Litchfield enquirer., 1880-02-19

Senator Patton offered a humorous amend ment regulating the price of farm produce but afterwards withdrew it.
 Senator Smith spoke in favor of the bill. He regretted that there was not more light l,efore the Senate on thls matter of lawyers fees, but the bill was one that would be ap- proved by great many.
 Senator Brewster said the bill did not com mend itself to him, either as a lawyer or legjs iator. Itwould be proper if this bill passed to also regulate doctors fees or those of any other profession. He was in favor nf doing away with termfees, but this was not the way 10 do it.
 Senator Buck opposed the bilr He knew of no complaint at the charges of lawyers. who, as was we'll known, worked hard, lived well and died poor. He knew of no crying evil growing out of lawyers charges, and said that term fees were founded as much upon ac- tual service in certain cases as any other part cf their charges, but it was by no means uniform rule to charge term fees. He moved to indefinitely postpone the whole bill.
 Senator Lewis did not desise to curtail pay for actual services of lawyers, but he could not see the justice of charging for Continuing cases.
 Senator Brewster said the senator was mis- taken if he supposed there was any law regu- lating lawyers charges. There never had been such law. Moreover term fees are for actual services.
 Senator Peet said he had practiced in Litch- field county fortwenty years, but did not now. He explained the sort of work lawyers had to perform in watching the courts.
 Senator Hoyt expressed his surprise from his own knowledge at the small amount charg- ed by lawyers for valuable services. He was opposed to the bill.
 The motion to indefinitely postpone the bill was then carried.
 On Thursday a report was read from Con- missioner Stedman showing that no investiga- ton of the Atlas Company was needed. The following action was taken regarding the re- signation of Judge Seymour from the State Board of Education, and the substitution of the Rev. Storrs o. Seymour in his place:
 A communication was receiv ed from the Gov. crnor announcing the resignation of the Hon. Origen s. Seymour as member of the state board of education. The resignation was ac- cepted and ordered on file.
 Senator Blackstone then offered resolution appointing the Rev. Storrs o. Seymour, of Litchfield, member of the same board, in place of the late Hon. James C. Loomis, of Bridgeport. Mir. Blackstone said it gave him great pleasure to offer this resolution. He was well known, probably, to the greater part of the Senate. and was qualified for the posi- tion. fItl
 Senator Peet said he could endorse all that acquainted with Mir. Seymour, and he trusted the resolution would pass.
 Senator Brewster said he was we'll acquaint- cd with Mir. Seymour, and could add his testi- nIony endorsing all that had been said He was graduate of Yale college of the class of 57, and was possessed of that very sound con- mon sense for which his well-known family was so distinguished. The resolution was then passed.
 House. On Tuesday the following bills, &c., were passed: appropriating $3000 to .defray the expenses of the ,Groton Centennial; pay ing reporters of three Hartford papers for their particularly upon the latter. an amendment offering New Haven and other reporters like pay being rejected.
 On Wednesday bills, &c., passed validating the election of school visitors in New Milford requiring land owners to eradicate wild car rots increasing the penalty for horse stealing to five to ten years in State Prison; and au- thorizing selectmen to appoint special consta- bles for schools. Bills were favorably report ed reducing interest on unpaid taxes to nine per cent; exempting minors wages from at- tachment; making the person killing regis tered dog liable to the owner.-Tbe order of
 
 considerable debate, the Democratic member retained his seat
 On Thursday bills passed for abolishing con- tract labor in prisons fining the sellers of diseased milk; requiring the listing of colts, calves lambs; allowing towns to appropriate money for free libraries requiring three months delay before granting divorces and increasing pay of school visitors. were rejected abolishing capital puninhment, and regarding a site for new insane asylum.-A communication was received from the Cover nor stating that $1, 200 of the sum appropri- ated for commissioners at the Paris Exposition remained unexpended and suggesti. g it's ap, propriation to the Australian Exhibition of next October. The chair appointed the fol. towing committee on Woman Suffrage; Messrs. Hollister, of Litchfeld Northrop, of Seymour.; Colyer of Darien Walker, of An dover Fuller, of Simsbury; Bailey, of Dan- bury: Stannard, Of Westbrook; Hunting, of East Hartford.
 On Friday bills, &c., were favorably report ed requiring thirty-six weeks of school term in all districts enumerating over no scholars; and restoring forfeited rights to Abljah Mercy, of Warren. Bills, &c., passed appointing Rev. Storrs o. Seymour, of Litchfeld, on State Board of Education; and requiring personal examination on loans by school commissioner. The appointment of conference committee on attorney for blll came up. MT. Wadhams was designated but Messrs. Mitchell and Gard ner declined serving. The former remarked, "there seems to be an extraordinary reluctance to serve with the chairman of the committee on forfeited rights. Laughter) I do not read the Bible much, but think feel some- thing as David and Jonathan did, in Iarting from the gentleman from New Britain. (Laughter.) If gentlemen do not care to serve think can play Hone hand" with the senate. (Laughter.r Porter of Pennington was finally appointed.