Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-01-19

snow as TO impede travelling, be now
considered, as there did not appear to be
much business before the House.
/ A short, desultory debate ensued-
in which Messrs. Davis, Potter, Sisson,
King, Tillinghast, of w. Greenwich
Dawley, Holden, Church, Hazard and
Allen took part, when the bill was re-
ferred to the Attorney General, with
directions to report bill which would
meet the general sentiment ofthe House.
/ Tomorrow at 100 clock in the morning
was assigned to take up the docket Of
private petitions, and at quarter past
eleven the House adjourned to 3 o'clock
in the afternoon.
! IIedaesday 1JtanoOn.-The IIonse
met according to adjournment---Thc
Committee on Convict petitions made Il
report in favor Of granting eleven of the
thirteen presented, and against the other
two. Nine of those recommended by the
Committee were granted.
/ The Committee on the Judiciary to
whom was referred the insolvent law,
with directions, reported by bill, which
was read a first time and laid on the table.
Mr.. Potter enquircd Of the speaker if
there was any business on the table and
was answered in the negative.
/ Mr.. Pratt mentioned to the house, that
there had been different decisions by the
the yard, whether they were required for
double the sum actually due, or double
the sum as it appeared by the commit
ment on the guol book. The speaker
said he considered it would be embraced
in the subje matters of jail bonds before
the house in the morning and rs referred
with that to the same committee. The
house then adjourned to half past nine
o'clock Thursday morning.
Thursday .Morning The House took
up the insolvent act reported yesterday
by the committee, and after debate, was
amended in its details, and passed the
House by vote of37 to lG.
Mr.. Hazard, from the committee on
the northern boundary, made an able re-
port upon the claims of this State upon
Massachusetts, for stri p on the southern
border of the line of Massachusetts,
which report was read and received; and
upon motion of MIR. Hazard, General
BRIGHAM and the Attorney General,
were appointed a committee to prefer n
bill to the Supreme Court of the United
States, at their present session IN order
to procure a SuJpGne for the State of
Massachusetts, thereby we shall gain one
whole year in obtaining what belongs to
us.
On motion Of Mr.. E. II. Potter the
House adjourned until three o'clock.
THurs(uy A Afernoon, Jan. l2.-Afr. z.
! x. Poter said it would be -ecollected
that hhis morning had been assigned for
tb4 trial of the docket ofprivate petitions;
ne hoped the two Houses would now Join
and proceed upon that business. lie
and the Hon. Senate be now requested
to join this House, for the purpose Of
proceeding on the trial of the docket of
petitions. Motion agreed to.
The two Houses having joined, pro-
ceeded to the trial of private petitions.
The petition of Benz w. Case VS.. the
Grand Lodge for new trial, was con-
tinued with further order of notice.
The House adjourned until half-past
nine o'clock tomorrow morning.
Friday Morning g.-Severalv votes drawn
on petitions heretofore granted in differ
ent cases, were read and sent to the SEN
ate.
Mr.. Whipple moved an act declaring
certain machinery to be real estate--read
and laid on the table.
Mr.. f.. X. Potter moved that His Ex-
cellency the Governor and the Hon. SEN
ate be requested to join this House for
the purpose Of proceeding on the docket
OF petitions.
The petition of the Providence and
Pawtucket East Turnpike Company,
presented at a former Session, praying
for an alteration in their Charter, 40 as
to erect half gate in Providence, on the
southerly side of Harrington's Lane, was
called up and rejected.
The two Houses having now joined
proceeded on the trial of the petition of
Robert Eldred for new trial, which
was rejected.
Simon g. Place was elected a Public
Notary for the County yofProvidence, and
Walter w. Dalton "A Notary for Newport.
The Grand Committee now rose, and
The two Houses separated.
The Speaker read "A report from the
of the Farmers and Me-
chanics Bank, stating that they had since
he last session collected about $500,
and had paid on the liabilities of the
Bank, $1,000, They had sold of the real
estate which was under mortgage to the
Bank since the last session, about $4,000, Il