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SUPERIOR.
4 Fr
4 33 7 35 9 42 10 37 3d Tu., Hartford.
5 Sa
4 33 7 35 10
10
11 16 3d Tu., New Haven.
4 34 7 35 10
32 11 53 3d Tu. Danbury.
7M 4 35 7 34 10
53
Morn. 4 INDEPENDENCE.
8 Tu 4 35 7 34 11
12 0 31
9 W
4 36 7 34 11
30
1
9
10 Th
4 37 7 33 11
50 1 50
11 Fr
4 37 7 33
Morn. 2 32
12 Sa
4 38 7 32 0 12
3
22
13S.
4 39 7 32
0 39
4 21
14 M
4 39 7 31 1 13 5
6
23 30
15 Tu 16 W
4 41 7 30 2 49
4 42 7 29
Rises. 8
21
9
20 S
4 44 7 27
4 45 7 26
22 Tu 4 46 7 25 10 23 Ev.
23 W
4 47 7 25 10
47 15
0 1
47 2 3 4 5
28 24 34 50
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
27S
4 .51 7 21 0 25 1 13
28 M
4 52 7 20
29 Tu 4 53 7 19 2
8
7
8
1 M. N. Hav. Security. Litch. Co .. Bridgep't. Farm. Val.
30 W 4 54 7 18 3
10
8 10 RAILROAD.
31 Th 4 55 7 16 Sets. 9 22 W. Nor. & Worc.
1 M. City & Merchants' N. Hav. Mechanics'. Mystic. Whaling. Pe- quonnuc. 1 Tu. Iron. New Lond. 1 W. Bridgeport. New Haven County. Mid- dlesex. N. America. 1 Th. New Haven. 2 M. Southport.
17 Th 18 Fr 19|Sa
4 437 29 8
4 447 23
9 9 9 34 10
21 M
9 59 11 22 2 Tu. Exchange. 6 52
2 W.Citizens. Waterb'y. Hatters.
24 Th
4 48 7 21 11
38 3 W Conn. Bridgeport.
25 Fr 26 Sa 4 50 7
4 49 7 23 11
22 Morn.
36 7
11 56 39
4 40 7 31 1 54
9
ANNUAL MEETINGS. BANKS.
4, 12h. 4m. 11, 12h. 5m. 26, 12h. 6m.
CHURCH DAYS .- 6 7th S. af. Trin. 13 8th S. af. Trin. 20 9th S. af. Trin. 25 St. James. 27 10th S. af. Trinity. 3d W. Commencement Trinity. Last W. Yale,
8th Month.
AUGUST.
1856.
MOON'S PHASES.
First 8, 7h.31m. E.
2m. Full 16, 1h. 4m. M.
Last MD 22, 4h. 17m. E.
New MID 30, 6h. 23m. M.
SUN SOUTH.
10, 12h. 5m. | 24, 12h. 15, 12h. 4m. 23, 12h. 1m.
20, 12h. 3m. 31, 12h. 0m.
MW OR. OS. R.OS. H. W.
CALENDAR DAYS.
1 Fr
4 56 7 16 8 11
9 46
2 Sa
4 577 14 8 35
10 23
3S 4 58 7 13 8 56 10 57 4th Tu., N. Haven.
4 M
4 59 7 12 9 161L 29
SUPERIOR.
5 Tu 5
07 11 9 34 11
59
Ist Tu., Brooklyn. 32 4th Tu., New London.
7 Th 5 27 8 10
8Fr 5 37 7 10
37 1 5 4th Tu., Litchfield.
9 Sa 5 4 7 6 11
8 1 39
10 S 5 5 7 511
46 2 20
11 M 5 67
3 Morn.
3 4 5
11 26 48 8
1 Tu. City, Hartford. Mystic R. M. b. L. Tu. E. Haddam. 7
RAILROAD.
17'S
5 126 55
8
9 10
19 Tu 5 146 52 8 50 11
20 W 5 156 51
9 18 11 .
21 Th 5 166 49 9 48 Ev. 274 Tu. Gen. Assoc. N. H.
22 Fr
5 176 48 10
26 1 10 L. Tu. Fair. Bap Asso.
23 Sa 5 186 46 11 9
1 55 1 W. Com. Wesleyan.
24 S 5 196 44 Morn. 2
50
25 M 5 206 43 0 2
4
7 381 M. Alabama ; Ken-
27 W 5 22 6 40 2
6
5 7 8 8
51
6 tucky ; Missouri ; Io- 4 wa; Texas; Arkan- sas.
30 Sa 5 25 6 35 Sets. 9 29 1 Th. Tennessee.
31S
5 266 33 7 22 10
2 1 Th. North Carolina.
CHURCH DAYS-3, 11th S. af. Trinity ; 10, 12th S. af. Trinity ; 17, 13th S. af. Trin .; 24, 14th S. af. Trin .; 24, St. Bartholomew ; 31, 15th S. after Trinity.
19, Jupiter eclipsed by the Moon, from 1h. to 2h. A. M.
ANNUAL MEETINGS. BANKS.
12 Tu 5 77 2 0 33
13 W 5 87 1
1 33
14 Th 5 96 59 2 44 7
15 Fr 5
16 Sa 5 116 57 7
2 W Canal.
18 M
5 136 54 8 26
10 6 58 Rises. 8 37 8 57 40 1 23 ECCLESIASTICAL.
32 Tu. N. Hav. E. Asso. 45 4 Th. Gen. Assoc. N. Y.
ELECTIONS.
26 Tu 5 216 41 1 1
28 Th 5 23 6 38 3 12
29 Fr 5 246 36 4 16
COURTS. U. S. DISTRICT.
6 W 5 1 7 10 9 53 Morn. 14 0
9th Month.
MOON'S PHASES.
SUN SOUTH.
3, 11h. 59m. | 15, 11h. 55m.
6, 11h. 58m.
21, 11h. 53m.
Last @ 21, 0h. 58m. M.
New 28, 10h. 57m. E.
12, 11h. 56m.
27, 11h. 51m. 30, 11h. 50m.
MW OR. @S. R.OS. H. W.
CALENDAR DAYS.
1 M 5 276 31 7 40 10 32
COURTS.
2 Tu 5 28 6 30
7 57.10 59
U. S. CIRCUIT.
3 W 5 29 6 28 8 20.11 28 3d Tu. Hartford.
4 Th 5 30 6 27 8 41 11 55 SUPREME
5 31 6 25 9 7 Morn. 2d Tu. Hartford.
5 Fr 6 Sa
5 32 6 23 9 40 0 25 4th Tu. New Haven.
7S 5 33 6 22 10 22 0 56
SUPERIOR.
8M 5 34 6 20 11
15 1 34 1st Tu., Middletown.
9 Tu 5 35 6 18 Morn. 2
24 1st Tu., Tolland.
10 W 5 366 17 0 20 3 45
11 Th 5 376 15 1 33
5
19
12 Fr 5 38 6 13 2 51 6 48 1 M Merchant's, Norwich. 13 Sa 5 39 6 12 Rises. 7 47 Stonington. Central. Un- cas. Charter Oak. Home. 14 S 5 40 6 10 6 26 8 37 1 Tu. Hartford Co.
15 M 5 416 8 6 50
16 Tu 5 42 6 6 7 18
9
17 W 5 436 5 7 47 10
18 Th 5 446 3 8 22 11
19 Fr 5 45 6 1 9 6 11
57
RAILROAD.
9 56 Ev. 403 W. Hartford & N. Haven.
1 25 ELECTIONS.
50 2 25 1 Tu. Vermont.
23 Tu 5 50 5 54 Morn.
0
5
30
25 Th 5 52 5 50 2
9
6
26 Fr 5 535 49
3 12
7 8
28 S 5 555 45
Sets.
9 1 21, St. Matthew.
29 M 5 565 43 6
5
9 32 28, 19th S. after Trinity.
30 Tu 5 585 41| 6
21
9 58 29 St. Michael, and All Ang.
ECCLESIASTICAL .- 1 Tu. Hartford N. Ass .; Tu. before 2d W., A. B. C. For. Mis .; 2d W. Hartford Bap. Ass .; 3d W., Litchfield Bap. Asso .; 4th Tu., Hartford N. Consoc
28, Annular Eclipse of the Sun, invisible.
18 1 Th. Conn. Phoenix.
582 W. Windham.
4 M Woodbury.
38 19 INSURANCE CO.
3 Tu. Hartford Co.
20 Sa 5 475 59
21 S 5 485 57 10
55
22 M 5 49 5 56 11
3 52 1 Th. California.
2 M. Maine.
24 W 5 515 52 1
CHURCH DAYS.
27 Sa 5 545 47 4
13
56 7, 16th S. after Trinity. 50 14, 17th S. after Trinity. 28 21, 18th S. after Trinity.
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1856,
SEPTEMBER.
First ( 7, 11h. 6m. M. Full @ 14, 9h. 18m. M.
9, 11h. 57m.
ANNUAL MEETINGS. BANKS.
9
10th Month.
OCTOBER.
1856.
MOON'S PHASES.
First (D 7, 0h. 47m. M
Full 3 13, 6h. 8m. E.
Last @ 20, 1h. 16m. E.
New 28, 5h. 4m. E.
SUN SOUTH.
3, 11h. 49m. | 14, 11h. 46m. 6, 11h. 48m. 19, 11h. 45m. 10, 11h. 47m. 27, 11h. 44m.
MW OR. OS. R.OS. H. W. -
CALENDAR DAYS.
1 W
5 595 40 6 44.10 26
COURTS .- SUPREME.
2 Th 6
05 38
7 9|10 54 1st Tu. Danbury.
3|Fr 6 15 36 7 40 11 21 2d Tu. Brooklyn.
4 Sa 6 25 34 8 1811. 51 3d Tu. Litchfield.
4th Tu. Norwich.
6 M 6 45 31 10
4 0
25 SUPERIOR.
7 Tu 6
8| W 6 6 5 28 Morn. 1 59 2d Tu., N. Haven.
9 Th 6
75 26 0
26
3
183d Tu., Bridgeport.
10 Fr 6 85 25 1
42
4 59
ANNUAL MEETINGS. 26 BANKS, 221 Tu.St'te. 2 Tu. Thomp. 72 W. Farmers.
13 M
6 12 5 20 Rises. 8 8
5 43
15 W 6 145 17
6 17
9
16 Th 6 155 15
6 58 10
17 Fr 6 165 14
8 45 11
19 S 6 185 11 9 48 Ev. 20
20 M. 6 205 9|10 55
21 Tu 6 215
8 Morn. 2
22 W 6 225 6
0
1
4
5
24 Fr 6 255 3 2 7 3 5
25 Sa 6 265 2
26 S 6 275 0 4 5
27 M 6 28 4 59 5
5
6 221 W N. York & Boston. 7 15 CHURCH DAYS. 55 5 20th S. after Trinity. 7 8 28 12 21st S. after Trinity. 57 18 St. Luke. 8
28 Tu 6 30 4 58
Sets.
29 W 6 31 4 56 5 13
30 Th 6 32 4 55 5 41
31 Fr 6 33 4 54 6 19 10
25 28 Sts. Simon and Jude.
ECCLESIASTICAL .- 1 Tu. Windham, Hartf'd S., and Middlesex Consoc. 1 W. Gen. Con. Epis. ; N. Hav. Bap. Asso. 2 Tu. N. Lond .; Fairfield, E. & W .; & Tolland Con. 2 W. New Haven W. Cons.
13, Moon partially eclipsed, at sunset, ends 7.36.
35 2 Tu. Pa .; Ohio; Ind. LEGISLATURES.
71 M. Tennessee. 82 Th. Vermont.
3 34 Last M. R. Island. 6 RAILROADS
1 23 Th 6 23 5 5
473 M. Tolland County. 29 ELECTIONS.
11 1 M. Geo .; Florida.
7 48 10 52 2 M. S. Carolina.
18 Sa 6 175 12
1
6 7
12 S 6 115 22
4 17
55 30 11 12 1 6 Ist Tu., Hartford.
11 Sa 6 105 23 3
14 Tu 6 135 19
1
.
9 27 19 22d S. after Trinity. 9 56 26 23d S. after Trinity.
5S 6 35 33 9 6 Morn.
1856.
NOVEMBER.
11th Month.
MOON'S PHASES.
First 5, 0h. 32m. E.
Full 12, 4h. 4m. M.
Last 19, 5h. 43m. M.
New [D 27, 11h. 12m. M.|
SUN SOUTH. 2, 11h. 432m. | 24, 11h. 47m. 8, 11h. 44m. |11, 11h. 45m. 20, 11h. 46m.
27, 11h, 48m. 30, 11h. 49m.
MW OR. OS. R.OS. H. W.
CALENDAR DAYS. -
1 Sa
6 34 4 52 7 3 10 56
COURTS.
2'S
6 36 4 51
7 57 11
29
U. S. DISTRICT.
3M 6 374 50 9
1 Morn.
4th Tu., Hartford.
4 Tu 6 38 4 49 10 11 0
6
SUPREME
5 W 6 39 4 48 11
24 0 48 1st Tu. Haddam.
6 Th 6 40 4 47 Morn.
1
45 2d Tu. Tolland.
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7 Fr 6 42 4 46 0 38
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8 Sa 6 43 4 45 1 44
9S 6 444 44 3 8
6 45 4 43 4
7
12 W 6 484 41
4 47
8
BANKS.
13 Th 6 494 40
5 33
9
14 Fr 6 504 39
15 Sa 6 514 38
16 S 6 534 37 8 40 11
17 M 6 544 36 9 47 Ev.
18 Tu 6 55 4 35 10
53 57
1
51
20 Th 6 584 34 Morn.
21 Fr 6 59 4 33 0 58
22 Sa 7
04 32 1 57
23 S 7 14 32 2 56
24 M 17 24 31 3 57
7 7
25 Tu 7
44 31
5
26 W 7
54 30 6
4
8 26 1 M. Geo .; Ark .; Florida.
27 Th 7
64 30
Sets.
28 Fr 7 74 29 4
59
8 58 2 M. Alabama. 9 32 3 M. North Carolina.
29 Sa 17 84 29 5 52 10
6 4 M. South Carolina.
30 S 7
94 29 6
54 10
42 27 THANKSGIVING.
CHURCH DAYS .- 1 All Saints ; 2 All Souls ; 2, 24th S. after Trin ity ; 9 25th S. after Trinity ; 16, 26th S. after Trinity ; 23 27th S. af. Trin .; 30 St. Andrew, and Ist S. in Advent.
ECCLESIASTICAL .- 1st Tu., Windham Ass .; Tu. after Thanks- gving, New Haven West Association.
10M
24 6 47 4 Tu. Haddam. Tol'nd. ANNUAL MEETINGS.
11 Tu 6 464 42 Rises.
36 19 4
1 M. Meriden. Winsted.
6 29 9 49 INSURANCE CO. 7 32 10 342 W. Connect. Mutual. 18 RAILROAD. 64 W. N. L., W. & P. 0 55 iELECTIONS. 1 M. Louis'a .; Mississip.
2 57 1 Tu. N.J .; Wis .; Mich- 4 igan; Illinois. 5 6 Tu. af. 1 M. N. Y .; Del. 1 W. Maryland.
14 21 21 10 2 M. Mass. 47 LEGISLATURES.
19 W 6 564 35 11
3 4 5 49 3 Tu. Norwich.
2 SUPERIOR. 31 1 Tu. Br'klyn. Litchf'ld.
12th Month.
DECEMBER.
1856.
MOON'S PHASES.
SUN SOUTH.
2, 11h. 50m. 20, 11h. 58m.
7, 11h. 52m. 24, 12h. 0m. Last @ 19, 1h. 53m. M. 11, 11h. 54m.
New WID 27, 3h. 54m. M. 115, 11h. 56m.
28, 12h. 2m. 30, 12h. 3m.
MW OR. OS. R.OS. H. W.
CALENDAR DAYS.
1M
7 104 28 8 3 11 19
2 Tu 7 114 28 9 14 12 U
3 W 7 124 28 10 27 Morn.
4 Th 7 134 28 11
40 0 47
1 40 3d Tu., New Haven.
6 Sa 7 154 28 0 52 2 41 3d Tu. Danbury.
7S 7 164 27 2 5
3 53
8M 7 174 27 3 19
5 6
10 W 7 194 28 5 55 7
3
11 Th 7 20 4 28 Rises. 7 56
12 Fr 7 21 4 28 5 12
8
47
13 Sa
7 214 28 6 18
7 22 4 28 7 28
10
26 12
15|M
7 234 29 8 38 11
16 Tu 7 23 4 29 9 43|11
55
17. W 7 244 29 10 46 Ev. 41
18 Th 7 25 4 30 11
46 1 26
19 Fr 7 25 4 30 Morn.
2
20 Sa 7 264 30 0 45
3
21 S 7 264 31 1 46
4
22 M 7 274 31 2 48
23 Tu 7 274 32 3 51
24 W 7 284 33 4 57 3
25 Th 7 28 4 33 6
7
26 Fr 7 28 4 34 7
27 Sa 7 29 4 35 Sets. 9
7 29 4 35 5 52 9
28 S' 29 M 7 29 4 36 7 5.10
30 Tu 7 304 37 8 18 11
31 W 7 30 4 38 9 31|11 56
2 6 Last M. Litchfield Co.
1 M. CONGRESS meets.
LEGISLATURES.
1 M. Kentucky. Va. 1 M. Iowa; Texas. Last M. Missouri.
ECCLESIASTICAL. 1 Tu. Hartford N. Asso.
CHURCH DAYS.
7 2d S. in Advent.
14 3d S. in Advent.
6 7 6 21 St. Thomas. 51 21 4th S. in Advent.
7 8 34 25 Christmas.
13 26 St. Stephen. 55 27 St. John Evangel. 35 28 Innocents. 15 28 1 S. af. Christmas.
COURTS.
SUPERIOR. 3d Tu. Hartford.
5 Fr 7 144 28 Morn.
BANKS.
9 Tu 7 184 27 4 36
9 38
14 S
11 3 7
5 6
7
Committee to collect statistics respecting the Idiotic and report to the General Assembly in 1856, Daniel Dorchester of Eastford, Henry M. Knight of Salisbury, and L. P. Brockett of Hartford.
First @ 4, 10h 36m. E. Full @11, 3h. 23m. E.
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GOVERNMENT OF CONNECTICUT.
overnment of Connecticut, 1855-6.
Executive Department. His Excellency WILLIAM T. MINOR, Stamford, GOVERNOR. Salary $1100. Joseph F. Foote, Norwalk, Ex. Sec. Sal. $200 & fees. Edwin P. Harrington, Hartford, Messenger. His Honor
WILLIAM FIELD, Pomfret, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. NEH. D. SPERRY, New Haven, SEC. OF STATE. Salary $1000. J. Judson Dimock, Clerk .*
ARTHUR B. CALEF, Middletown, TREASURER. Salary $1000. Dennis Sage, Clerk and Register .* ALEXANDER MERRILL, N. London. COMPTROLLER. Salary $1000.
George Robinson, Clerk .* ALBERT SEDGWICK, COMMISSIONER OF THE SCHOOL FUND. Salary $12.50, and traveling expenses. Henry H. Fitch, Clerks .* Charles F. Sedgwick,
Samuel Dodd, Auditors of Public Accounts.
Harvey Seymour,
J. D. Williams, Auditors of Quarter Master
Daniel K. Reade, S General's Account.
Thomas M. Day, Hartford, State Printer.
STATE LIBRARY COMMITTEE, The Governor, Secretary of State, and Wm. L. Storrs. LIBRARIAN, J. Hammond Trumbull .*
* Clerks in the several State offices are allowed $2.50 per day. 2
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SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
Dotes for State Officers.
APRIL, 1855.
GOVERNOR, Minor, Ingham, Dutton, Scat.
Total,
28,078
27,290 9,161 22 64,551
LT. Gov., Field,
Wait, Holley.
28,994 27,398 7,900
SECRETARY, Sperry, Averill, Perry.
27,931
27,106
8,229
TREASURER, Calef, Crosby, Camp.
27,270 27,113 8,262
COMPTROL., Merrill,
Cowles, Dunham.
27,921
26,158 8,722
No choice by the people. The votes of the Conven- tion of the two Houses were, for
Minor, 177; Samuel Ingham, 70
Total, 247
Field, 177; John T. Wait,
69
246
Sperry, 170; Roger Averill, 67
66 237
Calef,
179; Talcott Crosby, 64
243
Merrill, 180; Thomas Cowles, 66
66
246
Senatorial Districts.
1. Hartford, Wethersfield, Berlin, Southington, New Britain, Rocky Hill, West Hartford.
2. Enfield, Suffield, East Windsor, East Hartford, Glastenbury, Marlborough, Manchester, South Wind- sor.
3. Hartland, Granby, Simsbury, Windsor, Canton, Farmington, Bristol, Burlington, Avon, Bloomfield, Windsor Locks.
4. New Haven, Hamden, Woodbridge.
5. Milford, Orange, Derby, Oxford, Middlebury, Waterbury, Bethany, Wolcott, Southbury, Naugatuck, Seymour.
6. Guilford, Branford, North Branford, East Haven, North Haven, Madison, Wallingford, Meriden, Chesh- ire, Prospect.
7. New London, Groton, Ledyard, Stonington, Waterford.
VOTES FOR SENATORS.
19
8. Norwich, North Stonington, Preston, Griswold, Lisbon, Franklin.
9. Lyme, Colchester, Lebanon, Montville, Salem, Bozrah, East Lyme, South Lyme.
10. Fairfield, Bridgeport, Stratford, Huntington, Weston, Trumbull, Monroe, Westport, Easton.
11. Danbury, Bethel, Ridgefield, Redding, New- town, Brookfield, New Fairfield, Sherman.
12. Norwalk, Darien, Stamford, Greenwich, New Canaan, Wilton.
13. Brooklyn, Canterbury, Hampton, Plainfield, Sterling, Voluntown, Windham, Chaplin.
14. Ashford, Eastford, Killingly, Pomfret, Thomp- son, Woodstock, Putnam.
15. Litchfield, Harwinton, New Hartford, Torring- ton, Winchester, Barkhamsted, Colebrook. -
16. New Milford, Warren, Washington, Roxbury, Bethlem, Woodbury, Watertown, Plymouth.
17. Salisbury, Canaan, Norfolk, Sharon, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent.
18. Middletown, Cromwell, Durham, Chatham, Portland.
19. Haddam, Chester, Clinton, East Haddam, Kil- lingworth, Saybrook, Old Saybrook, Essex, Westbrook.
20. Tolland, Ellington, Somers, Stafford, Union, Willington,
21. Andover, Bolton, Coventry, Columbia, Hebron, Mansfield, Vernon.
Dotes for Senators.
APRIL, 1855.
Dis.
Vote.
Vote. Scat.
1. Merriman, 2,830 Alfred E. Burr, 2,674 18
2. Forbes,
1,869 Normand Allen, 1,546 2
3. Gridley, 1,955 Adna Whiting, 1,832 13
4. Babcock, 2,537
Fred'k Croswell, 2,398 22
5. Buckingham, 2,089
David Smith, 1,866
13
6. Hall, 2,181 George Landon, 1,625 2
7. Prentis, 1,797
C. C. Comstock, 733 2
8. Peabody,
1,906
James A. Hovey, 990
9
K
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Vote. Scat.
9. Hebard,*
1,195
Seagrave Smith, 8,60
0
10. Jennings,
2,029
M. W. Wilson, 1,339 705+
11. Taylor,
1,328
H. Smith, 2d,
1,303
2
12. Ferry,
1,740
James H. Hoyt, 1,138
3
13. Lee,
1,299
Elisha Potter, 848
1
14. Dorchester,
1,638
Jairus Chapman,
560
14
15. Belden,
1,471
J. G. Beckwith,
992
10
16. Beecher,*
1,377
Wm. Cothren,
1,356 671
17. Wheaton,
1,212
N. B. Stevens,
653 4975
18. Alsop,
1,329
Cyrus Hurd,
1,114
24
19. Hough,
1,494 James Phelps,
974 130||
20. Converse,
996
Darius Crane, 730 0
21. Rose,
1,119 Rich'd D. Gelston, 784 0
1
* Seats contested. + For Jona. Godfrey w. # 64 for L. W. Cutler, w. § For John M. Wadhams, w. | For David Dibble, w.
General Assembly, flap, 1855.
SENATE.
HIS HONOR, LT. GOV. FIELD, PRESIDENT.
JAMES F. BABCOCK, PRESIDENT, pro tem.
SENATORS, with residence, occupation, and Committees over which they presided. Those marked * are mem- bers of the Corporation of Yale College. No one had ever before been a Senator.
1. * Samuel G. Merriman, New Britain; Mechanic. On Printing; New Towns, &c., No. 2.
2. Charles Forbes, East Hartford; Powder Manufacturer. On Finance. In the House in 1838 and '54.
3. * Silas R. Gridley, Bristol; Mechanic. On Judicial Expenses.
4. James F. Babcock, New Haven; Editor. On Educa- tion. In the House in 1841.
5. Philo B. Buckingham, Seymour; Agent. On Claims.
6. William M. Hall, Wallingford; Agriculturist.
7. Edward Prentis, New London; Merchant. On New Towns, &c. In the House in 1854.
8. Francis S. Peabody, North Stonington; Farmer.
9. Learned Hebard, Lebanon; Farmer. On Roads and Bridges; Hours of Labor. In the House in 1840.
20
Dis.
Vote.
COMMITTEES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
21
10. Augustus Jennings, Southport; Merchant. On Mili- tary Affairs.
11. * William F. Taylor, Danbury ; Attorney.
12. Orris S. Ferry, Norwalk; Lawyer. On Judiciary; Federal Relations.
13. Samuel Lee, Willimantic; Merchant. On Incorpora- tions.
14. Daniel Dorchester, Eastford; Clergyman. On School Fund.
15. * Charles O. Belden, Litchfield; Lawyer. On Banks. 16. Abraham Beecher, Bethlem; Farmer. In the House in 1842.
17. George A. Wheaton, Cornwall; Farmer. On Rail- roads.
18. * Charles R. Alsop, Middletown; Gentleman. On Ag- riculture.
19. Alanson H. Hough, Essex; Physician. On Sale of Lands; Humane Institutions.
20. * Parley Converse, Stafford Springs; Manufacturer. On Judges of Probate. In the House in 1837 and '40.
21. Richard H. Rose, South Coventry; Farmer. On State Prison. In the House in 1849.
Allowance of Senators $2.00 a day.
Clerk, Orville H. Platt, Meriden; Lawyer. Pay same as Senators.
Messenger, Harvey Hebard, Joiner.
Assistant Messenger, Frederick A. Barbour, Car Builder.
Door-Keeper, Cornelius N. Barker, Tailor.
COMMITTEES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
JOINT STANDING.
JOINT SELECT, &C.
Agriculture.
Federal Relations.
Amend. Constitution.
Judicial Expenses.
Claims.
Humane Institutions.
Banks.
Hours of Labor. Ledyard Monument.
Incorporations.
New Towns and Prob. Dist. Pequot Indians. do. do. No. 2. Railroads. Repairs State House. Credentials. Contested Elections.
Roads and Bridges.
Contingent Expenses.
Engrossed Bills.
Military Affairs.
Unfinished Business.
Judiciary. School Fund.
Education.
Finance.
Sale of Lands. State Prison.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Revision of Rules. Canvassers of Votes for State Officers.
Canvassers of Votes for Judges of Probate. " Rep. to Congress.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. AUSTIN BALDWIN, Middletown, SPEAKER.
Allowance, $2.50 per day.
REPRESENTATIVES, with occupations, and Committees of which they were members. # indicates chairman. Those marked * were members in 1854; and t members in previ- ous years.
HARTFORD, Richard D. Hubbard, Lawyer. On Judic- iary; į School Fund.
Edwin D. Tiffany, Printer. On Banks; Education. Avon, +Edward Woodford, Farmer.
Berlin, t Alfred North, Merchant. On State Prison; ¿ Hu- mane Institutions.
Bloomfield, Nathan F. Miller, Farmer.
On Engrossed
Bills.
Bristol, Ralph E. Terry, Manufacturer. On Railroads.
Burlington, Joseph B .. Payne, Mechanic.
Canton, tTheodore Pettibone, Farmer.
East Hartford, Thomas Wyllis, Farmer.
Ezra E. Smith, Wool-dealer. On Judges Probate. East Windsor, Samuel W. Cook, Teacher. On Federal Relations.
Joseph T. Hull, Farmer. On Ledyard Monument. Enfield, t Asaph King, Harness-maker. Henry Gowdy, Farmer.
Farmington, John Wiard, Manufacturer. On Claims. Daniel B. Johnson, Mechanic. On New Towns, No. 2.
Glastenbury, Aaron .W. Kinne, Farmer. Josiah B. Holmes, Mechanic. On Hours of Labor.
Granby, +Elmore Clark, Farmer.
Willis Phelps, Farmer.
Hartland, Nathaniel W. Gaylord, Farmer. Henry I. Gates, Blacksmith.
Manchester, Asa Piper, Carpenter.
Marlborough, Daniel Blish, Farmer. On Rep. to Congress.
New Britain, Gad Stanley, Manufacturer. On Incorpo- rations.
Lucius Woodruff, Manufacturer. On Finance ; Amend. Constitution.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Rocky Hill, *Joel T. Green, Farmer. Simsbury, tJeffery O. Phelps, Lawyer. ¿ On Sale of Lands; įJudicial Expenses. ¡ Shubael S. Hoskins, Farmer.
Southington, Gad Andrews, Farmer. ¿ On Agriculture. *Samuel Upson, Merchant. On New Towns, &c. South Windsor, Thomas H. Bissell, Farmer. Suffield, tHenry Pease, Farmer. On Contested Elections. Phineas Hanchett, Farmer.
West Hartford, Edward Stanley, Farmer.
Wethersfield, ¡Samuel Woodhouse, Farmer. Engrossing Bills.
¡Jedediah Deming, Jr., Farmer. On Roads and Bridges.
On Printing;
Windsor, Spencer Clapp, Jr., Mechanic. On Mili. Aff. TEli Phelps, Farmer.
Windsor Locks, Isaac P. Owen, Farmer.
NEW HAVEN, Alfred Blackman, Attorney. On Judiciary ; New Towns, &c., (excused.)
James E. English, Merchant. On #Finance; #New Towns, &c.
Bethany, *; Robert Clark, Farmer. On Humane Branford, William Blackstone, Farmer. Institutions.
Cheshire, ¡ Ambrose E. Doolittle, Farmer. ¡Norman Beach, Joiner.
Derby, Wm. E. Downs, Lawyer. On Incorporations ;
įClaims; ¿ Amend. Constitution.
East Haven, Samuel T. Andrews, Farmer.
Guilford, George A. Foote, Farmer. On Ledyard Mon. Amos Fowler, Farmer.
Hamden, tLoyal F. Todd, Farmer. On Agriculture.
Madison, Frederick Dowd, Farmer.
Meriden, tJames S. Brooks. On Banks; ¿ State Prison. Middlebury, Josiah Hine, Farmer.
Milford, tDavid L. Baldwin, Merchant. On School Fund.
** Asa M. Train, Clergyman. On įEducation ; Federal Relations; Contested Elections. Naugatuck, Nathan C. Peters, Lawyer. On Sale of Lands; ¿New Towns, No. 2. North Branford, Thelus Todd, Farmer.
North Haven, Henry McNeil, Farmer. On R. & Br.
Orange, William A. Bronson, Farmer.
Oxford, Ransom Hudson, Mechanic.
Prospect, John Gillett, Joiner. On Ledyard Monument. Seymour, Luzon B. Morris, Agent. On Judges Probate.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Southbury, Elisha Wheeler, Farmer.
Wallingford, 1John Munson, Manuf. On Hours of Labor. Samuel Peck, Farmer. On Judicial Expenses.
Waterbury, ¡Edward S. Clark, Manuf. On Railroads. Leonard Pritchard, Manuf. On įMilitary Aff. Wolcott, 1Moses Pond, Farmer.
Woodbridge, Thomas Sanford, Farmer.
NEW LONDON, Charles E. Hewett, Mechanic. On Educa- tion; ¿ Ledyard Monument.
J. N. Harris, Merchant. On Banks; Finance.
Norwich, Edmund Perkins, Lawyer. On įJudiciary ; }Fed- eral Relations.
John D. Park, Lawyer. On ;Railroads ; Judicial Expenses.
Bozrah, Jedediah S. Hough, Farmer. On Sale of Lands. Colchester, Lemuel L. Dickinson, Physician. On New Towns, &c. Erastus Day, Farmer.
East Lyme, John L. Beckwith, Mechanic. On Jud. Prob. Franklin, Solomon A. Frink, Farmer.
Griswold, Mowry B. Cole, Mechanic.
Groton, Noyes S. Palmer, Merchant. On School Fund.
Elijah B. Morgan, Sailor. On Pequot Indians.
Lebanon, Alanson C. Abell, Farmer.
George H. Hill, Manufacturer. On Claims. Ledyard, t Elias W. Brown, Farmer. On Military Affairs. Lisbon, Edwin Fitch, Farmer.
Lyme, David Morley, Mechanic. Joseph Selden, Farmer. On State Prison.
Montville, Hiram P. Baker, Farmer.
North Stonington, Robert Y. Latham, House Carpenter. Charles H. Kenyon, Manuf. On Hours of Labor.
Preston, Oliver P. Avery. On Agriculture.
¡John W. Gallup, Farmer. On Roads and Bridges. Salem, James M. Fitch, Farmer. Stonington, Franklin A. Palmer. Lawyer. On Incorpo- rations ; Amendment Constitution.
Daniel W. Denison, Merchant. On Humane Inst. Waterford, Asa Wightman, Merchant. On Rep. to Cong. FAIRFIELD, Hezekiah Davis, Mariner. On Hours of Labor. Zalmon Wakeman, Jr., Teacher. On Judiciary. Bridgeport, Silas C. Booth, Merchant. On Banks; Judi- cial Expenses.
Brookfield, Nathan Turrell, Taverner.
Danbury, Orrin Knapp, Farmer. On Roads and Bridges. ¡Nathan Seeley, Hatter. On School Fund; Fed. Rel.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Darien, Thomas Reed.
Easton, ¡John S. Adams, Merchant. On Sale of Lands. Greenwich, Ard Knapp, Farmer. On New Towns, No. 2. Lyman Mead, Farmer. On Humane Institutions. Huntington, Wells Hubbell, Farmer.
Monroe, Giles O. Keeler, Farmer.
New Canaan, Samuel K. Lockwood, Farmer. On Incorp.
New Fairfield, Willis H. Wanzer, Farmer.
Newtown, David H. Johnson, Merchant. On State Prison. Walter Clarke, Farmer.
Norwalk, David Comstock, Jr., Manufac. On Finance. Burr Nash, Mechanic. On Education.
Redding, Cortes Merchant, Farmer. On Railroads. Gurdon B. Lee, Carriage-maker.
Ridgefield, Jesse S. Bradley, Coach Trimmer. On Mil itary Affairs.
Charles Smith, Jr., Merchant. On Claims.
Sherman, Charles Pepper, seat contested and given to Daniel Wanzer, Farmer.
Stamford, Joseph D. Warren, Stove Manuf. On New Towns, &c.
Hickford Marshall, Farmer. On Amend. Constitu. Stratford, Charles Gilbert, Farmer.
Trumbull, Burr Watkins. On Ledyard Monument.
Weston, tMoses D. Treadwell, Farmer. On Rep. to Cong. Westport, William Burwell, Merchant. On Agriculture. Wilton, Theodore L. Sturges, Farmer. On Judges Prob. WINDHAM, Vine Hovey, Farmer. Chester Hunt, Physician. On State Prison.
Brooklyn, Willard Leavens, Manuf. On Banks; Amend- ment Constitution.
Ashford, John H. Simmons, Physician. On Judiciary.
Theodore C. Carey, Manufacturer. On Agricul- ture; Hours of Labor.
Canterbury, Ephraim Browning, Farmer. On Sale of Lands; Federal Relations.
Enoch W. Waldo, Farmer. On Railroads.
Chaplin, Allen Lincoln, Merchant. On Claims. Eastford, Hiram B. Burnham, Merchant. On Ledyard Monument.
Hampton, Eleazer Burnham, Farmer. Killingly, Isaac H. Coe, Clergyman. On Education. Ezra Parker, Farmer. On Humane Institutions. Plainfield, William C. Marple, Mechanic. On įRoads and Bridges; Judicial Expenses. Simon W. Miller, Mechanic.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Pomfret, Joseph Gilbert, Farmer. On School Fund. Thomas C. Osgood, Farmer. On Finance.
Sterling, Allen Gibson, Mason. On New Towns, No. 2. Thompson, +Edward Aldrich, Farmer. On Judges Prob. Jesse Alton, Farmer.
Voluntown, Nathaniel S. Gallup, Farmer. Towns, &c.
On New
Woodstock, Elisha M. Phillips, Teacher. On Milit. Aff. Charles J. Harris, Mechanic. On Incorporations.
LITCHFIELD, Philip S. Beebe, Farmer. On Judiciary. Samuel Brooker, Jr., Farmer.
Barkhamsted, Edward J. Youngs, Saw H. Manuf. On Ledyard Monument.
George Kellogg, Tanner. On Finance.
Bethlem, William A. Hayes, Farmer.
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