Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08
THELEcIsLArURE.

Senate.-On Tuesday of last week the
 following bills, &c., were passed provid
 ing for appeals from City Court of Water
 bury to Litchfield county Superior Court
 in cases arising in that county; authoFiZ
 ing the State Treasurer to exchange arms;
 sending John Evans back to State Prison;
 taxing money loaned out of the State and
 regulating assessments of stock at market
 value releasing John M. Collins from State prison paying every person who Siro,ald erect and keep in repair watering trough, $3 Q year; incorporating the Con neeticut School of Design; prohibiting fishing in ponds surrounded by lands of private individual; The bill taxing premi- um insurance notes was then debated at length by Messrs. Budd in favor of, and Potter against, the measure.
 On Wednesday bills, &c., were passed to prevent lobbying; providing for sup port of State insane paupers appropriat- ing $8, 900 for repairs to State prison ap- pointing George H. Cowell deputy judge of Waterbury city court; releasing s. s. Scales from State prison ; appointing a committee to revise probate fees; for pres ervation of game; appointing Andrew Northrop railroad commissioner; provid-
 ing for minority representation on boards
 of selectmen and providing that trust
 companies shall be examined by bank ex-
 aminer, shall keep one-tenth of their de-
 posits as reserve fund, and shall declare
 no dividend until all expenses are paid,
 A bill providing that no railroad
 shall charge more for short freights
 than for long ones was passed on the rep
 resentation of Senator Turrin that the
 Housatonic railroad charged $16 and $20 4~~n. 1k nk hnruyA than for carrying to Bridgeport. The bills prison; prohibiting railroads from ob- structing highways; appointing Thomas Cowles assistant bank commissioner {; and validating deed to the parsonage society of New Preston, were rejected. The bill annuIling debts contracted for spirituous liquors was passed as amended by the House. A special commission of five was appointed to examine school fund secuEi ties The bill taxing premium notes was passed by the casting vote of the Lieut. Gov, the vote being as follows
 YeGS--Messrs. Pond, Mills, Stoddard, Elmes, Ives, Budd, Turrill, Hurlbut and j " NaSsZ & Hsssrs. Potter, Brown, Psrkins, Glover, Burnett, Colton, Chapin, Buell. and Maxwell. .'sAAsa'.-
 On Thursday, bills and resolutions were passed paying e, M Woodruff $150, and Giles Potter $200, for revising school law; fegulatin6 railroad returns; fixing on Fri day n6on for fnal adiouxn1nent; ordering meeting of the county commissioners in Hartford, the last Tuesday in August, to consult in regard to the enforcement of the license law; establishing District Court iAg "A towns of Litoh6eld county appointipg c. r, Fields judgel of the city court of Waterbury; punishing ~dxunken- hess; and dTeqniEing county commissioners to report annually their receipts and ex- penditures, fling the report with the clerk of the Superior Court t,and publishing it in tho newspapers. The following bills, &c., were then passed in conenEvence with the House: pointing committee to revise statutes; allowing suits to recover debts out e maTRied woman property and re- 3ieving husband from liability for her torts;; requiring adyertisement before sale of minor'a property; foFbidding release of S9s2 EysRs s9 a1ssns s5s sGsp1se1; n0rl a0d gan, assistant school fund commissioner. The Houses failed to agree on the bill preventing the obstruction of highways by railroad companies; and the bill re- uuCAN& 4HrpSF O18 k4A9 Ne s1N E& Ne us Ea4a- road Was reiected.9 The Ticense bill was amended and passed, IA to I. Appropri- ations were made. to. officials. ass follows: dOofkeepers. 500, leacll; nessAngers $4O0, each; ehaplains, $50; clerks, 900 for of fee rent, $150 for postage; Fl. H. Peck, q ,6o8 for stationery; r. 3. Cotton, $350 for care of State House. The usual reso- 1ution of thanks. was tendered to the Lieut Governor. s..S----
 On Friday, bills were paased in concur renee giving members of future legisla- turess $800F in lieu of thair present per diem pay; and making the salary of rail z road commissioner 83,O00 . year, to b9 paid by the companies. S850 was given Jacob Frank, and $20O to YoungeEman. Jared B. Foster was appoined JRdge of the Litchfeld Dist. Court, but the House insisting on the appointment of Roland Hitchcock, the Senate finally concnrred. rhe ninority rep1esen ton ilI Vhs con ;inued. After presentation Of a clock to lhe Lieut. Gov, the Senate went into joint Iession for final adjournment.
 H0etse. On Tuesday Of last week, va- ;!eus bills were rejected and tho following