Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-02-06
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Thursday Morning, February 9Th, 1884

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The General Assembly Of this State
after a session Of three weeks, adjourn
ed in Providence on Saturday last. i
addition to the proceedings which have
already been published, the following
embraces full account of their doing
up to the time Of adjournment.
From the Providence Journal and Herald
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
On Wednesday, Jan. 90. Mr.. Prat
from the committee on the judiciary, re
ported bill to prevent hawking ant
pedding without a license, which wa
read and laid on the table. This bill
increases the price of license to 500
and gives one half the penalty to the in
! former.
Mr.. Mathewson, from the committee
to whom was referred the subject of 1;
revision Of the penal-code, and the con
struction of State Prison, made re.
port, recommending the building Of &
Pententiary, on the plan of solitary con.
fnement at hard labor. The committee
estimate the expense of building, capa.
be Of containing fifty convicts, on the
plan Of the Pennsylvania East Prison,
at S35 900, exclusive Of the ground
and on the Auburn plan, at S25, ,O0O.-
The report was received and laid on the
table.
Mr.. Titus laid on the table a rcsolu-
tion requesting The ireemen in the seve-
raj towns at their next April meetings,
to instruct their Representatives on the
subject Of erecting State Prison in this
State.
The two houses were engaged nearly
the whole day and evening, on the An
ti-masonic memorial. Their time was
occupied by MIR. Atwell for the respon-
dents, who had not closed his argument,
when the two houses adjourned.
Thursday, Jan. 80. Mr.. Pratt, from
the committee relative to Bristol Ferry,
made a report, which was read and re-
committed TO the same committee, and
the subject was continued to the next
session.
The consideration Of all petitions for
Banks, on motion of Mr.. Hazard, was
postponed to the next session.
The anti-masonic memorial occupied
the attention Of the two houses about
FIVE hours and half, during which time
MIR. Atwell, for the respondents, discuss
ed the general principles of masonry as
connected with the various duties Of life
in moral, social, political and religious
point Of view. He examined tho char
ges made against it-.commented upon
the evidence introduced, both oral and
documentary, and closed at half past 5
o'clock, whom the Houses separated and
adjourned to o'clock Friday morning.
Friday, jan. 3lst. The act to pre-
vent frauds in the transfer Of personal
property, was read second time and
passed. This act requires that trans
Ter of personal property, where posses
sion is not taken on the execution OF the
shall be recorded by the town
or city clerks in separate book kept for
that purpose in the same manner as
OeeOS OF TeuI eStdtc.
An act passed in amendment Of the
act Incorporating the Providence Coun-
ty Bank.
Mr.. Whipple, counsel for the rcspon-
dents, occupied the two houses in the
consideration of the anti-masonic memo
rial for two hours and three quarters,
which was listened to with great atten-
ton by the members and a crowded au
dhory.
Mr.. Mcrrick occupied the attention
of the Assembly in reply to the evidence
adduced and the arguments urged in
behalf Of the respondents, about four
hours, during which time he fully sus-
tained the reputation Of an eloquent and
able advocate.
MIR. Christopher Allen, of N. Kings
town, introduced an act, the first Sec
ton of which repeals the charters Of the
Providence Council of Royal and Sc
|ect Masters, Providence Encampment
of Knight Templars; Pawtucket chapter
of Royal Arch masons, No. a; Union
Lodge; Evening Star Lodge, and La
(ayet,e Lodge.
The second section provides that all
other masonic societies shall annually
make return, under oath, on the first
Monday of May, Of the name and num-
bers Of their officers, the names Of the
persons admitted therein the preceding
year, and the form Of the obligation to
them administered, and schedule Of
their funds, or their charters should, in
default thereof, be null and void.
Section third provides that in case Of
such neglect, the Attorney General slrall
file an information before the Supreme
Judicial Court against such corporations
and prosecute the same to judgment