Litchfield enquirer., 1874-05-14
LEGISLATIVE.

attendance and several companies of ar tillery and cavalry and Gattling Gun were out in addition to the four regiments l of infantry.
 The Senate organized by the choice of Samuel A. York, of New Haven, for clerk; Luzon B. Morris, of New Haven, Pres. pro tena.; Robert E. Horne and ". E. Olmsted, messengers; J. s. Mott and M. B. Beecher (of fBethlehem), door-keep- CTS. Considerable formal business was transacted. Lieut.. Gov. Sill was sworn in and the Senate went into joint session with the House for hearing the governors message. On Thursday the committees were announced and resolution was passed against receiving any new busi ness after June 2. After transaction of considerable routine business the Senate adjourned till Tuesday of this week.
 The Democratic members of the House met Tuesday evening to nominate officers. Hilton E. Doolittle, Esq, of New Haven, was nominated for Speaker having S9 votes to 26 for A. B. Judd, of Stratford, E. H. Hyde was promoted to the clerk ship, O. G. Bacon was nominated for as- sistant clerk on the third ballot; the first standing 43 for Bacon and 26 for J. R. Farnum of Litchfeld, ane the third 68 for Bacon and 23 for Farnum. G. B. Sherman, A.. Clapp. and B. H. Dean (of CornwalD were nominated for messen- gers, and T. w. Turner, E. Wheeler, and H. J. Matoon for door-keepers. The Re publicans nominated c. l.. Griswold, O. Chester, for Speaker. On Wednesday the House was called to order by Dr. Taylor, the oldest member present, the Democratic officers nominated the night before were elected, and the usual routine matters transacted. On Thurs day during transaction of routine busi- ness resolution was urged by T. M. Clark of Winchester, appointing com mittee to wait upon the doorkeepers and messengers and inform them of their elec- tion ana ascertain If they would accept the office at the compensation allowed them by law. MT. Eaton objected to ap- pointing committee to confer with the servants of the House, but otherwise ap- proved. Finally resolution passed mak- ing the pay of these officers the same as that of members. Petitions were of fered for exemption of women's prop erty from taxation, and for making new town of Thomaston. Mir. Goodwin of East Hartford offered an amendment of the rules of the House requiring that all bills should be read three times on separate days before pas sage. After some discussion the. matter was referred to @ committee to be raised on Inaccurate Legislation. Mir. Clark of Winchester, offered resolution prohib- iting the acceptance of the railroad passes by members, which was tabled on motion of MT. Eaton.
 The following joint standing and se- lect committees have been announced:
 Judiciary-senator Morris and Messrs. Woodruff. Litchfeld Landers, New Britain Harrison Guiiford: Penney, Norwich; Fessenden, Stamford; Buck, Ash. ford; Bacon, Middletown; Joslyn, Holland.
 School Fund-senator Page and Messrs Judd, ,strat- North stonington; Child, woodstock; McNeil, Tor rington; Parmelee, Kihngworth; Booth, Union.
 Banks-Senator Pond and Messrs Marlor Brook lyn; Pratt. East Hartford Rogers, Stamford: Avery Groton; Morehouse, Wilton; Catlin, Harwinton At, wood, East Haddam. Beebe, Stafford
 State Prison-Senator Loomis and Messrs. Miles Milford; Wadhams, Goshen; White, -; Palmer,
 New Towns and Probate Districts-senator Edwards and Messrs Day, Colchester; Newcomb, Litchheld Johnson, Bethany; Terrill, Newtown; sibley, East ford; Beach, Cromwell; Pratt, Essex; Hanks, Mans field.
 Roads and Bridges-senator Stevens of the 9th Dist, and Messrs. Taylor, New Milford: Goodwin, East Hartford; Booth Gheshire Forsyth. stonington Perry, Danbury; Smith, Canterbury; Emmons East Haddam; Thompson, Ellington.
 Hartford; Brown, Waterbury; Hayward, Colchester; Purdy, New Canaan; Olney, Thompson; Clarke, Win
 Claims-senator Carter and Nessrs. Belcher. New London; Arnold, East Windsor; Jacobs, East Haven; Bradley, Fairfield; Joslyn, Thompson; Baldwin, New Milford; White, Portland; Collins, Columbia.
 Education-Senator Johnson and Messrs Robinson New Haven; Rockwell Sonth Windsor; Lord, Lyme; Ellwood Westport; Clark, Chaplin; Hollister Wash ington; Dunham, Chatham; Hawley Coventry
 Sale of Iands-senator Hough and Messrs. Gris- ham; Marsh Morris; Porter, Hebron.
 Finance-Senator Hooper and Messrs Durand, Der Darien; Cotton, Pomfret; Church, Torrington Chap man, Old Saybrook; Crandal, Holland.
 RailroadsIsenator Wheeler and Messrs. Stark, New London; Miller, Glastonbury; Arnold, Meriden: Cox, Huntington; Burleson, Windham: Woodruff, Water town. Arnold, Haddam; Hanks, Mansfield.
 Kilngly; Williams, Hartland; Thompson, Orange; Rood, Griswold; Guyer Norwalk; Richardson, Sails bury; Loper, Durham; Mckinney Vernon
 griculture-senator Stevens of the 11th Dist, Ty- Ter, Haddam; Wadsworth, Pennington; Riggs, OK ford; Wheeler, Monroe; Main, yoluntown; Brock way, Lyme Parsons, Colebrook; Dart, Somers.
 Humane Institutions-Senator Starr and Messrs. Hubbard, Bridgeport; Persse, Windsor Locks: Yale, WallingfOrd; Nash, New Hartford: Chapman, Pres ton: Stanton, Sterling: Newton, Durham; Whipple, Union.
 Cities and Boroughs-Senator Hewitt and Messrs Huntington, Woodbury: Robinson, New Britain; Pot ter, Hamden; Starkwesther, Plainhed; Mead, Green wich Ayre, Preston; Ingliss AIiddleheld: ChaFee, Fisheries-Senator Fenner and Messrs. Ensign, simsbury: Blake, Waterbury: Way, East Lyme: Wright, Clinton: Brown, Wilmington.
 On Engrossed Bills-Senator Morse and Messrs
 On Canvass of Votes for judges of Probatersenator Hayden and Messrs. Joyslyn Tolland Stevens, Ber- lin; Hitchcock, Wolcott; Money, Bozrah: Woolsey, sherman; Lewis, Hampton; Payne, Barkhamsted; ; | Shepard, Chatham.
 The Winsted Press gives further inter- esting particulars regarding the danger attendant on the business of grinding tools. To the list of people killed in that vicinity it adds the names of John Shook killed in the Norfolk Hoe Shop, twelve years ago, and James Whitehead killed about twenty years since. The Press gives thirteen cases of injury in Norfolk and Winsted from the bursting of stones. Some of the workmen were blown up two or three times each. Theodore Gaines was blown up in Norfolk 25 years ago. The stone threw one leg up and split him open. He got well, went back to grind ing and was blown up t,Oice atter that !" "Wm. Dyson was blown up at the Pond Hill cutlery works, got we'll, went back to work, was blown up again, got we'll a second time, repeated the experiment, and was blown up third time. He got seri- ously hurt the last time, being laid up l for over two months"
 Contrivances to strengthen stones are | of little account for as soon as an iln-