Litchfield enquirer., 1880-01-29
LEGISLATIVE.

The following bills, ect., were referred to otheir appropriate committees fixing fees of receiv- CTS :; allowing attorney fees in criminaI.c causes; providing for fair justice trials by giving de- fendents opportunity to object to trying irls- tices allowing the New London Northern rail- road to issue million in six per cent bonds; forbidding discriminations in railroad fares and freights appropriating $25, 900 for State Reform chapel and cottage; providing for compilation of the private acts since TO; pro- viding that tax and similar liens on real estate must be foreclosed within year of their being placed on property; extending minority repre- sentaton to the election of justices, constabies. and grand jurors: providing for an accurate survey of the state; rearranging terms of court in Litchfeld county; reducing dog tax pro- vding for printing all bills, etc., three days be- fore action on them; requiring selectmen to cut brush, etc, in highways; restoring forfeit ed rights of Alfred L. Dayton, of Winchester; providing for the examination of insolvents in the probate courts
 Senate.-The Senate was in session on but three days of last week, adiourning over on Thursday till Tuesday of this week. MT. Richard M Bullock was admitted to the seat to which he was elected on resignation of Sen- ator Phillips.-The judiciary committee re- ported against the bill providing for the elec- tlon Of but cue assessor in all towns having a grand list of less than half milion-The fol- lowing nominations by Coy Andrews to vari- ous offices were confirmeds
 Railroad Commissioner for the unexpired term 1.-two years from July 1, 18S0) of Francis A. Walker-Senator William H. Hayward, of the Ninth district
 Railroad Commissioner for three years from July 1, 18S0-George NJ. Woodruff, of Litch- field.
 Insurance Commissioner for three years from July 27, 1880, John W. Brooks. of Tor rington.
 Bank Commissioner for two years from July 1, 1S8O-Jsmes W. Hyatt, of Norwalk.
 State prison director for three years from April 1, 1SS0-Nathaniel M. Belden, of Will ton.
 State prison director for two years and nine months from July 1, 1SS0-Cyrus B. Newton of Stafford.
 State board of health for six years from July 1, 1S8O-John s. Butler, of Hartford, and Andrew c. Lippitt, of New London.
 Board of agriculture for two years from July l, 1880-E. H. Hyde, of Stafford, and Henry L. Stewart, of Middle Haddam. Hoxse.-Mr. Colyer procured the passage on Tuesday of resolution calling on the Con solidated Railroad to furnish information to the Hous9on the following matters: The con- tract made during the past year with the Bos- ton ana NeW rOrk railroad for 8 division of the joint earnings it's contract or lease of the Harlem river and Portchester road and it's contract for the use of the Grand Central depct :: also statement showing the amount paid an- nually under this contract since it was made. The following committees were announced by the Speaker;
 On Temperance-Messers. Bailey of Dan- bury, Burleigh of Hamden. Smith of Rocky Hill. Burton of Preston. Chandler of Wood stock, Hall of Sharon, Kelsey of Essex, Little of Somers
 On capitol Furniture. Building and Grounds -Messrs Battell of Norfolk, Barbour of Canton, McGaughy of Wallingford, Blakeman of Huntington, Carter of Warren Grosvenor of Pomfret, Hill of Glastonbury, Lindsey of Woodbury.
 On Revision of Joint Rules-M -Messers. Lewis of plainyille, Gates of Hartland, Tibbals of Milford, Peck of Woodbridge, Miner of Boz