'lrfifim’aekhowledge the compliments
fifl
mi
douiiiifirut 1" fltgifilalfiljfi
MAY SESSION , \
f' I?” 5‘ ‘ 'Fironilfkidgefield.__.A fire broke out on
’ : AZE Thllrs‘dayiiithI'ning last, in the barn belonglng
T l 1.5- to the Episcopal: parsonage in Ridgefield, .
M
iNorwalk, recently, June 15, 1858.
r
EW ' TING ROOMS 1 .OF
36‘ Tim , , -
ranfikzhj Vans IN;.WOOD’S IV EwBRICK
BUILDING“, “in "Mlh'u’ S‘ru‘l'is’r.
gag-.5532: _ —-‘.
.5..- ‘TheVLegislaturew- »
.vs'l‘bjs .ebodyl_hayingl been. seized with the
(«$th lbf-ptirtlfiitidn;
ready. to adjourn last week, . ‘
brought ferth an heir, whereof the pony .01
Hartford is entitled to the paternity, (and
which may yet prove very troublesome to the
political aspirations of several dlstlngulshed
iéhfleinen) and
flag {for another week , be“
' rvicesiof its Legislative we
:;dispensed with. and the
their. 1.1.9985, n fills-gm
and having
..Tl'.e.a'nry'. . - ‘ f -‘ «3 '
0.31;; u..l__v_.__.___...‘.».;.——'——_ :
; -:;-.._,1'.h~§ BathCommissioners. -
2 f'l’lll‘ridayleat‘, ‘in' .
tiniest exciting day: ’Of'th
"lbatle'n’p'onf the'repbrt of. _
3-335le 'to’investi gate the cha
' ging, against thei’pBank'
"hititireY day {wits “ consumed
int-Enough, or‘narjtfqrdnéd :o‘ff. ‘m‘ld as it
97‘) ’
c 1 l ' . .' - . I , . l, , , ‘ . ' , ‘ . 'e
“(elicitation ,1 it becamel,iparty wlse, rather avmlx
just as . it was. getting.
will doubtless require careful
' fore 1the‘further
t hu‘rs‘es Can be
y allowed to return to
t relief of the State.
the House”; was by far the
e sessio‘ngbeing'. the de-
-the special‘COmmittee
rges‘ Ofiover'char-
‘Commissioners. 'The
inith'e discussion:
more battlo'or_‘naitfot-d 'vs. the rest of
[ess’rs.-
which was consum , _
consistillg,pf' a fine illorse, carriage, and her-
ness, and one or tvvo tons of hay.‘ The barn
and wood-house of {Henry Smith, immediate-
_1y adjacent, was also ..consumed», 'with about
three tons of hay, and a large quantity of
wood. The loss is estimated at from $1200
to $1500, no insurance. . .
_ m, The annual . meeting ofthe General
Association of Congregational ministers of
Connecticut, will be holden in West Killingly
I
ed with all its contents,
on Tuesday, 15thiinst.. The ,Assoeiational
yummy, June 7, 1858.
- Saxl'rn—Pl‘ayé by Rev. Mr. Eustis. ’ =~ -
Bills for Public
'ferred—Jl‘o aJlOW
low a genital declaration tO' be ‘m'adé‘ n 8pc”;
cific counts on trial ; to legalize . notlee of a
protest'of notes and drafts deposltcd in the
rostOffice ; to allow New .Yohk rate of inte-
rest on loans made to parties In that State ;
to allow corporutlons to make out a new cor-
tificateof organlzation, to be deposited in the
Office of Sec'eml‘y Of State, when a previous
certificate 3&8 been 10st. -
lloussrBill for an act to restrain horses,
&.c., fron 1‘ llmling at large, referred.
Sermon will bebn Tuesday evening ut 7 12
o’clock.
c».»-———-
. . . . _NORWALK. June 12th, 1858.
‘ MR. EDITOR :—-I have read most of the
articles in your valuable journal pel‘l’gpgi.
ing to the merits of the respectlve S‘bé
Boats-on the'forwalk’ Route ,9“ . g
~ leave to differ with you on- m") pomts
concerning the‘ same. ‘ '
. As to tone claims of they,”("boatson
the town of Norwich,“ “”0“? “is
country, for Patronar’ 136.2130]? havflllg
the best nominal 9’10“ 01 -t e com 0”
. ppassellgers, with aduc
and couvemencofibty’ and withal pel'fé'f-t—
regard for the‘S-ea' worthy, should be cm
W staunch ’pal‘ticular notice and consid—_
“‘ng toJm all who are‘obliged totravel
el'““?‘ivzlter.- The people of this place
on d inspection of . the “ Cataline” will
'QEover‘that this boat has superior claims
(1
‘iliibillétrll.0‘belf9rdthe DlélPe‘Wti'S ended; 1‘
r.“ abhardi‘Wébstel‘r Terrell, BYOCk‘Y-ay‘ Hyde"over-any other steamer that has hereto—
“ , . .--- f i . .
Graves _ .. . .u S. .
-wheeliesscorers “mess . ‘9 Jim
C‘ia‘ru, and were about equally caudal-,0,3e of-
olnolifisa and 5.11:. their Views 33' ‘1? be, who
Ellesme- l. Itsvsévlti matelyfietrthe; matter
3.51.123 tees-n We shall aunt: _ , _
“outnumber next: = 2; . .' j_ . , -
iii”;- CY ”M3 (Excursion. .
“my? if :The‘ coItiliif“'Cit*.y Island ando‘New
The EEICRI‘SlGr la'st'Saturday,has been
fifeikfiedvé’rtithis week Wednesday. , In ad-
‘rrlibhtpbuédoért'sbnis Cornet Band,the Woos-
‘Ellitibdf Guai‘ds have'a Brass Band embra-
fherjhme dozen of 'lm'ore pieces, which, with
lid",ev'éi-toibe-remeinbered . South Norwalk‘ ,
Haidof‘Fifes and Drums, will make about all
lithe“ mbsicthat one well regulated ElicurSlon
" Nandhis‘wife
“it ..
coat: stand. Of course everybody
:gregoing, to enjoy the‘sail,hearthe afOresaid
ilhlnxaic-plsec‘hhe sights,.and show Capt. Greene
pitjhm‘atjhe.masses are with the People’s Boat.
- ifiESri'Should the weather prove stormy-
:tho Excursion will take place the next fair .day.
'u'llel.-—_:--.-.-‘.“‘°>~o——-— "
. .; . Strawberries, Ho !
;;«IBrigham, at the'Agricultural Store. has a
sideline. of large ripe Strawberries, the first in
oflleaeason, and what is most remarkable of all,
. soldzc'heap. - p - ,
to err-5h. . . ,
i: ”1;, - , Filthy Streets: _
lr'hill'l‘hecondition of Main Street is not only
:313
"odisropu‘table to our village, but a disgrace to
,‘atlie‘firmaiofpposite whose business stands filthy
Third ,decaying3garbage is allowed to remain,
“andlpoison the-almandfofl‘end the sense of the
3‘ unders'=by.; .’ - , ' - ‘
, .
6 OFF—‘4
.1
A.
6:3 {Indignaticn Meetings—An indignation
lifieetin'g was called, tobe held last evening at
“NevaHaven, to express the public opinion
iibbhbé'r’ning the actiOn of the .' House, in pas-
‘Zhfii‘g‘dt‘s vote'of cens‘ure‘npon the Bank Com-
r3tifigi'idli’e'rs. jThe' call, isinumerously sighed by
”digest business men of'the city.’ Greatrin-
idifinhtihn'pervades the city, in conse‘quence
of'ithéphssag‘éitif':Hubbard’s resolutions. The ,
Amendment offered by Mr. Kingsbury, would
5likv‘h"{betaIli‘yacceptable to every man hoviug
glilil'yi"'atffhonest desire to perform a. simple act
' idgtiée'to'the'state, but it_was not strOng
:‘épppgliito appease the offended dignity of
: 'jrtford.::As'itl is, Mr. Hubbard’s resolves
ml “Jihihigllly ’charged,'that' they will re-acl
upon the public-”mind, and while the Bank
_Coiiiliiissionerswillcome‘ofiwith flying c 0
adds. the Heuse will become the laughing stock
w«(lithe people. . , .' _. - - . . - -
., .f‘ . , . w—
,,,§{ )1de ,' , Serenade. i . ‘.
j'iSQCapt. Greene, with Robertson’sBrassBand,
igotgfliew York, paid their respects .to several
-.otiouracitizens, last Friday night, but although
{ditch-:fimusic' was. most excellent, the severe
£76th prevented'vth‘eir doing themselves or
atheiolrtienas' the justice they wished.‘7 :We
' paid to
“The members 'of i the' corps' editorial. - Such
Krill-sic'asfwa'sldisconrs'ed' on that occasion, will
i.. i‘
Eiflii‘
'T‘iti‘e‘s’wforth'all' it costs. for the Excursion on
l‘m‘dnesday.‘ We, presume they will be ’rOund
“again-thisevenihg',‘ if'pleasant. ~
..... e . - p I l . V t. . v . .
». Reading Room. . .
moshjcreditable enterprises. the
noiflne‘of the
‘ —..yonnglg'elit1'e'men of SouthNorwalk have been
~lenga'g‘edinbf late, is the Establishment of a
Reading Room, in Sword’s New Building;
“of 1"" ..' '1' 0. ~’
sad Calamity.
Stu—,A daughter of Er-Lieut. Gov.jChas. Haw-
-gpyfio}; Stamford, aged about 18,_was so‘se-
verely burned by the contents of a fluid lamp
theingjpilledjupou her, that ,she died on_ Fri
5-day lastyandwasburied on Sunday. An e1-
del- sliter tipped a lamp to light it from one
:firmliich' the ‘unfOrtnnate' young lady. was
~litt'ing‘, when .the 'topd‘ell off letting its burn.
ing contents fall upon and over the person of
'thblnjékrfi The olderlsistcr was also severely
burnedJ-s-le . " ~ - ~
"i'ilSJ '_'l Run. A’WWU .= »
‘ A horse belonging to~_l\lfr. Burns of West-
polf, cutaway onTMonday lastin that . vil-
lage, throwing out and severely. injuring pa
C‘ihtlémahand lady from New Yo rk,-named
Wicks}; ‘.;.1. .
———-——o<-IQ»o—-—-r—-
“hm TheiNew Orleans Riots have subsided.
-m.glmerican Candidates were elected, and
the Vigilance Committee have yielded up
minor‘ganmatinhu ' ' , : ‘ '
‘3’ 282¥e9t§911v1usnifiem ill our last issue,
'on Farmer’sJFree‘Dinithaloon, speaking of
“'99?le off-.‘thehlinuers given away, the com-
positor by mistake got in one figure too many,
makfiigit‘reau’scoenoo instead of $920,000.
. 5.5;‘1 3-; '1; .-
‘ fiii‘wWe .yestierday, says the ‘Harthrd Cou’r-
Ahfiw iFridafytii'eceivcdi a call from'Barnum,
Abopfi’abhfi pardoned out by the Legislature
'Ithéfih'cohfinement-of'?26‘ycars in the Prison
{HQWe‘thelisfield'l ‘He expresses a- good deal ‘of
limestone to the inany'friends who interested
‘t‘lié’lisfélves to get'him released; The outer
' ~§€6Hdhppehrs to him very different from what
iffiddéi tOithos-e accustomed to mingle‘ in its
rosemary changes. The‘ wander-fol changes
‘illidlanéhtibné of‘the last 25 years ai‘e all
Eli'éhiité‘iilfifs’rid'sré looked upon by'him with
:jhgg'thtlichéaimc degree szwondei' as if he
; fi iujsgt‘liihongroh’l'the dead, after a sleep or
#qugr‘teqof a :cqntury. He never, until you-
J’efi- aybihpx arprlpting press, a rallroad, era
.'. mitts”: he ‘3’.“ talkie W110 (102°th
detonation-excess . ”.173“? some in. and
m offippurse much astonisbcd‘at the sight.
' t... .. arr—ffi-‘g-sco» , .
:bSrl‘e‘..-senbestg Society Stamford
htrehqszlitsletzsnd. cosmetics the em-
clouds ESWEQhWth edifice ‘on -,it in). the
Wists townie-3'3: f‘ ' - ~
.-'-x
_ . , Wd - 'i . v’
coder ohm. .. - , t i
flirts-settlers? -_.W.asd,erer which. .vas‘
seized; t Port-Jefferson, L. I., on Tuesday, on -
inspidion of dieingzegslaver,‘ wastowcd to New
York—and has heed released as the spheres
an" ' hat ktr‘ifl‘fidtstrdng' silage; '= , ' N
aerial. .‘o. a. 1:5 aux...-
iPeielt, Brahdegee,‘:Treat, Drake, Fey
linen.
fore been placed upon this route- In re- ,
gard to any'doubt existing ill the minds
of the Norw‘alk people as to the Steamer
Cataliue not running the whole season, I
believe it to be superfluous, as I have had
the pleaSurc of . traveling'on'bOtll boats
and the ,honor'of anintroduction to their
Officers ; I have had the assurancefrom
.Captaiu Peck that his boat will be a per:
malleut fixture on thero‘ute and from-what
informatiOn I have been enabled to gain,
gives me to infer the inhabitants‘ may
place every confidell'ce‘iu liim. The limi-
ted acquaintauce-I havefllad with him con-
vinces me that he 'is a gentleman and a,
man of veracity. The people'of Norwalk
must'be blind to their own interest in not,
recognizing honorable rivalry in trade and
commerce tO-their town ii“. this respect,
theyvshould encourage new. enterprises
and offer :such inducements as would be
beneficial tothe place, do away with ego-
.tism and selfishness, and attractto their
shores travelers from all parts ; then in-
creased aCtivity would be given to the va-
rious pursuits and ‘ the‘ town reap the
benefit. ' By inserting the above you will
confer a favor on an old resident and sub-
scriber.- ' ‘ .
mWe Waive our invariable rule to insert
nying'it, in the. above case, that we may be
exempt from the charge of even an appear-
ance of unfairness, towards our rival boat.—
As to the argument, (which is the only one
sustained by our anonymous correspondent.)
that the Cat-aline isbeltér adapted to, the
Norwalk route than the Confidence, the fact
was pretty clearly illustrated to some hund-
red‘ or‘rrore of our citizens, standing on the
steamboat dockyesterday morning. It being
dead lowzwater, the. Confidence passed the
Cataline, lying agrbulld at' her dock, and
passed out ,of sight, out of. the harbor.
before she got afloat. ' -'
. ‘ . . ' “.5”,
MR. EDITOR :——
I . ‘- Would it not be well for
Mr. Superintendent Smith of the Danbury
Bailroad to resign his place and save his
salary to the stockholders, as I have the
means of knowing that Mr. Superintend-
ent Hoyt of the New York & New Ha.
ven Railroad essays to perform MrSmith’s
dutiesgratuitously. Superintendiug'the
private action of its conductors audregu-
lat-ing what the employees shall say and
do, what they shall have for dinner, to-
gether with a general superintendence of
our town, is a new duty and likely to re-
quire an increaseof salary, and I simply
suggest, that inasmuch as Mr. Hoyt has
essayed to attend to all these matters
gratuitously, Mr. Smith had better resign.
_ STEAMBOAT.
O» .
. {@i‘ Postmaster Fowler of. New York
has placed on duty a lady to attend the
v'window at the ladies’ delivery.
_fi§‘ Our friend Williams 'Of the Norwalk
Post Ofiice’coulll make a most acceptable
show 'of' his gallantry by imitating his exam-
’ple. ' '
’ ———-—*-~IO:>:~o—.—— .
, ‘WRaleigh is out-done iuIStamford.
,Miss, H., a belle of that viliage, wears
paper-soled shoes, and was caughtout by
a heavy rain. Togo home ill the mud
‘ was impossidle; (The gallant Henry M.
saw her trouble," stepped uppulledofi' his‘
boots, insisted on the fair one’s wearing
them, and prevailed: Sheput on: the
bootsandwent homewards ; Henry, light
of'vllearjt and foOt,’pursued his bootless
.way: to theastonishment Of the by-stan-
ders, so says a writer in the Stamford
Advocate. , ', - .
' ‘ 'b—fiy . __ «' . .
Singular Develope of New York 'Justice'
In the course'of , the third trial of
Cancemi, the Italian charged With a dar-
ing murder in New York, which is now
pending, one of the witnesses for the State
testified that he had a conversation with
one of the ’jul‘ymen then in the box, and
with two other persons whom he named,
ill which he the witness, was offered $3000
and asked if he should like to’ go to Cal-
ifornia. At the same interview he Says
he sawthc jurymau receive two bills of
$100 each. Acéording to his testimony
it is uo'tquiteclear whether the juryman
was also bribed or was one of the parties
Who attempted to bribe the witness. In
either case it is, we are afraid, not an ex-
ception t0 the management of criminal
cases ill the boasted “ metropolis of the
Union.” ‘ ' '
' \____L_.¢..<¢>+ _.
. . . .A. roscbush :iu the garden of Mr.
Dalglislhd’rovidence, R. 1., contains six
thousand flowers and buds and extends
seventy feet. ' '
. .Thc dogswar commenced in N. Y.
City, June 7th. On the first day 220
were brought in to'the pound, for which
the city pays half a dollar each. 'At four
F. M.- caeh day, all the dogs that have
not been redeemed at $2“ a head, are
drovvued. - -
. . . .The members of the Illinois Legisla-
ture were in great peril, last week on
Thursday. . They had gone on, all excur-
sion over the Rock River R. R, When
'meut.-= No one was. injured however. _
. .A ‘lad' named O’Brien, who peddles
ice on the Elyria‘cars, found $5,500 ill
'bank notes ima' ’carpand‘ returned the
money the next day to the loser, HE.
M uzzey'of Elyria, who rewarded him
with a suit Of clothes and“ a deed of 160
acres or land. ' ' .I 3'. ' ' -- g
' * The new Azof-gr‘een) of the Paris
‘5 ring fashions is dyed withisu‘ch poiso-
nous imateria-ls thati» sealll‘str‘esses who
prick thell‘ fingersl’wliilie'lscwving it, iose
1,116 356,.0l‘1i1hfil1' hands, ladies haye'b‘een
taken violent-ll" ill.from.limousfihefils 0f ‘
.jl‘h‘é tilltis’vefy lithium. , _.
.1 2.". its! ~ " -- -'
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I :. . .
L if .L. -;
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nothingwithout a responsible name accompa- .
‘ the cars ran'ofi' thetrack,do_wn an embauk- .
,_ ral Assembly is thereby
iiiilb'flsisfieflt filth-the lens-Jar “piggy-g,
. l..."'3ia'~ .
Binncorporating Savings Bank at New.
iMllll‘d’ phSSGd.
psolutlons appointing directors as fol-
lrvs—E. S. Williams, Deep River Bank ; R.
“Mallwaring. New London Bank; E; L.
Wright, Middlesex County Bank; C.LBu'r2,
Hartford Bunk ; James Phelps, Saybrook
Bank ; C. B. Carter, Waterbury Bank ; 'U.
Underworld, Tellund Bonk ' T. C. Allyn, City
Bank; J. S. Pettibonc, G. Sexton, Exchange
Bank; B.Donglass, MiddletomrBank; 1-'-;
Sage and W. W. House,S‘tate Bank ; S.‘ W.
Coe. Winsted Bank ;.A. B. Hull,) Danbury
Bunk; W. S. Lockwood, Fairfield County
Bank; A.S. Treat,B_ridgcport Bank; D.’ F.
Hollistcr, Connecticut Bank: were favorably
reported, and resolutions passed. -
Finance Committee reported adversely to
bill exempting parsonages from taxation,re-
jcctcd. . _ ' .. '. .
Same Committee reported against, House
bill No. 5, which provides that all . property
shall be set in the, list at its actual valuation,
and taxes shall be computed on said actual
valuation, and not as heretofore on three per
cent. of such valuation, and that the polls of
all white male persons between 21 and ,70
years of age, (shall be set in the list at .3300,-
and not as heretofore at $10. ‘ The: bili pas-
sed the House some days ago, went to Senate
was rejected, came to House and House insis-'
ted by’vote of 73 to 57. .
Committee of Conferencc,Mcssrs. Battell-
and Kingsbnry. , . . ' ' . ' -
ItesolntiOn granting J as.'S.Newell 30 mus-.
kets for the use ol'llis school at Essex. '
Mr. Braudageeiopposed - this granting the
muskets of the State each year to private
spirit. ~ - .
Mr. Hall favored the resolution. saying
that these military schools instil a love. -of’or-
(101'. punctuality, &c.. into the student. 3 .
Mr. Byiugton said that he favored the'reso-
British, bllt had these condemned mnskets
would not have occurred. and besides recent
up a’juvenile military cOrps to maintain the
purity of the ballot-boa: .’ . -
prices of articles, enactingthat no person shall
'sell‘or receive pay from any other person for
tioncd, under’lpenalty of $100, for each ‘ of-
fence, as follows: Milk,'one .cent per quart ;
per pound ; beef, five dollars per__ hundred
weight; porkgthree dollars ‘10.;corn, fifty
cents per bushel; rye, eighteen cents ;,oats,
twenty-five cents ; walnut wood, 33 per cord ;
_-oak 33; older, 75 cents per barrel, &c., re-
ferred amid much laughter to Committee on
Judiciary. . . , . '
Tuesday, June 8», 1858.‘
SENATu.—’-Praycr'by Rev. Dr. Bacon. ;
- Mr. English was appointed Committee of
Conference on the bill changing the method
of taxation. , ' ’ ' ‘
Toafix-the time for closing the schOol year
at Allg. 31, and to establish a rate of tuition
from $2 to $4 per quarter , previous to. com-
mencement of schools, and, to allow ,the se-
make abateme'nts' to be paid from the town
treasury. . ' - 7
.TO validate irregular election of school of-
ficers, passed. _ _' ,
To establish a police court in Bridgeport,
passed. " ‘
House—Prayer by_Rev. Dr. Dutton, .
Resolution'to pay Wm. 'Goodwin $100 for
his statistics, passed. '
Bill to prevent the destruction of a certain
bird c..llcd the crow; referred. '
' Bill providing that when Justices are elec-
ted on any othcr.day than the first Monday of
April, the Towu Clerk shall record the names,
and within 10-da‘ys transmit them to the Sec-
retary of State, passed. ' _
Bill to allow superintendents of Cemete-
ri s, &c., to arrest without warrant any per-
sondef‘acing such‘ cemeteries, kc, passed.
.Bill on violation of graveyards, passed.
Bill de electors and elections, punishing
frauds at elections, fraudulent voting, or
aiding and abetting the same, passed,
Resolution appropriating $5000 to the
State Normal School, lost 55 to :04. . - :
Mr. Brockway moved to reconsider, carried.
Mr. Brockway moved to amend by substitu-
ting S3,000 for $5,000. , , .
- Mr.'Seward hoped the House would not kill
this Institution, all other States had found
them beneficient. , . ~
‘ Previous question ordered, smendmeutcar-
ricd, resolution as amended, passed. ,
Resolution of Committee on'Constitutional
Amendments, on naturalized citizens was ta-
ken up,‘and the question being taken by yeas
and neys, it passed, yeas 100, nays S4.
The special order of the day was then taken
up beiugflle consideration of the Report ' of
the Committe on Federal relations, which is
as follows: . ' -
The Joint Select Committee on Federal Re-
lations, to whom was referred. so much of the
Message'o’flhis Excellency, the Governor, as
relates to Slavery and KanSas, togetherwith
certain relations,beg leave to report, -
.Thatthey have had the same under .consid-
eration. and while it is fortunately .true, that
the sentiments of a majority of the people of
Connecticut ,npon thepolitical topice which
hhve‘engaged the attention of the Nation du-
clearly as to be known of all men, yet the
obstinate persistence of the NationalAdminis-
tration ill its opposition to the interests .and
feelings of the’free states, and its continued
subscrviency to the Slave-holding interests
together with'the humiliating fact that two
of our representativesin Congress, by their
votes, have uniformly endorsed thepolicy
ofthat administration,-renders it' proper that
isiatnre, gin- expression to their views upon
these mattersof' national, coneern, and there‘
fore recommend the passage of the accompan-
ying resolutions. ‘ " "
All Of'which is respectfully submitted.
S. B.Beardsley, Chairman on the part of
the State. - t ; '
,~ Wm. B. Wooster, Chairmanon the pint of
the HOuse. ‘ , ‘
Resolved, That the recent developments of
the policy of the National Executive,and' his
abettors in the national Congress, ill their
bold and pnscrupulous uttemptto impose, by
lined and force, a'system of human bondage
upon a free peOple, meritsaDd receives the
indignant rebuke of' the freemen of Connecti-
cut. and demands of them, in common with
all lovers of constitutional liberty, and popu-
lar freedom in their sister States, united .re-
sistance'. _' . ’ ' '
Itc.§olvcd, ,That' the “English bill,” so
called, in requiring, as itdoes, for- the ads
mission into the Union of a Slave State, . a
lt-sslpopulation than is requisite for a free
State, and by the holding out to the people
of Kansas a bribe illthe form of public land,
to induce them to accept the Lecompton Con—
stitution,.is a disparagement of the free States
of this eonl'ederacy and an insult'to the peo-
ple of that territory. . , ..
Mr. WOoster spoke a'few wordsin explaua~
tion of the reasons which fqrccd the Commit-
tee to report as they have done. ‘
Mr. G- 13. Palmer (Amen) moved to strike
out all the resolutions repel-tell by the com-'
,mittec and insert the following: ‘ .. ‘
Whereas, the got'erniijpllt "of" the United
States has ever maintained the doctrine that
the flag shouldvprotect and nationallke‘ the
vessel, and has ever refused to allow to for-
eign powers tbel‘igbt of searching vessels car-
ryiug‘ the American flag, under whatsdevcr
[pretext exercised,- resenting any attempt
at such search was an insult offered to itself";
and'. ' -'I 1
q‘Whercas such search has recently been af-
tcmpted upoil American vessels both open
the high seas and in‘iricudly ports by the Of-
ficers of the‘armcdves‘sels'of foreign mirrors,
.and . . ' r » 1
..1V.her.cas the State of Connecticut, in view
pf the fact that many of' her citizens are; Cl}-
gagod ingommercial and othermaratime pur-
=suit‘s, has an especial interest in the "subject
and unrexprchidn of Opinion ‘ from Mr Gene-
_tllercforc,.. _ . g . j . . .,
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives, ill GeneralflAss’cmbly‘ ,con-
5vellcd~Tllatllle pecple of the State “of Con-
nectieut regard
search of American vessels, whether, up?-
tio'n‘s bytll’e Officers of any foreign power, as
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Acts and Resolutions re-ji
attachment of» property"
fraudulentl/lkel’t in another’s hands '10 111-. ,
schools, as a' more advertisement of the school
It was a bad plan to encourage this military,
lution. Essex was burned in 1812 by 'the,
been there-Lite thought that circumstance
events had shown the propriety of keeping.
'Mr. Graves introduced a bill ' to regulate‘
the article namod, except, at theprlce, meil- - -
butter, .ten cents per pound ; cheese,five cents ~
lectmcn and, board of visitors' quarterly to .
ringthe past year are already recorded so .
the'peopl‘e of this State should. by their Leg- -
ren dcrcll appropriate, g
alike the visitation and
on thelligh-scas or in the port offriendly-ha— ‘
tioned byflid'express treaty stipulation and
insulting’both to the government andthe na-
tion at large. . .
Resalvéd. That the right of VlSlt cannothe
admitted to exist in any foreign power as in-
dependent of the right of seamen . and that
such rightof search 15 but an ineldent of a
condition of war and can nelthcr be ailowcd
' :or tolerated in a time of peace save as itsex-
crcise is specially authorized by treaty stlpu-
latiicgi'lued, That it is the duty of the Federal
authorities as the exponents of the _ popular
sentiment, to demand, from the English Gov-
ernment an immediate tl‘SttVOWlll of the out-
rages recently cammittedby. its officersupon
American vessels and thou due punishment
therefore, and to require suitable reparation
for such outrages to be made both to the gov.
. 'ernment‘ and to the parties more immediately
afi'ectedxtllereby. - . .
Resolved, That the citizens of the State of
Connecticut will sustain the Federal author-
ities in making such demand and prosecuting
all reasonable measures which may become
Inecessuryfonits enforcement. and that our.
Senators be instructed and our representa-
their official action upon this _ subject to the
toner and spirit of these resolutions. . ,
Resolved, That his Excellency, the Gov-
ernor, be requested to transmit a copy of
these resolutions to the President of the Uni-
ted States, to the Governor of each of the
States and territories. within the United
States,and to each of our Senators and ‘Rep-
resentativos in‘Congress. .
M r. Brandegee liked the resolutions ofi'cred
by Mr. Palmer, but could not vote to substi-
tute them for the others. If'the House wo lld
vote down, the. motion, however, he would
introduce a set of resolutions to the same ef-
fect. g . - - ' '
Previous question ordered on Mr. Palmer’s
amendment and it was rejectcd,.the yeas and
nays being ealledé-yeas 83, nays 115.
'Mr. Brandegee moved =fo amend the report-
'ed resolutions by adding after them the fol-
lowing '.‘ 3 - . : , .,
, Avpaperwas sent to the clerk and being
read'proved to be the very. resolutions just
rejected as a , substitute. This produced a
sensation in the Democratic camp, and' half
. a'dozen of the leaders, sprang -_to,.their feet,
urging points of order &c. ‘ .
Mi‘. Palmer could not vote for the resolu-
tfons thus amended. His resolutions were
national, the others were sectional. .
The amendment was then . adopted; The
questiOn recurred on the passage of the reso-
lutions as amended ;
'Whereupon the Democracy resorted to] filli-
bustering. ‘ .
‘Mr. Brandegee said that the minority had
introduced a. substitute here as a trap for the
"majority, compelling them to vote down res—
olutions which they liked,in order to save
the‘committee. Now, the minority have fall-
en into their own trap. The chalice is put
to their ownrlips,and they donft, like- it. I
go for'briu‘ging them to the markr and they
can swallow thedose or not, as they please.
. . "I’Vednesday,June 9, 1858.
Sansone-Prayer by Rev. Dr. Cleveland.
Committee of Conference, on release of Da-
vid Wells of ' We'stport, Mr. Wadh’ams.
The Governor was desired to prepare for
the next'General Assembly a statement of
theappropriatious and expenses for the indi-
gent insane. . . . '
‘Reportof Committee on doings 'of Bank
Commissioners, laid on'the table to be printed.
‘Housuq—Report of the Committee on Fed-
eral Relations taken up. ' -
Mr. Kingsbury . movedlo t ak e, H] e
vote, on the resolutions reported by the Com-
mittee separately, and on the amendment by
itself, agreed to. . .. . . ,
- Question on. the adoption of the, preamble
and first resolution was decided affirmatively
by a vote of yeas 132, nays 80, absent er not
voting 22. , ‘ . , ' .
Question as .to. adoption of second yesolu-
tion decided affirmatively by vbte of‘yeas 131,
nays Sl,nbsentor not voting 22.
Mr. Kingsbury moved to amend :the other
resolutions by striking out the last resolu-
tion._' Objected to. The other resolutions
were then adopted by a vote of yeas 167.nays
31, absent or not voting 36. - ,
'Of the eyes 74‘were Republicans, 79 Dem-
ocrats..aud 14 Americans. : ~
”Of the Days 30' were Republicans, 1 Union.
Absent or not voting 24 ,Republicans, 7
Democrats, 5 scattering. '
Bill for public Act providing that banks
that dOj-not redeem their bills in Boston or
New York. shall keep on hand an amount of
silver, gold and bullio'n'equal' to one fcur th
of their circulation and deposits.
', B 11 providing that no incorporated bank,
after October 1st, shall pay any interests on
deposits in the bank, and no deposit shall at
any time exceed 10 per cent of the capital
stock of the bank, passed. ~
Bill providing that when in the opinion of
the majorityof theBank Commissioners of
any bank, savings bank,‘or savings bank and
building association, shall violate any provis-
ions of the laws of this State, for which viola-
tion a penalty is prescribed, it shall be the
duty ofthe Bank Commissioners to bring such
violation to the notice of the Attorney for
the State. and it shall be his duty to prose-
cute for the same; passed. ‘
. . . Thursday. June 10, 1858.
Sahara—Prayer by Rev ._Dr. Beardsley.
Bill for Public Acts and resolutions re-
ported favorably by Committees. .
To instruct State Attorneys to prosecute
any violation of the law'by banks, saving
banks and building associations. . '
To forbid banks topay over 4 per cent in-
terest On'dep'osits ; amended and passed.
To require towns to pay costs of criminal
cases before Justices of the peace, except for
State Prison offences ; passed. ‘ r -
Toallowa plurality vote to elect certain
town ofiiccrs. '
‘ToprOvide‘ for 'costs when a suit, is with-
drawn within three days before time of trial;
passed. -
- . . .Friday, June 11, 1858.
Report of the Committee to investigate the
doings of the Bank Commissioners was pre-
sented. ‘ - '_
Mr; Hubbard offered the following resolu4
tions : ' _ . ,
Whereas it is found to be true by this As-
sembly that the two senior Bank Com’rs, Joe.
E. D‘unham and B'e’nj. Noyes have during the
past year collected from sundry banks in‘ this
State the sum of $5,296, no part whereof was
reported by them- to this Assembly until
there to Specially required by, said Assembly,
And whereas the said Commissioners. have
collected from four Banks in this State the
the sum of $4653 for services in the affairs of
said Banks,.being at a greater rate than three
dollars per day —and have made use of threats
to compel the payment thereof—
Rcsol’vcd, lst, That said senior Bank Cope
missioners have‘been guilty of a violation of
the laws of this State relating to the duties
. and compensation of Bank Commissioners. ,
2d, _ That this Assembly condemns the afore-
said ‘couduet ,of said Commissioners, and
hereby‘prOnouncel-t censure thereon, . '
Mr. Hubbard supported his resolution
and .was' followed by Messrs. Woester,
Graves,'Peet, Drake, Hyde, Brandegee,
Alfred 'Hall and , Brockway. Mr. J Ohn-
son anved to amend by striking out all
uftcr’tll'e‘words ‘f violation of law” ill the
first resolution of Mr. Hubbard and inser-
ting the words “ in not givillg . a, fuller
statement Of the amount by them receiv-
ed for their services and in using their
pelver .to compel the payment of exorbi-
tant sums for their services.”
:After further debate by Messrs. J ohn-
son, Terrell, Coe, Kingsbur , Byiugton,
"Brain and .Treat, the amendment of Mr.
Johnson was accepted by Mr. Hubbard.
"Mr. Byiugton said that he had watch-
ed‘ the plogress of this movement . with
much interest, and while he would imputc
unworthy motives to no man, the per-
.sis'tcnt ' manner in which the gentleman
from Hartford had dogged and hounded
these : Couln-lis'sioneirs from : the beginning,
tlleranccr and sting so studiedly incorpo-
pa‘sSibg of judgemen‘tupon these men in
advance of. their being- shownzin anywise
guilty, satisfied 'him that, the. gentleman
*fw'as moved by some other ammaethan a
pure; regard for the. public welfare, as he
wollld havehis sil'ppo'sc,‘&'€’-. Butttie (111,0?
tion had been narrowed downto‘ thls-p'olnt
-'—'“‘TheBank Commissioners had taken
more'molley tllau the law allowed from
the Hartford Banks-{Wand upon this oint,
very able legal gentlemen dilfei'ecl'lgopiu’.
io‘n’, f= {Iewbnldxhaye members 'of this
'HOUSB ‘ {wt coil's‘isi‘égll'hvi i W0 "have just
‘im'le‘agcawhen2 the law-clearly and mostiox;
pre‘ssly allows us but one, “‘to and from.”
N 0 legal gentleman. on' the floor of (the
lipase. would to far hazard his. reputation
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tives-inCongress be requested to conform-
rated into his resolutions of inquiry, the '
voted to put into'vou'i" oto’li‘leOCZ'EI-f flg’lt I
as a lawyer, as to admit that the ratat-
etc was“ susceptable of any other infer-
ence, yet we have voted to put money in-
to our own pockets and, are asked to pass
a vote of censure upon the Bank Commis-
sioners for doing precisely the same thing,
only that in their case, there is some show
of excuse and of law ill their justification,
but ill our own case, none whatever. He
would not have this House so stultify
itself. ~ He would first cast the beam from
our own eyes, 630. .
, In reply to Mr. Coe, that as a member
Of the Bank Committee he had failed ill
his duty to the public in not having taken
action ill reference to‘ the frauds exposed
by the Bank Commissioners, he said he
was ready to “ plead guilty,” although
from no fault of~his. He would say in
extenuation, that he had, on his own re-
:sponsibility, introduced into the House a
ReSolution directing the State’s Attoruies
in the several counties, to prosecute and
collect the fines from all such Banks as
had been guilty of wilful violations of law,
as reported by the Bank Commissioners,
(be.
Mr. Hoyt of New Canaan moved to
amend by substituting for the resolves of
Mr. Hubbard the following : ,
Revolt-ed, That the thanks of this Gen-
eral Assembly are hereby tendered to the
bank Commissioners of this State for their
able and useful services as such Commis—
sioners; but nothing herein contained is,
intended to approve the conduct of said
Commissioners in taking exorbitant fees
from certain banks of Hartford ; but such
conduct is hereby censured and condemn-
ed by this General Assembly.
Mr. Hoyt sustained his amendment with
much ability and earnestness. He thought
the Repert of the Bank Commissioner 9.
bold and fearless document, and entl ed
to the commendation of this House, as it
had already received that of the public.
Mr. Hubbard having by consent of the
House headed his preamble and resolu-
tions by the words “ General Assembly,
May Sesdon, 1858,” Mr. Kingsbury mov-
ed to amend by striking out all after such
heading and substitutins the following:
Resolved, That the charges made by the
bank Commissioners in the cases of the
Exchange bank, Charter Oak bank, bank
of Hartford Co. and Mercantile bank of
Hartford, ought to have been examined
by the Court by whom the injunctions
were dissolved and by said Court proper.
'ly corrected, and when so corrected, tax-
ed and allowed—and that the two senior
bank Commissioners and their counsel se-
riously erred ill not presenting the bill to
the Court for its allowance of correction
—and that they also seriously erred in
not presenting to said Court and to the
banks when called upon the items of their
several bills and in using threats to en-
force the payment thereof.
Resolved, That as the 'Bank Commis-
sioners acted inthis matter under the ad-
vice Of eminent counsel, they are held ex~
cus'ablc from further censure in this mat-
ter.
Mr. Hyde called for the yeas and nays
on Mr. Kingsbury’s amendment ; yeas
83, nays 130—so the amendment was re-
jected. ,
The. previous question was then moved
and the preamble and resolutions of Mr.
Hubbard as amendedby Mr. Johnson
were passed by a vote Of 123 to 63.
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The Bank Commissioner's Report.
The Commissioners refer in the first place to
the financial panic, at the‘ commencement of
which-our Banks had an outstanding circula-
tion of”$l0,000,000; the sudden withdrawal of
public confidence caused a sudden contraction
of currency which proved a source of great
temporary embarrassment. On the first day
of J uly, the circulation of the Banks of this
State was $10,“ 1,000 on the first ofJanuary,
it was reduced to,$4,130,265, a contraction of"
over $6,000,000, and most of which took place
between the first of'August and the first of No-
vember. The ability of the banks to susmin
themselves, without breaking down their cus-
tomers, under a,contlaction so unprecedented,
exhibited a degree of soundness and stability
which must place them high in the confidence
of the public of this and other States. '
Of the nine banks chartered by the last Leg-
islature, only‘the Alina, Merchants and Mann-
facturer’s of Hartford, and Bank of Norwalk,
have gone into operation.
Prior to the general suspension, several
banks became embarrassed. The Hartford
County Bank, as early as September, was un-
able to provide for an outstanding circulation
of $440,000, and an examination showed great
mismanagement and duplicity on the part of
the directors. Large claims, amounting in one
instance'to over $80,000, had been entirely
concealed,by being placed in the names of
responsible. parties, under an agreement that
they should be held harmless. .
In other instances, large amounts of debts.
the character of which the Commissioners could
know nothing about without investigations
out of the bank, were represented by the di-
rectors to be good and available, when in fact
itvwas evident to them that they were either
worthless or nearly so. . ,
Notwithstanding this, the' directors declar-
ed a dividend last July, whereupon the Com-
. Imissioners obtained an. injuction and had Re-
ceivers appointed. By good management,the
bank has been relieved, with the loss of half
its capita1,and‘has been allowed'to resume its
business with $300,000 stock. It is a question
of some importance to determine who shall pay
the_$6,000 or 7,000, in notes of this bank,sto-
len by W. C. Carter, a Clerk in the'l‘reasury
Department.
'The Bank of North America, at Seymour,
which had been the subject of 'remark in the
previous report of the Commissioners, was
found in September last, to have loanedlarge
sums out of the State, on unavailable security,
leaving the bank without the means to redeem
its circulation. Its general management was
bad; suspended debt increased, and capital
.stoekimpaired. Its immediate liabilities were
over~$70,000, and they had on hand only $1.-
072 in specie. An injunction was issued. On
the 10th Of April the case was called ‘up, and
it was found the Receiversh Id reduced the li-
abilities-of ' the bank for circulation, deposits
and balances, down to $48,541. The assets of
the bankinownmount to $169,000.
- The Commissioners say that the Exchange
Bank of .H artf'ord, hadcurried a heavy amount
of; protested paper of a' doubtful character
for a series of years. It is their opinion that
the, bank should have ceased to make divi-
dends more than two years ago. 'A dividend
was pasSed in January, 1857, but July of'thaf
year a dividend of 4 per icent. was declared
and paid. As this dividend impaired the cap-
ital, the Commissioners consider it to have
been injudicious and illegal. A further ex-
amination developed a defalcation of about
$25,000 in the accounts of the Cashier. ~This
development indicated great carelessness on
the part of the officers and directors of the
bank, for the defalcation had extended through
several years, and might have been exposed
had the monthly statements been examlned
and tested'with their own books. At the time
the baukwas enjoined, its liabilities amount-
ed to $250,000, and their specie funds were
reduced down to $12,929. When the bank rc-
sumed specie ayment, its liabilities were re-
duced to $14 .811, and their available funds
amounted to $67,000. It was largely secured
against ultimate loss by collaterals. It has
from the beginning indulged in the illegal and
dangerous practice of buying paper in New
.York, and in February last it declared a divi-
dend, though it had on handover $200,000 of
protested paper. ' .
' ll‘e'liierc'antiie-Bank, at first embarrassed
by the’ failui‘e of its correspondent in New
York, will not shstain’lbs'se’s’ s‘nifici‘ent‘ to sort
Ously impair its capital. .
As totho Colchestcr Bank, the Commission-
ers, afler thcchanges in its administration, by
direction of the last Legislature, \vere still ull-
satisfied with its condition. In'September. it
ceased its redemptious in Boston and was dis-
credited in New York. Its general circulation
at that time,by_ its books, was $24,000, of
which $6,000 had been redeemed by New York
banks, hut'thiswas evidently‘not’ th'e realeOue
Idi-lfbn of affairs; . O'n thc‘3d of December an
examination well again made, and it wasf‘ound
that-Cashier S. Rhodes ‘ ad Caused to be
riuted fromthenrigiual p ates; by‘ a firm of
itgosfarhéi'sia .
‘31. 12168;".d‘i‘se‘t forbid! the resident= Cash-
iei'und Directors must have bbéi) fu‘ily aware.
The Commissioners looked upon this transac-
asfraudulent, applied for-an injunction,
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artfor'd, bit 5 amounting to;
was released" before the proper papers could
be procured from the Governor. J. 11.13.1011,
the former President, testified that he bad sign-
ed it quantity of ‘ notes without keeping any
record of the amount or number, and that
Jones had taken them away, promising to de-
liver them up, buthnd never done so. The
amount of the-irregular issue is SlippoSed to
.00 over $100.00". but as only $3,000 ofit has
been presented for redemption, it has proba-
bly not been put extensively into circulation.
The assets of the bank will be sufficient to
protect its creditors, but the stockholders will
suffer largely. It in now being woundup by
lteccivcrh.
'l‘lle Granite Bank an indie was one the most
deliberate frauds ever undertaken in this
State. The that 10 per cent. of the capital
paid ill, was paid Imc/t' by the directors, and
the payment of the 410 per cent. was ‘fmerc
pretence,” the money used being the bllls of
broken banks and worthless checks on banks
out of the State, and the real managers who
furnished the means of payment to the nomi-
nal stock holders in Volulltown, resided out
of the State. The bank pretended that it had
issued no bills, but it was found that $23,000
had been signed and could not be procured.
Outside parties were distributing these bills.
The-head-quarters of the concerniwcre ill a
drinking saloon in New York, kept under,tlle
name of Prescott it Go. Samuel Wagner, of
Ohio, Alexander Miller,of Buffalo, and flos-
well C. Peck, of Hartford are held on bail for
trial before the Superior Court of Windham
County, as parties connected with the Granite
Bank. All injunction was granted on the 10th
of last November ; its circulation is reduced
to $2,000, and the assets and unpaid stock will
enable the Receivers to protect the public
from loss.
The Litcllfield Bank started irregularly with
out a bona fide capital. The COmmissioners
. checked its operations, and caused a change
in its officers, and payment of a bona fide cash
capital of $50,000, with which it is now doing
a legitimate business. .
One of the most flagrant violations of the
banking laws of the State, is in the case of
the Quinnebaug Bank of Norwich, which uni-
formly keeps a less amount of specie on hand
than the law requires. It also loans too great
an amount to individuals and to parties out of
the State, and last December it had $225,000
under protest, on which its losses will be
large.
The Phoenix Bank of Hartford has a sus-
pended debt of $347,224, growing out of loans
to Henry Dwight andthe Chicago and Missis-
sippi Railroad,from which must result a large
loss, and which, in the opinion of the Commis-
sioners, made the payment Of a dividend last'
March of doubtful expediency, it'not illegal.
Of ’the Banks in New Haven, the Commis-
sioners say :
“ The condition of the New Haven County
Bank has not materially improved since it was
first reported to the Legislature in 1856.
Some portion of the debts due the Bank
have been adjusted by taking therefore a di-
rect interest in the real est-ate located in
Brooklyn, N. Y. This arrangement covered
$137,135 of the Dwight debt, and to protect
this interest, the bank is obliged to pay its
proportion of the interest upon the first mort-
gages upon the property ; also its share of tax-
es and assessments for improvements. These
items increase rapidly, and last year amount-
ed to $16,000, which included. however, a
small payment to the first mortgages.
The total assets of the Bank which pay no
interest, amount to. 3110113 3400.000-
, The Directors have been careful, at all
times, to protect the bill ll’olllel‘s {"16 deposit-
ors. But it is not in harmony. With the uni-
form policy of the State to allow 8 Bank so
greatly depreciated to represent so lai‘ge a
capital stock. In the opinion of the Commit;-
sioners, the capital of the Bank should be re-
duced to a proper level, or its affairs placed
in liquidation.
The City Bank of New Haven, with a sur-
plus ot $72,759, has also an interest. in the
Brooklyn property, amounting to $60,743,and
they have also suspended debts and bonds
amounting to $130,352, making a total of
$191,000 of' assets now unavailable.
Their losses under these assets, in the Opin-
ion of the Commissioners, will more than re-
tire their surplus, and render it necessary to
defer the making of dividends for a limited
time, in order to restore the bank to its full
capital. This bank declared a dividend of 3
per cent. in January, which we do not consid-
er it had the ability legally to do.
The‘Merchants’ Bank of New Haven,_with a
surplus of $43,000, has an interest in the same
property in Brooklyn, amounting to $70,433.
They have also suspended debts against H.
Dwight, Jr., and the Chicago and Mississppi
Railroad, amounting to $100,000, making a
total of $170,000 in unavailable assets.
‘ The surplus of this bank should be retired
and dividends suspended until their capital is
restored. This bank also made a dividend of
0' per cent. in January, without, in our opin-
ion, the legal ability to do so.” _ -
The Commissioners make the following re-
co mmendations to the Legislature : 1
‘° lst. A reduction of the circulation. of the
Banks to 50 or 70 per cent. upon the capital
actually paid in.
2d. The requirement of the specific amount
of specie, based upon capital, and not upon
circulation.
3d. A reduction of the per centage of dis-
counts out of the State to 25 per cent. of the
capital of the Bank.
4th. ,To limit the amount of interest to be
paid on deposits to 4 per cent.
The commissioners are of the opinion that
to the very large percentage now allowed the
Banks forcirculation, may be traced a major
ity of' all the serious los5es they have sustain-
ed, and limiting the amount in the manner
proposed will tend greatly to restrain them
from excessive dealings with parties out of
the State.
Under the present law, the specie lines of
the Banks are very irregular, and the fluctu-
ations ' are not as carefully observed as they
should be, but fix the amount to the given per
centage upon capital, and not on,the Banks,
the public. will always know what amount is
at all times required. No per cent. of specie
is now required by law for depositors, afid
should a Bank abandon the use of its own
bills, there is no law requiring them to keep
specie at all.
The present law relating to loans of the
State, is based upon capital, deposits and cir-
culation. There are many objections to the
loaning of money out Of the State, on the ba-
sis of circulation and deposits, for both are de-
mand liabilities and cannot be said to form a
part of the capital of a Bank. The present
limit is deemed to be too large, under ordina-
ry circumstances, for the best interests of the
Banks."
The practice of receiving deposits and issu-
ing therefore certificates payable on demand,
and drawing interest at the rate 01‘6 per cent.
.per annum, is regarded by the Commissioners
as a virtual creation of a preferred stock,
which gives the holder a preference over the
general shareholders, and is liable to be call-
ed for when the Bank is least able to pay it.
A modification of the laws, in the manner
proposed, it is believed would grehtly tend _to
equalize and secure a greater uniformity in
the business of the Banks, diminish their los-
ses, and enable them to pay more unlform
dividends to their stockholders. _
Many of the Banks are in the habit of car-
rying forward in their uccounfs,largc amounts
as surplus earnings, while at the same time
they have sustained large losses on suspended
debts. ,
The practice is deceptive, and misleads the
public, as well as stockholders, as to the true
condition of’ the Bank and the value of the
stock.
There are various penalties attached to the
violations of law, but as the statutes fail to
make it the duty of any particular person or
officer to see to their proper enforcement, they
remain a dead letter. and no doubt will so con-
tinue, until the defect is supplied.
In conclusion, the commissioners cannot re-
frain from hearing testimony to the general
soundness and prosperity of the Banks, and to
the noble efforts made by them duringaseason
of great embarrassment, to sustain themselves
and the communityin which they are located.f’
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news ITEMS.
. . . .Tlle Sioux nud'Chippewuys of Min.-
nesota have had a regular set-to. Many
men killed and scalped on both sides."—
Duliug the battle, the inhabitants Of the
town of Sllakopee, Minnesota, went out
to see the fight from a neighboring hill,
ladies and all. A letter writer from that
place réblal'lis .: 5‘ Indies want 0W. some
on horseback, some lll Bandages, and oth—
ers on foot, and the hills on the opposite
side from the battle ground were lined
during the morning with a long array of
every description of vehicles, in ’which
stood many a fair form silent spectators
or the scene.- ' - ‘ ~ .
'. . . .Wm.'H. Wilcox, of Connecticut, has .
been appointed Profess‘or’ of Mathematics '
ill-tho Navy, in fill uvaeancy occasioned
by the reSIghstiptl .of Wm W
. . . .Tlle‘sihgul'ur‘epidelnic Oifi‘brain fevol'
has again mode its'hl'neiti'ance ~ill Onon-
dago County, N. Y. C'to to. It almOSt al-
ways” proves fatal.
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Congressional. .
Mondays—{rho thlrl-z passed bills
granting pensions to the widows of Gen.
Jones and Gen. Gallit'S—~-lll)b limited to
the-term of their widowlloodns M r. Elilell
wished. Mr. Hunter reported a resolu-
tion the purport of which was that the
Executive should instruct the lit-ads of
Departments to confine their estimates for
the next fiscal year within $01,000,000.
The Naval bill was taken up, and the ap-
propriation for the Pensacola Dry Dock
stricken out. Mr. Mallory, from the Na-
val Committee repel-tell till amendment
authorizing the cellstrueti-ln of ten new
sloops-of—war. An amendment moved by
Mr. Hale, reducing the number to six,
was lost. A war llchale sprung up,
which was participated ill by it number
of Senators upon 0:11:11 side of the cham-
ber. An amendlllcllt offered by Mr.
Green, giving the Resident power to
grant letters of marque and rcprisal in
cases Of “outrage,” was voted down by
6 Yeas to 46 Nays. The original amend-
ment providing for the ten sioops of war
was defeated by' 24 Nays to '20'Ycas—
Mr. Mallory’s amendment, providing fo;
the construction of five screw steam sloops
of-war and one paddle-steamer was car-
ried. 18 to 17. The Navy bill was then
passed.
The HOUSE passed the bill providing
for keeping and disbursing all public doc-
uments through the Secretary of the In-
terior. Ill Committee of the thoie on
the Senate’s amendments to the Miscel-
laneous Appropriation bill, a discussion
sprung up respecting the Capitol exten-
sion. Finally, the amendment appropria-
ting $750,000 for the purpose was adopt-
ed with the proviso that no part Of that
sum should be expended for sculpture or
painting, unless upon the recommendation
Of three artists, selected by the President,
and with the approbation of the Joint
Library Committee. The Committee con-
curred in some of the other amendments
made by the Senate, but rose without
having acted on them at all. Mr. Haskin
asked that the several reports of members
of the Willett’s Point Committee be print-
ed and made the specal order for the 10th
inst. ~
Tuesday—Tho SENATE voted to extend
the Session to the 14th inst. Mr Bigler
introduced a bill repealing the Atlantic
Telegraph Act Of1857. . The Army Ap-
propriation bill was discussed. The up-
propriations for the pay of the Florida
Volunteers in 1857 and for the El Paso
wagon route provoked a lively debate,
but were finally passed. Mr. Davis sub-
mitted an amendment which was carried
by which $1,280,000 was appropriated
to various fortifications now being
built. The proceedings were enlivened by
personalities between Messrs. Benjamin
and Davis. The bill was finally passed.
The Ocean Mail Service bill was taken
up, but not disposed of when the Senate
adjourned.
fi‘fisHouss went into Committee on
therMiscgllaneous Appropriation bill.—
The Smitty-amendment resiiccting the
arrangement with Messrs. Gates 3:. Sea-
ten for printing the American State Pa-
pers gave rise to an animated debate.—
The amendment, so modified as to restrict
the appropriation to $340,000, was finally
adopted. The Committee rose, and the
House voted on the amendments reported
and rejected those making appropriations
for Custom-Houses ill New-Orleans and
Charleston. Mr. Haskin moved that the
statements of the members of thc Willett’s
Point Committee be printed ill default Of
a report. This was agreed to and with
the testimony they were ordered to be
printed.
chdnesday.——The SENATE was enter
tained. with personal explanations by
Messrs. Davis and Benjtunih, who had
some words on Tuesday. The Indian
Appropriation bill was passed. Mr.Davis
from the Military Comlllittee, presented
a report, which was adopted, ext-berating
Mr. Rice from charge Of corruption in
cOnuectiou with the sale of Fort Crawford.
Messrs. King and Wilson dissented. The
Ocean Mail Steamship Appropriation bill
was taken up. Mr. Seward spoke in fa-
.vor of the Collins line.
speeches were made upon each side of the
question. An amendment by Mr. Yulee,
authorizing the Postmas tor-General to
cause the mails to be transported between
the United States and foreign ports, and
to pay therefor the . postage, was agreed
to. The Senate refused to reduce the
amount appropriated, and after making
several slight amendments, passed the bill
which appropriates about a million and a
half to the service. l’endiuguille consider-
ation of the Indian Deficiency bill, the
Senate adjourned.
The HOUSE postponed the considera-
tion of the bill for the edification of the
Revenue laws till December. The Senate
resolution fixing Monday next as the day
amendments to the Naval Appropriation.
bill were considered. On motion of MI“.
Bocock, ten, instead of five, sloops-of—war
were authOrized to be built. Mr. Hatch
moved an amendment, which was agreed
to, providing for four additional war-steam
ers for service on Western lakes. After
speeches by Messrs. Lovejoy and Garrett
Mr. John Cochralle p‘.‘0p0sctl to add ten
screw irOn gun-boats. Mr. Grow op-
posed this amendment, but it was agreed
to. Mr. Savage proposed ten steam frig-
ates in addition, on condition that none
of the money appropriated be used until
the abrogation of the ClaytOll-Bulwer
Treaty. This amendment was voted
down. On motion of Mr. Letcher, the
President was authorized to borrow $1,-
900,000 at six per cent, to be expended
on the construction of the war vessels.—
The Secretary of the Navy was directed
to have the Franklin made ready for ser-
vice._ Mr. Blair laughed at the vessel-
building scheme, and was, with others,
reproved by Mr. Clay. The House then
went into Committee On the Army Ap-
propriation bill.
Thursday—The SENATE voted to ill-
crcase the rate of Letter Postage to five
cents the single letter ! The vote stood
19 to lS—half the Senate absent as usual
though every hour at this period of the
session is freight with important events
Tile House Of course will not concur.—
But Senate also voted to abolish the
Freaking Privilege for Members, and we
trust the House will concur ill this.—
Mcssrs. Gwin and l‘v’ilson had one Of
those pleasant lassugcs together, which
diversify life ill Congress; So of fell now-a-
days.
The HOUSE struck out of the Army
bill the apprOpriution for fortifications
and agreed to the mncnllment repealing
all laws authorizing the 5010 Of forts 01'
reservati’bns. ’1‘th t'lllll-ii‘itll‘y Committee
was discharged from the further consldé
oration of the case of Judge Watrons un-
til the next SCSsiOll.- ’l‘llc Uceall Mail bill
was discussed.‘ A number Of other
,mgiigigicnts were rejected. A message
from- the J’l'esidclli, announcing the toil“: ;
imt'tioh otthc but}: not, and accompani-l
ed by‘lettel's from Gov. Culllmiug,illdicll-t
two of peace, was rceeived.‘ '. - "
vs“:-~¢~:z-t+a~—~ 2
. . . _.-’1-‘he crops of? corn and fruit in Texas
are spoken of as promising an immense
yield.
A number of
of adjournment was passed. The Senate’s-
Bpiicopal Diocesan Convention.
WEDNESDAY.
After morning prayers, two new par-
ishes, one in Bridgeport and one in Glas-
tonbury, were admitted into the union
with the Convention. Tile Rev. Dr. Lit-
tlejohn, of New Haven, was appointed. a
Trustee of the Episcopal Academy «8-3
Cheshire, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death Of Rev. Dr. Croswcll.-—
Mi‘. Beardsley, of New Haven, and S.
M. Buckingham, Esq_ of Waterburv'
were appointed Trustees of the Bishop's
Fund. The Rev. J. M. Willey, of Wa—
terbury, was appointed Trustee of the
hand for Aged and Infirm Clergymen, in
p ace of the late 'Rev. Dr, Croswell
Rev. B. W. Stone, Rev. R. M. Aber-
crombie, Rev. John Pnrves, Rev. ‘B,
H, Paddock, Wm. T. Lee Esq. E. V.
Stobbard, Esq. John C. Hollister, Esq,
and S. M. Buckingham,.E'sq. were a;-
pointed Directors of the Christian Knowl-
edge Society, and the following Standing
Committee appointed for the ensuing
year : Rev. Wm. Cooper Mead, D. D.
of N orwalk ; Rev. B. A. Hallam, D. D.
of New London ; Rev. J. L,. Clark D. D.
of Waterbury ; Rev. F. J. Goodwin D. D.
of Middletown, and Rev. E. A. wash-
burn of Hartford. ‘ ’
ABSTRACT or THE msnor’s ADDRESS.
The Bishop openshis address a touch-
ing allusion to the death of the-llate
venerable Dr. Croswell, on the 13th of
March last, also, honorable mention is
made of the Rev. Z. H. Mansfield, Rec‘
tor of Grace Church, Yantic, who died
on the 16th of April last. The deceasa?
of Dr. Croswell, says the Assistant Bishi
op, leaves on the list of Clergy, the names
of only five, who were connected with the
Diocese at the election of Bishop Brown.
well, in 1819, while of the one hundred
and nineteen whose names appeared on
that list when he was elected Assistant
Bishop, seven years ago, in St. John’s
Church, Waterbury, fiftylthree have gone
to their rest, or are engaged in other
fields of labor. A respectful tribute in
paid to the late Rt. Rev. G. W. Freeman
D. D. Missionary Bishop of. the South-
west. » » ,
During the past year, the Bishop as
visited eighty-one parishes and Missi
StatiOns—in sixty-three he has a
tered the Holy Rite of Confirm
1125 persons, and on these and other océ
casions has preached one hundred and fif-
ty-two times, and delivered 63 confirma-
tion and othor addreSses. Of the large
number confirmed, nearlyone-fourth were
in the Churches in New Haven. It is
the purpose of the BishOp to visit every
Parish in the Diocese, at least once in
eighteen months.
Nine candidates for Holy, Orders have
been admitted to the Diacona‘te within
the past year, seven of whom were from
the Berkelee Divinity School, and three,
have been advanced to the Priesthood.
Three Churches have been consecrated
two in NewHaven and one at Seymour ;
and two have been re-openedr-St. Ste,-
phen’s, at Ridgefield, and St. Mark’s,
New Canaan. One clergyman, Rev.
Louis French, has been installed over,
Christ Church, Ansonia. .
.The cornerstone of 7a newChnl-ch, for
the Parish of Christ' Church, Stratford,’
was laid by the Bishops on the 3d day of
November, last, and will soon be ready
for consecration. The old edifice has a
history that Wlll long, he remembered in
the annals of the rise'and progress of cis-
Atlantic Episcopacy. .
Notice of three depositions have been
communicated to theBishop, from his
peers in other dioceses,——-the names of the
deposed are Rev. Alsop Woodward, of
South Carolina ; Rev. Daniel F. Hutch-
inson, of Iowa; and Rev. Frederick W.
Thomas, of North Carolina.
The present number of candidates for
Priest’s Orders is 17—one candidate,
Charles H.‘ Denison, a graduate of Trini-
ty, died within the year, and two otheri
have been dropped from the list, one at
his own request.
The Bishop regrets to note-a diminu-
tion in the number of candidates, but be-
lieves the failure is but temporory—whila
he recommends additional efi‘ortsfto in:
crease the laborers in the Lord’s vine-
yard. ,,
There were 225 delegates in attendance:
at .N. i i '
Pine Confectionery.
We are not disposed to dealin fulsome
praise of any of our village artificcn, but
we are willing to stake your reputation» as a
judge of artistic met-insgpon the several va-
rieties of Confectionery :flrned out by our
friend Campbell over the way: A critical
comparison of his candies wi Ih those from oth-
er establishm eats, will clearly indicate what
1119.111831]: A Thereieafinqncsq and purity in
the, sugar, and smoothness which indie-tea
he: -'m"o'st elaborate care and rofeuional
skill. His Soda Fountain is in fn lblaat, and
his Ice Cream Saloon constantly open. It
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. The Steamboat War.
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Turk says they may run the Confidence for
25 cents, and ‘free to all whpwaut to go to
New York less than a quarter,—-’and the Gala-
line may run for 10 cents, but it makes no dif-
ference with his trade. People go down to
New York and enquire the prices of Read
Made-Clothing, and then come back to his
store under the Conn. Hotel, satisfied that no
such bargains as he offers, can be found in
New York, or' anywhere else. He thinks he
can sell as cheap as stores paying $1000
rents, and Turk is no false prophet. 1t
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Dental Establishment,
EA ST A VENUE, NOR WA LK, CONN.
Dr. J AMES G. HARBOUR,
Having permanently located himself as above, and la-
tending to devote his time to Not-walk practice, would
respectfully announce that be may be found at all hours
at his residence, as above, ready to Perl-91'!!! all 0p!”-
tiops appertaining to the‘ Dental Profession, iP‘ ‘hC PP”
approved scientific manner, and “PO“ a scale of prison
as slow as is compatible will; the use of the very 3m
)u'ranurh and the most skillful execution; All wax-k
emanating from his establishment will be warranted to
give satisfaction.
mg, Letall who are in doubt as regards the virtues
of Bliss’ Dyspeptic Remedy, in Dyspepsia and Disease-
of zlle Liver, make the test of two packages. In nine
out of every ten cases, one half package Will prove the
truth of all that has been snide! at.
a.»
" Buy Me and I’ll Do You Good 1"
Now is the time to flee the Great Spring and Summer
Medicine. . .
Dr. Langley’s Root and Herb Bitters.
szwsedgf Sarsaparula, ll’ild_0herry, Yellow Do‘Jl‘,
P "3-0571! 481;, Thoroughlwort, Rhubarb, Mandrake, Danie:
lion eon—am of \vhi'c are soo mph'u‘ntle‘u as to act in
concert and assist Nature in eradicating disease.
.The effect oftllis medicine is most wonderful—it act:
dlrectly upon the bowels and blood, by removing all ob-
5tructions from the internal organs, stimulating than
into action, renovating the fountains of life and use:
purifying the blood, cleansing it from all humor», an
causing it to course anew through every part of the
body- They cure and eradicate from the system Liver
Complaints—that maimwlieel of so many diseases—-
handing in its worst (tiring; all Biiiious dissgsps $31!}
Foul Stomliell, Dys' epsiu; Baspiveness, gunners 912.13!
Blood and Skin, 1n igest'on, Headache, Dlfllnesfi..Pllu.
Heartburn, Weakness, Pain in the Side and Bowel-
Flatulency , Loss of Appetite, and all klndred complaint-
caused by a torpid or diseased Liver, a disordemd $997:
nob, or ball Blood, to which all are more or less subject
in Spring and Summer. _ , ,4
lftak n in large doses, Fever and Ague may bebrohoa
n l and cured til: 030.": This it?“ «Ecilgfilé‘tpndp;
thedig‘ige,‘ xiiil‘i'is (Ismael-y the “Hf “18 world even":
Price only ' a so. as the PM: ml at billets, for the
1' nor bottle. ‘ ' ' ‘ ' '5 ‘
1 Solil by all medicine dealers ever where. Orders
should be addressed to J~ 0- LANGLE ., Proprietor, 10
Marshall St. Boston, Mass. ' Mp1;
we, All lnvalidfl suffering from deranged Liver should
not fail to read Dr. BllssZ advertisement in another col-
‘umn—‘-—“ What no the True Indications at Treatment ll)
Diseases of the men": _ ,-
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Norwalk Chronicler