very interesting, and were listened to with much '
attention by the House,
Mr. Siearos advocated the resolution.
Mr. Ellsworth gave quite a history of some
schools in New York, and compared them with
the schools and teachers in Connecticut. show-
ing how ill conducted and ill qualified the latter
were in comparison with the former. He hearti-
_ ly seconded the proposition that the Legislature
take up the subject of establishing a seminary
for teachers. .
Mr. Dutton moved an amendment. which
was adopted, slightly varying the fortrt of the
resolution. In relatiott to making the appropria;
lion front the school food, he did not think it
allowed by the constitution. He was, however.
strongly in favor of the resolution.
Mr. Waldo stated that the committee after
‘much deliberation and consbltation with gettile-
men connected with the schools. ltad concluded
to present this resolution to il.e House. although
they had no wish to force ilte measure upon the
people. He was strongly in lavor of some plan
ofthe kind.
M r. Mills expressed ltis confidence in the
judgement oftlte board ofcommissiouers. and re-
marked upon the salutary effect and great ne-
.cessity ofhaviug well qualified teachers.
_ Mr. Trutnbull said lte ditl not rise because he
had any doubt that the resolution wotild pass. but
lie was anxious that it should pass by a large ma-
jority. Some people might oppose it—irtdeed,
some seemed to think that the qualifications of
teachers might be ‘taken naturally,’ like the
small pox; aitd as tolearning, they looked upon
it much as the farmer did upon the rain, when
his hay got wei—-he thottglti, take it. one little
with another. rain did about. as tntich harm as
good.‘ But this would not be so viewed by the
people. Let us educate the poor of the stat.-,'
and we shall bear no more about ‘lite poor
against the rich,’ and otir mechanics will no lon-
ger be driven to the polls. or compared to brute
animals. He hopedthe resolution would receive
adarge vote.
Mr. Catlin was in favor of the resolution. but
he protested against drawing from the school futid
for this object.
Mr. Dutton explained the provisions of the
bill. with the object of each. Aftersomediscus-
sion, the bill was laid on- the table for the pre-
sent.
Bill reporiedby. the committee on common
school fund, in relation to the enumeration of
children, in cases where the return is not made
within the time prescribed by law. Mr. Waldo
explained the object of the bill, which was to
prevent the numerous applications tothe legis-
latttre every year for school money. ‘on account
of the ittaiiention ofschool district clerks in mak-
ingreiurns. The bill provides that in such cases,
one of the committee shall make the enuntera-
tion before the 15th of September‘. and shall re-
ceive from the school fund. five cents for each
child so enumerated. Some discussion took
place upon the amount of remuneration. and
also upon the propriety of paying it from the
school food. Mr. Bray moved that the bill be
indefinitely postponed. Messrs. Brooks. Foster,
Barnard. and Trumbull, o tposed the ntotion.—
'l‘he question was then cal ed, and the bill pass-
ed. .
A resolution reported by the same committee
was takert up, pi'tr\'itl‘ing that when the interest
upon any part of the fund is not paid within
thirty days from the time when due. interest
may be collected upon the interest. Mr. Foster
opposed the resolution. as establishing a prece-
dertt for usury. Mr. \Val.do thought this would
not be the case. as nobody was necessarily com-
pellcd to pay interest upon ittterest. ifthe money
was paid when due. Messrs. Curtis, Dutton
and \Voudwartl further opposed it. Dir. Trtirit-
bitll moved that it be laid on the table. which
motion prevailed.
Bill appointing Justices of the Peace for Fair-
field county. pre_sented. Mr. Copp moved to
antettd by atldiitgihe nattte of George Dyer for
the town ol"I‘tutnltull. Somediscussion ensued.
the amendrnent was rejected. and the bill pass-
ed.
Petition of E. Lester and others for a bank.
presented by Mr. Dyer. and contintied :0 next
assembly. Do ofC. Lamb and others. referred
to committee on military affairs.
' Resolution for releasing Henry Hiltttan from
gates, re-considered, on motion. of Mr Dyer, and
laid on the table. ,
Act relating to the settlentent of estates, ex-
cases, passed. '
"Committee on judiciary reported in favor of
petition of Peter L. Waterbury. Accepted.
Act autltorizing superior court to grant divorc-
es in cases of idiocy and insanity, rejected.
Resolution allowing claim of Joseph Darling.
re-considered, and re-corrtmitted to committee
on claims. .
Report of the‘ comptroller, upon the amount
_of money paid to the secretary of state. within
a fewyears past. presented and laid on the table
without readittg. ‘
Act increasing the salaries ofjudges. taken tip.
Bill postponed to a third reading.
; Act relating to the sale of spiritous liquors.
giving the liscencsing powerto the several towns,
taken up, and some amendments adopted.
Message front the governor. with the report of
Mr. lngham, upon the money received for mili-
tia services. Report laid on the table.
Act coitceritioing jails and jail_ers. referred to
Cont. onjudiciary. The‘House then adjourrted.
lVadnesda‘3/, .May 29.
House ntet]0 A. M. Prayer by the Rev. Mr.
Bently.
Resolution allowing David R. 'Williams his
expenses in sustaining his seat. Referred to
committee on claims.
Resolution appropriating a sum not exceed
ing $350, for a railing to protect the grass and
trees in,tlte state house yard irr-Hartford -nega-
iivcd unceremoniously and almost unanimously.
Bills annexing East Lyme to the Probate Dis-
trict of New Lortdon, and prescribing jurymen
for said town. passed- . ‘ _ .‘ - . . .
Committee on petition of \Vhiting. Hills. and
Rising, ézc. reported a bill to regulate the in-
spection ofleatlter. Bill read twice. .
Committee on memorial of Wyoming suffer-
ers. reported a resolution appropriating $3,000 to
aid in constructing a monument. On tnotion of
Mr. Foster, it was laid on the table till to-mor-
row morning. ’
Bill in relation to fees of clerks ofcourts. taken
Messrs. Johnson of \Valliogfortl, Brooks. state prison, takeit up. After some little discus» up, This was a bill reported by the judiciary
\Vadsworth, Copeland. Stearns, Olney and
Brownell, followed‘ in strongly advocating the
resolution. The resolution then passed witlwut
a dissenting voice, and the house adjourned.
A_/Zernoori.—House met at 2 o’clock. Acts
prescribing jurymen, &c. for the -town of East
Lyme, read once.
Resolution reported by the school food com-
miriee, allowing school money to certain districts.
passed.
Resolution reported by the committee on
claims. allowing Truman Smith and Chas. A.
Goodrich compensation for services in examin-
ing into the subject ofjudicial expenses. Post-
poned for a third reading.
Same comtitittee reported against petition of
selectmen of Wethersfield. Accepted.
Same comrnittee recommended the continu-
anceofpetiiion of town of0range tozhe next As-
sembly. Accepted, artd petition continued.
Same committee reported iit favor ofcluitn of
N. Wakely, collector of Hatnden. Accepted,
and resolution passed. Sa_me committee report-
ed that memorial ofT. O'Brien be continued to
next Assetnblv. Accepted.
Resolutions passed appointing Cyrus .11.
Beardsley. judge of county court for Fairfield
county; Benjamin lsaacs judge of probate for
the district of Norwalk; Rufus Blakeman. do
Fairfield; Bradford Winton. Weston; Alansou
Hamlin. Stratford ; Ttreophilus Nichols. New-
town ; T. F. Rotwlaud, Westport ; T. 15. Fan-
ton. Redding ; J. B. Ferris, Stamford.
Bill -"incur crating Wesiport Bank, taken up.
Mr. Scofiel said a word or two. ‘expressing a
hope that the bill would pass.
posed it He believed. as had been reported by
thy-eedifi‘ereu[ gels of Bank Cqrnntiesiottcre, that
we had banlfcapiial enough in the state. The
wants of Fairfield county were not greater than
many other sections ofthe state. and as in grant
this bank would he, to renew a course of policy
which the state, for good reason. as is believed,
had long discontinued, he felt bound to vote
against it,
M r. S-wift remarked that if we were really to
understand that no more bank charters were to
be granted in this state. and if we were sure of
this. bank stock would rise at once at least 10
per cent. It would create a perpetual monopo-
ly. and would establish asysieut ofiyranny and
oppression. to give the present banksa perpetual
assurance that no ntore competition should ever
be allowed. The banks now in Fairfield county
seemed tofeel that they had the wltole ground to
themselves. and they now took unfair advantage
of the people in some sections of the coonty.—-
He further stated the claims of Wesiport and its
vicinity for a batik. and expressed an earnest
V.Vi§_h that the bill might pass.
Mr. Dutton said he came here with the under-
standing that no bank charters were to be grant-
sion, the resolution passed. Adjourned.
Tuesday Jllay. 28.
House met at 10. A. M. Prayer by Rev.
Mr. Burgess.
Com. for taxing cost announced--Messrs.
Dyer, Henderson. and Merwiu.
Resolution introduced, that the assembly will
adjottrri on Friday next. Messrs..Curtis. Cope-
land. and Stearns opposed it as they considered
it impossible to finish the buisness oftlte session
by that time. Resolution ttegatived.
Resolution allowing payment to Truman
Smith _artd C. A. Goodrich read third time.
'Ilte ycas and trays were ordered, and the
resolution passed—ye~.ts 95. nays 92.
The urdr-rof the day called. being the bill to
aid. the Houstonic Railrorad Co. by allowing it
to issue promrnissory notes. to the amount oforte
fourth tltetrcapital, their whole stock being pledg-
ed to redeem them. After some discussion the
question was taken. and the bill passed.
Petition of Henry Hilinan for release from
prison. returned frotrt Senate rejected, Corri-
mittee ofConference appointed-—Messrs. Cope-
land and Curtis. ‘
Committee on divorces reported that petition
of Carolirte Harrington be continued to nextas-
sentbly. Accepted.
Coiuinittee on agriculture reported a bill for
a bounty of $150 per pound, on sewing silk
raised and produced in this state. Also a bounty
of 83 for every huttdred pounds of beet sugar
manufactured in the state. Bills read once.
Act relating to turnpike roads. referred to corn-
mittee on judiciary. Another with the above
Mr.‘ Catlin op- title. rcfcrict'l to cotnmiitee on roads and bridges. friend there, by whom he wished it to be taken
Committee on members contittitionally dis-
qualified, reported again, that four members were
postntasiers at the titne oftheir election, who
had since resigned, and their places filled, but
that Mr. Allen l’inney's resignation was not re-
ceived at Washington until the 6th inst.. and
that an assistant was now performing the duties
ofpostutaster at Tarifiville, iii the same manner
as before Mr. Pinney resigned.
Mr. Curtis tnade a briefstatcment ofthe facts
as found by the committee. concluding that itdid
not appear to them that Mr. Pinney had made
such a resignation as qualified him to hold a seat
in the House. Alter a few rentarks from Mr.
Truinbtill. the report was accepted without a
dissenting voice. '
Act concerning Probate bonds. referred to com-
mittee ott judiciary. The House then adjourn-
ed. ' _ ' ~
Tuesday Afternoon.-—House incl at 2 o'clock.
Two or tltree memorials and petitions were re-
ferred io committees.
Bill to aid the Norwich and \Vorcester Rail-
road was called up by Mr. Foster. who moved
to strike out all but the enacting clause. and
substitute a hill similar to that passed this morn-
. of last year on this subject.
comtnittee. in place ofthe bill repealing the act
Mr. Dutton stated
the grounds on which the-committee had acted.
On motion of Mr. Waldo. the bill reported was
laid on the table, and the bill repealing the law
oflast year taken up. The questioit was taken
on the repealing bill. and was negatived—yeas
S9. rtays 98. '
Committee on Mystic River fisheries, report-
ed against repealing the laws on that subject.
Accepted. '
Resolution offered by Mr. Foster. that Allen
Pinney is ttot entitled to a seat in the House
After some discttssion. principally upon
the question whether Mr. , Pinney ltad re
signed his office or ttoi atthe titne lie was quali-
fied as a member. in which it was generally 8(l-— »
initietl that in this case, at least. it could not be
called a party question. Mr. Candee said be
presumed Mr. Pinney ltimselfmiglil rise in his
place. and say at oncéwliether he was postmas-
ter or not when he took his oatlt. and he believed
the House would take his word for it. Mr. P.
then rose and said lte did forward his resignation
to a friend a few miles from Washington, to
have it sent there before he took his oath. Mr.
Catlin moved its postponement for further in-
quiry. Mr. Brooks said he believed it had been
talked over long enough. unless Mr. Pinney
wished time to explain. as it did not appear to
him that Mr. P. had taken'a straight forward.
honest course in this matter. He wished to
know why his resignation had been sent to
Fredericksbttrg instead of Washington. l\lr.
P. said its did so because he hadga particular
to VI/ashington. Af er a few words by Messrs.
Barnard. Stearns an
was taken by yeas and nays. and the resolution
passed, only seven voting in the negative. viz.
Messrs. E. Griswold. Stebbins, Hitchcock, F.
Burnhant, W.R. Smith, Waldo and-Pratt. _19 '
absent.
Comtniiiee on banks reported on petition of
Stamford Bank, a bill altering its charter; read :
tltrec times and passed.
Resolution passed authorizing the Treasurer
to employ eottnsel for the state, in opposing the
claim for the Bishops‘ fund. The housetheu
adjourned
Aflemaon.—House met at 2 o’clock. Cont-
mittee on judiciary reported in favor of the bill
relating to -buildings within the fire limits of
Hartford ; bill passed.
Bill to aid the Norwich and Worcester rail-
road. taken up. Mr. Copp opposedthe bill. as
he considered givingthese corporations banking
privileges itt all essential particulars. _
Mr. Foster replied, stating that lie supposed
most of‘ the geniletnan’s arguments had been
thoroughly answered by other gentlemen. in the
discussion upon the Housatonic railroad. He
U3- and W“ 0“ this 8'0"“ “C “ad ‘llsf-°”"’8°d ing in relation to the Huustouic Railroad ; laid could see no reason. since it had been granted to
an application which was contemplated in his
vicinity. He thought. however,that this policy
should be subservient to the interests oftlte peo-
ple. if it did really appear that the people were
to be benefitted by a particular bank, and lie be
lieved that a small bank, such as \\ as asked for
in Westpori. was needed in that place. Th.-
ttmendment requiring a bonus for the benefit of
an institution for the insane poor, also. he cott-
sidered an argutnentfor this grant. He believed
this would prevent any scrambling. coll.ision or
fighting for the stock, and yet the stock would
be taken up. because the bank was really beetl-
cd. He would have it understood that this de-
parture frotrt our general policy was to accom-
modate a particular want, and witlt the under-
standing that they should contribute 85,000 for
the benefit of the insane poor. He did ttot think
there would be any evil consequences from grant
ing this small batik.
Mr. Jones olsufiield. said this might be a very
easy way to raise $5.000 for the insane poor. but
as he understood it, the bank was to be charter-
ed for the purpose of drawing moneyfrom the
people, and he was opposetl to any such bargain.
Mr. Brooks very briefly allttded to the uutrtber
of banks in the neighborhood of Wesiport, as the
principal reason why he should vote against the
bill. .
The question was then taken by yeast and
nays, and the bill ncgaiived--yeas 63. uays 109.
Mr. Woodward presented the answer ot'Rev.
. F. Jarvis to the petition of S. M. Jarvis for
divorce, which was partly -read, and referred to
the divorce committee. .
Finance comtnittee reported upon the expenses
and resources of the state, and a resolution of
levying a state tax of one cent on the dollar on
the grand list.‘ Passed.
Bill for an act requiring the outer walls of
buildings" within the fire limits of Hartford. it)
which tires are to be used. to be built entirely of
brick. Referred to committee onjudiciary.
Act allowing appeals in certain cases ot'assess-
ment, to judges and commissioners of county
courts, irtsigad of to boards of relief; referred to
committee on taxes.
Act for registration of names of electors, taken
up.
diciary committee would have given sotne ofthe
reasons for this bill. and some of the evils. which
it was intended to remedy. He thought then:
were some objections to it. one of which was,
that it would occasion much trouble to the town
clerk and sclectrnen.on the day of election. to
correct the list, in addition to all thcirotltei duties.
Mr. Waldo said he had hoped that |lteju~_
on thetablc.
Petition ofJ. S. Halsey. laid on the table this
morning, was taken up. an rejected.
Com. on School Fund reported on petition of
John Cook and others, a resolution incorporating
a ttew School Society in Wolcottville. Passed.
Same committee reported against petition of
NehentialiPurdy artdothers. Accepted. Same
cornmiitee reported a resolution for school money
for 6th district in \Vindsor. Passed.
Com. on Judiciary reported against a bill re-
lating to qualification of electors. Accepted.
Resolution allowing Richard Hirte his expens-
es in defending his seat, referred to Cum. on
Claiitts. Resolution allowing Zebulon Hale
his expenses. saute reference.
C0tlll)')ltlE.8 of conference on the disagreement
of the two Houses, iii the bill relating to the ad-
jouritineitt ofelectors’ meetings, reported the rea-
sons oftlte Senate for passing the bill, and on
motion of Mr. Waldo, the House re-considered
tneir voze of inditiuitefposipottetnent. This bill
provides that but two trials shall be allowed at
our spring elections. and that the power of ad-
jouruing the meeting shall be given to a majori-
ty of the electors. instead of to the moderator.
Afiera few remarks from Mr Waldo, the bill
passed.
Committee onjudicittry reported against a bill
relating to the storing of gunpowder. Accepted,
aitd bill rejected. Sartre committee reported
against the bill for retnuneration in cases of dam-
age by ntobs, making the towns liable for the
expense. Accepted. and bill rejected.
Cornrriittee on military affairs reported a reso-
lution in favor of Samuel '1‘. McKinney, for ex-
pcnses itt attempting to collect a military fine.
Referred to committee on claittts.
Comrnitiee on claims reported against petition
of E. Jenkins—accepted. ' t
Resolution allowing Isaac \Villiams. 2d. his
expenses in defending his seat, referred to coin-
niittce on claims.
Committee on roads and bridges reported in
favor of an act relating to changing location" of
turnpike gates, die. Bill passed. Sartre cont-
mittee reported in favor of resolution authorizing
Ertfield Bridge Company to allow the use oi
said bridge to .he Hartford and Springfield Rail
road. Passed. Same committee reported a
bill iitcorporating the Huntington Branch Turn
pike Company. After some discussion, the bill
was rejected.
Act to confirm doings of town meetings in
Harwinton, passed. ' '
Bill-concerningcttanging location of turnpike
f
the other contpany. why it should not be to this.
The bill was then laid on the table. and the
House proceeded to the order of the day. being
the election of a Judge to supply the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of Hon. Clark Bis-
sell. Upon balloting. the vote stood as full tws:
Roger M. Sherman. 107
Satnucl lngham. 87
William \V. Ellsworth. 1
Blank, 1
196
So the Hon. Roger M. Sherman was declar-
ed elected. ' _
Mr. Trumbull introduced a resolution allow-
ing the divorce committee to sit uponthe appli-
cation of Mrs. Jarvis after the legislature rises,
and to report to next assembly. It was laid on
the table.
Resolution appointing John Stewart. Judge of
County Court for Middlesex County taken up.
After some discussion, on a motion to amend by
substituting the name of Ely »Warner, it was
decided in the negative.yeas 88. nays 90. The.
resolution was then3passed, and Mr. Stewart ap-
pointed. «
[This resolution was reconsidered on Thurs-
day. and after the proposed amendment was
adopted, passed by a vote 0.’ 102 to 91.]
Resolution appointing S. K. Wightman judge
of probate forthe district of Middletown, laid on
the table.
Committee on internal improvements reporter‘
that several petitions for a railroad from Saw-
pitts to New Haven, be continued to ttext ses-
sion ; accepted.
Judiciary committee reported a bill relating to
the support of state paupers‘ : read twice.
Committee on school fund reported in favor of
petition of Anson Gleason autl others; accepted
Committee on internal itnprovements report-,
ed on petition of Hartford and New Haven rail-,
road comparty, resolutions in alteration of their
charter, allowing them to change part ofthe route’
ifit should be thought expedient, écc. ‘Resolu-
tions passed. .
Committee on banks reported on petition of A.
Fenner and others, a resolution incorporating
the Plaintield Savings Bank ;‘ passed.
Committee on fees of courts of probate, report-
ed a bill regulating fees on such courts; read
JHCC.
Committee on taxes ‘reported abill in relation
to assessments -; read once. - v
Contrnitt.ee.on petition of George L. \_Vatrott8.
tending the powers of probate courts in certain
Wood ward, the questidn
reported 1 a resolution allowing an appropriation
for his benefit. from the funds designated for the
blind: read‘.twice‘. Adiourned.
. . V . Thurtiday. May 30
House met arm, A. M. Prayer by Rev. Mr.
Bangs. _
Resolutions passed appointing Judges of Pro-
hate.’ as follows: For tlisirict of Ellington. Asa
\Ville_v; Siaflhrd, Rodolphus Woodworth; Tol-
land, Novatns Chapman; Somers, Walter R.
Kibbe; Hebrott. Abner Henttee.
Resolution appointirg Jolt_it Stewart Judge of
filiddlesex ‘County Court.’ reconsidered. OD
motionof Mr. Waldo,_was laid on .tlte table for
the present. _
Resolution passed appointing Elisha Stearns,
Judge of Tollantl County Court. i
Resolution allowing J. S. Halsey his expens-
es in contesting his «seat, referred to cotnttttuee
on claims.
Resoltition passed, appointing Judges of Pro-
bate. viz.. Seth -Terry, district of Hartford; Jo-
seph Wright, Berlin; Elisha Hotchkiss. Bur-
lington; Nathaniel Roswotlt,Hartlaod; Tracy
Peck, Bristol; Wm. Dixon, Eitfield; John O.
Pettibone. Siinsbttry; Egbert Cowles. Farin-
ington; Stephen Walkley. Soutltiugton ; T. J.
Holcomb, Granby; William Barnes, East
Windsor; Luther Loornis, Sofiield.
Resolution for amending the constitution, giv-
ing the election of J utlgcs of Probate. and J us-
tices of the Peace, to the people, referred to a
select committee of one frotn st county.
Bill regulating votes for State Senator, for
town of East Lyute, passed. 1 ' ‘
Cotnmittee on Claims reported in favor of
claim of Samuel Beardsley. Resolution read
once. ' '
Comntiitee on Judiciary reported agair:s'.gpeti-
tion of Congregational Society in Haddam. Ac-
cepted. -
Resolution allowing petition of George L.
Wairous. passed. ‘
Act regulating fees of Probate Courts. read 2d
time. Mr. Copp moved its indifinite postpone-
ment. Motion negatived , bill rcad 3d time
and passed.
Thursday A_/Zernoon.—House met at 2 o'clock.
Committee on New 'l‘uwns. reported an act al-‘
iering the limits of the city of Bridgeport, setting
off that portion east of the harbor. Read twice
and laid on the table for the present. “
Bill giving a bounty on the raising of silk, ta-
ken up, postponed toa third reading.
Cotnr-nittee on claims reported a resolution al-
lowing claim of Joseph Darling. with some
amendments. simply auiltorisiug the comptroller
to settle Mr. Darling's accounts. Passed.
Act relating to assesrnent of taxes. read second
personal. shall be set in the list at 3 per cent.
A long discussion occurred ttpon arnendmeuts,
&c., and the bill was re-committed to the com-
mittee.
tion allowing expenses of Isaac Williams, 2d.
in defending his seat. Passed. _
Resolution instructing judiciary committee to
inquiry whether any aleratien is expedient. to
the organization of the Legislature at the cotrt
mencement; of the session.
Committee on Military Returns reported fur-
ther confirming election of military officers. _
Committee on petition of 1st Ecc_lestasttcal
Society in Hartford, reported that said petition
be continued to the next. Assembly. Accepted,
and petition contirtuetl.
Bill concerning fees of clerks of county and
superior courts. taken up. an amendment. adopt-
ed, and bill laid on the table.
Resolution appointing Lenten Church and
denry Dutton, cornrnissionvrs on the Housrtton-
ic rttilrod, under the act lately passed.
Committee on Claims. reported a resolution al-
lowing David R, Williams his expenses in coit-
testing his right to 3 seat. Passed.
«_ Petition of James C. Hyde ttrtd others for a.
Fire Engine. referred to comtnittee on lncorpo-
rations,
,. Resolution passed for the appointment of
committee to inquire when the Legislature can
finish its business and adjourn. Messrs. Dut-
ton. Curtis and Waldo appointed-
Rcsolutiou restorittg Timothy Stanley to cer-
tain rights and privileges. Passed.
Cornmttte on cl «has reported a resolution al-
lowing Munson Strong his expenses in defend-
ing his seat. Passed. Do. rt.-ported against
clttirn of Zebulon Hale. Accepted. Do. in fa-
vor of resolution allowing expenses of Richartl
Hinc. Resolution passed.
Resolution passed appointing Judges of Pro-
bate ttsfollows: District ofVolurttown. Harvey
Campbell. [Mr. Kinney moved to amend this
by substituting Kinney Gallup. Mr.'Dyer op-
posed it. Mr Ktnneymoved the yeas and nays,
which were ordered, and the amendment rejected
-—yeas 19, nnys l39!] District of Canterbury.
Chester Lyon. ~
Memorial of J. S. Halsey returned from the
Senate granted. Committee of conference ap-
ointed—Messrs Waldo and Buell.
Committee on judiciary reported on petition
of city of‘ Hartford. for authority to purchase
stock of Hartford bridge, a resolution authori
sing tne necessary measures for that object, pro-
vided it be adopted by three fifths of the citi-
zens ; Passed ‘
Act relating to the inspection offlonr, forbid-
ding theerasing of inspection marks, &.c.. refer-
red to committee on judiciary.
Committee on Roads and Bridges, reported it.
resolution repettling charter of the West Middle
Tuinpilre Contpnny—-pttsseu. Same cornnttttee
- reported_against petition of A. Hungerford and
others fora Turnpike; report rejected, the pe-
tition. granted.
Same committee reported a resolution repet 1-
ing charter of Cornwall and Washington Turn-
pike Co. Passed.
Com. oit resolutions of Ohio, relating to Maine
boundary, reported resolutions similar to those
of Ohio. Report accepted.
The_ House then adjourned to 9 o’clock to-
morrow morning. '
’ Friday. illatj 31.
House met at 9. A. M. Coinmiitee on school
food, reported an act in relation to school socie-
ties. étc. providing for cases where returns are
not made by societies in season to draw their
proportion of school money. Read twice.
Act relating to highways. &c. referred to com-
mittee on roads and bridges.
Bill appointing Justices for Tollaud county.
iaken_ttp. Mr. }Valdo moved to add the natne
of Zelotes Long. Motion ‘lost, and bill passed.
Committee on common schools reported art
“ ac_t concerning schools." The act contains 30
sections. making rnatty material alterations and
new provisions in our school laws.- The bill
was read twice. and Mr Barnard remarked at
slime length ‘in explauatiort of its various pro
visions. Suggestions and remarks were made
by several gentlemen. and the bill was postpon-
cd until to-ntorrow morning..
_ Comtnittec on judiciary reported a bill relat-
mg to salaries and fees. recommended by com
trttttee onjudicial expenses. with several amend-
menls. which were principally adopted by the
House, and the bill postponed until afternoon.
Resolution appiopriating $3.000 ‘fur the
Wyoming Monument, read second time.
We must posiponeto a future time the inter
estiug discussion which ensued.] .
The subject was then postponed, and tht
House adjourned. v \
Aflern0on.e-‘House met at2 o'clock. Bill in
corporating Millington Turnpike company 3
passed. ' ' _ . .
tinte. This providesthat all property. real and '
Committee on Claims. reported a resolu-
Act relating to_convicts discharged from state
prison, who are unable to pay their expenses
home. Referred to committee on judiciary.
Committee on Wesleyan University. report-
edagatost any grant to Washington College at
this time, Petition continued to next assembly.
Same committee reported on petition of trustees
of Connecticut Literary Institution at Sufiield.
that the_state have never made grants to any
literary institutions not incorporated as a college,
but that nevertheless this institution has promi-
neat claims, if it is thought expedient to over-
_step the policy of the state itt this respect. No
definite actioit is proposed. After a few remarks
by Messrs. Wootlward. Copeland. Barnard, 0|.
ney, and Cone. the report was recomrnitted.
Committee on claims reported against claim
of J. S. Halsey; accepted.
’ Resolution directing School Fund Commie.
siouer to collect ititerest upon interest that re-
mains uopaid; passed.
Resolution appropriating 8201000 for a hospi-
tal for the insane poor. «Sac. taken up. The
question was taken upon the first resolution, anti
passed. yeas 148. nays 12. -
The next resolution then came up, appropriat-
ing the earnings of the state prison to the sup-
port of the insiitutiort. After a little discussion
this was negatived. V V
The third resolution. for the appointment of
Commissioners to select a location. écc. was
next taken up. Considerable debate ettsued
upon the expediency of leaving the location to
the discretion oftlte commissioners. The resolu-
tion passed. '
The 4th resolution passed nem. con. authoriz-
ing the commissioners to appoint superintendents
in erecting buildings, dzc. The last resolution,
providing that the expeusesnet otherwise pro-
vided for, shall he defrayed by the towns which
have patients in the hospital-. was’ rejt=.ctetl.;’«
Mr. Barnard offered an amendment. providing
that the commissiorters shall report to the nexi
assembly, which was adopted, and the wltole
bill then passed.
Committee on judiciary reported on petition
ofG. Burnhant and others, an act extending the
lien law. Read twice. -
Same committee reported the “ act in addi-
tion to an act establishing the treasury depart-
ment.” recommended by the committee onjudi-
cial expenses. with amendments, which were
adopted by the house, and the bill passed.
Committee on schools reported a resolution
separating the four school districts in Middle-
town from their present connection, and incur-
porating them into a district society. Laid on
the table.
Resolution appropriating 810,000 to \Veslcy-
an University. returned from the Senate amend-
ed by providing that $5.000 be paid next Octo-
ber. and the remainder in October, 1840. House
concurred. ’
Act concerning jails and jailers. passed.
Committee onjudiciary reported an act in atl-
ditiott to the act concerning the election of
sheriffs. amended. Amendment adopted, and
bill passed.
Same committee reported against an act con
cerning the support of state paupers. and recom-
mended another act on the same subject. Laid
on the table.
Saute committee reported against the act to
abolish the office of county commissioners, 6-.'.c.
Bill and reportlaid on the table, and house ad-
journed.
-. Srrtutrdag/,Junc l _
House met at 9 o'clock. Player by Rev.
Mr Daggett.
Committee announced on proposed amend-
ment to the Constitution, viz : Messrs. Copp,
Hall of E. Hartford, Bartlett, Adams, Fogg,
Squires, Cone, Ruel of Hebron.
Act‘ relating to highways anti bridges, re-
ferred to committee on Judiciary.
Bill setting off part of the city of Bridge-
port, taken up. Mr. Copp advocated the bill.
Mr. Dutton opposed it. Two or three amend-
ments were adopted, and the bill, after much
desultory discussiort, passed.
Comtnittee on claims, reported a resolution
allowirtg claim of Samuel Beardsley; passed.
The order of the day, being the ' act con-
cerning Schools,’ was taken up. After con-
siderable discussion on amendments, &c., the
bill passed by a vote of 144 to 7. '
Act concerning the inspection of leather,
taken up, an amettdtncntallopted, and after a
few remarks front Messrs. Copeland, and
several other gentlemen, the bill was rejected.
Committee on the report of the Secretary
of State relating to statistics, announced, viz,
Messrs. Candee, Darrow, Gager, D. Patch-
en, Delop, Roberts, Williams of Saybrook,
and Foster of Union.
Bill extending the lien law. takert up.»
Messrs. Dutton and Copeland advocated the
bill, and it was laid on the table for some
amendment.
Adjourned to 9 A. M. on Monday.
li\‘l© ll’3.\M.AlL.lK ©AZlE‘tT.'T.lE.
“noN"r' orvt-: up THE SHIP.”
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1839.
True Ila:-riotism.-—The friends of popu-
lar education in this State will be 'gr‘.itified to
learn from the report of tltc_Legislative pro-
ceediitgs, that a resolution appropriating
85,000, to be expended under the direction
of the Board of Commissioners, in qualifying
teachers of ‘common schools. provided an
equal sum shall be otherwise raised, has
passed the House, without a dissenting voice.
This is as it should be. Men may be per-
tnitted to differ in their opinions respecting
the principles on which our government shall
be administered, and may indulge their pre-
ferences in regard to the individuals who
shall be entrusted with its administration.—
These are matters on which the whole com-
munity will never be imited——and doubtless
it ‘is for" the welfare of the country. that this
iiversity of opinions exists. But when the
question is, whether or not all shall be done
zhat it lies in the power of the State to do, to
qualify the future electors of the State for an
intelligent exercise of the elective franchise,
tnd to place within the reach of her hum-
olest citizens the means of that intellectual
improvement which will give them an equal
chitncc in the race of ‘life with those most
lhighly favoredlbyl ‘birth and »l‘ort'tine--ltére
‘ various documents in the public offices of the
we rejoice to see that party spirit is dumb, is
lifeless——tht2it all unite in one common, ‘one
noble effort to lay_,broa_d and deep the founda-
tions ot that edifice, in which alone Liberty
is content to ‘sojourn. She ‘lingers not in the
darkltents of ignorance; for vice soon enters.
and then Liberty is ‘gone. But in thesau-
lit temples of intelligence, where truth abides
and virtue makes her home-—there the spirig
of genuine Freedom delights to dwell. We‘
hail this resolution as the harbinger of a still ‘
brighter day for old Connecticut. There can
be no retrogade movement in this matter.'é-
And we have now the full assurance offaitb,
tilakthe philanthropic and intelligent exer-
::3rnS:fffltlhe talented and indefatigable Secre-
moi Schoe fofltltl of Cornmrssioners of Cont-
me most, :riSl;W1 lbe ultimately crowned with
mphant and benignant success.
1 Filled. _
0" Tuesdai’ 0‘ last week the Senate con.
curred with the House in the appointment of
Hon. Thaddeus Belts U. s. Senator, The
vote in that body stood—for Betts I2, Sher.
man l, Ingersoll 8. -
On VVednesday last the House proceeded‘
to the election of a‘ Judge of the Superior
Court, to fill the vacancy occasioned by {he
resignation of Hon. C. Bissell._ The vote‘
stood, R M. Sherman 107, Hon Sam’l Inw-
hant 87', “’in. TV. Ellsworth, 1. Blank 1:, .
Total 196. \Vherctipon the Hon, R‘, _1\[
Sherman was declared to be elected, On the
30th ult. the Senate concttrred wiih the Home
in this appointment, the vote being for
Sherman 13, Ingham 8. ~ ‘
33’ The Missouri Republican of the lsib,
May,‘ publishes the eloquent and appropriate
address of Rev. ‘Vin. G. Heyer, late of this
village, delivered on the occasion ofgbd fun...
ral obscquies in honor of Col. Gentry anti
other officers of the Army, who fell ii; Flo-
rida, and whose remains were removed to St,
Louis for interment. \Ve regret that we can-
not gratify the numerous friends of the nu.
thor iit this vicinity by its republication,
53*’ The following gentlemen were elect,
ed officers of the Connecticut Colouimtion
Society, at the late annual meeting:
l’I_'c.s't.rle2zt-—Hon. THOMAS S. WILLIAMS;
Vzce-Prcsidc1tts——Benj. Silliman, M. D.,.
LL.D.; Rt. Rev. T. C. Brownell, D. D, LL D_
rSt'cretat'y—l{ev. T. H. Gallaudct.
1‘reasu.rcr——Seth ’I‘err_v, Esq. .
' M'a.nagcrs—Hcnt‘y 1-V hitc, Hon. R. M.
Sherman. LL. D , Rev. Leonard Bacon, Aa.
ron N. Skinner, Richard Bigelow, Eliphal.-i:
Terry, Charles W. Rockwell, Hon. Seth P.
Beers. ~ ‘
T/re License Low.-—-Our Legislaturtrligavo
at last placed the power to regulate the salie-
of ardent spirits just where it ought to l3,e.__.
in the hands of the 'l‘owris. Each town. an
new license or prohibit the sale of spirituous
liquors within its own limits, as a majority
of its electors may see fit. '
The Florida. War ended, Ao.uN.——Gen-.
Macomb. in -.1 general order, dated Florida.
Mzty 18th, announces that he has terntinatotl
the war with the Seminole Indians, by an-
agreeutent entered into with their princirpai
chief, by which hostilities are imntediatel-y to
cease, and the Indians are to retire into &di.~.-
trict of country in Florida, allottcdt for their
reception.
Judicial Expenses.
Our thanks are due to the Hon. Trutntan
Smith for a copy ofthe R‘:-potrt~ of the Con‘-
mittee on Iudticial Expentsea This Commit-
tee was appointed by the General Assembly
at its last session, to. investigate the causes of
the late increase of the Judicial expenses of
the State; to inquire irttotlte subject. gener-
ally, and to report such firsts, and mulresucltt
suggestions in regard to the altertation of ex-
is.ing laws as they might: deem expedient.
The result of their investigation is now
presented to the General Assembly in a
pamphlet of about 50 pages. We gather
from it the following facts which the com-
mittee havc obtained from an inspection of
state. The judicial expenses of the State, for
the year ending on the 3lst of March, were
‘no less than 834,115 32-—bei;_,1g.8l 1,245 39
more than in 1830; 321.574 H1058 “I30 in
1820; and $24,646 97 more than in “[810.
In 1830, the amount of judicial'éxpenses was
$22,870 02. From that time, there was a
regular increase from year to year. till March,
1838. amounting in the whole to 842.144 88.
In 1831, the increase was 81,236 18. In
the year ending March,l838, it’ was 811,245
30—ma~king in eight years, after asmall de-
duction for one year. in which the expenses
were somewhat redueed,an excess of 84 L1 18
77, over the rate of expenditure in 1830.-
One of the causes of this great. increase,
assigned by the committee, is the drafisfiupon
the State Treasury to make up County defi-
ciencies. It appears . that since 1831, the
tale has thus been drawn upon for the sum
of st5.038- 82. As the law stood previous
to 1831, ‘no county could draw upon the State
Treasury fora greater sum than the amount
of duties arising on civil process paid into, the
Treasury of the State from such courtt-y,=dnr-
ing the year preceding. The repeal of this
provision in 1831. the committefl thiflk. lint!
tended materially to augment the amount of
drafts. upon the State Treasury. Siuceithat I
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