Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-29

mission to consider the question of adopt ing an amended oTthography; requiring railroads to fence in their tracks; suspen- ding payment of taxes on the Conn. Wes- tern, Conn Valley, and Air Line railroads for two years; and extending the time within which the Conn. Western Co. can take laHd-Bills requiring railroad con- nissioners to examine railroads twice a year: and giving counties One-tenth the receipts from licenses, were rejected.
 On Tuesday bills &c-, passed releasing James Doyle and George E. Merritt from State Prison; winding up the American Life and Trust Co.,, of New Haven; ap- propriating S2,500 for the revision of the statutes repeating the charter of the Bridgeport Toll Bridge Co; and au- thoriZing the establishment of county aims houses. were rejected.
 On Wednesday the bill calling a consti- tutiOnal convention was continued till next assembly and ordered published with the laws.-Bills &c.. passed releasing John Eyarts from State Prison; authoriZ- ing counties to build warehouses; giving stable keepers lien on animals stabbed; al- lowing town officers to carry vagrants to towns liable for their support; making the marriage of testator ipsO factO a revOca- ton of previous wills; allowing petition CTS for divorce to attach property on claim of alimony; making unpaid taxes lien on railroads; fixing compensation of mem bers at $500 session with 9 cts. mileage, providing that they are to receive no mile age on acceptance of free passes; appoint ing commission to revise schedules for railroad returns.-The bill taxing rail- road and express stocks was rejected The report of the railroad commissioners was continued till next General Assembly for correcticn.-The various bills prOpos- ing changes of She license law were reject ed.-The bill allowing women to vote at presidential elections was rejected, 102 to S2--A bill passed repeating the statute organizing a Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Speaker announced on the commit tee to revise the terms of the Superior Court: Messrs- Johnson of Hartford, Har- rison of Guilford; Huntington of Wood bury, and Cleveland of Hampton.-The bill raising the governors salary was re- jected. proposing constitu- tional amendments were passed, providing for canvassing votes for state officers in the fall; making the terms of judges of inferior courts four years and of judges of probate two years; providing that no new town with under ,, 800 population shall be entitled to representation.
 On Thursday bills &c., passed incorpo- rating the Mitchell's Bridge Go. to main tain a bridge over the Housatonic near Newtown; regulating the winding up of insurance companies; and appropriating S1 ,GO0, ,00O for the new state house.-Bills &c., were rejected regarding the time to l be allowed for record of deeds; repeating the charter of the Bridgewater Toll Bridge Co.-The resolutions proposing constitu- | tional amendments were then taken up. The resolution striking out the word ''white" from the constitution was adopt. ed, and a resolution prohibiting towns from subscribing more than , per cent of their grand lists in aid of railroads. olutiOn were rejected prohibiting the ap- priation of public money to sectarian schools; requiring the registration of names of proposed electors giving appointment of judges to the gov ernor-The bill calling a constitutional convention was continued to next assem- bly.-Bills &c passed regulating common law liens; correcting errors in the revi- sion of the statutes; regulating pond fish | ing; releasing H. W Holland from State Prison; aDpropriating S5OO0 for repair oi State Prison; empowering the governor to appoint auditors of the accounts of pub
 lie institutions; recognizing board of Re form School trustees; for printing more copies of the revised statutes; regulating terms of Litchfield Go. Dist. Court; re-
 quiring county commissioners to make monthly return of license fees; allowing
 the counsel of the bribery committee S1OC
 for his fees; and authorizing publication of laws in German.-Bills &c, were reject
 ed regulating free testimony of husband
 and wife against each other; appropria
 ting S, 900 to Stock-breeders Association
 raising a commission to amend schedule
 of railroad returns.-Ths following bills
 houses: regulating pay of members ant
 mileage; regulating common law liens
 constitutional amendment prohibitin:
 town aid to railroads; and subtracting
 S260 from the salary of each railroad com
 missioner for making imperfect report.
 On Friday bills &c., were passed regu
 lating investments by savings banks; al
 lowing set-off in certain cases ID equity
 and paying expenses of Reform Schoo
 investigation.-The bribery committee re
 ported no corruption dIscoverable and
 their report was accepted.-The usua complimentary speeches were made.-A
 resolution committing the death sentence
 of Anderson was rejected, 107 to S2.-Tht
 Senate met the House in joint session ani
 the governor adjourned the General As sembly sine die.