Litchfield enquirer., 1876-02-24


 from Mrs. Marsden's Journal Sun and Shadow Was it a Mistaken Duty; Alors; For his Money Two Valentines Alice in Washington Cheokmated Short Ar ticles, Music, Poetry. Fashion Plates, Patterns. Engraving-"Marie Antoinette leaving her Prison for the Scaffold." L. A. Godey, Philadelphia 8 year. see Enqr Clubbing Rates.
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 A sensible bill was offered in the Senate, last week, by Mir. Anthony of Rhode Island. It requires 'that the reports in The Congressional Record shall be an &C., curate transcript of the proceedings and debates of the two Houses of Congress, and that no speech shall be published therein which was not spoken in the Sen ate or the House of Representatives; and that such speeches shall be printed as they were actually delivered, without omission, alteration, or addition, except verbal altera- tions made by the author of the speech and by no other person. When speeches are reserved by their authors for correc- tion, they shall be returned within one aeek, otherwise to be printed in The Rec- ord from the original notes of the report er." It seems remarkable not that such a bill should be presented but that it should be needed By the present practice, ,mem- bers make material alterations in the speeches actually delivered, withhold them froW publication, or even print their un- delivered speeches. Such a practice makes the official record utterly unreliable. When we want to see what Mir. Cox, for instance. actually says in debate, we have to trust to the condensed press report. The Record does not print what Mir. Cox did say, but what he wishes he had said. Tho whole object ofstenographic reports is defeated by such practice.
 The bill which passed the House. Mon- day, recognizing the Feberal judiciary is one of considerable practical importance. It will enable the Supreme Court to make speedy decision of all cases before if; the new Court of appeals provided in each circuit will make final disposition of all cases involving less than S1O,OOO; Cir cult Court will then be held in every place where the District Court is now held and the expense of iuries will be material. ly lessened. The Supreme Court docket is now so large that some suoh measure is imperatively needed for its relief.
 Over two thousand bills have been in troduced in the House of Representatives, this session. Most of these are of the especial legislation" class. and they great. ly obstruct the real public busineAs of the country. An amendment of the national constitution prohibiting special legisla tion has become as necessary and would doubtless prove as useful as similar pro. visions recently added to several State constitutions are said to have done.
 A Wisconsin petition presented in the Senate, last week, proposes to push, in. fiation to it's logical conclusion. It ask. for law instructing the Treasurer of the United States to pay every man, woman and child Tn the country $1O a week, the sum to be paid each citizen at his nearest post office. .s. I...... -..- MT. James Parton has run foul of a, old Massachusetts statute by marrying his step-dsughter. There is similar ab surdity on the Connecticut statute bool which ought to be repealed. If any peopl, not related by blond wish to marry, it i, very poor statesmanship. to stop them. There seems to be quite a revival o
 temperance feeling in various parts of tn l country. Eastern Massachusetts is mucl aroused and we see newspaper comment on the gradual growth in that direction l on the Pacific coast.
 N J. l.. Pease, editor of the Connection Western News, has gone on tour t, Florida
 And now Florida will be bragging agai : about its early, green peas.
 NEW HARTFORD has lost Its small DO, r case by death.-Mr. Carlos Holcomb ex poets to build on the old site.-Ar. W. H Bushnell is busy rspairipg.-Mr. Charle Thompson has exchanged his place for
 farm on Town Hill.
 } The NEPAUG singing school is nosti F made up of children frcm to 15, bu , progresses satisfactorily. 'Es 'ara: