Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-15
LEGISLATIVE,

sJ Senate. On Tuesday, Feb. 27th, MT. Houston demanded hearing of charges against Railroad Commissioners.
 On Wednesday, Feb 18th. substitute bill was reported for the safe keeping of town records.-Bills Sc. were passed re- storing forfeited rights to David Foote of Harwinton; protecting burying grounds in Winchester; requiring 5000 bonds of county commissioners; requiring auction. eers to procure license; requiring ballots for school visitors to state the vacancy to to be filled; punishing fraudulent con- cealment of property covered by chattle mortgage. Bills were rejected requiring payment of license money into county treasnries;and compelling removal of pau pers.
 On Thursday, March 1st, a motion was made to reconsider the vote rejecting the reference of the Goodwin" railroad res- olution to a special committee; lost.-The. resolutions recalling the report of rail road commissioners came from the House rejected; the Senate asked conference committee. passed paying Sl66 66 to ex-Lieut. Gov. Sill.-A bill repeating the law exempting part of Canal railroad stock from taxation, reject ed in the Senate, came from the House, passed; Senate adhered. The resolutions condemning fillibustering' in Congress against the election count were debated and passed. 16 to 3.-Bills &c. passed pro- viding that assessors shall not be also members Of boards of relief; confirming certain elections, and doings of assessors; and appointing David P. Nichols and B. W. Farmer, auditors of public accounts. Bills &c. concerning railroad leases; and releasing Harvey Chamberlain from State Prison, were rejected.
 On Friday, March 2d, the Episcopal parish bill came up and was discussed. Mir. Huntington thought that while it might be very pleasant to have the rector co, 0facio member of the vestry, it might make changes too difficult; tabled.-The I conference committee on the bill allowing | aiimony in divorces granted to the hus- band, reported that they could not agree. Bills &c. passed reducing savings bank interest to 6 per cent; empowering towns and villages to close liquor saloons on election days; authorizing presidential electorsgwt fill vacancies; remonstrating against the New York law imposing pilot age fees at He'll Gate; providing for elec- ton of sheriffs in November.-Bills& &c. were rejected restoring forfeited rights of William Lockwood, of Sharon; setting off A. $. Fem. and others. to another school district in Plymouth; and reducing school fund money. after this year, to $1 per scholar. Adjourned till Tuesday.
 F House.-On Tuesday, Feb. 27th, bills were rejected providing for the assign iment, of school, visitors; paying ten per sEcent of the license money into county treasuries; requiring towns to provide fire,proof safes Bills passed relative to nn r,ohaC. o11C o1 | electors to fill vacancies; and reducing savings bank interest to six per cent 1 The bill reducing the state tax on Savings lbanks to per cent and subiecting depos- its over $2 900 in one persons behalf to town taxation, was debated. It was wig orously opposed by Messrs. Wiley, Graves;: Stevens, Harrison, and others
 On Wednesday, Feb. 28th, bills were rejected prohibiting fishing in private ponds;s and confirming certain convey
 ances by married women.-A committee of conference was appointed on the bill
 allowing the school commissioner to sell bank stock. bill concerning plates
 for Hollister's history was recommitted. ts--Blls &c. passed exempting land planted
 with trees from taxation; providing for a commission to draft new form of railroad
 returns; providing for repairs of roads by | county commissioners; requiring seals fol
 town clerks; validating certain convey.
 ances by married women; denouncine
 fllibustering in Congress against the
 count; paying jndges the balapce of theil salaries; repeating the act exempting cer
 tain Canal railroad stock from taxation lprefering labor claims on insolyent estates
 to amount of $1OO; and allowing attach
 ment in petitions for divorce where alimo lny is claimed.-The savings bank bil
 was again debated and finally passed, 12s
 to .78. "A bill was favorably reported bl
 the woman suffrage committee allowing
 women paying taxes on $500 and over te
 vote at town. city, borough and schoo district elections.
 ss On Thursday, March 1st, bill was ia vorably reported providing a board O
 managers to represent the State at tht
 Parls Exhibition of next year.-The com mlttees appointed to examine into th' charge that the comptroller had discharg
 cd competent subordinate to mak
 room for . relative reported the charg
 withdrawn by the member who made 1t
 -The bill relating to town clerks seal was reconsidered A resolution recalling
 the srailroad commissioners report cam, from the Senate passed. On motion o Aar. Graves, the Honse refused to concur
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