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Esqrs. Overseers of New--Gate Prison. was read, and on motion of Mir. Perkins, laid on the table. Bills appointing sundry Justices of the Peace in the counties of Holland, Hart ford, and Fairfield, were read and passed. A bill was passed appointing Henry Seymour, Esq. Director of the Hartford Bank, on the part of the State.

 The bill in form on the petition of the A. l.. s. and M. Academy, for leave to confer de- Rrees, which was negatived in the House, came from the Senate, passed. MT. StOrrs moved to reconsider and concur, but on mo- ton of MT. Todd, the bill was laid on the table.

 The committee on the petition of John StanwoOd, reported resolution allowing the petitioner Sl15 for work on the cupOla of the State House; passed.

 The committee on the petition of A. M. Mariner and others, for lottery, for the purpose of erecting bridge over COnnecti- cut river, at Windsor, reported that it was in- expedient to grant lottery. but recommend ed special grant of power to erect toll bridge-the report was opposed by Messrs. Shepard and T. s. Williams. and not accep- ted.

 The committee on petition of North Soci- ety of Killingly to be made new town, re- ported against the same-repOrt accepted and petition negatived.

 The committee on rhe Message of the Gov ernor transmitting certain resolutions from Maine on the subject of internal improve ments, reported resolution that it was inex- press an opinion on the sublect-passed. A similar resolution was also reported and pas sed on the resolution from Georgia.

 The ronOrf Of the rOr1, r0iffoGa oo rofS. ton of Thomas Brewer and others, for an act of incorporation for the purpose of man. ufacturing carpets, was taken up, and an ac- companying bill in form read. It was oppo- sed at some length, by MT. Ellsworth, on the ground that the stockholders were not made liable. in their private capacity for the debts of the company and also because the com pany is allowed by the bill to extend their capital to SSOO,00O, and yet, are permitted to go into Opperation when the sum of $2O,- 900, only, was subscribed, and this not re- quired to be actually paid in. Mr. Swan also objected to the bill, and moved to re- fer it to select committee, which motion prevailed.

 The act concerning the State Prison was taken up, and after sundry amendments, principally of a verbal nature, had been a. dopted, was laid on the table.

 A bill from the Senate for a public act providing that the half bushel which shall be a standard for measuring charcoal, shall be of the capacity of 1882 cubic inches, was read advocated by Nessrs. Swan and Warner, and negatived 99 to 70.

 The bill for the public act concerning weights and measures, was taken up; the. bill provides that in the sale of all articles by avoird,pois weight, winch shall be made from and after the first of July next, 1Oolbs. shall constitute cwt. and 2OOOlbs. shall con- stitute ton, and the aliquot parts of the cwt. and tons shall be reckoned accordingly. It further provides that brass weights of one, two, four, five, ten, twenty, and fifty lbs. shall be procured by the State, acoustics, and towns. as the standard of avoidupois wieght. The bill was advocated by Messrs. Griswold, T. Pitkin, T. s. Williams, and Cooley; oppo- sed by Mir. Warner, and passed.

 Several bills for public acts received their first and second reading.

 The act concerning the State Prison was resumed, and after filling the blanks in the same, passed.

 Tuesday Morning, May %.

 Prayer by the Rev. MT. Flagg.

 In pursuance of assignment, the report of the committee on the petition of the Trustees OA w A0uuBION SoHe6cs was tdAen up. ATef a very few remarks from Mir. Warren against the resolution reported by the committee for a grant of SIS, ,OoO, payable in 1880, 1, and 9, the question on granting the prayer of the pe- tition was taken by yeas and nays, and deci- ded as follows:-Yeas 59-Nays 146.

 A bill for public act relative to the assess ment of taxes was read a second time. The first section of the bill provides, that the town clerks of the several towns where mortgage deeds securing money on interest are record ed, shall give notice to the assessors of the towns where the mortgages are described to belong, of the names of said mortgages with the sum or sums so secured and on neg ect to give such notice to be subjected to a penalty of fifty dollars. The second section provides, that the assessors may add to the list of any person such sum of money on interest as they may think proper, which shall be liable to be abated by the board of relief; and false swearing before the board of relief shall be subject to the punishment of perjury. Mr. Shepard made few remarks against the bill. Messrs, Cleaveland and G. Hil from the who reported the bill, advocated it at some length. Mir. Burrel moved to amend the bill by striking out the lst section.--The was advocated by MT. Miner, op- posed by Mr. Hill, and negatived by a vote of S1 to 83. On motion of MT. May the bill was laid on the table.

 Several bills for public actsreceved their se-