Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-18
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Ssna5e.-O Tuesday of last --,ai week the following bills &c. were referred to com nittees: authorizing the city of New Ha-
 yen to buy waterworks,and and issue g. = JUL. .OUO. of bonds therefor: .authori-
 zing the N. '. $ N. B. R. R. Go. to take !land.-Resolution passed, raising a com
 mittee on jndical and county expenses land on election frauds.-The following Senators were elected to Committees; on Roll and Manual-Mr.. Pagan; on Manu- 1 factures-Mr. Morse. 1 On Wednesday bills were referred for
 reduction of rate of interest; and concern. ing railroads covered by mort gages. The 1 portion of the governors message having reference to married women's property was referred to judiciary committee. .-Mr. Huntington was excused from acting on committee on interpretations and Mir. Pond was appointed in hls place. ss On Thursdaya large amount of busi-
 pess referred and resolution passed rais- ing joint committee on forfeited rights. Adjourned till Tuesday.
 Hohse-On Tuesday of last week a 1 bill was referred permitting creditors to l factorize the State, county, or any state 1 or county oficer.-The matter of married 1 women's property rights was referred in concurrence
 On Wednesday. among other business, 1 bills, &c. were referred validating doines
 of Harwinton 9th, school district, requir- ing memorandum in writing to take & ! claim against deceased person out of ! the statute of limitations; altering the present iaw.of registration; amending the education law in reference to assignment 1 of work to acting school visitors-There | was quite discussion over bill offered
 by Mir: Baldwin preventing payment of counsel fees to unsuccessful contestanty
 for seats in the House Mr. Baldwin said that in one case last year $9OO had been allowed an unsuccessful contestant. ! large share of which went to his attor- l neys. Several lawpers opposed the bill. MT Gullup referred to the enormous lawyers l fees charged and thought something ferred to the judiciary committee
 Graves offered resolution of adjourn l ment on sFsb. 18th, which passed after l some debate. ze-
 On Thursday resolution passed for
 printing 800 copies of the proposed cleo
 tion law.-A resolution was offered in-
 ereasing the annual appropriation to the Hartford Hospital from g., ,OOO. to S5. 900. The vote of final adjournment on Feb
 ruary 18th was finally reconsidered; but the portion forbidding acceptance of new
 business after February 1st was retained. Remarks were made on the death of Representative Norton of Southington by
 his colleague and others.
 On Friday among other business Q bill abolishing capital punishment was re- -fer<e@.-Adioqrned till Tuesday. ayorNT coarNxTrrrra. -.
 Election Frauds-Senator Moulton and
 Messrs Boss of Windham. Thayer of Can
 ton. Beach of ofSeYmour, Gates of Leba-
 non. Wheeler of Easton, Thompson of
 New Hartford, Hutchinson of Essex, Tuck.
 CT of Columbia.
 The following committees have been
 appointed on the part of the House:
 Forfeited Rights-Messrs York of Win- chester, Warren of Berlin, Allen of Wal
 lingford, Moves of Groton. Mead of Green
 wich, Latham of Eastford. Kirtland of Westbrook, Turner of Coventry Temperance-Messrs. Lathrop of Kill lingly, Griswold of Wethersfeld, Doolit-
 tie of Hamden, Foote of Colchester, Penny
 of Weston. Balda in of Plymouth, Grin.
 nell of Clinton. Billings of Somers. Canvass of Votes for Judges of Probate -Messrs. Smith of Norfolk, Griswold of
 Hartland, Woodward of Bethany, Brew
 ster of Sprague, Lockwood of Stamford,
 Holt of Hampton. Williams of Saybrook, Johnson of Stafford.
 Constitutional Amendments. Messrs.
 Sturges of Wilton, Woodford of Avon,
 Pierce of Southbury, Pendleton of Boz
 rah, Taft Of Pomfret, Buckingham of New
 Milford, Selden of Chatham, Hodge of Hebron.
 Economy in Expenses of the General
 Assembly -Messrs. Gallup of Plainfeld, Hayden uf -East Hartford. ---- - -