Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-06-30


ed, and discharged on condition that
his prosecutors assent.
Petition of John Cornell granted, and
he ordered to be discharged.
Petition of Sally Southwick granted,
to be discharged at the expiration of tho
term of her Imprisonment.
Petitions of Alvin jerks and others,
who are confined in jail on executions
for debt, praying to be discharged on
bonds and stay of proceedings, were
not granted.
An actreviving the charter ofihe Cum
berland Light Dragons and kentish
Guards, was passed.
An act to prevent fraud in the weigh
ing of beef, was passed.
.uaiihew Waiie, Clerk ofthe Supreme
Judicial Court, for the county OF Wash
ington, was reelected by d majority ofo"s
vote.
An act passed authorizing the town OF
Newport to appropriate portion OF their
school funds to build school house.
The petition of Smith Arnold and 9TH
ers, for an act to incorporate religious
society, was granted.
The petitions of the third and fifteenth
school districts in Scituate to be author
lied to levy and assess a tax in their sew
eral districts, sufficient to defray the ex-
pense of building school houses, were re-
jected.
John Mowatt, colored man,in New
port, presented petition, requesting that
the Town Council of Newport might be
authorized to grant him license to sell
spurious liquors, which was granted
John had kept grocery Tor abous ten
years, was respectable, conforming to
the law, and his petition was recommend
ed by some of the most respectable citi-
Zens.
The petition of Thomas Evans, late Of
London, but now of Newport, praying to
be authorized and empowered to pur-
chase, hold, enjoy, convey and dispose
of and transmit to his heirs, real estate, in
the same manner as he could were he a
native citizen of this State, was granted.
The Commissioners of the Farmers
and Mechanics Bank made report Of
their proceedings since May session,
which was merely of the sale of some
property belonging to the bank, by which
they will realize about S38 900. The re-
port was read and received.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed committees to contract with ply
sicians to attend to State prisoners con-
fined in the several jails, to witt
Mr.. Chase, for Newport; Church, for
Providence; Updike, for Washington;
Davis, for Bristol; ID. Greene, for Kent.
Mr.. Updike, from the Committee on
the Ferries, reported can act in amend
mcnt of an act regulating ferries" which
was read first time, and subsequently
postponed to the next session, on his mo-
ton.
| The act exempting the members Of
Hydraulion Company No. g i'll Provi-
dencc, from military duty and serving as
jurymen, was passed.
The act to prohibit the sale of lottery
tickets, not authorized by the laws Of this
State, the United States, or some one Of
the States, was passed.
The act to enforce the license acts re-
ported by the Committee, and Mr. Bulls
act to repeal the ten gallon act were cali
ed up.
This bill occupied the House until near
the close of the afternoon, and produced
a warm debate and was finally rejectcd
by large majority.
His Excellcncy the Governor commu-
nicatcd to the House alctter from Messrs.
Hilliard, Gray s Co. in which they state
that they had forwarded to his Excellen-
cy, by order of the Secretary of War,
492 copies of the abstract of Infantry
Tactics, which was referred to Com
mittec.
Also a letter from the acting Governor
of Louisiana, covering the resolution
of the Legislature of that State, approx
ing of the tariff laws, which was commit
ted to Messrs. Hazard, Arnold, and
Bull.
The following resolution was submit
ted for consideration by Elisha II. Potter:
"Resolred, That committee be ap-
pointed to take into consideration the en-
pediency of more efectually gurantying
the liberty ofthe press, in this State, and
protecting its citizens against its liccn-
tiOus abuse"
He addressed the House in speech
which occupied near half an hour: In
the course of which he read several pas
sages from the American and Gazette,
and commented upon them with some Sc
verify. The resolution, on his motion
was laid on the table.
A resolution was introduced, and advo-
Gated by Mr.. King, to appoint Com
mittee to revise and amend the several
laws relating to the Narragansett In
uiDns and renOrt IN M " cncc;nn Tho