Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-03

ing business here, and making stealing of mule on par with horse-stealing After discussion of a claim of ex-quartermaster Hathaway for reimbursement of money advanced to State, the House proceeded with the debate on the usury law. Mir. Case of ofSimsbury and Abbot of Woodbury, opposed the bill. Messrs. Meade of Greenwich, Stove of SoEthington, Miner of Morris, McMahon of New Milford, Ea- gan of Beacon Falls, and Riggs of Oxford, spoke in it's favor. The vote stood 173 yeas, to B nays. The Litchfeld county members who were plucky enough to op- pose this popular bill were Messrs. Deming, of Litchfeld; Hotchkiss, of Nor folk; Stoughton, of Plymouth; Hollister. of.Wa shington; and Abbott of Woodbury. Messrs. Phelps and Pardee were then elected judges of the Superior Court bV ballot.-The savings bank bill requiring investment of three-quarters of their capi- tai on real estate security then came up and was debated. The Senate had struck out this section and motion to concur was made by Mir. Wait of Norwich. MT. Babcock opposed the motion.-A bill pun ishing placing Instructions on the, track was passed.-The committee on constitu tional amendments reported in favor of increasing number of senators and chang ing representation in the House.-The In dustrial School was debated-A bill passed establishing state board of char lties, and various business of no general interest was transacted.
 On Thursday the resolution dividing New Britain into voting districts passed The special order-the savings bank
 bill-was then debated. Phillips of Put Do # D.L Hartford, and West of Norwich, favored the Senate amendment striking out the sections. requiring investment of 75 per cent of their capital on real estate loans. Messrs, Ely and others opposed it. On was concurred in, ,167 to 56,and the bill as amended passed.-The RidgeGeld X N. Y. k. R. Go. was allowed further time to secure right of way.-Voting on Superior court judges was postponed till Friday morning.-Bills Sc. were passed forming
 a new probate district in Plainville, mak- ing the crime of placing Instructions on a railroad track murder where loss of life ensues, incorporating dime Savings
 bank in New London, appointing a con- mittee to examine the Hathaway claim,
 authorizing granting administration on
 estate of Sarah Hotchkiss, and prohibit
 ing killing of game out of season.-The
 Board of Agriculture was discussed. Mir. Gallup of Sterling claimed that $2, 500 had been disbursed among the board and that the secretary refused to disclose how. Messrs. Stanley and Eagan favored the
 appropriation. MT. Gallup again denounc- ed the board as humbug and declared that their Danbury debate, last winter, was the laughing stock of the State.
 On Friday bill passed providing that
 the vote on the one capital amendment
 shall be taken at the October elections -
 A substitute dog law passed.-Discussion
 of the appropriation to the board of agri- | culture then recommended. MT. Phillips stated that the charge that a full report | of items of expenditure had not been
 made was incorrect. Such report has been made, printed and will soon be dis
 tributed. MT. Gallup inquired why it
 had been covered up. MT. Phillips said
 it was ordered on file by the legislature. The part of the resolution which made the appropriation to Dr. Greasy a regular annual one was struck out, and the ap-
 propriation is therefore only granted for this year.-The election of judges then | came up with the following result:
 FIRST BALLOT.
 Whole number of votes, 198 Holland Hitchcock of Winchester, 173 George c. Woodruff of Litchfeld, 21
 Amos $. Treat of Woodbridge, 1 Sidney B. Beardsley of Bridgeport, 3 SECOND BALLOT.
 | Whole number of votes, POI Amos s. Treat of Woodbridge, l53
 Sidney E. Beardsley of Bridgeport, 46 John J. Penrose of Plainfeld, 2 THIRD BALLOT.
 | Whole number of votes, 2O6 Levi.B. Bradley, of New Haven, 16O John J. Penrose, of Plainfeld, 46 FOURTH BALLOT
 Whole number of votes, 197 Elisha Carpenter of Hartford, 191
 Sidney B. Beardsley, 3 John J. Penrose, 3 The usual resolutions announcing the
 result were passed. There Is no agree
 men between the Houses on Superior Court judges, but the election of Judge Carpenter to the Supreme bench is now perfected.-The spirituous liquor commit tee..report several changes in the present law: allowing druggists to sell for medi- cine without license; extending the Sun day law, authorizing county commission
 CTS to appoint prosecuting officers, &c.
 re-committed.-The committee on federal
 relations reported two sets of resolutions
 considering the ''salary steal'' one set in the strongest, the other in nilder terms. Adjourned till Monday.