Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18
LEGISLATIVE.

A bill has been referred transferring the care of paupers from town to boards of trustees to be appointed for each coun- ty.
 Mir. Bishop, president of the N. '. N. H. and Hartford railroad made very effective speech against the new parallel railroad claiming that it was organized on sort of Credit Mobilier plan.
 There was long hearing on the propos- ed new charter for the city of New Haven before the committee on interpretations. last week.
 There was committee hearing on We'd nesday last, on petition for a repeal of the charter of the company which main tains toll bridge over the Housatonic at Bridgewater.
 4SenatC.-On Tuesday of last week, re- solutions &c., passed instructing the con- troller to remove the portrait of Lincoln from the senate chamber; appointing a committee to recall tho bill relating to advertisement of execution sales from the governor for amendments; giving a lien to seller of property to be paid for by install ments; providing that an assignment of future earnings shall be invalid unless re- corded; requiring notice to father or mother of child before guardian can be appointing.-Bills &c., were rejected re- quiring party appealing from the iudg- ment of justice to pay costs in advance: increasing the judiciary; authorizing town appropriations for musical purposes The House amendment requiring submis- sion of the new Norwich charter tn the people was rejected.
 On Wednesday the resolution of thanks from the Massachusetts legislature for as- sistance given the Williamsburg sufferers. Bills &c., passed confirming doings of towns and school districts; appointing c. Fl. Briscoe judge of Hartford county court.-A motion passed to insist and ask a committee of conference on the charter of the Barnum Exposition Go. On Thursday the constitutional amend ment which passed the House was adopt ed unanimously. Among the bills refer red was one to's secure better attendance of members of legislature. resolution passed increasing capital stock of Winsted gas Go.
 On Friday resolutions &c., passed ap- pointing Henry Stoddard judge of New Haven county court; authorizing city of Bridgeport to issue bonds; appropriatinp $2O0 to Fairfield County Agricultural Soc. iety; fixing on June 20 as limit of shad fishing; amending Hartford charter Messrs. Hitchcock Martin and Beardsley were elected Superior Court judges. Sen. tor Morse, Of the Fifteenth was appointed on committee 6n fetFepehment,-Th bill providing for uniformity of school text
 books was rejected. Adjourned til Tues l day.
 Hoasc.-On Tuesday of last week. reso- lutions &c., passed adding on representa- tive to the committee one inaccurate legis- lation; instructing railroad commissioners to transmit all papers laid before them calling attention to inaccuracies in rail l road repect9.-A petition was referred for
 dividing ColebrO0k into voting districts. also a resolution providing that towns should have written notice in ten days of any accident resulting from a defeet;ya road. d.-The bill organizing the Barnum TTn;. yersal Exposition Co., came from the Sen. ate recommitted but the House insisted on it's former vote rejecting it.-A resoln-