Haven was indefinitely postponed on Friday. Ii
 There was a discussion in the House. i Friday, on the bill allowing persons own ng fisheries on the Housatonic river to ob- ain damages for their destruction by the Derby dam. Mir. Florence, of Derby, said hat fish ways had been already provided t great expense; but Mir. Dickinson, of )ld Saybrook, replied he was an old fisher : nan, and that he would pledge himself to IS at raw every fish that can get over this lam. The bill was finally referred to the judiciary committee. A bill passed the House, Friday, provi- ling for the posting of electoral lists. A bill prohibiting persons from throwing {