Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-30
LEGISLATIVE.

OCT5tttb.-OH u0SuaS Oi tiiSC WCGk res olutiors &c. passed, releasing Joseph Swarrow from State Prison; incorporating savings banks at Meriden and Thomaston; giving the special bank commissioners s. 800 each. Bills &c were rejected repeal ing the law regarding printing; regulating doorkeepcrs salaries; restricting fishing for ecls, excluding children under fve from the public schools.-The report of the railroad commissioners was ordered on file in the Sec. of States office.-The constitutional amendment increasing the number of Senators to not Jess than forty ono nor more than 51 was adopted, 15 to f.
 On Wednesday bills &c. passed giving revisers of the statutes g., ,000, each, for their services; dispensing with tho en- crossing of the revision; accepting the re- port of the committee of revision and passing the revised statutes; amending the license law, reducing beer licenses to $50; making the Connecticut river the boundary line between Wethersield and Glastonbury; giving the committee on humane institutions $20 for expenses; and appointing H. H. Barbour, of Hartford, State Prison director.-The matter con- cerning establishments of agricultural sta tlons was continued to the next Gen. As-- sembly.
 On Thursday resolutions &c. passed ex- tending time for collection of taxes due from Conn Western and Air Line railroads; appropriating $50, 900 to the Gen. Hospi- tai Society; authorizing the governor to contract for support of deaf mutes at Whipple school; regulating savings banks and providing for two commissioners at a salary of g, 900 each; giving Fred A. Nal I01s for nyY0n in | n n Alice Eiwell to Industrial School; requir- ing clerk of courts to transmit names of justices who take the oath to town clerks: restraining usury; authorizing commit tee to select site for rife range and en- campment; authorizing city courts to nat uralize foreigners; for encouragement of salmon culture; providing for addition al railroad returns; compelling towns to provide safes for probate records; giving superior courts power to order repair of highways; dividing Colebroek into voting districts; and repeating the law for exam ination of private banks.-The Senate disagreed with the House on the recon mitment of the report of railroad com missioners.-The bill providing for minor9 ity,.representation on town boards was continued till next Assembly.-Bills &c. were rejected regulating Sunday railroad travel; regulating railroad fares and freights; and appropriating 5000 for Putnam monument House amend ments of the registry bill were accepted. Tho conference report on the Barnum Exposition bill, adopting the Goodwin amendment, was accepted. bill com polling factory owners to keep lists of their young employees, showing their school attendance, was continued to next Assembly.-The clerk stated that there were 40 bills on tho calendar and as many more to be reported and that the printing of the calendar must must be suspended if they adjourned this week; printing of calender suspended.
 On Friday resolutions &c. passed releas- ing Gershon Filler from State Prison; es- tablishing rifle range; punishing sub agents of insurance companies for embez- element; increasing the annual appropria- ton to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum to $11 ,O00; providing for an appeal from cer- tain decisions of railroad commissioners to the Superior court; establishing an inc briate asylum; allowing judge of Litch- field Dist. court to exchange with common pleas judges and judge of Waterbury city court; appropriating $6, 900 for repairs on State Prison; incorporating the Methodist Church Homo; allowing Continental Life Ins. Go. to reduce it's stock; regulating tho fencing of railroads; authorizing the governor to appoint 3 committee of two to examine into the condition of paupers; giving trusters of Reform School SC, 900; fixing on II a. m., Saturday, as the hour offinal adjournment; giving the governor till August 10 to appoint railroad commis- sioner; giving justices of the peace final jurisdiction in cases under the license law; forbidding loans by savings banks on real estate outside the state; giving selectmen authority to inspect buildings supposed to be unsafe.-Resolutions authorizing administration on estates of Nancy Alt wood and Jane Mansfield were rejected The Senate adhered to it's action on the Parallel railroad matter.-It reconsider cd its former action and concurred in in definitely postponing the Episcopal parish bill.-The bill requiring officers of joint stock companies to keep lists of stockhold- CTS for inspection was indefinitely post pond. The Senate adhered to it's vote re- jecting the bills regarding cells and states attornies.-The license bill then came up. and, the provision regarding druggists be- ing struck out, ,passed.-Ihe bill concern ing married women's property was indef- nitely postponed. Il
 On Saturday no business of consequence was transacted except the passage of a game law.-A bronze clock was presented to the Lieut.. Gov. and a watch and chain to the clerk.
 House.-On Tuesday of last week bills Sc. passed releasing Joseph Swarrow from State Prison; proposing constitution al amendments changing time of state election till Nov. and legislative session to January, allowing legislature to restore forfeited rights, and prohibiting town aid to railroads; authorizing governor to ap- point railroad commissioners at a salary of ga, 3,000 per annum; submitting the con stitutional amendment allowing towns