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 DeKoven and Nathaniel Stevens. commits ' siOners on the Hartford and New Haven Rail Road, passed.

 Bill requiring certain interpretations to make returns of capital stock and money, 1 passed.

 Act relating to the spreading of the Cana- da Thistle, passed. ,.t.,.. Resolution appointing Caleb Pond and Jas. T. Pratt, auditors of State accounts, passed. 1 Report of the committee on the State Pris- l on, passed.

 Report of the Directors of the State Pris- or, passed. Report of the Warden of the State Prison, referred to the present Directors of the State Prison. Resolution appointing Joseph Pratt & Wmt Hayden committee to procure plan for re- fitting the Hall of Representatives in the State House in Hartford, and report to the next General Assembly.

 Resolution apprOpriating one thousand dollars for the education of the Blind, passed. Wednesday,. May 5. Bill for the appointment of Daniel Dunbar justice of the Peace for the County of Hart< ford, passed.

 Report of the committee on divorees on ths petition of Polly Hale praying for divorce, accepted and bill passed. .ss MT. Pratt moved fhaf the doiogs of fEG l House in relation to the disposition of the monies to be received from the U. States be- printed, passed. Resolution avthOrizing the Commissioner of the School Fund to loan the surplus funds, passed.

 | Petition of the town of Oxford and Derby | for new probate districts continued to next | session.

 Report of the joint committee on the reti- ton of the HousatoDic Iron Manufacturing Company, praying for an amendment of their { charter, laid on the table. 1 Report of the committee on the petition Og Leman Stone of Derby praying for an act of incorporation, to improve the navigation of l Naugafuck River, accompanied by a bill in form, amended and laid on the table. ! Bill to appoint snntry justices of the peace ! for the County of New Haven, passed. Bill for public act for the protection of feathered game came from the Senate ameD- ded, bill lost.

 Bill for public act incorporating the Far | rpington Bank, came from the Senate cODtin- 'led to the next session, reconsidered and con- cured.

 Bill for public act relating to the appoint ment of Justices of the Peace, indefinitely postponed.

 Report of the committee on the State l Prison, on the petition of sundry convicts, re-. 1 commenting that they have liberty 10 with ] draw their petitions, accepted. Report of the committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the act fur the rrgula- ton of School accepted, and bill negatived. Report of thu committee on the petition of l Nathaniel Fl. Morgan and others, for the re- peal of the laws authorizing imprisonment for debt, continued tO ne xt session. Bill for public act concerning voting in towns, came from the Senate amended, recOn- l sidered and cOncurred. Bill for public act relating to Stone Lime ! and lime casks, continued to next session. Bill on the petition of the Housatonic Man ufacturing Company. indefinitely postponed. AtternOon.-Report of the committee on the proposed amen dUent to the Constitution, altering the time of holding electors meetings- Sc. resolution negatived. Resolution relative to the executive corres- pondence on the subject Of Tariff laws, passed. Bill appointing Justices of the Peace for MlddIesex County, came from the Senate amended. by adding the name of James A. Pratt, house recOnsidered and cOneurred Mr. McCurdy offered the following resol,,- 1 ton:

 ResolUed, That the thanks of this House be l presented to the Hon. Samuel Ingham, Speak CT thereof, for the dignity. impartiality and ability with which he has presided over tho deliberations of this body. The resolution was unanimously adopted.

 The Speaker on resuming his seat, made short address. 7hursddy, June 6.

 Committee charged with the eDgrossng of the bills for public acts passed this session. reported that they had done the duty assigned them, and that there was no more business before them. Report accepted.

 message was received from the Senate informing that the business of the session closed the part of that body, and that they would meet the House of Representatives in order 10 adjourn.

 Abou. 9, His Excellency .he Governor entered the Hall, and after administering the oath to the judicial officers present, he addressed the convention as ol- tOws:-

 Mr. President, Gentlemen ofthe Senate, Mr Spenker

 and Gentlemen efths House cf Representations,

 At this moment we may look back and pass in re- view the various acts tn which have been engaged slnce the commencement Of the session. That your best efforts have been employed to make those acts benehcal to our constituents, there be 10 doubt; and we may nationally calculate that good inteniions sustained by intelligence faithfully exercised cannot be otherwise than useful.

 1t subject of regret that we have not had an on. portuny, as was expected, ofreceving the ChiefMa. glslrate o our UDion and bidding him welcome 10 our State. This event would have been a source of much satisfaction and one Of the incidents of the session we should have looked back with peculiar peaeure If we are now grati6ed with view of him it will be un der other circumstances, and in situations less avora be for the manifestation of those sentiments which are