Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-15
LEGISLATIVE.

Senate Tuesday of last week the bill regarding taxation of Savings Banks was debated and indefinitely postponed, 12 to2 The bill validating conveyances of married women, once vetoed by the governor, was modified and passed.-Bills passed allowing justice unable to try a case brought before him, to send it to another justice for trial; requiring schools to be maintained at least 30 days in a year; limiting the rate of interest to six per cent, but allowing contracts for 8 greater rate; and forbid ling county com missloners or deputy sheriffs to- sell i- quor.
 On Wednesday bills passed for further inquiry into the Hartford Workingmen's Five Cent Savings Bank. &The Goodwin memorial wac rejected. The election bill was debated at great length and passed; the section providing for voters checks in the cities being struck outs
 On Thursday Lieut.. Gov. Loomis, be- ing obliged to give up his official dutles on account of sickness in his family, de- llvered farewell address.-Various re- ports of commissioners were presented; among others one favorable to an appro- priation for agricultural experiment sta- tions; in favor of granting administration on Estate of Lucretia Bosworth, of Win chester, in favor of restoring forfeited rights to Wm. B. Royce. of New Hart ford; against licensing druggists The Senate voted to adhere to it's rejection of the Savings Bank tax bill which kills the measure.-The bill providing for minority representation on town boards was dis cussed and passed without objection Bills passed changing time of electing justices to October; requiring town clerks to have seal; providing for cure of i'm beetle pauper children at the Lakeville School.-The bill recognizing the rail- road commissioners was rei+ cted.-The Episcopal parish bill was debated and Mir. Huntington moved an amendment pro- hiblting rectors from being eS-o6icio members of the vestrY and from being chairmen of parish and vestry meetings. The amendment was carried by one ma jority, and the bill passed as amended.
 On Friday the committee of conference on the bill reducing. savings bankinterest ing and concYrring with the House in pas- sing the bill, which the Senate die, Res olution passed for final adjournment on Friday of this week: The woman suffrage bill was indefinitely postponed, Mr. Hunt. ington remarking that it would have pas sed the House but for foolish amend ment.-The bill providing for preparation of new schedule of railroad returns was passed. The judiciary committee reported bill relating to the property rights of married women. it provides (the provis ions applying only to future marriages) that neither husband nor wife shall ac- quire by the force of the marriage any ip- terest in any property held by the other before marriage. The separate earnings of the wife shall be her sole property, and she shall have the right to make con- tracts. Husbands and wives may make contracts with each other regarding prop erty. On the death of either the survi- vor shall have third of the property of the other.
 House. Tuesday of last week. bills passed relating to taking material for the repair of highways; for drainage of swamp lands.-Bills were rejected reducing the school fund appropriation to one dollar per scholar; aud punishing bribery at elections.-A committee was asked on disagreeing vote of the Senate reducing savings bank interest to six per cent.-A bill for dew dog law was reported; also blll reducing salaries of adjutant gener- al and other ofielers.
 On Wednesday there was long debate on the bill giving women who pay taxes on $3U0 the right to vote at town meet ings. Mir. Graves moved an amendment striking out the property qualification. ar- gning that it was not only niust in itself but denied all married women the ballot because their property was taxed in their husbands names. Messrs Baldwin of New Milford and Sturges of Wilton op- posed the bill in toto, but most of the speakers favored it, with considerable diff ference of opinion regarding the amend ment. The amendment was adopted, 107 to 106, and the bill was rejected on mo- tion of Mir. Gray of Goshen; 83 to 98.- Bills &c. passed providing. for the repre- ! sentation of the state at the Paris expo. sition of next year; reducing price of boarding prisoners in jails to $2 25 a week; relating to surplus of savings | banks; fixing county commissioners fees; appropriating $2,0O0 to repair of reform school building; and amending city char ter of Norwich.
 On Thursday bills &,. passed appoint ing Prof. F. A. Walker member of the State board of Education; changing the mode of electing insurance commissioner; limiting members to five minute speeches; authorizing the state treasurer to issue 5 per cent bonds; submitting constitutional amendments to the people in October; re- peallng increase of appropriation to the New Haven hospital; requiring ballots to | fill vacancies in school boards to express the term voted for.-The bill releasing Roxbury from the jurisdiction of the District court, was fayorably reported - Another Goodwin petition was debated and tabled. A conference committee was 1 appointed on the election bill.-Mr. Fris. bic moved to reconsider the vote on the woman suffrage bill. believing that it might have pissed without the amend I ment. The House refused to reconsider The bill for an appropriation to the Walnut Hill Inebriate Asylum was con- l tinued to the next legislature. Bills &c were rejected releasing Harvey Chamber lain from State Frisons giving the power 1 of pardon to the Supreme Court; setting of Aaron F. Fenn to another school dis. trict; prohibiting the hitching of horses to shade trees; allowing towns to offer a bounty on hawks.
 On Friday resolutions were reported remitting taxes on Conn., Western and Conn. Central railroads. were re- ported paying license monies into state treasury; and requiring towns interested to pay certain expenses of tile Litchfield Go. District Court.-The majority of the Investigating committee reported that Birdsey and Lake, New Haven county commissioners, had been guilty of frauds embezzlements. The minority reported more fayorably to the accused. A resolu- tion vas reported declaring Lakes posi- tion vacant.-A conference committee was appointed on the bill relating to schedule of railroad returns.-The House "adher- ed" on the Savings banks tax bill. The resolution granting state aid to the chill dred of J. H. Jewett of Bethlehem was rejected. The bill forbldding county commissioners and deputy sheriffs from being concerned in sale of liquors was passed in concurrence. bill was re- ported favorably reducing salaries as follows: That the salary of the insur- ance commissioner be $3. GOO; bank con- missioners, $2,O00; railroad commission CTS $2.50O; adjutant general and quarter master general. S1 200; clerks of commls- sions, etc., $l ,5OO; assistant clerks. .$1 500;