Litchfield enquirer., 1879-02-13
Legislative Items.

Legislative Items.
 A bill was introduced in the House. last week, giving women the right to vote on ques- tions pertaining to the sale of intoxicating liquors. This is all very we'll. It would en- able many towns to carry votes of no license which could not otherwise do it. But how could the law be enforced if the ''party of the first part" still elects the grand jurors, consta- bles and justices, without whose cooperation the law is a dead letter? The woman vote is needed upon the election of officers to enforce the law just as much as upon the direct ques- tiOn of license. Otherwise temperance people will find themselves at the mercy of politici- ans who are lin favsr of prohibitory law but against it's enforcement"
 The bill requiring a judge granting an co f'aTte injunction te appoint day for hearing the respondent upon the question of it's remov- al, without specially citing in the petitioner, strikes us favorably. Every possible check should be placed upon the arbitrary exercise of judicial power upon motion of one party without hearing the other.
 The bill which proposes to give the appoint ment of deputy jailors to county commission CTS, instead of to sheriffs as the law now pro- vides, will accomplish very desirable reform. There is no reason why the practice which sprsng up at a time when sheriffs incurred heavy civil liabilities from the imprisonment of debtors should be continued any longer The chief matter now, is to ensure the econom- ical management of prisoners The present form of divided responsibility, giving the ap- pOintment of jailers to sheriffs and their ap- prOval to Commisssonors, is one that. 9,pyghtnts bill will become law
 A bill was referred, last week, instructing de- lay in collection of taxes like those involved in the Kirkland case now pending in the U. s. Supreme Court. The chief question in this case is whether msney due on bonds secured by mortgage of lands in other states which is fully taxed, there should be assessed against the mortgages here, as money at interest" The question of the appointment of joint
 
 finally been settled in the affirmative The sensitive feelings of Senator Hayward were sOoihed by reference of the mat fer to the regular railroad committed He then consented it should go to a special committee on request of the railroad committee The special committee has now been appointed and the men upon it are the very men who want the work done They are having fair play at last.
 There are propositions before the legislature for the appointment of an attorney general, at salary of S5, 900 year and, of sergeant alarms. at a salary of S1,5O0. We had sup posed that an attorney general could hardly earn that salary, working for the state in or dinAry times; if he can, let him be appointed. As regards the Sergeant Arms, we have a vivid recollection of such proposition having been voted down only year or two ago. Are there not all the hangers-on about the Capitol already that are really needed? We imagine that resrenchment and reform are what the times specially demand.
 There was & hearing before the railroad committee last week on the petition of the Ner Haven and Derby company, for the right to ship loaded cars over the connecting line. the NaugAtuck road, without breaking buIk al AnsOnia- President Bishop of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road and Superintendent Beach of the Naugatuck appeared against the petition and the president ard superintendent of the New Haven and Derby road in its favor
 A bill introducing the 'sbell punch" into Connecticut liquor saloons was one of the nov e1fles of last week
 There is an evident disposition to provide ir some way for the egitimate sale of liquor fol nsedicnal and mechanical purposes in towns where mo license has been voted.
 There was an interesting hearing before the jsd5ciAry committee on Wednesday Of last week upon the ''new civil procedure bill. Judge Seymour, Prof Baldwin, Prof Platt, MaszrsA Wiley, Penrose. Seeley, Child, and OkheT lawyers, were heard in reference to it:
 Whh last week expired the time for the presentation of new business. There was a grand rush of bills Three hundred and fifty oElAs are now before the legislature, and there VIII have to be sharp work to close up before All Fools Day.
 Ii ss now proposed to continue the capitol commission indefinitely, appointing a new commissioner each year.