Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-08
of Pomfret, stoddard of Morris. Pond of

of Pomfret, Stoddard of Morris. Pond of Burlington. Hallock of Goshen. ~
 The committee oa aconstitntional amend- ments reported against propositions giv- Ing each town but one representative in the general assembly; disc qualifying clergy- men rom holding seats Tn either branch or the general assembly; requiring regis ters and town clerks to admit new voters instead of selectmen aud town clerks; eras- Ing the reading clause from the constitu- tion; and III favor of a proposition prohi- biting the general assembly, towns, cities, etc., from making extra appropriations to public servants Bills &c. passed provld- lpg for the an9si disappointment of an ov- efseef to each tribe of Indians ifi Litch- fleld county by the district court of that county; reqniring record of an assignment ot future earnings; allowing garnishee one day attendance and travel aa witness be- fore making a disclosure; and releasing w. 5. Fem from State Prison. There was long discussion of the bill making rectors of EpiacOpa. co o6fcio members of yestry. Messrs. Harrison and Johnson fav- ored the bill aS bringing this State in har- mony with others as regards the adminis- l tratlon of parish affairs, and because the bill was satisfactory to the Episcopal dio- cesan convention, Messrs. Graves and others opposed the measure as calculated to interfere with a fair expr ssion of opln- ion regarding rectors at vestry or parish meetings. The vote was then taken on the Senate amendment which failed even of a majority; Yeas l05; Nays 12O-The Ldtchheld county vote was a follows:
 Yeas -Messrs. Graves, Stoddard, Sey- nlour, Prescott. Scott, Platt, Gamwell, Cutter. Greer, Mitchell-1O.
 Nays -Messrs Butler, Thompson. Nal lett. Clemens, Benham. Terriil. Beers, Scovill. Hurlburt, Hallock. Wilson, Peet, Henderson. A. N. Baldwin. starb, Phelps, Lewis, Benjamin, Bali. J. c. Smith, Bar tram, Humphrey. Beebe, Barton, Gay, Beardsley, Alford-27.
 Messrs. Harrison, Brady and Pagan were appointed on the centennial excur- sion committee. There was sharp de- bate on motion to reconsider the reference of the Goodwin memorial to the railroad committee on the ground of manifest pre- ludlce on their part against the memorial ist. The motion was lost, 74 to 76.
 Friday. The resolution paying statute reyisors was referred. It gives D. B. Booth $1 300; G. c. Woodruff and John P. c. Mather, $l 200 each; s E. Baldwin, pA,OOOs o. p. ASIE1l1, {UUo. - 1uo CouCOAuA- al excursion resolution passed unanimous ly.-The bill allowing towns to appropri- ate an amount not exceeding l-1O of a mill of their grand list to centennial cele- brations was discussed at length. A mo- tion to suspend the rules and pass the bill was lost, B to 91.-Bills etc. were passed allowing memoranda of deceased persons to be admitted in evidence; repeating act requiring school boards to notify adjoin- ing towns of change in text books; pun. ishing interference with cranberry mead ows; requiring justices to keep dockets of their cases; releasing John Quinn from State Prison; legitimatizing children of parents who lntermarry after their birth; requiring payment of State tax in Novem- her next; appropriating $5,0O0 to Girls h. dustrial School.-A constitutional amend ment prohibiting special legislation was reported unanimously. = The proposed amendment abolishing the reading quail fcation for electors was made the order of the day for Tuesday of this week. Adjourned till Tuesday.