Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-03

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 Resolution passed declaring Mr: Wood ruff elected
 SECOND BALLOT.
 Whole number of votes, q Sidney B. Beardsley, 13 Amos s. Treat, 4 Lew B. Bradley, ? Roland Hitchcock, l Blank, l
 Resolution passed declaring Mr. Boards ley elected.
 THIRD BALLOT.
 Whole number of votes, 20 John J. Penrose, If Amos s. Treat, 1 Levi B. Bradley, B Roland Hitchcock, 2
 Considerable business not of general interest was disposed of.
 On Thursday the bill lowering state tax from two mills to one mill on the dollar was discussed; Messrs. Wheeler and Ten ney favored the bill. Mir. Elmer offered an amendment making 1t ] mills; lost, Is to4. The bill then passed.-The consti- tutional convention resolution was then made the order of the day for Tuesday of next week.-The resolution appropriating 5000 to obtain the services of State veterinary surgeon was discussed.-Reso- lution passed, excusing 2d Regiment from parade, this year.-The pauper marriage bill was amended so that 1t might not be retro active and passed. Various bus mess of no general interest was disposed of.
 On Friday bills &c. passed establishing board of chairities to consist of three gen. tlemen and two ladies, punishing stealing of mules, regarding divorce, punishing placing Instructions on railroad tracks, authorizing taking land on Conn. West ern Extension, and limiting salaries of Savings Bank presidents to $500. A con- mittee of conference was appointed on pauper marriage bill and petition for release from State Prison was rejected. - The capitol committee presented report. They find that the commissioners acted in entire good faith but that the appro- priation was not large enough to furnish satisfactory building. They consider the foundation walls sufficient The building as constructed will not be fire proof and the committee think 1t ought to be made so. There IS no provision for furnaces, grading grounds, &c., and the committee recommend the appropriation of $500. 900 more for those purposes.
 House.-On Monday of last week, res- olution passed making new voting Dis trict in Norwich.-Messrs. Jones of Hart ford, Goodwin of Harwinton, and Johnson of Bethany were appointed a committee on contingent expenses.- petition of Wm. L. Cook for divorce from an insane wife was srefused.-Chartero of Bridgeport Cartridge Co.,, granted.-Drs. B. D. Com ings, Geo. B. Hawley, 0. B. Russell, Messrs l.. P. Waldo, and c. H. Briscoe were ap- pointed a commission to report on the ne- cessity of an inebriate asylum.-An inter esting debate followed on fraudulent pau per marriages. It appears that the East Haddam authorities gave Preston pau per S26 to marry one of their female pau pers. and.thus saddled Preston with the support of both. Preston now comes into the legislature with bill to stop such gouees. East Haddam moved to amend striking out the retro active feature of the bill. The House rejected the amendment and passed the bill-A bill healing de- fects Tn conveysnces passed.
 On Tuesday the Usury bill was debated. Messrs. Steele of Winchester, Ely of West Hartford, and Babcock of New Haven. fa- vored the bill. Mr. Houston of Enfield. made most convincing speech in favor of giving the existing law further trial.
 On Wednesday resolution passed ex- cusing the 2d Regiment from annual fall parade. Bills passed doing away restric- tions on foreign insurance companies do-