Litchfield enquirer., 1872-06-27
THELEcISLATURE.

Senate-On Tuesday of last week the resolution authorizing Conn. Western Branch from Winsted to State Line through Colebrook, was passed. The bill author izing attornies to sign writs, &c., was re- jected. A bill providing for locked bal lot boxes and preservation of the ballots was referred. The bill regulating railroad fares was rejected A resolution appoint ing Robbins Battell, of Norfolk trustee of the Insane Hospital was passed. Resolu- tions appointing the following bridge com missioners were passed David E. Soule and John w. Addis, of New Milford, com missioners on the New Milford toll bridge; Herman Bowers and G. Knapp, of New Milford, commissioners on Boardman's bridge; Calvin Briggs and John Taylor commissioners on Gaylord's toll bridge.
 On Wednesday, various businesss was referred: among other matters temper ance bill and bill allowing appeals in cases brought to the Waterbury city court from Plymouth and Watertown to the Superior Court ol Litchfeld county, also. resolutions incorporating the Winsted Trust Company, and raising committee to revise the fees of judges of Probate. A restitution appointing H. Potter, of Gro ton, a member of the State Board of Edu- cation, was passed.
 On Thursday, bills were passed in cooperating five cent savings bank ill Hartford, incorporating the Cheshire, Meriden and Middletown railroad. The commission appointed by the last legisla- ture to examine into the accuracy of in surance returns, reported. The Capitol question was made the order of the day for Wednesday of this week.
 On Friday, bill for the relief of sol dier's children born between 1866 and '72 was passed. To a bill incorporating the Lyme and Colchester Railroad Co.,, Mir, Turrill objected, on account of a section giving the right to bond towns. The bill was nevertheless passed.
 Senator Cotton introduced three tenn 1 perance bills, Friday, on which there was l to be committee hearing early this week.
 One restores the provisions of the origi-
 nal law making liquor contracts void. The
 second provides for the fning of persons
 repatted to sell liquor. The third is
 state constabulary bill.
 House.-On Tuesday of last week vari
 ous bills and resolutions were referred to the appropriate committees; among others
 resolution appropriating 800 to the
 Lakeville School for Imbeciles. The cap
 itol question was then debated by Messrs.
 Chamberlain of New Britain, Ravens of East Haven, Cowles of Pennington, Tib-
 bets of New London.
 | On Wednesday various bills &c. were re- ferred. The committee reported against an appropriation of $1 ,000 to the State Board to investigate cattle diseases. The rail road committee reported in favor of ac- cepting the railroad commissioners report. There was some discussion between Mir Goodwin and others on railroad matters There were reports in favor of cent Savings bank in Hartford and incorpOrat ing 8 railroad from Middletown to Chesh- ire, and both bills passed. The capitol question then came up for discussion. Speeches were made by Messrs. Bolles of Norwich, Waller of New London, Smith of Haddam, Scranton of Madison, Eng fish of New Haven, and Perkins of Hart ford, The vote was then taken on the one capital constitutional amendment re- sulting as follows: Yeas, 12O; Noes 1O3. The vote of Ldtchfeld county was as fol-
 Isa Yea. a.-woodruff, D. s. Case, Guild. Bass, Lawton, Curtiss, J. D. Page, Ed wards, Gilman, Merrill, Whiting. Cow drew, Baldwin, Harris, Wilson, NJ. B. Strong, G. s. Coggswell, Platt, Fyler, D. Strong ga ggsm n sssssfrss
 NO-AuDufn, MalIeC, wilcox, Beers, Wadhams, Austin, Wagoner, o. Taylor, Buckingham, Riggs, Prindle, Ward, G. D. Goodwin, Bartram, Mattoon, 0. c. Mitchell .es.,.
 The proposition of New Haven to build g New State House was continued to the next legislature.
 On Thursday resolution inviting the Japanese Embassy to visit both Houses was passed. An appropriation of $125, 900 to the Middletown Insane Hospital passed without opposition. There was then s/ sharp discussion over the proposed Conn Western branch railroad to New Britain The amendment of their charter feF that purpose was voted down, 90 to TS. A mo tion for reconsideration was made and will come up for discussion, this week. Among other bills referred was one to es- tablish q district court in Litchfeld coun- ty, to committee on courts and county seats.
 On Friday the State Prison committee reported bill for the appointment of State. Board of Charities Bills were re- !ected providing that towns may be h-