Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-01
LEGISLATIVE.

.Ssnate.-On Tuesday of last week, the bill providing for appeals from railroad commissioners was recommitted.-A bill was rejected forbidding sales of liquor Tn buildings connected with jail-The Dunnlng appropriation of $500, for expen- ses in the prosecution of Bion, passed.
 On Wednesday, the Senate concurred with the House in appointing committee of conference on the bill extending time for taking shad--A bill passed validating unsealed deeds. - The constitutional amendment allowing towns to vote aid to railroads was then debated Messrs. Fow- Ter, Bruggerhoff, Bowers. Tracy ,and How ard favored the amendment Messrs. Marlor and Briggs opposed it. On final vote the amendment received I5 yeas, and 6 nays and therefore had the requisite two thirds vote.-A bill passed regulating the taxation of insurance companies. committee on final adjournment thought it might Ee reached on the 9th of July.
 On Thursday, the constitutional amend ment enlarging the number of Senators was made the order of the day for We'd nesday of this week.-A bill passed allow ing recovery of rent on sealed leases in assumpsit.-A bill passed protecting trus- tees, etc in making payments under order of court, although such order was after wards reversed.-The bill regarding taxa tion of money loaned on mortgage of real estate WAS passed.-The bill passed regu- lating taxation of savings banks.-The nomination of Henry Woodward as trus- tee of the Middletown Asylum was con- frmed.
 On Friday, the resolution incorporating the new town of Thomaston was made the o1 T fo-- c1av nf khSC The bill relating to savings bank taxa tion was recommitted. resolution pas sed fixing on July g, as the date of final adiournment.-T bill authorizing the First Ecclesiastical Society of New Mil ford to sell land was amended and passed. Adjourned till Tuesday.
 House.-On Monday of last week the. House met at 10 p. m.; only about 50 members were present and no business of importance was transacted.
 On Tuesday there was quite discus sion over the bill extending time for fish, ing for shad, and finally committee of conference was voted.-A motion was then made to suspend. the rules and pass res olution incorporating the Connecticut Home Missionary Society, to enable it to accept $25. .000 legacy, which finally pas sed.-A committee was appointed to re- call from the Secretary of States Office the resolution empowering the New Mill ford Ecclesiastical Society to sell, land which was defective in form.-A bill pas- sed granting letters of administration on the will of the late Tryphena North, of Torrington.-The bill requiring the N. T.. N. H. lS Hartford R. R. Go. to maintain an office in this State was recommitted.- The bill to protect money loaned on mort gage from double taxation was amended and passed.-Bills passed in concurrence with the Senate regulating public holi- days, and extending time for completion of the N. '. & N. E. Railroad.
 On Wednesday, the Pauper committee reported bill against tramps.-A substi- tute bill was reported giving the revisers of the statutes $4, 5O0.-Vote passed re- calling the representatives salary bill from the Secretary of States office.-A resolu- l ton for final adjournment on the 9th of July was tabled.-The centennial com mittee reported bill appropriating s4O.- 900 for the proper representation of our industries at the exhibition of '76.-The order of the day, the constitutional amend. ment for an increase of the Senate, then came up. Messrs. Harrison of Guilford, Huntington of Woodbury, and others. spoke strongly in its favor and there was little opposition apparent till the taking | of the vote disclosed only 105 yeas to 121 nays.
 On Thursday, the conference committee l on state printing reported that they could l not agree and the matter was rec0mmitted.
 The bill empowering the New Milford Ecclesiastical Society to sell land was amended and passed ed-There was dis. cussion of bill allowing consolidation of | school districts only in cases where the districts vote favorably at annual school l meetings by ballot. The order of the | day, the bill on the division of Plymouth. then came up. Messrs Blake of Water bury, Carter of PlainvilIe, Lounsbury of Bethany, Smith of Chester, and Hunting. ton of Woodbury, advocated the incor- poration of new town. Messrs Daven- port of Wilton, Johnson of Hartford, and others opposed 1t. On final vote the res l olution passed, yeas, 96. nays, 84
 On Friday, bills were favorably report ed incorporating the Conn. Home Mis- slonary Society relating to mechanics liens requiring the doors of churches to