Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-04
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On Wednesday afternoon of last week the judiciary committee were addressed by Mrs. Hooker in favor of woman sui frage and by Miss Brown in favor of the bill exeNHpting women's property from taxation. A large number of people were present to hear the addresses
 The taxation of insurance companies was argued, last week, before the commit tee on finance
 Hon. Truman Smith is before the com mittee with another temperance bill. He proposes to avoid jury trials by authoriz- ing the courts of equity to grant iniunc- tions against liquor selling, and then i'm prisoning for contempt, in case the in- junction is disregarded. - The hearing on the Litchfeld county District Court bill commenced before the committee on Tuesday, and was adj journ- ed till next week
 Y iSeaote-On Tuesday of last week reso- l lutions werereferred directing the commit l tee on fisheries to inquire whether the Hou- satonic Water Company has constructed sufficient fish ways, and appropriating $49 to the ninth school district of Washing 1 ton Two temperance bills were reported. A resolution was passed authorizing the treasurer to proceed against certain mu- tuaE life Insurance companies
 On Wednesday, large number of bills were refeTraa IN orwalk was authorized to issue $25, 900 more water bonds. A Goshen petition for relief from support oi a pauper was rejected. The New Haven Capitol resolution was postponed to the next Assembly Il to 10.
 On Thursday 8 resolution giving Mr. Pond $l ,422, and and MT. Cole $874, ex penses of the enntest for the seat in the First Dist, was reported and discussed MT. Pond employed three lawyers who charged him $500, $500, and $20O, respec lively; Mir. Cole employed two and paid one $500 and the other who did most ot the work $300 The school law revision then came up. An amendment providing for compulsory attendance was debated. A bill allowing women to vote on school questions was re lected. Resolutions ap- propriating SIP to Charles F. Sedg wick for services before the State Prison committee, and S1 ,O00 to the Board O. Agriculture were passed. .s.1
 On Friday the bill removing the coun ty seat of Windhaln county from Brook lyn was reported against and rejected The appropriation to the Whipple Dea Institute was discussed. Adjourned til Tuesday. --- -s=ss-=e- .s--..-.,- .- Housc.-On Tuesday of last week, l resolution was passed in concurrence witt propagation of fish. George C. Luthe was released from State Prison. Thi man was guilty of bigamy He had mar ried an Irish Catholic, who presented t, him, after they had lived together unhap pily for some time, . writing from he bishop, absolving her from all allegiance to him. On the belief that this was le gal release, he then remarked. Theusurr bill was then discussed Messrs. Lock wood of Norwalk. Kendrick of Waterbury Douglas of Middletown, Scranton of Mad ison, Wheeler of Bridgeport, Phillips 0 Putnam, Potter of Essex, Cnrtiss of liar winton, and Houston of Enfield speaking in favor, and Waller of New London, ,agains Brown, of Waterbury, and Booth, of Dan bury, were excused from the committee on courts and county seats MT. Wood ruff announced the death of Nathan War ner, member from Woodbury, and tho customary resolutions of respect were I passed. - .
 On Wednesday, bills were passed al lowing any person to serve summons imposing a penalty for driving on side walks. The bill appropriating $1,OO0 te the State Board of Agriculture to investi gate the cattle disease was rejected. The resolution giving Gen. Charles F. Sedg wick SIP for opposing the release O State Prisoners was sharply debated, anC finally passed. The New Britain branch of the Conn. Western was then debated by Messrs. Chapman of Hartford, Wood ruff or Litchfeld, Fyler of Winchester and Cowles of Pennington in favor, and Case of Salisbury < Waller of New Lon don against the amendment. Messrs Avery of Groton, Guyer of Norwalk, and Spencer of Branford, were appointed upo1 the committee on courts and county seats
 On Thursday resolution was passed instructing the railroad committee to re port what amendments to the general rail road law to permit railroads to be built with out application for special charter. Al amendment of the registration law was re jected 80 to II. The Conn. Western New Britain branch railroad then came up ant after much debate the resolution passed with an amendment requiring the assen of the stockholders. The bill giving sol diers children born after July l, 1866 th' usual bounties was debated and made tht order of the day for Tuesday.
 On Friday resolution passed agains accepting any business after the Sd of July The proposed alteration of the law of Ii bel was debated between Nessrs. Babcocl and Waller. After some debate the House adjourned till Tuesday.