Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-30

having over 5000 population two members oI tho House to the people; giving superi-
 or court power to order repairs of high way; fixing on Friday for day of final ad- lournment; amending the registry law ap pointing committee on contingent ex-
 penses; giving city courts power of nat uraiization; authorizing railroad commls-
 sioners to call for additional returns. - The bill establishing m agricultural ex- pertinent station was continued to next
 Assembly. Catlin called attention to | the inaccurate returns of railroad com pa1ies and moved ali Investigation of them which was voted.-The Hathaway claim was referred to commissioner = The Goodwin bills for reduction of fares and freights on the N r., N. H. and Hart ford railroad were rejected.-The resolu- tions appropriating 5000 to Putnam monument was rejected.
 On Wednesday bills Sc. passed repeal. ing the law subiecting private banks to examination; incorporating savings bank in Thomaston; and allowing use of the grounds of the Meriden reform school for q rifle range.-A committee of conference was appointed on the eel bill.-There was Q spirited debate on the railroad commis- sioners report, the inaccuracies of which were exposed by Mir. Catlin and the re- port was recommitted. .-Messrs Jones, of Hartford, Tenny, of Norwich, and Hunt ington, of Woodbury, were appointed committee on contingent expenses--Th Whedon charter of New Haven was then debated; q proposition to submit 1t to the people of New Haven for acceptance was voted down 83 to 97, ,and the bill pass ed.-The Episcopal parish bill, which had been indefinitely postponed by the House and passed the Senate with m amendment striking out the provision making rectors chairmen of vestry and parish meetings, came up and was debated by Messrs. Jones, Robinson, Doolittle and others m favor and Messrs. Woodruff, Church, Cot ton. and others in opposition to the bill. MT. Church offered an amendment exclu- ding rectoTs from control of parish meet ings.
 On Thursday resolutions &c. passed ac- cepting the statute revision, giving 1t effect, Jan. 1st and providing for it's pub hcation; giving the revisers 5000 each; prohibiting pound fishing at the mouth of the Connecticut; protecting Holsters; suspending collection of taxes from Conn Western and Air Line railroads one year; authorizing the governor to contract for education of deaf mutes at the Whipple school for $175 a year, and to take such action as he see fit regarding the esthb- lishment of the boundary line between Connectiucat and New York.-The Paral- lei bill was debated and Mr. Fcssenden of Stamford made | most powerful speech n favor of passing the minority bill permit ting the bridging of the river The bill passed, 120 to 36.-The bill securing rights. of minorities iii joint stock corpora tions was passed, Mr. Goodwin reporting that Senator Nathaniel Wheeler of Bridge port had refused to meet him ill commit tee of conference.-The Episcopal parish bill then came up and was again in1ein- license law was then debated. Amend ments prevailed allowing distillers to sell without license and striking the word ''cider" out of the bill
 On Friday the following bills &c., were passed: relating to usr,ry: releasing Gers honsF illew from State Prison; authorizing the governor to appoint Q committee to investigate the Hathaway claim; requiring probate safes; dividing Colebrook into voting districts; incorporating Conn. Re ,formatory Home; fixing on the Conn. river as the boundary line between Wethersfeld and Glastonbury; authorizing the govern or to appoint a committee to examine into the condition of paupers; appropriating $5, 900 for repair of State Prison; increas- ing appropriation to deaf and dumb as- yum to $11 ,00O; changing rate of interest from six to seven per cent; appropriating $50, 900 to Connecticut General Hospital; appropriating $6,O00 to Reform School; prohibiting loans by savings banks on real estate out of state; allowing ministers to teach Reform Scholars; regulating the militia; preventing cruelty to animals; authorizing selectmen to inspect insecure buildings; establishing an inebriate as- ylum.-The House refused to concur with the Senate in accepting tho report of rail- road commissioners. Tho resolution for constitutional convention was continued to the next General Assembly. y.-The li- cense bill was then debated and passed. - The savings banks bill was debated. Mir. Woodruff opposed the provision forbid ding the employment of cashiers of na- tional banks as treasurer of savings banks. MT. Tenny of fNorwiclssupported Mir. Woodruff but the amendment was op- posed by Speaker Doolittle, Messrs. Stark, Marlor and others, and lost, and the bill passed.-The bill creating a board of civil engineers was rejected. mar ried women's property bill was sent to a conference committee. Senate amendment of the license bill striking out the sections regarding druggists was con- cured in, and the bill passed in concur renee.
 On Saturday, after the usual speeches of courtesy, the presentation of q watch and chain to the speaker, and of other presents to officers. the Senate met the 1r1T int &l1 I Q brief speech and the Secretary of State declared thn lecialature adionrnod ni.o