Litchfield enquirer., 1881-01-27
Legislative.

The legislative business of special impor- tance, transacted last week, was the election of Gen. Joseph R. Hawley, United States Senator The only other matter of special interest to people of this vicinity was the nom- ination of Donald J. Warner, of Salisbury, Judge of the District Court, to succeed the Hon. F. D. Fyler, the present Judge, by a vote of IA to7 in a caucus of Republican members of Litchfeld County. Judge Cow ell, of the Waterbury city court, has been re- nominated, with Senator Bradstreet as assist ant. Mir. David Torrance, of Derby, has been nominated Judge of the New Haven Common Pleas court.
 A hearing comes of, this week, upon the organization of the bondholders of the Con- nectcut Western into a corporation. The creditors of the old company claim a share in with the bondholders. 'f
 A caucus of Republican members is to be held, thls week, to nominate school-fund commissioner. It is thought that Mr. Jere- miah Olney will receive the appointment. Mir. Miles, the present incumbent being Demo- crat, and having held the place one term by Republican election already.
 The hearing upon the petition of Charles Allen, the New Milford fratricide, h to come of before the State Prison Committee, this week. The murder was committed under serious provocation, the man has behaved we'll in the State Prison, and there has grown up considerable feeling in favor of his release, one or more of the jurors who convicted him signing his petition. On the other hand near ly all New Milford has signed remonstrance against his release, indicating that his career there had created very strong prejudice against him. s-- A bill has been referred to prevent the prac- tice of unqualified doctors. This is meas ure which has been up several times before, and has been defeated in spite of the strong arguments that can be used it it's favor We must confess for one that we greatly dislike to hand the public ever to the regular faculty bound hand and foot Had such law as is now proposed been every where in existence years ago. theIe would never have been any Homeopathic or Eclectic Schools of Medicine, n)r if this law is passed, can any such dis senting school heEeafter arise in Connecticut. Without meaning to depreciate doctors, we cannot but think that they have not yet made any such progress in conquering. disease that they are entitled to g monopoly of the bus- ness. MoreoVer, if "quacks" are to be legis, lated out of existence, ought there not also to be a law against the sale of s'Quack" medi- cines, or, in other words, all secret remedies The one is needed just as much as the other. A law is proposed imposing an oath on m ,mbers of the legislature that they have not procured their elections by bribery. Pass it, by all means but it won't effect much i: swear ing never does. g
 Senator Brewster introduced an excel lent bill, last week, which gives to courts the power to hold employers liable for injuries in- dicted by their agents, or employees who are under the direct control of such agents-mak- ing an exception to the general rule that em- ployers are not liable for injuries inflicted on l an employe by fellow workman The pas sage of such, an act would stop the slaughter of braksmen short oG. and nothing else will. ] They have such a statute in England and we believe in other foreign countries. but we do not expect any such independent action in railway ridden Connecticut.
 On Tuesday of last week the Litehtield County members organized. Representative Seymour, of Litchfeld, was chosen chairman, and Representative Birge, of Torrington, secretary. Representatives Baldwin, of Ply mouth. and Birge of Torrinston, were chosen auditors, and the meeting adjourned for two weeks. .6e
 The legislature only sat three days last week. adjourning on Thursday From the mass qf bills, petitions and resolutions pre- sentsd, we select the following as of special