Litchfield enquirer., 1876-05-25

ances signed by only one witness. Va rious topics treated of in She Governors message were also referred.-The Honse resolution extending time for fling peti
 tions till the 22d inst. was rejected. The
 House resolution declafing that the two thirds vote for passing a constitution al amendment means two-thirds of all the qualified members was reported against I by the judiciary commftte9 and reiected
 Thursday.-Various bills &c. were re. ferred.-The folio @ing gentlemen were appointed on csmmitteeS7 forfeited rights, Mir Brown; on constitutional re-
 form, Mir. Hardenburgh; on federal rela- lions, Mir. Seymour; on female suffrage. Mir. Eastman; on Centennial celebrations. Mir. Hubbard.- The committee on Feder- al Relations reported a resolution favor- ing the retention of New London as a Navy Yard and urging the same with con- gress. Resolution appointing Henry R. Morrill, city judge of Waterbury passed unanimously. 4t
 Friday.-A bill vas referred enabling towns at annual meetings to dissolve con solidated school districts.-The following bills &c. were reported favorably from committees providing for the election of Justices ip November; providing that all appointees of Governor and Assembly shall enter upon ther offices, July l.; pro- viding that hereafter the fiscal year shall close, December "A committee of coafer- ence was appointed on resolution extend ing time for filing petitions. .consti- tutional amendments regarding. terms of minor judges were made the order of the day for Tuesday, Resolutions passed in structing tbe finance committee to inquire and report what Legislation is necessary to l fo111 11xyn lSoa fha oS noIIr companies; authorizing the printing of 500 copies of bank commissioners report; authorizing New Haven to spend 5000 1 for celebrating Centennial 4th of July; empowering the Quartermaster General to | supply the NewsHaven Grays with a State | flag to be carried at Philadelphia, in the. | Centennial Legion. till Tues day
 | HOUSE: Tuesday, &c. were refer red urging on congress the continuance of the New London Navy Yard; authoriz- ing completion of the N Y. and N. E. railroad any time within ten years; amend ing the school law; authorizing charitable corporations.-Th vote for U. s. Senator gave Barnum 150; Har ison, 91; English, 5; Ingersoll, t
 Wednesday.-Bill Sc. were referred proposing an amendment to the constitu- tion striking out the re0ding clause; remit ting taxes on married women; granting woman suffrage; allowing sale of attached property; requiring justices to keep dock cts of cases; repeating the local option clause and lowering license fees of our present liquor law.-A resolution passed appointing H. R. Morrill, judge. of Water bury city court.-The matter of Cramps" was referred to committee to be raised on that subject t.-There was quite de- bate over opening the Somers ballot box which was finally authorized.-A resolu- tion. passed raising a committee on county centennials. The vote was then taken on some of the constitutional required by change of election to Novem- Der: restricting the pay of members of legislature to $3O3 a year with only one mileage each way; and erasing the word white from the constitu- tion, were adopted with only two or three disstenting voices. Both Senate and House met in joint convention for formal announcement of choice of Wm. H. Barn. um, U. s. Senator.
 Ihursday.-Bills Sc. were referred Him. iting effect of temporary injunctions; charging tenants holding over after notice double rent; inflctlng bounty on foxes; and authorizing foreclosure of attachment liens.-Resol passed urging the senators and members of congress from this state to press the continuance of the New London Navy Yard, by appropria tions, etc. ordering printed 2,5U0 copies of the report of the bank commissioner; allowing New Haven to appropriate $5, GOO for the celebration of the Fourth of July. A bill authorizing agricultural societies to appoint a local police was reported fa- vorably Mir. Harrison offered resump- tion bill.-Mr. John Cotton Smith. of Sharon, offered bill abolishing the State Board of Education. He considered it useless expense. and remarked that, Gin all the country towns 1t is we'll known and generally conceded that the system of education enforced by the board is far in- ferior to that under which the older mem- bers here, years ago, were educated" Mir. Harrison opposed the bill He said that the establishment of the Board was as much due to Gov. English as to any one else. se.-Constitutional amendments were unanimously adopted extending the terms of judges of probate and city courts to two years, and of common pleas and dis trict court judges to four years, and pro- viding that no new town hereafter incor- porated with less than 2500 inhabitants shall be entitled to representative, but shall merely be voting district of the town from which they are detached.-The amendment increasing the number of senators was made the order of the day for Wednesday. .- Friday bills Sc. were referred amend ing license law so that no person engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquors shall be appointed a prosecuting agent; and pro- hibiting personal property in the hands of pawnbrokers from sale within three months Bills &c. were favorably report ed extending the time for the completion of the New England and Erie railroad company eight years; allowing receipts and written memoranda of persons before death to be received in evidence after death; appointing overseers of Indians in Litchfeld county.-Resolutions passed | authorizing the quartermaster-g general to provide 8 suitable flag for Company F, Second Regiment (New Haven Grays); and raising a joint committee to take into l confederation the construction and condi- tion to the new state house, A constitu- tional amendment as offered to enable certain town officers to hold office for long, CT than a single year.-The Speaker an nounced the following committees: + On Centennial Celebrations-Messrs, Bacon of Bridgeport. White of Winsdor, Gilbert of New Haven. Riker of Monroe, Phelps of Norfolk, Barton of Washing ton. Boardman of Newlngton, Pierce of Southbury.
 Female Suffrage-Messrs Smith. of Sharon, Humphrey of Canton, Finch of Wolcott, Scribner of Fairfield, Pierce of 1 Southbury, Clouch of Ridge6eld. Parsons of West Hartford, Clemens of Canaan. Constitutional Reform-Messrs. John son of Hartford, Bronson. of New Haven, Harrison of Guilford, Sterling of Lyme, kellogg of New Fairfield, Henderson of New Hartford. Green of Plainfeld, Haynes of Lebanon.
 Vagrant and PauperL Legislation Messrs Sweet of Griswold, Wheeler of Avon, Hol- comb ot Cheshire, Wildman of Brookfeld, Peet of Kent, Griswold of Kilhngly, Rob bins of Thompson, Perkins of Andover. Ropairinor State PriSnn-Mnasys Fauon