Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

H4AW U0 &BdSOM WAY 1AAO uOu1412tkOA bUOulO not be confirmed IS in other cases. MT. Hantiha atons amendment was lost by one maioeItH and the resolution appointing It had already passed the House.
 On Thursday. bills &c.. were rejected impowefing selectmen to procure school books; requiring examlnation of school teachers every year; increasing the ap- pFopFfafiun to the Hartford Hospital $3OO0;-A bill was also rejected relieving Bridgeport lawyer from penalties for as- sanlting & legal brother in the court room. rThe Senate thought he adeseryed punishment IA .billswas also.reiected for bidding proxies over year old to be used at corporation meetings This was especs ially designed to reach meetings of mu- tnal insurance companies.-There was a sharp debate over. the bill fixing the amount of debt for labor to, be prefer red claim against the estate of an insol- vent. The. bill sMaa7 finally tabled with the understanding that three months wages, to aI amount not exceeding $IO0, should be. preferred.- bill changing; beginning of term of town offices from 1st of January to first of October came from the house passed, and, after some discussion, W as tabled Bills Sc. passed repealing law giving clerks of court 50 cents for putting case in trial list; allow ing committee to sell bank stock and in- vest proceeds in real estate loans; allow ing repair of militia uniforms to amount of $l2, GOO; allowing payment of full years salaries to judges whose term was shortened by new arrangement.
 On Saturday bill was reported secur- ing the property rights of married wo- men.-The judiciary committee reported against simplifying the forms of legal proceedings.-Bills& &c. were passed ap- pointing James c. Loomis of Bridgeport member of the board of education; ap- pointing s. Storrs Cotton states prison director; incorporating the North Canaan Water Company; making $l00 for labor preferred claim against estates of ili- solvents; declaring Senators Bishop, Coe, and Brown. to be members of the board of visitors of thr Sheffield scientific school.-The following bills &c. were re- jected; increasing number of senatorial districts; doing away with minority repre- sentation on school boards; requiring as- sent of women to liquor licenses; allow ingsalimony to wife while granting divorce toihusband. Adjourned tlll Tuesday.
 Hoatse.-On Tuesday of last week, bills &c. were passed Incorporating the North Canaan Water Co.,; restoring forfeited storing forfeited rights to David Foot of port of committed The bill increasing pital was reiected.-The House refused to adjourn over Washington's Birthday.
 On Wednesday bills were reported fa- vorably requiring county commissioners to give bonds; and for new election law. A bill was reported reducing the appro- priation the New Haven Hospital to $2, :. 600. Last year it was increased: from $2. 900 to 5000. This year, the like in- crease was refused the Hartford Hospital and this bill capitalized matters. After some debate it was recommitted. Bills &c, passed restoring the law. about tyth- ingmen; forbidding insurance companies to limit the term for sueing up claim against them to less than a year; and al. lowing recoupment of ;damages.-A bill fss reported favorably allowing commit- ment of imbeciles to the Lakeville School. A bill was also reported favora- ply making savings bank depositors hay ing more than $2, GOO deposited liable to town taxation for all over that amount- The speaker ruled that vote to adhere, in case of disagreement of the Houses, cut of a vote. to reconsider. MT. Graves moved to adjourn over Washington's birthday; lost.
 .a. On Thursday the report of the confer. ence committee on the Goodwin resolu- ton was rejected. question of slm- plifying law forms was debated at length by the lawyers, and the bill rejected There was lively discussion over reso- lntions for paying the expenses of the Middlebury contested election case which finally passed.-Resolutions passed ap- pQinting MT. Loomiss to State Board of sedHcatlon. MT. Cotton, State Prison di- rector. Tho days proceedings closed with patriotic resolution moved by. MT. Stevens, of Hartford, and adopted dnan- inlously. ' 5 On Saturday the railroad committee re- ported favorably bill for new railroad commission to be composed of three members; one lawyer, one civil engineer, and one business man.-The bill forbid ding railroads to issue free or half-pa passes to members was ridiculed at great length and rejected by an Cover Whelming" majority. The committee on Reducation reported against appropriat1ng g., 900 to buy plates for Hollister's his- tory of Connecticut.-Bills were rejected allowing appeals from boards of relief; and requiring payment of liquor license monies into the State Treasury.-The State Prison committee reported against release, among others, of Michael Bion, Wm. H. Green, Frederick Hall. Gideon Hunt and Joel W. Perkins.-Bills passed exempting lahd on which trees have been planted from taxation; and confirming the action of Bethlehem town meeting.- The House then adjourned till Monday. afternoon.