Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-01-29
[From the Providence Journal.

u from TIE lIoNldtice Jourhi!.
! I@cSdoy, jan. 2O.--Mr. Smith i.lro-
! duced :. bill, ih ,i"cnIInent Of tho ;.c:, to
prcgcnt c!aHdcsi:?c marriages..
! Oa motion Of lir. fowlcr, the bill di.
r,cii.g ,ho places for holding the Ge4e-
RI Assembly, Was taken up. The act
provides Tor holding The General Assem-.
bly, hereafter at Newport and Providence.
'i'he bill was finally hid Oh the table, by d
vote oi ii to l3.
/ Ga the petition ofth, X. |. Historical
Society, it was resolved, ,that Levi Tower
be directed 10 make copy If 80 much Of
an old book III the Clerks Office Of the
Supreme judicial Court for tie ccuaty OF
Newport, as relates to the proceedings OF
the commissioners under the government
OF Sir Edward Andres, ia The Years 1857
a..l 8, and place the same ia Tie o!lice OF
the Seer. tary oiStatc.
Aticruooa.-Mr. Dorr, from the com.
mittce to whom was referred the rcsolu-
tons respecting The pubic Lads OF the
L. 5. reported the same yi.!l some verbal
amendments. The resolutions were read
and adopted without divisior,as follows:
/. Resolved, That in the opinion ofthis
General assembly, it is OF great import
Gnce, us it respects both the hurEo.y a. q
uaiou Of TIE States to lnake, :" as sooA
as circumstances will allow, proper dis
position OF the whole subject o:the public
lands" of the United Std.cs.
2. That material reductions, at the
present time, Of tac minimum price at
which lands are offered for sale is mex
pedicnt, aud that the rollnquishmcnt
of them would not only be impolitic, but
an act Of injustice to the States, nasmuch
as portion OF said lands was secured in
the possession Of the States to which they
Originally belonged, by the common eXcr-
tlons and sacrifices oi the whole country,
in the war OF our revolution; nasmuch as
the portion So secured, WAS afterwards
ccdcd 10 the l.. $. for the Common use
and benefit Of all the States and inasmuch
as all the residue of said lands, comprising
TIC greater part thereof, was paid for by
the people Of The whole country out Of
the Treasury Of the United States.
3. That The public lands, being now
free from all pledges for the payment Of
the public debt, BY the cxiioguishmcnt of
the same, the annual proceeds thereof
ought 10 be divided among the States Of
the Union according TO their respective
federal r, preventative population, as as
ccrtancd b. the last census, to be applied
by the legislatures of the same to public
cIucalioa, and to such other purposes as
said legislatures may Designate and au-
thoriza.
4. That copy Of these resolutions be
transmitted to each of our Senators and
Representatives, in Congress and that
they be requested to support the passage
ola law in conformity with the opiaioAs
hercia expressed.
House of Representatives, Jan. 10Th,
1855, voted &c. BY order,
E. Il. POTTER, Jun. Clerk.
In the Senate, read the same day, and
coacurrcd. BY order,
Henry Bowen, Sec'ry.
An act was passed, relating to the sale
of utestate real estate by executors and
administrators. This act gives the Courts
orProbatc in thc several towns The same
power 20 grant licenso to s.il real estate
Of deceased persons, for the payment OF
debts, US The Supreme judicial Court now
have.
\ resolution TO locate the contemplated !
State Prison at Great Point, III Proyi- |
lcuce, was read and laid Oh the table.
An act directing the manner in which .
Inc Boston aud Providence rail road and !
company shall construct
heir road across Scckonk rivcrwas read,
nd laid on the table.
The petitions of several persons for
Iteration from Imprisonment were grant
ID, and the House then adjourned.
Wednesday,, Jan. 2l.-A bill passed,
'clatmg to Masonic Societies, by a vote
'f56 to 3.-IThis bill provides that the
cvcral Masonic Societies in this State,
hall make annual returns Of their mem.
'crs, property, &c. under penalty of
$1,000 |,
The bill providing for the auditing of
aims against the State, was read AID
csscd. This bill provides, that o.!