Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-15
LEGISLATIVE.

EECiSLA HIVE.
 first session in the hall of the house of representatives to-day "Wednesday
 The agricultural committe will report ir favor of appropriating S3,OOO in aid of state fair at Charter Oak park, this faT instead of giving that amount of state aii annually.
 SENATE: Tucsday.-The Senate resol,- tion providing for the compilation of town centennial histories came from the Hou,e amended so as 10 limit the expense f their revision to $1,030; amendment e. cepted and bill passed. Bills etc. passed validating certain conveyances of real es- tate signed by only one witness; income. rating the New Haven County Insurance company of Meriden with capital stock of S200, ,000; providing for the appointment by the district coult of Litchfield couaty of overseers of Indians; and releasing Will liam s. Foster from the state prison The State Reform School investigation was referred by the Senate to the Con mittee on Humane Institutions and tle matter came back from the House referred to a special committee. After long le bate, the Senate refused to concur, 2 tol 10.
 Wednesday,. Resolution releasing Hlr- vey Chamberlin from State Prison, re- jected.-The compensation of statute re- visers was referred to the judiciary cm- mittee.-The bill regarding admission of memoranda of deceased or insane persons was discussed and tabled. - The lill changing terms of court was passed.-A committeesof conference was requested sn the Reform School matter Bills etc. passed punishing trespassers on cranberry meadows; requiring justices to keep dock- ct of their cases; restricting the power of private corporations to issue bonds; ie- leasing John Quinn from State Prison ;. legitimating children born before mn- riage of their parents; and making tle next state tax payable, November 10s next The Senate amendment was then ds- cussed and passel with only four dissent ing votes; Messrs. Eastman, Hardenberga. Wilcox, and White. Messrs. Hardenbereh and Wilcox opposed an increase of num- Der of Senators but wanted an equal di,- tribution.
 Ihursday.- committee on finance reported against the bill lowering the rate of interest to per cent, and reported q substitute bill suspending payment of the Shepaug railroad tax for two years.-The following bills etc, were reported against and rejected: appointing a commissioners to encourage agriculture; requiring the promise to take case out of statute of limitations to be in writing; relating to memoranda of deceased persons. Bills etc. passed appropriating 5000 to the Girls Industrial school i; and re- quiring record of assignment of fu- turo earnings. - MT. Coogan intro duced a resolution forbidding rail road commissioners from changing pres ent form of return required by law. After conside able discussion between himself and Mir. Seymour the resolution was de- feated on an Aye and No vote, g to 1O.- The committee on humane Institutions re- ported in favor of appropriating 5000 to the Lakeville School for lmbeciles.-Res olution passed appointing Dr. Bennett of Danbury and Hon. Robbins Battell trus. tees of the hospital for the insance. -Ad. journed till Monday morning.
 HOUSE: Tuesday. .-C Consideration of the reading amendment was postponed till Thursday It was announced that tickets for the round trip to the Centennial could be had for $4 a head. It was voted to ad journ for the week on Thursday, giving opportunity for the Centennial visit of Friday.-Bills were rejected. for an agri- cultural commissioner; and extending jus. tice's term of office to three years.-The proposed constitutional amendment re- stricting towns to one representative each then came up and was advocated by MT. John Cotton Smith. He argued the sav- ing of expense that would result, and on a vote the measure was defeated, 70 to 72
 Wednesday.- of Representatives Hall was voted tn Martin Fl. Bovee, to speak against capital punishment.-Bills etc. passed making terms of justices con- mence with March, 1877, and every two years thereafter A bill providing that no acknowledgment shall renew an outlawed claim against estate of deceased person, except it be in writing, was discussed at length and postponed.-A committee of conference was appointed regarding the Reform School matter.-The Episcopal parish bill was discussed at length MT. Harrison claimed that the Episcopal church should be allowed to regulate it's own affairs in It's own way, and claimed that the temporal affairs of the Catholic churches in this state were controlled by persons appointed by the Pope of Rome, and that the rights of Episcopal rectors are refused them. Mir Graves instanced the case of the Marbledale rector who as- sumed the right of presiding at society meetings and then refused to allow the question of his continuance there to be acted upon. The bill was indefinitely postponed. E
 Tursday.-A committee of conference was appointed on the bill relating to uni. formity of text books The Norfolk con- tested election case was then debated. Holt, the Republican, was unseated, but Morse, his opponent, was not given the seat, the committee reporting tie vote.- The bill allowing towns to appropriate money for Centennial celebrations was in- definitely postponed constitutional amendment abolishing the reading quail fication of electors was almost unanimous ly rejected.-A bill passed making terms of town officers begin on 1st of January fol. lowing their election.-The bill lowering the rate of interest was made the order of the day for Wednesday. A dog bill pass ed.-The conference committee on the Reform School reported disagreement and the House voted to adhere.-A reso. lution requesting the Governor to attend the Fort Moultrie celebration was declared out of order.-Adjourned till Tuesday.