Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-15
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 The Senate organized on Wednesday last, by the election, ofsG H. Cowell, of Waterbury. Clerk, and Senator Tenny president pro tenn. R. E. Horne of Win chester, was appointed one of the messen- gers. The usual routine business of organization. canvassing of votes, &c., was gone through with and the following petitions referred: '.aas.s-ss-a.-@@'as Of Henry W. Buel ct al., holders of sec ond mortgage bonds of the Shepaug Val- ley railroad, for incorporation as rail- road company; of Seth Thomas ct al., of Plymouth, for new town of ThOmaston; of N. Taylor Baldwin ct al., of Plymouth, ] for division of Plymouth into voting dis ! tricts. sts ess3 > sIxz s.e.,ss .zs1s54Es " The Senate and House then met in joint convention fer the inauguration of the gov ernor and hearing his message. y} The Senate having returned to their own chamber, various bills were referred among which was one re-enacting the old usury law The House organized by the election of W. W Eaton, Speaker; s. A. York of New Haven. Clerk; A. B. Hyde Jr., Asst. Clerk; and the usual force of mes tsengefs, doorkeepeys, &e. ata; gsss | Messrs. Stoddard of Bridgeports Hol- brook of Norwich and Talnladge of Berlin wree appointed committee on contested elections. ai--9-.~ sg>ras E
 On Thursday the joint standing com ] m1ttees were announced in both Houses as follows: .ss rsa .sir sa- l JUD1cIARY-senator Elmer Messrs Jones of Hart ford, Harrison of New Hasen Wait of Norwich, stod- dard of Bridgeport, Phillips of Putnam, Livingston of sharon, scovile of Haddam. MeMahon of New Mill l INcoRPoRATIoNs-Senstar Hoyt; Messrs Babcook of New Haven, Case of simsbury, Starr of New Lon don. Reade of Danbury, Johnson of Windham, Jones of New Hartford, Atwood of East Hadddam Pinney of lRAILRoADs-seaator Landers Messrs. Judd of stratford Wood of East Windsor, Eggleston of Sey- mour, Bates of Preston, Barbour of Woodstock Ed wards Of Kent, Newton of Durham, Ward of Bolton. l CITIES AND BoRoUGHs-Senator Penney; Messrs. l Robinson of New Britain, Goodsell of Wallngford, Peck of Derby, Newman of Greenwich Lewis of Plain l field, McMahen of New Milford Ioper of Durham. l McFarlaae of Mansfield. l.-s .-..--f
 BANks-senator Wilcox; Marlow of Brooklyn, Ely Of West Hartford, Cooper of Hamden, Brown of Led yard. Purday of New Canaan, Denning of Iitehfeld Stevens of Cromwell. Booth of Union. .~...
 EDucAT1oN-SenatorM Merrow; Messrs Davis of Mer- pies of Easton, Bish of Windham Morehouse of Nor. folk, Young of Chatham, Bestor of Hebron.
 FINANcE-Senator Wheeler; Messrs. Brown of New London, Houston of Enfield, Ensign of Naugatuck Smith of Ridgehsld Scott of sprgane Steele of Win SCHOOL FuSD-Senator Mitchell: Messrs, Alsop o Middletown, Rose of Sufaeld, Newton of Waterbury Chadwick of Old Lyme, Talbot of Ashford, McNeil o Torrington, Scofeld of Darien, Porter of Hebron. I HUMANE INsTITUTIoNs-Senator Stannard Messrs smith of Danbury, Owen of East dranby, Fowler oi stock, Smith of Barkhamsted, Bdwell of Middletown Phillips of Holland ...s 1 CLA1Ms-senator Merrow; Messrs. Babcock of ston 1 of Newtown Whitaker of Hampton, Clarke of Sails bury, Beebe of Portland, Deane of Coventry.
 MILITARY YAFFAIRs-Senator Marcy; Messrs. WitteI of Canterbury, wech of Marlborough Peters of Chesh ire, Parker of Lyme, Guyer of Norwalk, Beecher O Bethlehem, Sil!iman of Chester, Kingsbury of Frank lin.
 STATE PR1soS-senator Barton; Cornwall of Chesh ire, Coogan of Windsor Locks, sisson f Lyme, More oS ssSspoo spsS of sara AGRIcuLTURE-Senator Day; Messrs Browning 0 Grswold, Stanley of East Hartford Eagan of Beacol Falls, Baxter of Bedding, Lilbridge of Ashford, Gil bert of Goshen Wilcox of Westbrook Carpenter of Un ion Ear .-se 5.a.f gsst y. -r.- | vens; Mesars Bugbee of KilIingy, Finch of South 1ngton, Carrier of Colchester Crampton of Madison Gay of Stamford Hunt of Winchester, Kelsey of Kill ingworth, Thrall of Vernon.
 RoADs AND BRIDGEs Senator Dabol; Messrs. Trea of Woodbridge codding of Canton Wheeler of drotor brook, Parmelee of Kilingwogth, Root of Couentry:
 SALE OF LASDs-senator Fenner; Messrs. Holbroo of Norwich Davis of Hartland. Carter of Wolcot Pow ell of Munroe, Williams of Pomfret, Miner of Morris Tyler of Haddam, Brown of Columbia
 port. Miller of Giastonburv' Burns of Mford Rostf of Preston Lewis of Plainfeld, Peck of Bridgewater Rogers of saybrook, Gurley of Wilmington.
 The Senate passed a resolution that Il, new business should bereceived after Ma, 2Sth. A resolution was adopted raisin, joint committee on constitutional re form and Senator Wheeler of Bridgepor
 was appointed on the part of the Senate Adjourned till Tuesday .# 1 In the House MT. doogan of Windso Locks was sustituted for Stoddard o Bridgeport on the committee on contested elections. " '-~--''-.=t'
 The railroad commissioners report wa
 referred.
 l There was the customary hseeze ove
 Stationery,
 Bills were referred prohibiting saving banks from taking over ' per cent inter est, and requiring the assessment of stoc
 of railroads out of the State owned b, citizens of Connecticut.
 l Messrs. Mead! of Greenwich, and Sib
 ley of Enfield were appointed com mittee on unfinished business. Messrs White of Sufield, Hnnt of New Milford Atkins of PIainfeld, and Houston of En
 field, were appointed tellers. Adjourne' till Tuesday.