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Legislative.
Fricla._7/ Mor7iing——ConcIuded.—-After the
passage of the resolution for 500 copies of
the Governor’s Message,
Mr. Smith of Sharon, offered it series of
resolutions for the appointment of Standing
Committees, which were passed. _
Mr Copp offered a resolution appointing a
Committee on elections; resolution passed.
Ml‘ Copp offered a resolution di'recting the
Committee to“ enquire into the election of the
members from Simsbury.
Mr Niles of Viindsor, offered a resolution
authorizing the Hartford and Springfield
rail road Company to go into operation when
$300,000 ofthe capital stock are subscribed;
also authorizing the directors to fill vacan-
cies until the next meeting ofthe stockholders
Resolution laid on the table. House ad-
journed till 9 o'clock Saturday Morning.
iS'a,lu,7'cla.y/ Moi'm'7ig, May 7.-——Mr Pal-
mer offered a resolution appointing :1 Com-
mittee on Canals. Passed.
The Speaker announced the Joint Stand-
in‘-!. Committees on the part of the House, as
follows: - _
Joint Slamlirtg Commitlees.—On the
Judiciary..-—l-lon Mr Ingham, of the Senate,
Messrs Seymour. Hubbard of East Hartford,
Peck of VVaterburv, Bukley of F'riirfield,
Peters, Richmond: Redfield and Netvcomb.
On the State Prison.—Hon Mr Bissell of
the Senate, Messrs Hinman, Mather, Hull,
Scofield. VValton, Fisher, Arnold 6:. Farmer.
On New Towns and Probate Distric.ts.—
Hon Mr. Cleavelzind of the Senate, Messrs
Smith ofSharon, VVilc'ox of Berlin, Peck of
New Haven. Rogers of Montville, Scllecl-'.
Kimball, Strong of Chatham, and Madge.
On Claims.—-Hon Mr Chapman of the
Senate, Messrs Copp, Taylor of Enfield,
Cook of Wallingford, Mead, Curtis, Bcach,
Strong ofPortland. and White of Bolton.
On Banks ——Hon. Mr Hickok ofthe Sen-
ate, Messrs P-almer,Francis of Vtlethersfield,
Pierce, Jewr-tt, of Lyme, Dyer, \-Varner of
Plymouth, Farnham, .s;Taylor of Willingten.
On Divorces.—-Hon Mr Blackmrin of the
Senate, Messrs McCurdy, Case of Granby,
Kimberly, H-awley, Russell, Sharp, L'Hom-
medieu. and Sessions of Union.
On E4ClUCflll0l].—-["1011 Mr Sheridcn of the
Senate, Messrs Niles, Prince, Sessions of
North Stonington. Kellogg of New Fair
field, Dean, Burham, Camp'and VVood worth.
On School Fund.——Hon Mr Burrall of
the Senate, ;\’Iessi's Olncy.‘-Voodwarrl of New
Haven, Billings, Seeley, Stoddard, Grosvern-
or, Sage and VVhitc.
On Incorporations other than banks—-Hon
Mr Skinner. ofthe Scnate,Mr-ssrs Crittenden,
Carpenter, Douglass, Bronson. Lee, Young,
Jewett of East Haddam, and Hutchinson.
On Roads and Bridges-—Hon Mr \Varner
ofthe Senate, Messrs Perkins, Julius, Brooks
Fox, Davis, 'I’avlo'r of 'l‘orrington, Essex,
Brainard, and Harvey‘.
On Military Returns—Hon Mr Isham of
the Senate, Messrs Perkins, Griswold of
Killingworth, and Jenkins.
On sale of lands-—Hon Mr Smith of_ the
Senate, Messrs Minor. Hall of Marlboro,
and Coach.
The Speaker called for Petitions, and the
following were presented and referred with-
out being read :
Petition of Hinnah Castle for divorce, re-
ferred: of Samuel A Collins and others, for
discontinuance of Turnpike Roads, referred:
of Cyril Johnson and others, for school mon-
ey. referred; of Jabez Phelps, for Divorce.
referred; of Elias VV Robins and others. for
a new town, referred; of Goshen and Shar-
on Turnpike, for discontiauince of road,
referred ;. ofJ:1mes Warlsivorth and others,
referred ; of John Stewart and others. ref-‘-r-
red; of lVhiting Isbell and others, referred;
of Tolland and Mansfield Turnpike Compa-
ny, referred; of Flora Lavr-.nworth for di-
vorce, referred; of Mary N:-iuthrop for di-
vo-rce, referred; of “Fin S-cudder and others
rcf‘erred"; of Bridgeport and Ncwtown
Turnpike Company. for discontinuance of
Road, referred ; of Baptist society of Green
wich, for incorporation, referred.
Mr. Smith ofSharon ofii:re.d a resolution
thata committee be appointed of one from a
county on that part of the Governor's ines-
sage relating to 'I‘axation._ Passed.
Mr Peck of New lltlv-.-‘D l:ii;f before the
House the report of the New Haven Savings
Bank. Reported accepted and transmitter!
to the Senate.
Petition of Ira Coe for t'e'lr‘.’tS!.‘ from State
Prison, referred; of C C Gord win, rr-fr-rred.
Report ofthe Savings Bzink of Tolland,
read and» accepted. -
Resolution p'tSS-:’(l referring so much of
of the Governor’s message as relates to the
election laws,.to committee on Judiciary.
Resolution pirssed referring so much of
the Governor's message as relates to banks
be referred to committee on banks.
Resolution passed that so much of the
Governor’s message as relates to the State’
prison be referred to corn on State prison.
Petition of Esther E.Chapman for divorce
referrer]; of James Goodspeerl and others for
discontinuing a ferry, referred; of Asa 0.
Clark and wife to confirm the title to land,
referred; of Christopher Homes, referr--d.‘
Mr Smith of Sharon, OflL’t‘_t'tl_‘{l, resolution
thata Committee be appointcrl to enquire
whether it would be expedieri‘. for this State
to offer its assistance to meditutebetwecn the
contending pirties in the State of Rhode
Messrs Smith, VV-attles,’ Copp, and Hin-
mrtn spoke in favor of the resolution, which
was passed.
Resolution passed that so much of Gov-
eruor’s message as relates to the eighth sec-
tion oftbe merlical laws be rt-fr-rred to a se-
lect committee of one from each countv.
Petition of the proprietors of the Union
School District for a division of the capital
stock, referred. House adjourned to Monday.
Monday Mrty 0.——;\'lr.Palmer moved that
the. House reconsider resolution passed. on
Saturday appointing a committee to inquire
into the expediency of offering the mediation
of this State between the parties in Rhode
Island: motion to reconsider passed.
Mr. Palmer then moved that the resolution
be so amenrlerl as to make the com-mittee
consist of tivo from each county: passed.
The Speaker announced the following
committees: On so much ofthe Govern-
er’s messeage as t'elutcs to taxation-—Mr-ssrs
Niles, Peck of I-‘Vooclbribge l-lull, Pick of
Diiihury, Grosvcnor. Taylor of Ni-w—i‘vlil-
ford, Clark of C-hathi1m,.-ind Turner.
Committee on the resolution to offer the
mediation ofthe State to R. Island-—Smith
of Sharon, Seymour, Pitkin, Hinman,_
Vlloodward, Copp Douglass, Morgan of New
Town, Sears of ~Ridgefield,- Richmond,
Young, Palmer, Redfield, Sessions of Union
White of Vernon.
On so much of the Governor's message
as relates to the 8th section of the Medical,
L.-iw —Hubbard of East Hartford, Billings
Baldwin, of Milford, Bulklcy of VVeston
Burnharn, Russell of Salisbury. Kelsey of
Killingworth, and Taylor of Willington.
The following petitions were then offered
and referred :-—of Harding,Turner 81. others;
ofElisha Smith and others: of Wm. C Hall
of the Southern School District of the 2d
School Society of Hartford; of the to\vn of
Preston against the She-tucket Turnpike
Company; of Henry Prentiss and others:
of Benjamin Wheeler and others: of Loyd
S Baldwin‘ and others ofthe inhabitants of
the town of Brookfield-against the Bridge-
port and Newtown Turnpike Cornpauy ;
of VVm. M. Harris and others: of Nathan
Stark, of '1‘homas Dexter and 49 others re-
ferr-d to committee on Education.
Resolution that so much ofthe Govornor’s
message as relates to the Common Schools
be refered to thejoint committee on education.
Resolved that so much of the Governor’s
message as relates to the sale" of spi-ritous li-
quors be refered to a select committee of one
froma county: passed. \ _
Resolution thutso much_ of the Governor's
message as relates to capital puhishinent be
referred to a selcctjoint committee.
Resolution that so much of the Governor's
message as relates to the malita be referred
to a joint select committee. Passed.
Rgeinonstr-ance of Divid Lyon and others
against the petition of the Baptist Society at
Greenwich ; referred.
Resolution offered assigning the hour of
10 o’clock to-marrow, for the choice of a
Major General of the 2d, Division. Resulti-
tion passed. -
Petition of Ann Bagshaw, for divorce re-
ferred: ofNancy Ely for divorce refc"ri'ed.
Resolution that so much of the Governor’s
message as relates to the employment of
children under 14 years ofage in factories
be referred to a select committee, passed.
Petitions of 6th School district 2d School
Society of Preston for leave to use money to
pay a teacher not qualified by certificates of
examining committee referred.
House adjourned till 2 o'clock.
Petitions of John 'I‘orry and Br-nj. Lester
for release from State Prison, ofEnos Nich-
ols for money to be refunrlcd, of Thomas
Dav and others for an act of incorporation:
of Eleazer Woodriiff and others for division
ofa School District, all referred.
Resolution to appoint a committee to en-
quire what improvement can be made in ag-
riculture in this State: passed. _
Remonstrance of certain electors of the
town of Lerlyard against the election of
Daniel Lamb: referred to committee on
elections.
Report of Patrick Murry forleave to hold
iancls referred.
Report ofB J. Mr-sserolc and others to
protect small birds referred to selectcommit-
tee on Agriculture.
Resolution allo‘wing‘Starr Ferry com-
pensation for certain services in 1840 and 41
read twice andircferred. -
On motion it was determined tha the
House meet in the morning at [0 o'clock.-—
aud in the afternoon at, 2 o'clock. At 3
o’clock the House, adj.
Tucsrlagx Mo rriirzg, May l0.—Thc Speak-
er announced the"following Committees ;
On so much ofthe['.Governor’s Message
as relates to Capital Punishment : Douglas
of New London, Case of Granby, Baldwin
of Milford, Waterbury, Tillinghast, Bartho-
lomew. L'I1ommerlir-u, and Andrews
On the sale of Spiritous Liquors: Hin-
man, Elmore, Caverly, Scofield, Lippit,—
;\-‘l-anchcster, Arnold of Haddam, White of
Vernon.
On - Agriculture : Townsend of East Ha-
ven, Tryon, ll-’attlcs, Sears of Ridgefield,
Crary, Beecher, Camp of Durham, Cliaffee
On petition of E Smith and others, pray-
ing for additional protection of fisheries——
Billings, Chambers and Banks. J
On the Militia: Smith of Sharon, Tibbals
of Milford, Fuller of Windham, Redfield,
Sr-ssions of Union.
On the employment ofcliildreu under 14
yr-ars of age in factories: Ilull, Andrews,
Hopson. V-filcox of Norwalk, Kimball, R.
Douglas, Hale, and Fairman.
The House then proceeded to choose a
.'\'laj. _C‘.i't_'!‘.Gl'€tl of the 2nd division Connecti-
cut Militia, vacated by the death of Gen.
Wilson, and the vote was for Amos Fowler,
l78, who was declared unanimously elected.
The Speaker then called for petitions and
the following were prr:-sen‘-ed:
Of Alanson Billings, of RobertThomp-
son, of Burton W Abbott, of Francis W
Crawlev. Wm II \Vakeman, John Ifolmes
John \Vinchcll, John Sharp, P Iiollister,
Silas Hatliaway, Pardon Jones, all for re-
lease from State Prison, and all referred to
.Committr~e on State Prison.
Petitions of Ins. L. Trent and 44. others :
ofJ:-is. Burgess for divorce} ofPeter Brock-
at for l'eml]l’l€TI1l.l0n,f0r a wound rpceivpd in
State service ; of Lusius Lamb and others
for repeal of laws for capital punishment ; of
Lucius II Tracy and 369 others for repeiil
ufmedicul laws, of Isaac Williams for re-
muneration for defending seat in the legis
lature in 1839, of Nathan Newton and oth
ers for a new town. of Shctucket Turnpike
Company against the town of Preston, of
l\'r-wcomb Kinney and others for discharge
of Clark Chase from State Prison, all re-
fr;-rrcd.
Reportol the Middletown Savings Bank
read and accepted. _
Report concerning the Hartford County
Prison, read, accepted and transmitted tb
Senate.
Report of Committee of New London Co.
prison. This report showed a decrease of
prisoners for the last year of over 50 per ct.
Report read and accepted.
Consideration of the petition of the town
o{E:ist Hartford against Hartford, respect-
ing the discontinuance of a ferry, resumed.
Motion to refer to a selectcommittee passed.
Petition of certain inhabitants ofthe town
of Winchester relative to taxation, presented
and withdrawn, to he entered in the Secre-
tary’s office; of Benjamin Pt-nton and others
against the towns o
referred. 5
Mr Onley presented a bill providing that
no person engaged in'~a lawful business shall
be deprived of the privilege of sueing for &-
collecting riny pay for his services in ii
00"” Oflllsilce ; (Querc : Quack Doctors?)
read" twice and referred to committee oi
Medical Laws.
Petition of John D Ilowe and 49 others
praying for a revision of the taxation laws:
read and referred to committee on taxation
Rvsolution to appoint a committee on en-,
grossed bills, passed. House adjourned at
2 o'clock. ,
Afternoon.--—Befr_>re callingthe House to:
order the Speaker said that from present an
pearances the business of the House this
session would be very large, and he would
respectfully call on the members to seize it
with a Herculean grasp and urge it forward
that they might prevent hurry und confusioli
at the end ofthe session, and that they might
be able to act with advantage to their constit-
uents, and with credit to themselves.
Mr Strong of Chatham, introduced :1 \ill
for a public act, providing that from and ‘if-
ter the 1st day of July next, both real arid
personal estate to the amount of $300 be ex-
empt from execution, read twice and refercd
to committee on Jurlici.iry. -
Mr Prince of Bethany. offered a resolu-
tion that the constitution be so amended that
towns of less than 2.000 inhabitants be al-
lowed to elect only one member to the Le-
gislature. _l
Mr Perkins of Hartford. introduced ajbill
providing that the official seal of a notary
public be considered as prinia facie evidence
of protest on promissory notes and bills of
cxchange, &c. ; also a bill providing that
courts Of prohite may‘ have the same power
over trusts created by deed that they now
have over those created by wills. Read
twice 5; referred to Committee on Judiciary.
Petitions of Edwin Thompson. Richard
[I Phelps, and others, for a new town : re-
ferred to Committee on new towns. House
adj. at 3 o'clock.
Wcrlne.<rla.g/ Mor7i.i7ig, May ll.+—The
speaker announced the following cominitt.-es:
On Resolution amendingthe Constitution.
--Mr.-ssrs Pierce, Squires, Wilcox of Gran-
by, Stiles ofEast Windsor. Kingsley. Lamb,
Nichols, Bgnks. Searls. D Hill, E VVliitr_-,
Beach. Kelsey, Camp, Hanks, Taylor.
On‘ Petition of Ruel Rowe and others~
Hinmrin, Pease of Enfield, Fry, Beardsley,
Deiniog,§Hindman,‘l-lale and_Smith of El-
lington.
On Engrossed Bills—L'Hommedieu,
I-lardingiand Stillman.
On petition of East Hartford vs Hartford
Clark of Berlin, Dickerman, Sperry, San-
ford, Fuller of Windham, Brainard of Had-
dam, and Hutchinson.
The speaker then called for petitions, and
the following were offered and referred to
the appropriate Committeess: of James
McChinsey, that the avails of real estate ofa
deceased lirotllci‘ may be paid to him and
other heirs; of C Strong and others for re.-
peril of medical law; of James Donaghe and
279 others for preservation of game; of Ru-
ger Prout and 12 others to be set off from
the town of_New Haven; of Vlfindham Ad-
ams for restoration of forfeited ’ rights; of
Erastus Lyman anrl others for the same; of
New Haven and Northampton Canal Co.
for alteration of charter; of Samuel Forbes
and others for Marine railway; of Richard
Bacon and two foreigners to hold real estate;
ofJ E Linsley and H9 others for an altera-
tion of town boundaries; of Robert Gray for
remuneration for prosecuting a criniiml; of
Richard S Pratt concerning a ferry; of O
P Lyman anrl others for rcpcal Q medical
laws; of town of Stonington for an alteration
of the place of holding courts in New Lon-
don county, moved that this petition be re.-
ferred to a committee of one from each town
in New London county. This petition was
lairl on the table. The hour of 10 o'clock
on Thursday was then fixed for the choice
ofa U S Senator.
Mr Perkins offered a bill for a public act
providing that a law of 1832 be revived. —
This law provides that rate bills not made
out by the selcctmen or town committee
shall be good and valid; read twice and re-
ferred to committee on Judiciary.
Petition of the town of Stoniugten resum-
ed and referred to committee on Judiciary,
to report whether the petition was legal.
Mr Peck of New Haven, introduced a
bill providing that there shall, hereafter, be
a recorder of the city of New Haven, with
the same power of holding courts that the
Mayor has at the present timr-,——and that
the Mayor shall hereafter be-the chief exe
C11-ll'I.‘C ofliccr ofthe city, but withoutjudicial,
authority, with power to preserve the peace,
to call out the military in case of need, to
commit to prison without trial for 24 hours,
&c.; read twice and referred to Committee
on Judiciary.- "
Resignation of the Hon. Jurlge Sherman.
of his office oflurlge of the Superior Court,
read and accepted.
Surrender of the Charter of the Housman-
ic turnpike company, referred to’ Committee
on roads.
Resolutions directing the committee on
Judiciary to inquire into the expediency of
abolishing a frechold qt‘lallfit‘.flll()n for apprai-
sers and "distributors on the-estates of (lies
ceased persons, referred.
Bill from the Senate, providing that sm-
rlcnls shall only ,b,c--,allr)\vcd to vote in the
towns where thé'y"resirled before entering
the literary institutions. of which they ,are
members, and that they -shall exercise no
right which is acquired‘ by residence in any_
town. -
Reports ofthe Com ptrollcr read, accepted,
f Fairfield and Weston,
such of the accompanying documents as are
usually printed, passed, house adj. .
Aftemoon.—The committee on Incorpo
rations other than Banks, to whom was re-
ferred the petition of the Union School dis-
trict of New Haven, reported favorable to
the prayer of the petitioners- Report ac-
cepted and prayer of petitioner granted.
Committee on Divorces reported favorably
to thepetition of Hannah Castle, praying for
a divorce. - ‘
Report accepted, and petition granted.
Bill for a public act, providing that the
12th section ofan act entitled an act relating
- to the time of holding courts, passed June
9th, l84l, shall only extend to cases arising
after said June 9th ; read twiceand referred
to cominitteo on Judiciary. _
Bill repeiling the law ofl84l respecting
the fees of clerks of the county courts;
read twice and referred to committee on Ju-
diciary.
.Bill concerning the Connecticut State pri
son, read twice and referrt-tl to committee on
State prison.
Petition of East Hartford vs Hartford,con-
cerning a cause way—-—refr=rred to the Select
com miuce on a former petition of East Hart-
ford, vs Hartford.
Petition of Sarah F Jarvis, for divorce ;
referred to committee on Divorces.
Answer 9;’ Samuel F Jarvis to petition of
Sarah F Jarvis—-referred to same committee
Bill to repeal the 2Lst section of an act
concerning courts-—read and referred to the
committee on Medical Law. This Bill
l/crows open our Courts to any and every
one to act as attorney/.
M'r Minor of Stamford, offered a resolu-
tion directing the committee on Judiciary to
inquire into the expediency of amending our
attachment laws. Illr M. advocated his res-
olation ahly— passed-—adjourned.
T/mrszla._7/ flIor7zi7i,g,IlTr.I.g/ l2.—]VI r VVood-
ward moved that the house resume. the con-
sideration of the petition of Roger Prout and
others to be set off from the city of N Haven.
Petition read and referred to corn. on new
towns and probate districts.
Report of Bank commissioners presented-
referred to the committee on banks, and 500
copies ordered to be printed.
The speaker announced the following
committee on the petition of Samuel Forbes
for-a marine railway; Porterof Voluntown.
Adams of Sufficld and Hart of Goshen. .
The order ofthe day being the choice of a
U 8 Senator for six years from the 4th of
March, 1843, the House proceeded to ballot
and the vote was for
John RI Niles, 122
Roger S. Baldwin, 57
Samuel S. lnghaui, I
;Scth P. Beers, l—— 59
‘ Niles‘ majority. ——63
’M'r Palmer introduced a resolution declar-
ing the Hon John M Niles duly elected.
- The speaker then called for petitions‘and
the following were presented and referred:
of Iienry Cowlcs and others, that Richard
Hart may be discharged from state prison,
to committee. on state prison; of Gil:-s
-Mansfir-ld and 60 others for alteration of our
attachment laws, to committee on Judiciary.
of Mr Stevens and others for an act of incor-
poration, referred; of Henry Siuiih and oth-
crs against commissioning certain officers,
referred to committee on inalitia; remun-
strance of the North West District of Keri-
sington against petition of Simuel Hlfl and
others. referred ; ofJohn A Foote and others
of New London for repeal of license law ;
of Daniel Stewart and others for alteration of
assessment law, to committee on Judiciary ;
ofGideonVV Sweet for liberation from prison.
to committee on claims; of Ilul-bird Smith
and others to recover escheated property, to
committee on Judiciary; of the mayor and
aldermen and common council ‘of Hartford
for alteration of city charter, to committee
on incorporations other than banlrs;---«‘of«
George B Smith and 54 others, of David
Wildman Jr and 77 others, of Albert Smith
and 22 others, all for repeal of the law for
regulating pedlars, referred to committee on
Judiciary.
Committee on divorces reported in favor
of granting the petition of Esther F Chap-
man against Geo VV Chapman for divorce.
Report accepted and bill passed.
Rcpoit of the.~aurlitor of the state read and
laid on the table for the inspection cf its
members. ‘ . ,
' Petition of,-Samuel ,Backus to hold real
estate; referred to committee on the sale of
land. ’ ‘
Resolution. directing the committee on
'udic-iary to enquire into the expediency of
altering the law relative to laying out roads,
referred.
Committee on incorporntions other than
banks reported in favor of petition of the
city of Norwich, for the confirmation of cer-
tain resolutions allowing the mayor and
alderrnen ofsaid city to issue evidences of
debt and take a mortgage. of the Norwich
IandWorcr=stcr railroad passed by the freemen
of said city, laid on the table for the present.
' Reports of the wardens, directors, physi-
cians aud chaplain of Connecticut state prison
handed in. Report ofthe directors read.—
It appears, from this report, that the number
of prisoners atthe present time is 2|! ; that
the directors have paid into the state ttzeasury
the past year, $13,000 over arfdabove the
expenses of the prison; reports referred to
the committee on state prison with instruc-
tion to report what part was necessary to be
printed. I-Iouse adjourned.
Aftcrnaon..—-Pctition of James Mars and
others, that the constitution be" so amended as
to allow people of color to vote; referred to
a select committee.
The petition of the town of stonington for
and laid on the table forthe inspection ofthe}
members. ' . ’
Petition of Melvin and others,
inhabitants of th;-__;_town(”‘i'i lartford, against‘
the competition r.iif";_"-State ‘prison * labor with
regular mech:inics;*”:“' Referred to§=;g_o_mmittee
on state prison, i - -;,__'
Report of the Commissioner of the school’
fund, referred without reading, to corninittee
on school fund. ii"
Report of”*ciommittee on State prison ap-
pointedin 1841 came from the Senate, with
resolutions to print the usual number of co-
pies. House concurred.
<an.¢-
alteration of the place of holding _courts—-
,;gontinued over. , .
’Petition of John B-agsbaw for ‘discharge
from state prison ; referred to committee on
state prison _
Mt‘, Beecher introduced abill to repeal the
12th of an act ‘concerning public schools’
Lread t,t'vice and referred to committe on edu-
catio . .
Reinonstrance of company for maintaining
a toll‘ ridge from East Haven to New
Have against petition of Ruel Rowe and
other l;,rcferrerl to selectcommittee on peti-
tion of Ruel Rowe.
Col mittee on state prison reported
again the‘ petition of Silas Hathway for
Motion to print I000 copies. of the report
ofthe Commissioner of the school fund with
dischajge from prison report accepted.
_ Bill relating to notariesfpgblic rer;d;_ This
bill provides that no officer of a biili-l'i can
‘.l1ié,a'nota'ry public-—thatall appointments be
ff” 009 }’*"c1f0Dly—-and all; commissions at
the present existing-,expireon._the lst ofJune
1842. '1-1 _ A _, _
M’ood ward called onthe person‘ ‘who’ in-
troduced the bill to show why he-lirouglit it
here, but no one answering the call, Mr
Copp moved it be referred to committce on
Judiciary, motion passed. _...
Bill providing there may be 9‘ antli-no more
deputy sheriffs in Middlesex County ; "read
tivice— referred to committee on Judiciary.
Committee on state prisou_reporZft;d against
the prayer of of the petition-of Pardon Jones
for discharge from state prison ;
accepted.
Committee on state prison reported in favor
ofthe printing 50'.) copies ofthe.-report of the
commissioners of "state _ prison and annexed
table; report accepted and-_500‘l copies ordered
to be printid. 1 ' ,
Report of corumittee“on incorporafioins
otherthan banks, on petition of city of Nor-
wich called up. Report acceptcd and ‘bill
in form passed.
Resolutions appointing Sanford B Grant
director of the .Farmers and Mechanics
bank, Hartford—Calvin Dry director of the
l‘]ut‘l.fiirrl' B.-ink—Francis J Huntington anrl
Julius Catlin directors of the Plzrnnix bank
—:-1ll for the year ensuing, and all referred
to committee on banks.
Resolution fixing the hour of adjourn
ment called up. '
The House then adjourned to 9 o’clock
to morrowmorning.
FI'irlo.g/ Morning, M'rz_1/ l3.—-The Speaker
announced that the Reports of Comuiitters
were first in order. '
Committee on State Prison, to whom was
referred the petition of Marshall Granniss
for restoration of forfeited privileges, report-
ed favorably ° report accepted and prayer of
petitioner granted.
Committee on Incorporatious other than
Banks, to whom was referred the petition
of Hartford and Springfield Railroad Com-
pany for leave to go into operation whr-n
-$300,000 of capital stock were subscribed,
&c. reported favorably with some amend-
iricnts.
Petitions of Geo. B\‘C_l\'\\'ll.ll and 102 oth-
ers, for an amendment to the Constitution,
referred to committe on amendments to the
constitution.
Bill providing that assessors and boards
of relief may be chosrn at town meetings
held at any other times than the lst of Octo-
ber, read twice and referred to committee
on Judiciary.
Rt.-solutions appointing‘ Daniel M Seymor
director of the Plrnnix Bank, referred to
Committee on Banks.
Petition ofA F Williams to repeal 2nd
section. 6th article of the constitution ; of
same for all laws making distinction of co-
lor, referrrd to select committee on petition
of James Mars. ,
Rcsoluiion directing that the pay of the
members for the time spent during the art-
journmcnt be deducted : laid on the table.—
Adjourned to Tuesday, -2 o'clock P M. .
Congressional.
Corrcsjranrlencc of the .f\'. Y. Jour. 0/ Cam.
Mn.\'t.)AY. May 9.
The Senate rcceivid a number of memo
rials praying for the establishment of a pro-
tective Tariff.
Mr Benton submitted a resoliition- calling
on the Post Master General to state the
manner in which the Miidisotiiiin “paper had
become possessed of certain papeis on the
files ofthe Department, which was laid on
the table-.
The Senate proceeded to consider the
bill for enlarging the remedial Justice in
the U. S. Courts. The bill was recommen-
ded by the Presidcnt, as n- (‘t'$Sal"_V' in order
to take before the Fedcral Courts cases aris-
ing urider trr--atics and laws ofthe U. S. in
which foreign powers are conc_erned—-like
the case of McLeod, Hogan, &c.
The commiinicatiun was laid on the table
There appears to be a strong disposition
in the Senate still, to bring this subject un-
der debate. Mr Buchanan, in his argument.
to day, against the extension of federal au:
thority, by the passage of the ‘ remedialjus.
tice bill,’ spoke ofthe Rhode lslapd case,as
one in which the .fed-r-ral ._‘Z0.Vt';i“nlfH3l)l harl
exceeded its constitutional authority.7 The
interference ofthe Executive in this contro-
versy, he considered as an invasion . of state
rights. .
Mi‘ Choate obtained the floor, and the dis-
cussion will he continued-
The. Senate went into Executive session,
and confirmed the three diplomatic nomina-
tions, heretcfore announc’ed—Mr Lay, Mr
Hilliard, and Mr Hughes.
In the House ofRr-presentativcs, the Con-
stitution ofthc Territory of Florida, adopted
by that Territory in 1838, was on mctiou
of Mr Levy, referred to the Committee on
Territories, and ordered to be printed. Ar-
rangements are soon to be urged for admit-
ting Florida as a State into the Union.
The motion to print all the reports of the
Commissioners appointed to investigate al-
lo-ged frauds and abuses in the New York
Custom House, was taken up, as the order
of the day. '
Mr Cusbing proceeded in continuation of
his remarks of Wednrsday last, to replyg to
Mr Underwood and others, who had ques
tioned the power of the President to institute
such a Commission. ‘
Mr Fillmore asked that the statement of
the Srcretary ofthe 'l'reiisury lying on the
Speaker’s table, be taken up and printed.-—
He would not propose its reference at pre-
sent. The printing was ordered.
Mr Cashing proposed that the Reports of
the Commissioners with all the accompany-
ingtestimonv be printed, which being agreed
to, he moved the printing ol'5000 copies, on
which motion he has floor when the subject
again comes up.
On motion of Mr Fillmore, the House
then went into Committee of the VVhole, Mr
R.‘W Thompson‘ in the Chair, When the
Committee took up the ' "
Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill.
The Committee of the Whole debated in
an earnest way, the clausein the Civil and
Diploutatic Appropriation Bill which relates
to the compensation of the Attorney and
Clerk of the Southern§.District of N York.
report‘ -
:35‘.-' _ g '.
The limitation made by the-House to the
emoluments of theseoflicers. was further re-
stricted by an amendment of the Senate.
. Mr J W Jones moved to reduce the pay
and emoluments of the Attorney from 85000
' a vear which the Committee concurred in.
‘Mr Roosevelt moved to reduce the com-
pensation of the Clerks of the Circuit and
District Courts from $4500 to $2500 a year
whit,-h was agreed to.
7 M_r McLell.'m offered an amendment limit-
ing the office expenses and Clerk hire-to
$3.000 per annum;-which was agreed to.
The amendment of the Senate,’ as thus
amended, was concurrr-d in, and the Com-
mitice rose and the House adjourned.
b_v_;l\,/lr Dorr. Mr Pierce, and Mr Anthony.
They arrived here this morning, and will
lea VP to morrow ‘evcn,"_ing. .
g -The Ch"rt'Ht.{go.tir~rnment has been repre-
sented by L lr RR Randolph, and Mr E R
Potter, who brought the rrquisition of the
regular governrrent upon thc Preside at, and
have left this city with the answer of the
Prcsirlv-nt. _ '
The President has h
the represrntaiii-es of loth parties, and to
both has urged conciliation and cc-mprrmise.
King, repeating the views heretofore given
by him of his constitutional duty, but declin.
ing nnv interference until ‘domestic violence’
should actually occur.
It is still the impression that the difficultv
can be-, and will be, settled by the passage of
a law calling another convention, forthe
formation ofa State Constitution——tbe mem-
lers of the convention to be chosen by the
pron]-. ofthe Stair-, according to the free
suffrage principles. 0
Tut-:snAY. May 10.
ln the Sr-nate to day, Mr Bemogfs },-30]".
tion for an inquiry ll')-\\'l]fIl. manner the Mad-
isonian obtained a knowledge. of certain pa-
Dcrs supnosr-d to be filed in the General
Post Office Department. in relation to the
appointment of Mr Watson as postmaster at
8' Lallis. anrl of other papers relative to the
nomination r‘-i Samuel R Churchill, and the
committees have power to send for papers
and persons.
Mr Preston made a few remarks, when
the siibjr-ct was laid over, and tho Srnate re-
.SllfT.!f‘(l the consideration of the bill, taking
jiirlicial cognizance in certain cases ofcrinie
couimittr-rl within their limits. anrl transfer-
ring the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts.
Mr Choat commcnccd a speech in sup-
port of the bill.
R/inrle Is/an.«l.—I learn that the Presi-
dent lias dntcrmincrl to institute a Commis-
sion to settle the R/iorlc Isl/nirl q-uestion —
Two members of his cahinr t.-—-probably M-r
lVebs.’c7' and Mr Ups/iur, are to go to
Rhode lsland There are to he threc:com-
missionr-rs ofthe Suffrage party. and three
ofthe Charter Government, If this State
Como-issinners do not agree, two menibers
of the cabinet representing on tbrir part.
the Ferlr-ml Government. are to be the Um-
pires. This proposition has been acceded
to bygthe Rhode lslaud members, and by
ihc Sufi'rngn commissioners here.
In the House of Representatives. the
speaker presented a message fromthe Presi-
dent. containing a letter from Hon Benjamin
F. Butler, in relation to the New York cus-
oueb anrlirnpartial investigation into his
official acts. ._ g
The letter was read and ordered to be
printed.
After which, on motion of Mr Fillmore,
ll‘-Ir R W Thompson in the Chair, when
the committee proceeded to the consideration
ofthe ;
Ap]2I'07)7'in.t'ln’/t Bill.---TheSenatc’s amend-
ment tothe Boston Custom House appropri-
ation, raising from $50,000 too 8l00.000,
elicitrd considerable-debate. in which Messrs
Fillmore, Adams. J L \\'hite. Parmenter,
Habershnm, paiticipaterl. The couimittee
of ways and means having proposed to disa-
agree to the amr-nduient proposed by the
Senate. ,
Jlfr-ssrs A dams and Shields continued the
debate, when the vote was taken, sixty voting
in favor of concurring in the amendment,
and Ili-irl_7/ fire against it—abscnt I47.
Tcllc-rs were then demanded, when 79
voted in the affirmative, and 35 in the nega-
l.l\'P-—Hl‘S("Dl. l2.9.
No quorum voting, the Committee rose
and reported the fact to the house.
Blr Fillmore moved a call of the house.
which was ordurr-rl, and 136 members having
answered to their names, when farther pro-
ceedings in the case were dispensed with.
and the house went into committee.
The amendments ofthe Senate in relation
to the Boston custom house, were not con-
curred in- So the appropriation for‘ that
subject remains at $50,000.
The next amendment, in which the com-
mittee of wa_vs and means recommended a
concurrence of this house, was an appropria-
tion of 28,200 for completing the New York
custom house,
Mr Proffit said this sum bad been'expend-
ed in direct violation of law and order of
Congress. and challrngcd any member in
the House to contradict him. He stated that
at the extra session, Congrese had refused to
grant $10,000. and the gentleman who had
charge of this building had gone on, in
direct violation of the will of this house.-and
in opposition to the express orders of Mr
Woorlbury, and Mr Ewing, late Secretaries
of the Treasury, and expended 28,200. '_
Mr Morgan rose in defence of the expendi-
ture, and continued a defence ofthe collector
of the port of New York; and expressed
the opinion that the gentlenmn from Indi-
and (Mr Proflit) had -exhibited personal
hostility towards th'e‘c""llect_,0r._,
lllr Proffit saidi-he?_; _“_,'n;bt~i""hterta'in any
‘personal hostility to‘i\'a‘rds‘:l!1-r Curtis, but he
had no doubt the New,Yoi;k—,~custom,house
was filled with a pack of -rasc_a,lis';;~
.Mr Morgan sai_d,;he‘ was ho_t:thei_'e=—as an
apologist of lVIr Ciirtis against chargés com-
ing from the peculiar friends of the president.
After he had concluded his remars.
Mr McKeon moved that the committee rise
which being carried, at half past 4 o’clock,
the house adjourned. - '
Wnnnrzsnav, May 11.
In the Senate to ‘day, a message was re-
T/ic Rhode Island Ca.sc.—\Ve learn that I
’ the Suffrage party is now represented here
elrl interviews with‘ .
He has addrcssrd another lettrr to Gov. ~
tom House Commission, demanding a thor- ~
the House went into committee of the whole,‘ "
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