Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11
LEGISLATIVE.

Senate. Tuesday of last week, bills etc., passed ireuqiring $1O, 900 bonds of cash iers of banks and treasurers of trust compa- nies; authorizing Hartford Orphan Asylumn to bind out children in it's charge authorizing Danbury and Norwalk railroad to issue new bonds; restoring forfeited rights to Henry Hubbell; granting administration on estate of Robert J. Livingston; allowing savings banks to divide all but one-eighth of one per cent, to be kept as surplus; and for pres eryation of birds.-A bill for regulating mill lers' tolls, reenactment of an old law, was proposed Mir. Coe objected to it as an inter- ference with private business and it was indefi- nltely postponed.-A number of bills were rejected on adverse report. ....,, .., .- ..t.
 On Wednesday, report was made by the committee on Humane Institutions, authoriz- ing the erection of further buildings for acI commodation of insane poor at Middletown, at an expense not exceeding $13O, ,OOO.-A 14 mill State tax was also reported. Bills, etc, passed requiring an examination each year to see that deeds are properly indexed reducing prisoners pay to 50 cts day and raising their board to $2. 50 punishing the killing of regls- tered dogs; and consolidating certain Cong e. grtional sOcleties, st.a ....,..., s,...-.-.. .-
 On Thursday bill was, rejected protecting fish in Lake Waramaug There was a good deal of debate over the proposition of the town of Darien to furnish site for an Insane Hospi- tai, which was recommitted ,.... ,.}.,.y.
 On Friday bills, etc., passed extending the time of presenting Hathaway claim one year !; relieving railroads which had agreed to pay interest on town bonds issued in aid of their building; increasing the brgadier's staff ap- propriating $130, GOO for additional buildings for insane poor at Middletown Various bills were rejected on adverse report. djourned till Tuesday. .t.!.,,... ,.-.. .,t... House. On Tuesday of last week, the Darien offer for an Insane Hospital was re- committed Bills passed providing for dis continuance of small schools; requiring bonds in case of temporary injunctions requiring certificate of school attendance in case of em- pl,yment of children under IA; authorizing administration on estate of Ephraim Wedge of Ltchfeld; allowing capital trials with a single judge; reducing fees of receivers.-A bull was recalled which it was found affected a pending suit.-A number of bills, etc., were rejected.
 On Wednesday the petition releasing Mich ael Bion from State prison was reported against. A bill was reported exempting ex- soldiers property from taxation to amount of $1,OOO: allowing constables only to kill un- licensed dogs ; a charter of the New Milford Agricultural Society.-Then followed debate of the boundary question. MT. Gardner, of Derby, favored the report of the Committee. MT. Stanton, of Hartford, opposed it. Mr. Crump, of New London, spoke in it's favor. Further consideration of the matter was post poped till Thursday.
 On Thursday, the committee on Woman Suffrage reported in favor of bill allowing women to vote at school meetings. The com mittee on Agriculture reported against re- duction of dog tax.-The bill allowing sav- ings banks to invest in bonds of dividend pay ing roads was debated and tabled The de- bate then recommended on the boundary ques- tion. Mir. Hollister, of Litchfield, spoke in favor the report Mr. McGaughey, of Walling- ford, against it. An afternoon session was held and after speeches in opposition by mem- bers from Stonington and Chester, the resolu- tion ratifying the action of the committee was passed. 149 to 39.. |" '1 '''
 On Friday, various bills were reported, m most cases adversely. Among those reported favorably were bills giving the state the last argument on criminal trials; punishing the placing of poisoned food inpublfc places de- lining the meaning of Intoxicating liquors'' in the statutes and repeating the law allow ing minorities representation on town boards The East Haven contested election case was decided in favor of the sitting member Ca Re, publican).- Bills passed purchasing Coy. Buckingham's portrait fixing price of prison CTS board at $2,5O week. requiring yearly examination of town records to see that deeds are properly indexed reducing pay for prison- CTS work to 50 cts day; releasing Charles W. Clark, of Hartford, from State Prison; pro- viding that no new business be received after March 13th.-The question of the Middle town Asylum appropriation was made the special order for Thursday of this week. journed till Tuesday.