Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-17
THE LEGISLATURE.

SenGte.-On Tuesday of last week the salary-grab resolutions were passed. Bills &c. were passed regarding highway dam ages, paying Wallingford Ag'l Society $200, validating Sturtevant will, appoint ing G. E. Wheaton Fairfield Go. commits sioner, paying W. s. Hull $743.-Resolu- tions were passed requesting our members of Congress to favor legislation making
 "the international exhibition to be held in 1876, worthy of the occasion and fair exponent of the progress and condition of the country, and to encour- age participation therein by other na- tions. "A bill was introduced abolishing the New London County court-A bill passed confirming school district lines as
 recently run by selectmen in Salisbury
 Various appointments of city judges,
 county commissioners, &c., were acted on.
 On Wednesday the memorial of the
 Gettysburg monument association was
 continued to the next assembly.-The bill
 taxing savings banks passed in concur
 renee with House.-The dog bill passed,
 taxing males at $1 females at $3.-The
 salary grab resolutions were killed by dis
 agreement of the two houses.-The House
 amendment of the game law was rejected. The bill appointing commission to in-
 vestigate into the manner paupers are
 kept was rejected in concurrence.-Vari
 ous appointments were acted on in non-
 concurrence.-A bill requiring bond on
 issuing of injunction agalnst manufactur- ing corporations passed in concurrence Bill calling constitutional convention, con-
 tinued to next assembly in concurrence.
 On Thursday bill was rejected raising salary of assistant School Fund commis-
 sioner to $1000-The Capitol commission made two reports : the majority recom- mended the adoption of the Patterson plan; the minority opposed taking away the contract from MT. Upjohn and an- other proposition was offered providing for appointment of new commission. The matter was made the order of the day for Friday.-A bill extending the super vision of bank commissioner to private
 banking companies was debated and pass ed.-Messrs. David F. Nichols of Danbu- ", T. s. Marlor of Brooklyn and John w. Stedman of Norwich were appointed special commission to examine into the condition of the savings banks.-The l- quor bills came from the House indefnit- ly postponed. The postponement of the majority bill was concurred in. The mi nority bill was taken up and the sections allowing druggists to sell for medicinal purposes, and shutting up saloons at II D. m. were stricken out The remainder providing for the appointment of county, prosecuting officers passed with but one dissenting vote.-The resolution remitting state tax of about $6O00 on the Shepaug railroad passed-The bill giving appoint ment of railroad commissioners to goVer- nor came back rejected by House. Senate adhered.-A labor bureau bill was dis cussed and passed in concurrence 1t gives the chief of bureau $500, his deputy $12OO, a year.-The usual omnibus validat- ing bill passed in concurrence.-Resolu- tion passed incorporating the Wolcott- vile Water Co.-Committees of confer ence on disagreeing appointments were designated.
 On Friday various small appropriations were passed.-The capitol question coming up, resolutions were offered authorizing the governor to appoint new commls- sion. to contract for a State House with authority to draw for half million dollars more than previous appropriations for it's construction An amendment was added allowing the re-appointment of members of the present board and after a long debate the resolutions passed Committees of conference on appoint ment of railroad commissioners and State Prison director reported that they could not agree-The bill setting off portion of Canton to Simsbury, passed in con- currence. The naturalization and cleo tion- bills were rejected by strict party question of judges coming up the Senate refused to substitute House can capitol resolutions came from the House with the amendment sug- gesting the appointment of the old com missiOners struck out. The Senate con- cured, F to 9.-Resolution passed in con- currence appointing Roland Hitchcock Judge of the Litchfield Go. Dist. Court, and Rufus Cleaveland of Barkhamsted, | county commissioner.-Itw was voted F to | that Geo. M. Arnold be appointed rail road commissioner in concurrence, Messrs. Hoyt and Roberts voting with the Democrats. Edward B. Hewes was appointed State Prison director Tn con- argument was reached re- rardino the Sturtevant will-A bill was Dassed in concurrence requiring railroad to obtain fuller and more accurate returns. No argument was reach ed on election and naturalization bills passed appointing Henry J. Bouehton deputy judge of Waterbury ,itv conrt.-A resolution was lost author zine the capitol commission to spend mother million. .- Various ofhces had ap- and vote of thanks was pas ,ed to H. l.. Goodwin for gratuitous ser 7ices preparing the calendar.