Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-16
LEGISLATIVE

LEGISLATIVE
 .SsssGte.-The bill concerning joint stock companies WAS recalled from the Secreta- Fy's office.-A bill reducing fees of States Attornies on saoELe, from S10 to 8, was re- ported against. An amendment was offer ed increasing fee for trial to S15, which was adopted and the bill passed.-The bill regarding the appointment of railroad commissioners came from the house amended. The amendment fixing the compensation of commissioners at S3,000 a year, was adopted and the one requiring them to walk oyer the track at least once year, was rejected. An amendment re- tiring the present board. vas rejected; 10 to 9, and the bill as amended passed.
 On Wednesday the bill concerning joint stock companies, recalled from the Secre- tary of States office was recomnitted.- The House resolution recalling the Senate amendment of the constitution passed in concurrence. - The following bills tSc, were passed: appropriatlng $50, ,000 for the establishment of an asylum for inc briates; extending time for the Hartford, Providence and Fiskill road to take land; {; authorizing administration on estate of Henry Hinman; giving Gen. c. r. Sedg wick $07 for opposing release Of State prisoners; allowing persons accused of crime trial by court instead of by jury If they prefer 1t; giving assessors control of lists and abstracts; allowing counties to take land for county buildings; disquali- flying justices in certain cases; punishing embezzlements of justices and clerks of court.-Bills &c.. were rejected relieving Canaan, Norfolk and Salisbury of State tax; exempting property of women from taxation; protecting Housatonic shad fish cries; giving widows one-half of intestate estate of husband and the use of one half of his real estate, instead of the third now EaA0wed.-The House amendment of the that the stock shan h6t 62c6ad Ugf cash actually paid in was rejected.
 On Thursday the bill authorizing the city of New Haven to take land for mar ket purposes was passed, notwithstanding an adverse report of the committee. The railroad commissioners bill was amended so as to retire the present board on the 10th inst, and require the governor to ap- point new one.-The special order-the bill allowing the Parallel railroad to bridge the Housatonic-was then discuss ed. The railroad commission report in favor of rejecting the bill and amending the present general railroad law. A mi nority favors granting the petition. Sen ator Nathaniel Wheeler spoke against tho original bill, and Mr. Morris made a pow erful speech in favor of 1t.
 On Friday resolution was favorably reported by the committee on education appropriating $100, 900 to the Yale Medi- cal school, but was continued till next session, owing to the depressed condition of the finances. resignation of bank commissioner Holmes was accepted. : Tho bill for new license law was made the order of the day for Wednesday, The order of the day-the bill allowing the Parallel railroad company to bridge the Housatonic-then came up and Mir. Nathaniel Wheeler made Q speech in op- position. He claimed that the so called Parallel company was a fraud, that it was organized to swindle the public after the manner of the Credit Mobilier He said he was willing, however, that that or any other company should be allowed to bridge the Housatonic provided tho gen eral railroad law was so amended as to protect the public. Adjourned till Tues day.
 House.-On Tuesday of last week the discussion ot the bill restoring the Plants vile and Southington stations on the Canal railroad was discussed at length by Messrs. Day of Colchester, Stow of South ington, Jones of Hartford, and Durand of Derby, in favor of the bill; Bacon of Mid dletown, and Clarke of Winchester against 1t.
 On Wednesday, the Huntsville matter again came up. MT. Bills of Winchester, opposed the bill. Mir. Clarke of that place proposed legislative excursion to xvio &ha fcnc fp Woo1pv1T he should be governed in his action by the report of the committed who had ex- .amined the premises and decided against the bill. Mir. Case of Simsbury, spoke against the bill. Mr. Stone offered resolution requiring the company to stop trains, provided the petitioners built depot, for them, which passed 86 to S4. A vote was then taken on. accepting the report of the committed which was reject ed, 102 to 101. Tho vote rejecting the Stowe resolution was then reconsidered. The previous question was ordered but the opponents of the resolution left the hall and no quorum being present the speaker declared the House adjourned
 On Thursday committee was appoint ed for recalling the bill authorizing ad- ministration on estates of Henry Hinman hnd Nancy Atwood from the Secretarys office. The Huntsville depot matter came Izp again and the Stowe resolution was iIgain rejected, 101 to 9S The substitute bill forbidding the abandonment of the Huntsville and Southington stations was
 hen rejected 105 to 91. Tho resolution
 incorporating the new town of Thomaston lthen came up, and we give. the Palladium report in full as follows:
 | Mir. Day of Colchester, explained that Thomaston would contain 2,350 inhabi- tants. In going to Plymouth Centre these people have to ascend hill four hundred iteet high. The grand list would be over h million of dollars. The majority of the leommittee had reported adversely to the lbin because they were opposed to creat- ling new towns in the State. Thomaston has depot, a postoffice, four churches, schools. stores. factories, and everything necessary to carry on a town. Of it's fuT lure prosperity there can be no doubt. It will increase tho representation in the as+ sembly by one, but the population of the own of Plymouth would soon be sufficient o entitle them to this representative. 1e was opposed to making new towns, as srule, but when the prosperity of yil- hge would be enhanced by it's set-of as 2 town, he was in favor of granting the re- dnest of the villages for set-off. There l sre fifteen towns smaller in area than l Thomaston would be.
 The gentleman was called to osdes, haT.