Friday June, , 4
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Friday June, 4. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Robbins. Journal of yesterday read: Peti,ions-of P. Steele and others for annexation to the Prospect Hill School ] Dis,rict--of the New York and Hartford

 Railroad Company for alteration of it's charter-referred in concurrence with the Senate--of Kinney Gallup and others of Voluntown, in faver of appointing J. E. Linley Judge Of Probate for the district of VoIuntcwn--laid ca the table. The committee on the Judiciary, reported adversely to any further legislation upon peddling, Report accepted. the bill refer> red to the committee negatived, and peti- tioners had leave 10 withdraw.

 On motion of Mr. Welles, the House re- considered their vete upon the petition of William H. Bell.

 2 MT. Chapman spoke against the appro> priation. M Bell was erroniously accused of murder, and was acquitted. He was subject to great loss, and was an object Of sympathy and charity. But if the Legis> lature paid him from the public treasury, every term of the courts would send num> Der of petitioners who had been acquitted of various offences, from murders to petty larceny. He took the opportunity to say word for ahe abolition of capital punish meht.

 The resolution was negaCved.

 The committee on Education, upon the memorial of the President and Fellows of Yale College, made report, ~ith resolu> tions, in favor of establishing Professor> ships of Agriculture and the Arts, and dis recting the printing and distribution Of the report.

 Mr. Doolittle advocated the printing of the report and the resolutions. He regard> ed agriculture as the reafbasis of all na> tions wealth and prosperity. But it had not met with due encouragement, and was we'll to inquire into the subject, and see what could be done to promote it.

 MT. Woodward moved to lay the report and resolutions on the table. Lest.

 MT. Cleveland thought the useful opposes of Yale College worthy of commendation. The colleges and schools of the State were the pride of the State. The purposes of the report and resolution were deserving of all praise. The promotion of agriculture was one of the best objects they could pro- pose to themselves, as the great means Of promoting equality of social condition. and preventing the centralization of wealth.

 MT. Chapman offered an amendment, to insert the words "from tho State treasury" so as to prohibit an appropriation.

 Mir. Kendrick opposed the amendment, on the ground that it went to commit the Legislature against appropriations. He was moi for committa1 either way.

 Mr, Peck proposed an amendment which the Speaker pronounced out of order in that stage of the proceedings.

 The question was further discussed by Messrs. Garter, Hall, Russel, Deming, and others against the amendment, and Messrs. Welles, Cleveland, Waldo, Smaller, and Wales, in it's faver. The yeas and nays were thea taken on the amendment and re- suited, yeas 98, nays "A. So the amend' ment was adopted.

 The House adjourned.