Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-11-10

ead first time and laid on the table.
The petition of Charles Sheldon and
James S. Hunt and others, to establish
n pilotage for the port OF Providence,
was received and referred to a select
committee, consisting OF Messrs. Dorr,
B. Hazard and Salisbury.
Six memorials from different parts OF
the State were presented by members,
praying for an alteration of the attach
nent law OF this State, so as to render
real and personal property liable to an at
tachment on an original writ, were re-
cevcd and referred to the committee Oh
the Judiciary.
The petition Of Elijah Ball, under sem
tonce of death for the murder of his wife,
praying the communication of, punishment
to Imprisonment for life, was received
and referred to the committee on the Ju-
dietary.
Mr.. Do,T from the committee on edu-
cation reporting bill prescribing gen
eral form for acts Of interpretations for
religious purposcs-read first time and
laid on the table.
Several petitions for convicts and for
sale Of real estate were received and re-
ferred to the appropriate committees.
The petition of Elihu Hicks and 9TH
ers for an act to prevent neat cattle and
horses from running at large in 1iverton
was read and referred to the committee
on the Judiciary and postponed to the
next session at the request of Mr.. Dur
fee.
The building committee Of the State
Pcnitentiary made a report concerning
the progress in building that institution
which was read and committed to Sc
lect committee consisting of Messrs.
Simmons, J. II. Clarke, Salisbury, IT.
tus and Spencer.
Thursday morning. Mr.. c. Allen
presented an act extending the jurisdic-
ton of Special Courts Of Common Pleas
over Turnpike and Railroad Companies,
which was referred to the committee on
the Judiciary.
NJ. Clarke, of Providence, introduced
an act to amend the law relating to the
taking of testimony, providing that when
it is taken withouf the State, it shall be
taken only on commission duly issued for
that purpose, and containing all the inter-
rogatories in writing which the party
may propose to the deponent.
After dsposing of seme private pcti.
tions, the House at IL O'Clock adjourned
to BPM
Atiernoon.--Mr. Spencer introduced
bill to amend the act relative to the wei ght
of Indian meal; the existing act fixes it a,
54 pounds per bushel, and the new bill
reduces it to 80 pounds.
The bill in addition to the act entitled
Gan act respecting guardians" introduce
ed by Mr.. Brayton, was reported by the
committee on the Judiciary with amend
ments and passed as amended. This
bill provides for the appointing guardians
over the property Of Minors who have,
or are heirs to property in the life time
of The fnther.)
The two Houses then joined for the
trial of privcte petitions after some time
spent therein, the remainder of'the docket
was continued to next session.
Mr.. Curtis, frCm the committee to
whom wa referred the subject ma ter of
the Public Revenue, presented two bills
in relation to the same. Mr.. Curtis, in
presenting them, went into an explana-
ton Of the reasons which had governed
the committee. The money, according TO
he bills. is to be loaned to the several
banks i'll rateabc proportion to the several
capitals paid in at an annual interest of 5
per cent. The committee had selected
this rate ofintercst, because they supposed
it was quite as much as the banks could
pay.
As to the appropriation Of this money,
Mr.. Curtis said. the committee thought
that the whole should be appropriated to
FREE Schools. That was itslegitimate
opriaiiop, and he was sure that we
could perform no act more honorable
and more for the best interests of the
people, than dcvoting this money to their
instruction, and that Of their Children
One source Of Revenue which is now ap.
propriated 10 Free Schools he hoped to
see soon abolished, and that was the
lottery system. Other States had ceased
TO graft lotteries, and he hoped that
Rhode island would do likewise.
The act authorizing the General Trea.
surer 10 receive from the Treasury of the
United States the money to b. deposited
with this State, in Pursuance Of an act Of
Congress, passed the House by an uaani.
nous rofe.
On motion Of Mr., Dorr, the act to pro.
vide for the appropriation of the interest
ofthe mercy to be received from the u.
States, was next taken up.
Alter a long discussion,. without taking
any question on the bill, on motion OF
Mr.. B. Hazard, the House adj. to Friday
morning.
Friday morning.-The House met at 10 o.