Litchfield enquirer., 1873-02-27

tion was lost A second resolution was. {, then pass.sd to the same effect, requiring he committee to report on or before a day specified i'll the resolution. The Con- .mittee did not report as instructed this second resolution being also lost. A third 1 resolution was passed and ordered to be delivered to the committee in the presence of the House of Representatives and it was so delivered. This resolution was al 1 so lost and the committee never reported upon 1t. He also said that numerous pc 1 titions had been referred to MT. Halls l committee for a law to regulate railroad l fares. None of these had ever been re- 1 ported upon by the committee nor acted upon by either House and yet they were fonnd, after the close of the session, in the office of the Secretary of State endorsed "House of Representatives, July 24th. all these s'have leave to withdraw"
 MT. Goodwin referred to the Jonrnal of the House, a copy of which he had with him, to show that there was no record of any such action of the House of Repre- sentatiyes on July 24th OF on any other day. ,.--as. r-z.....s.....s.- .-.--. l Mir. Naples got up again, but was put down by the confusion. Goodwin asked leavetto read from the House journal, but did not get the favor, and the debate end I ed.
 In a conversation recently held with MT. Selden, chairman of the Republican State convention, I called his attention to the plank in the platform which I enclose herewith, and told him that thought this a fitting occasion to see whether ''the republican party was strong enough to purify it's own ranks ?' For one. I be- lieve it should be strong enough, and I believe it should begin purifying itself of John M. Hall, candidate for the office of Secretary of State And further believe 1 that Git cannot be strong if it neglects it's duty in tbisrespect"
 ResOlved, That we denounce the cor ruption of men of all parties in high places. We have no apology or excuse for those of our own, but desire the full est investigation, and demand the punish ment of the guilty-conscious that the Republican party is strong enough to pu- rify its own ranks-thatit 1t cannot be strong if it neglects its duty in this respect, and that it can only continue to command the confidence of the country by purging it. self of unworthy clements. .r... .
 The railroads have controlled Congress and our State legislature long enough, and it is, in my opinion, time for the press to take the matter in hand, and not confne itself to the use of '''long-range guns.
 Respectfully, f-s. ....
 H. l.. GOODWIN. MEMORANDUM DE RAIL ROAD COMMISSION
 .' FRS REPORT
 Referred to Railroad Committee, May 18th. See House Journal, p. 64 ..
 Reported by committee to Senate. rec ommending its acceptance. See Senate Journal, p. 78., ..-s.zz. <
 Re-committed a0ith instructions by Sen ate, Jan. 12th, See Senate Journal, pp. 157, 1e3.
 Re-committed with instructions hy House, Jan. 1ath See House Journal, D. I'll.
 Reported favorably by the committee UO GlC k1CAuOC O oCCOhu OIuic, dUOUb uu6 IS; No entry in Senate JournaD. Re- committed the second time by Senate. Re-committed the second tlnae by the House, June 18th, and the resolution of in- struction (which the committee had ig- nored) read in the House and ordered to be delivered to the committee in presence of the House. See House Journal, D. 1S7, which says, report ,oas received from the Senate, haoing been re-coD,mit- ted" See also, report of the proceedings as published in New Haven papers of June 20th.
 July B, A. M., Mr. Perkins introduced in the Senate, resolution, sehich Oas passed, ,instructing the railroad committee to report why it had not reported on in structions de railroad commissioners report. See Senate Journal, P. 294
 July B. P. M. The railroad commit tee reported that the railroad commission CTS report be accepted. Tabled. (See Senate Journal, p. i3O6). Mir. Perkins asked whether the committee had consider ed the resolution asking why the report was defective? .Mr. Stoddard could not say" See report in the New Haven pa pers of July 24th. 5gst- s e.st .-s.
 July 25. Senate accepted report of commissioners See Senate Journal, p. 524. 9'ss ,ra eA. sd l5.v ' .t "a i-." July 30. House accepted commlssion- 1 ers' report See House Journal, p. 331.
 July 3Oth. MT. Goodwin called upon the commissioners to explain why they had not reported upon the resolution, and asked where it was. MT. Hall said ''he did not know, but presumed it was where Mr. Goodwin found the other the pre- sumption ia law, being, that he knew where it was all the while, [notwithstand- ing it had been delivered to the commit tee in the presence of the House iS@4 "ff .Mr. Hall further said that ssthe com mittee had reported the commissioners report, not because it was perfect, but 1 becaus it was as good as the usual reports. I* They saw nothing to do but to order the present report on file as a new one could not (now) be made this year. MT. c. said that. t.'the commission CTS claimed that it had been the practice of the General Assembly to accept similar incomplete reports for the past IT years and that they regard this as a reason why the present report should be accepted. He added that if this report be accepted by the House it will; thus license a report no more complete nor accurate for the coming year" See New Haven papers, July 31.4 z.s..,. .+.e4...s,....
 The resolution which was delivered to the railroad committee in the presence of the House of Representatives. and was lost and never reported upon was as fol- | lows *