Litchfield enquirer., 1878-01-31
THE LEGIsLATURE.

{. Oc"1ec. AucSQay OL I3St week DllS cEC. were referred, ordering stay of proceedings in of married women fixing town clerks fees for recording mortgages at 60 cts; opposing the Bland silver bill-A resolution was offered and tabled directing the Insurance Commission to make a full report at an early day.
 On Wednesday resolution passed ordering the railroad committee to investigate into the matter of watered railroad stocks.-A resOlu- ton passed instructing the insurance commits sion to furnish the insurance committee in- formation regarding the companies investigat- ed-The bill repeating the act of last year against railroad strikes was killed by disagree ment of the two Houses.
 On Thursday resolution passed instructing the Insurance Commission to delay proceed ings in the Charter Oak case for. 90 days- The House resolution against silver remonetiz- ation was passed without opposition. bill about pauperlegislation which came over from last year was rejected.es. s.st -... ,-.s
 QnBsiday bills &e; were referred exempt ing wages from factorizing process to the aaiIount of $50; regarding, married women's property i; limiting time of suit on votes secnr- cd by mortgage that has been foreclosed; re- lating to assessment of school district taxes.- A committee of conference was appointed on disagreement regarding resolution concern ing sale. of iquors.-A bill wasreported favor ably ,appropristing S200 to German newspa- per for publishing last years laws in that lan- guase.-The House resolution fixing limit for receiving new business on the 31st, was extend ed to Feb. 12 and passed. Adjourned till
 House-On Tuesday of last week the fol- lowing bills; &c. > were referred :. of l.. w.. WessellS and others for loan of flags; instruct ing railroad committee to inquire into the mat ter of 3watered stocks incorporating the Har- winton agricultural society regarding savings banks requiring grand jurors Co prosecute in liquor cases; preferring suits for servants and laborers wages; requiring the bridges be- tween towns be maintainedat cost apportion- Jsd on their respective grand lists.-A resolu- -eion passed requiring the insurance commis- sion to report at its earliest convenience. The following changes in committees were an- nounced by the Speaker: Mir. Clark of Avon, as chairman of the education committee in place of Mr. Bradstreet MT. Hawley of Bark hamsted, in place of MT, Buck of Putnam, on fisheries committee; and MT. Hall of West Hartford in place: of Mir. Clark, as 8 member 1f the education committee.
 <t On Wednesday the following bills Sc, were referred .appropriating $5, 1000 to the Con- necticut general hospital; regulating the issue of liquor licenses to prevent fast driving on highways; giving school visitors $3,a day and travelling expenses-A resolution passed di- recting the Insurance Commission to appear before the insurance committee and defend their report.-There was considerable discus sion of the resolution directing delay of pro- Eceedings in the Charter Oak case which finally passed, 1O1 to 7o.-Mr Frisbie's anti-silyer res olution wasthen debated at length, MT. Gallagher opposing it. On the final vote, however, it was adopted by an overwhelming majority.-A resolution passed raising special committee on state expenditures.
 referred: validating the Washington town election authorizing employment of counsel to prosecute the indicted Charter Oak officers i; contesting the election of H. |. Boughton, of Waterbury deducting five per cent. for ex- penses from license money providing that married women's property should be listed against them and not their husbands; allowing the seller of property to attach it for non- payment, of the purchase price, although otherwise exempt from execution. = Con- stitutional amendments were proposed in- cressing number of Senators to 45 restricting number of representatives to one from each town; making sheriff's term of office fonr years. .--.The part of the governors message relating H1 probate courts was referred to the judiciary |se6mmittee. resolution of inquiry into watered railroad stocks was passed in concur renee. e.-Several bills from last session were re- iected. of conference with Sen. ate on dissgreements were appointed. Brewster, of Ledyard, was appointed on the insurance committee in place of Winchester resigned. Ax .s.
 On Friday bills &c. were-referred appropri- ating @3,000 to State Agricultural Society !; and raisingtax on sluts to $1O.-The following committee appointments were announced: On State Expenditures Brewster of Danbury, Frisbee of Pennington, Maltbie of Granby, Kendrick of Waterbury, Wallace of Derby, Williams of Stonington, Farnham of Canterbury, Cutler of Watertown.
 | li Forfeited Rights-Messra. Gardner of Der by, Barnes of Berlin, Beardsley of Kent, Rel yea of Westport, Boyce of Franklin, Buck of Putnam, Hull of Killingworth, Lewis of Fl. lington. n.-Adjourned tlll Tuesday,