Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10
THE LEClSLATURE.

SSRdte.-On Monday Of last week bills were passed allowing persons to form a corporation without the creation of capi- tai stock, regulating the transportation of milk on railroads, punishing mule steal 1ng.-The bills concerning sale of spirit ous liquors was recommitted in concur renee.-The bill giving appointment of railroad commissioners to the governor was discussed; an amendment making a single commissioner at a salary of $6, GOO was rejected, and the bill tabled A bill passedsfor the better enforcement of fish ing la1s on Waramaug lake.
 On Tuesday the resolution concerning portrait of Gov. Jewell passed Bills were passed allowing married woman doing business i'll her own name to sue, charging interest on State bonds from six to seven per cent, making the obstruct- ing of railroads whereby death results 8 capital offence. The Hathaway claim came up, the House amendment was rejected and the bill passed authorizing Gov. to ap- point d committee of investigation. = Bills &c-, were passed exempting proper ty of laboring blind persons from taxa tion, incorporating Naugatuck T. M. c. A., amending the charter of New Milford Water Co.,, amending the resolution elect ing Judge Carpenter, appointing com mission on inebriate asylum, dividing Plymouth into voting districts, authoriz- ing branch of the Conn. Central, ap- pointing Gov. lngersoll on the Navy Yard commission, suspendine collection of State tax on Air Line railroad The bill taxing dogs S1, and female dogs s, each, was discussed and tabled.-The bill fix ing the popular vote on the capital amend far hn oHn noGz L sed in concurrence.-Mosto of the after ed dog law which was finally recommit- ted.
 On Wednesday the railroad commission was again discussed and tabled.-The pe- tition of Wilson's accomplice, Charles Retsof, for release from State Prison, was granted. Bill passed ratifying abatements diers from poll and military tax.-The 1st, was rejected.-The Senate then voted to adhere to it's action electing Messrs. Woodruff, Beardsley and Penrose judges of the Superior Court-The constitution al convention was then debated at length, Mir. Wheeler favoring and Mr. Penney and others opposing the bill.-A committee of conference was asked on the pauper marriage bill.-The $7,00O annual appro- priation to the Lakeville School of Imbe- ciles was discussed and tabled
 On Thursday various bills &c. were passed in concurrence.-The bill regard ing Housatonic dam at Derby was post poned in concurrence-The constitution al convention bill was then debated and rejected by the following vote:
 YeGs-Messrs Landers, Mitchell, Stod- dard, Stevens, Wilcox, Daboll and Wheel er-7.
 Nays-Messrs. Stoughton, Tenny, Con- stock, Fairman, Hoyt, Day, Ferris, Rob- erts, Smith, Barton, Elmer, Stannard, Marcy and Merrow-14
 The bill giving appointment of railroad commissioners to the governor was passed Resolutions passed appointing judges of minor courts, Rufus Cleveland of Bark hamsted, county commissioner, M. D. F. Smith, State Prison director, and disposing of other appointments salary grab resolutions were taken up, amended verbally, and passed.-Resolu- tion for final adjournment on the 10th, passed in concurrence till Monday at 2 P. M.
 On Monday the House amendment of theHathaway resolution was rejected Resolutions passed giving former over- seer of State Prison $50, appropriating 1000 to Lakeville School of Imbeciles.- A bill increasing number of Superior court judges was rejected.-M busi- ness of no general interest was disposed of.-The committee on capitol were in- structed to examine the Patterson and Upjohn plans.
 On Tuesday the Salary grab resolution passed as amended.-The Sturtevant will case was taken up and the validating bill passed. .-Adjourned till P. M.
 House.-On Monday of last week the resolution accepting a New Haven State House was indefinitely postponed. The bill dividing Plymouth into three voting districts passed.-The appropriation of $7, ,00O to the School of Imbiciles at Lake vile was tabled.-A resolution passed for painting Gov. IngersolPs portrait; and the question of final adjournment was dis cussed.
 On Tuesday there was spirited debate regarding the Housatopic fisheries report ed in the Courant as follows:
 The committee on fisheries reported on the petition for fshway the Housatonic dam that the whole matter be continued to the next general assembly.
 MT. Lees of Westport said that the bill proposed similar in character to existing statute though stringent in it's effects. The committee did feel that the important interests of the dam involving million of dollars should be interfered with hastily besides the fish commissioners of the state have not fully decided to the construction of the shway He had doubt that the Ousatonc company would at the proper time construct such ishway the law now requires, provided the commissioners shall demand it. Mir. Mcahon said that more than two thousand peo- pie are interested in fisheries on this river. He did not agree that the present proposed act like that already existing. The act incorporating this compa- ny contains provision that fshway shall be put and in of neglect they required te make titution to the sh-owners above, of damages by superior court commissioners Now thi has been permitted to rest for eight years and the bill here this year was to compel the putting in of fish, way and prosiding for restitution, and the bill al most copy of the Massachusetts law. The company refused to obey the act of incorporation and say they have forfeited their charter and the matter is allowed to pass unnoticed the fish commissioners will be precuded from acting, as he showed by citing de- csions of the state and United States courts This is the second fishery in importance in be state, and in- divdual rights there are worth 250.e00 S600OO. These individuals have taken to protect their rights and find themselves over-reached by these corporations. The fshway the commissioners rance and folly; shad cannot pass, and though few lampreys have worked through they have had their tails skinned in doing it. Mr. Ncahon discussed the subject at length.
 Mr. of Hartford said the corporation was char tered in 1866 and has about worth of proper ty depending the success of this dam. In their charter it provided that suitable and satisfactory fshways should be provided; and it was put in the hands of the county commissioners say whether the fshways were proper and suitable, and to-day the matter is in the hands of the commissioners If the shway is not proper one let those who object go the commissioners The company say they have com piled with the law but they have not acted properly let the proper authority so we do not want to be experimenting and involved in needless expenses Mr. Peck, of Derby, said this subject of deep interest commitments. The bill hereEproposes blow up this dam with miro gycerne, unless certain conditions complied with He did not understand that the petitions here to back up this arbitrary and exacting bill.
 Mir. Lees chairman of the committee, said the peti- tons had reference to the bill they related to the stocking of the Housatonic river with fish, The gen. tleman from New Milford has been quite alone in pressing this bill forward.
 Mir Peck said that was the fact he desired to pre- sent He believed the petitions reasonable and should considered at the next session. but this bill was another matter. terms all dams that obstruct the passage of fish nuisances and says they shall be torn down. It is not proper bill to be sdered by the general assembly, and ought not to be continued to the next session. but the petitions should go He corrected statement made-that when the company chartered there fish commis- soners, and the matter of fshway left with the commissioners of the county but has since been trans ferred to the sh commissioners, which makes, how ever, practical difference The dam is thirty foot granite wall and when it placed thereathe state of Connecticut decided in favor of the manufacturing terest against all others but provided for ishway, kind that the aflegt