Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-29
LEGISLATIVE.

Senate On Monday of last week bills etc. passed imposing fine of S10 on every
 person violating the act regarding regis
 tratiOn of births, etc.; allowing sale of
 minors estate under $500 in value without the usual publication of notice and giv-
 ing county commissioners charge of repairs of highways.
 On Tuesday bills were rejected, requir- ing railroad commissioners to examine roads twice year and for establishing a State workhouse. etc. were passed, appropriating s, 600 to the fish commis- sion allowing farmers a lien on cattle for their keeping in certain cases laying state tax of one mill.
 On Wednesday bills, etc. passed, re- leasing James Doyle, John Evans, and Geo. E. Merritt from State Prison re- pealing the charter of the Bridgewater Toll Bridge Co.,; allowing the governor to suspend the spring and fall encampments of the militia next year, and permit their parade at Philadelphia instead; allowing appeals from railroad commissioners :: winding up the Life & Trust Co, of New Haven; appropriating S2O0 to the Meriden Fair.-The Reform School was then dis cussed and a resolution offered appoint ing the following gentlemen a new board of trustees: A. D. Burr, H. Lloyd Greene. Bartlett Bent, Joel H. Guy and Edward W. Seymour. Mir. Steele moved to sub stitute the name of Delos H. Stevens for that of Edward W. Seymour. Mir. Will COX objected to the removal of the present board. @
 f On Thursday bills, etc passed. appro- priatlng S3OO0 to the Stock-breeders Asso- ciation requiring county commissioners frN arrr,k r,nnrfhIx- fOr. 11Aanco providing for the separate support of wo- men addicted to intoxication regulating terms of the Litchfeld Co. District court; prohibiting pawnbrokers from taking over D per cent interest requiring insurance companies to have at least S1O0, 900 capi- tai making the marriage of women a re- vocation of previous wills allowing at- tachments in divorce suits where alimony IS demanded; adding the names of Messrs Burr, Greene, Bent, and Seymour to the Reform School trustees releasing Henry W. Holland from State Prison authoriz- ing the printing of ], 600 copies of the ses- sion laws; and appfOpriating S4OO for publishing the laws Tn German.-The railroad commissioner report was con- dnued to the next assembly for correc- don.-Bills etc were rejected, relating to mechanics liens; relating to the testimony of husband and wife against each other in criminal eases ;Felating to taxes on say ings banks allowing women to vote at presidential elections; changing license law; granting further compensation to revisers of statutes :; appropriating 5000 to the Stockbreeders Association: abolish ing the Labor Bureau.
 On Friday a bill passed allowing set of In certain cases in equity.-The bill pro- viding for pay of members called together by county commissioners was recalled from Secretary of States effce.-The res olutiOn committing the death sentence of John B. Anderson was lost.-After the usual courtesies between members and to officers the Senate ad- Journed for joint session with the House, , HoEse.-On Monday of last week the l petitions for female suffrage and exemp- t1on' of woman's property from taxation were rejected. .-Bills we're passed appro l priating s28, loo year for two years for an experluent station; appropFiafang s5.- 00O to the LAkeville School of Imbeciles; authorizing the Governor to appoit com