CONNECTICUT LEGIsLATURE.

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IMeSd1y mOTntng, M0y A''-NeP"'c Commissioners to select benences TOT tne Deaf and Dumb Asylum rea0' anu E""S- ,nitted to the Senate.

 Rpnort of the Directors of the States Pris- on, read. and, with accompanying documents referred tO the committee on the States Prls- on. 500 copies of the Report ordered to bs printed. . 1u. Hoadlev sheriff of Hartford County. a4d JH- red w. ParGer, Lemuef Whitman, James Dodd, J. Griffin, J. o. PetIibOne, RomeO Lowrey, and l.. LoOmis, Judges of Probate for the districts of Bristol, Farmington, Hart ford, Granby, Simsbury, SOuthingtOn, and Sheffield.

 Resolution appointing Thomas Lee, Judge of Probate for the district of Berlin, read, and on motion of MT. Phelps, laid On the table.

 Remonstrance to the appointment Ot the said Lee was also laid on the table.

 The house reconsidered their vote on the ~ bill for an act in addition to an act for the settlement of estates, SLc. which was nega- tivcd by the house last evening, and referred the bill to select committee. .-.

 Bill for an act in addition to an act ena- bliog propretors of undivided lands to dispose of the same, read second time.

 Resolution favorable to the petition If the Treasurer of Holland county, read third time and passed. z.

 Bill constituting the town of Mansfield Probate district, passed.

 Bill for an act in addition to an act concern ing promissory notes, and hills of exchange. read third time, supported by Messrs. Samuel Raymond and Sedgwick, and opposed by Messrs. Church and Kibbe, and lost. ..ss. Bill for an act in addition to an act, relating to bridges, providing for the prevention ofra- pid travelling on the several bridges in this state, read third time and passed.

 Reports of the agents of the Eagle Bank. referred to joint committee.

 Afternoon.-The speaker appointed .as committee on report of the agents of the Ea- gle Bank, Messrs. E. Jackson, R. Palmer, Booth, Gillet and Titus.

 Mr. Y. Smith, from the select committee to whom was referred bill in addition to an act for the settlement of estates, giving courts of probate power in certain cases to remove trustees. reported the same without amend. ment, and the bill passed.

 Bill for an act to rsH,eal the Limitations in prosecutions for theft and burglary, taken up. MT. J. Foot moved an amendment to the bill to limit the prosecutions for theft to threa years and for burglary to six years. The amendment was supported by Mir. Foot, and opposed by MT. Church on the ground that the law was better as it now stands. and Mir.

 

 limitations at all. The amendment was neg atived, and the bill lost.

 Committee on the petition of John, T. Pe- ters, reported resolution that tfe petitioner Tspa%tsdE b 9s s or, the petition of Asa Gay, granting him 100 dollars, read once.

 The committee on manufacturing incorPo- ratiOns reported bill in form on the petition l of Francis M'Lane and others, which passed.

 Bill for an act in addition tn an act for con- stituting Courts, Sc. read twice, and referred to- select commIttee. consisting of Messrs. Church, E. Hawley and Cook. ~.'

 Resolution appointing Thomas Lee Judge ot Probate for the district of Bet lin, with the remonstrance thereto was, on motion Of MT. J. Foot, referred to one from county.

 Bill for an act in addition tO an act for tho settlement of estates, &c. lost The bill hav- ing passed in the Senate, a committee of con- ference was appointed. consisting of Messrs. Church and T. Smith.

 Resolution passed for a committee tO in. qu're mic the existing assessment laws, SD far as regards money at interest.

 Wsdnssday morning. May ls.-Resph...;;,,-.,,. z, passeai appufnrus sIrerIf of Tnl. land county, and Asa Wiley. Jeremiah Par ish, and Rod"lph"s Woodrnf' Judges of Pro- bate for the districts of Ellington, Holland, ana OtanOrC.

 The committee to whom was referred the special message of inc Governor and accom- panyins documents, reported a resolution ac- cepling of the goo copies of the Prison Dis cipline Society Report, and authorizing the payment of 50 dollars to that Society. which received three readings and passed.

 Bill for an act confirming the doings Of as- sessOrs and boards of relief in certain cases, read third time.

 Resolution confirming deed Of Mohegan Indians for the purchase of land to build Church upon, passed.

 Bill for an act relating to Banks. providing that no person can vote in Stockholders meet ing Oy virtue of proxy unless ihe proxy shaH have been issued within twelve months pre-. vious to the meeting, read secoEd and third times. and passed. f,'['-1

 Bill for an act relating to weights and measures. providing that pecks of standard measure shall constitute bushel in the meas- urement Of fruit, shell fish, SSc. read third time, supported by Mir. Potter. and on mo- ton of Mir. Warren, referred to committee of one from n county. G. -4 fgsa8

 Bill. in addition to an net for forming and conducting the military force. read second and third times and passed. Tn. hill pro- vldes that appeals when fines are laid by the commander of company may be made to either of the field officers -st-s