Litchfield enquirer., 1871-06-08
Legislat
PLYMoTHEAN.

Among other petitions, bills, .Sc., re- ferred to committees we notice the follow ing:-Of David l.. Adams for a Savings Bank in Litchfeld validating the Hay outs of the Conn. Western and the Boston < Erie railroads; exempting $5D from garnishee process; allowing protest notices to be sent by mail to persons residing m place where the notes protested are pay able; increasing the salary of the Su- preme Court reporter to $2, 300; appropri ating $3, 900 to the artificial propagation of fish; amending the charterof the Sauga tue R. R.; of T. Jordan ct ak of Morris con- corning a school district; allowing county commissioners to issue licenses for sale of liquor, in the proportion of not more than one license to 1000 population; authorizing town bonds of school visitors to set up a school where district committees fail to do SO; of T. s. Gold ct al. for protection of fish in Cream Hill. Lake; allowing Savings Banks to invest in railroad bonds; allow ing higher rate of interest than 6per cent where specified in the contract; providing for minority representation on town boards; giving selectmen power to lay out roads without town approval; giving railroads power to take land for depots; appropri- atine to common schools 50 cts. for each scholar in addition to School Fund money; exempting parsonages from taxation.
 A resolution has passed both Houses authorizing the State Treasurer to call in the 20 year bonds issued in 1861 or any portion of them. >E-f.. IA The bill repeating the exemption of the property of colored citizens passed the House on Tuesday of last week and the Senate on Wednesday. nnkM NNhn nnt i to be raised. tr There was. considerable debate in the Senate, w ednesday, regarding the charter of the Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Go. MT. Hall opposed the charter as af
 fording the public insufficient protection but it passed without amendment. OR "Wednesday, the Capital amendment came up in the Senate and failed of the two-thirds vote necessary for it's adoption. The vote was as follows:-
 | Yeos-Senators Johnson, 1st district; Hall. 2d; Mills, .3d; J. K. Adams, 8th; Bailey, 9th; John s. Adams, 10th; Ferry, 11th; Sumner, 18th; Cotton, 14th; Catlin |, 18th; Curtis, l6th; z. w. Bissell, 17th; Griswold, 19th-13. a~a sv # | g Nays- Senators Tnttle, 4th district; Films, 5th; Fay, 9th; Allen, 7th; Woodward, 18th i; Douglas, 18th; Thayer, 2Oth; and F. P. Bissell, 21st-S.
 A bill authorizing the pledge of stocks as security without actual transfer passed the Senate, Wednesday.
 A bill authorizing dam at Little Lake, Winsted, passed the Senate, Wednesday, and the House Friday.
 A bill punishing the sale of ''prize pack ages'1 to minors passed the Senate Wednesday and is on the table of the House for amendment.
 On Wednesday the House passed resolu. tions regarding the death of MT. Levi Cook, late representative from Colebrook and remarks were made by Messrs Seymour of Litcbfeld, Brown of Barkhamsted and Smith of Goshen. 5t-L --.42 On Thursday all of the Senate and most of the House excurted to Middietown where they had splendid time. Thomas Green and Bernard Fitzgerald have been released from State Prison.
 MT. Merrills of New Hartford was ap- pointed on the School Fund Committee in place of MT. Cook of Oolebrook, deceased.
 The House passed resolutions releasing Carl Son1mershulz from State Prison, Fri day. u
 The resolution appointing Ralph D. Garfield, of New Milford, county commis- sioner of Litchfeld county passed the House, Friday.
 There was very spirited discussion in the House, Friday, regarding the appoint ment of a State Prison commission. Gen. Pratt was inclined to consider the propo- sition an insult 10 the State Prison com mittee, an impertinence and fraud gen. erally. No fual action was taken.
 Both Houses adjourned from Friday till Tuesday,