Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-21
THE LEGISLATURE.

Senate On Tuesday of last week, the con- mittee on humane institutions proposed sub stitute bill giving the girls industrial school control of it's inmates till the age of 21..-A bill passed allowing towns &c., to issue bonds for refunding their indebtedness.
 On Wednesday resolution authorizing the railroad committee to compel the companies to produce their books and papers was indefinite ly ostponcd.-Resoluton passed calling for the expenses of the insurance commission The vote passing the bill allowing towns to is- sue bonds to refund their debts was reconsidered and tabled.-Bills passed suspendiug the law regarding surplus of savings banks and pro- viding for water supply to Bethel.-A num- Der of bills were rejected in nconcurrence.-The Senate then went into executive session and confirmed the following nominations of the governor James w. Hyatt, of Norwalk bank commissioner John w. Bacon, of Danbury, railroad commissioner.
 On Thursday>a bill was reported reorganiz- ing the Charter Oak Life Insurance Co., as a mutual company.-The matter of school fund commissioner was then sharply debated and the resolution amended so as~ to reappoint MT. Miles, the present commissioner, four Repub- licans voting with the Democrats for that pur- pose.-A resolution passed repeating the act incorporating the Sons of Temperance Cat re- quest of members of the order).-A resolution of respect to the memory of ex-Secretary Wells passed in concurrence.-Adjourned till Tuesday.
 House-On Tuesday of last week a resolu- lution incorporating Derby water company was rejected The following committees were announced:
 On Female Suffrage. ge.-Messrs Johnson of East Haddam, Parsons of Manchester, White of Canton, Lounsbury of Beacon Falls, War ofL Ivy If
 On Canvass of vote for Sheriff Messrs. Greenslt of Hampton, Brown of Bloomfield, Phelps of Windsor, Woodford of Naugatuck, Blevin of Stonington, Hurlbut of Ridgefeld, Tucker of Easton, Beardslee of Kent.
 On Wednesday adverse reports were made on bills, &c., incorporating Yale business col lege; regulating fees of town clerks; regula- ting the practice of dentistry appointing 8 state board of health Reports were made fa- vorable to bills, &c., concerning elections in Colebrook; allowing the Nineteenth Regiment ot use their old colors at their next reunion.- Bills &c. passed punishing perjury of officers property of married women shall be listed against them and not against their husbands; 1; incorporating Harwinton Agricultural Society; giving sheriffs power to adjourn courts, in ab- sence of judges.-The bill regarding election of Savings bank trustees was so amended as to allow the depositors to choose 8 minority, and recommitted.-A motion to adjourn on the 8th of March was rejected.
 On Thursday bills, &c., passed authorizing towns to choose auditors of theiL town ac- counts at their annual meetings directing controller to report expense of special insur- anee commission. Bills, &c., were rejected increasing town clerks fees; regulating dentis- try organiZinga board of health.-A commit tee of conference was appointed on the disa- greeing votes of House and Senate regarding resolutions requiring railroad companies to submit their books and papers to the railroad committee.-The resolution for a constitution al amendment allowing the legislature to fill vacancies failed of the requisite two thirds vote; Yes, 122; No, S8.-Eulogies were pro- nounced on the late Secretary Welles by Messrs Andrews and McManus.
 On Friday reports of committees were pre- sented adverse to a large number of bills among which are the following: repeating act validating doings of Harwinton school dis tricts; extending provisions of bill regarding election of selectmen to grand jurors and con stables; repeating the present law granting minority representation an town boards ex- empting debtors horse and wagon from at tachment; repeating law regarding Sunday travel; fixing prisoners board at $2.75, week.-There was sharp debate on res- olution instructing an anexamination of the Hart ford toll bridge, which finally passed. committee on new capitol was announced as follows Messrs Cutler of Watertown, Jen- nings of Fairfield, Wilmot of Meriden, Dieker son of Plainyille. till Tuesday noon.