Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-02-04
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posing ofprivate petitions.
! Wednesday forenoon. After mum.
Der Of private petitions were received and
yeferred, Mr.. G.. Curtis offered bill for
amending the Election law of this State.
Mr.. AtwelI also offered billbeing the
project ofan entirely new L ection law.
Both these bills were read, and laid on
the table, and 100 copies OF each ordered
to be printed for the use oftb members.
Mr.. Dorr reported plan for enlarging
and improving the Representatives cham.
Der in Providence, so us move convent
emily to accommodate the members, aud
persons attending the General Assembly
Mr.. J. l.. I'iilinghast offered resolu-
ton, instructing our Senators, and re-
questing our Representatives in Congress,
to use their influence to procure the pas
sage of an act distributing the proceeds of
the Public Lands among the States.-
The resolution. on motion of Mr.. Atwen,
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Taylor, of Westerly, offered bill
in amendment Of the Militia law, provid.
ing that The officers should be elected by
the Militia themselves, and should have
power to fine their men $40, for dressing
Enthusiastically TO make ridicule, &c.
Mr.. J. l.. Tilinghast offered bill in
amendment Of the law relative tv Execu.
tors.
The House voted to sit over the week,
and when they adjourn, to adjourn TO
next Monday morning, at 10 o'clock.
Afternoon. Mr.. J. L. Simmons intro.
duced a Resolution, instructing the Com
miltee of Revenue to report what are the
sources of our State Revenue for the en-
suing year, and what tax it may be expe.
dient to levy upon the Banks IN this State.
Mr.. S. Observed, that the State were
under heavy engagements for expenses
OF the present year, and that some pro-
vision ought, in his opinion, to be made to
meet these engagements.-Thc resolution
passed without objection.
On motion Of Mr.. Dorr, committee,
was appointed to report revision of our
Criminal code, making it applicable to a
States Prison to enquire in what cause,
fany, Imprisonment, for life may be safe
y substituted for the punishment of death,
md to report code Of penitcntiary dis
;ipline.
Ii. Hazard, ESQ. was appointed asso.
late counsel with the Attorney. General,
o attend 70 the Bill in Equity with the
State of Massachusetts, relative to the
boundary line, now pending before the
Supreme Court, at WASH gton.
An act passed, adjourning the Court of
Common Pleas for Washington county,
to the 4th Monday in Feb. next.
The House then adjourned.
Thursday morning.--Several petitions
from convicis, for liberation from Jail,
were grantcd,on condition that they leave
The State.
MIR. X. X. Randolph introduced a Pc
ii;ion for the repeal of the present lnsol-
vent Law of thIs State, and extending
the jurisdiction of Justices OF the Peace,
which was received and referred.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph, the COM
muncations from the Executives of N.
Carolina, South. Carolina and Georgia,
relative to the proceedings of Abolition
Societies, were referred to Messrs. B.
Hazard, Atwell, Cross and Remington,
to whom had been referred Resolutions
of the citizens of Newport, upon the sub.
ject Of the Abolition Of Slavery, ut the
Oct. session, 1885
The two Houses then proceeded in the
trial of the docket Of private petitions
which occupied the remainder Of the
forenoon.
The petition of Richard Shaw, vs.. the
Court of Probate of Middletown, was af.
ter argument, dismissed.
Afernoon.-The Senate concurred
with the House in referring the subject
of the criminal code, &c. to select
committee, with the addition of the Attor-
ney General to that committee.
The petition of Frances Leach. con.
victcd Of manslaughter, in an attempt to
procure an abortion, the procuring such
abortions being her profession, for the
remission of the fine of $1,000 imposed
upon her, and her discharge, she having
suffered part of her sentence, viz. the
two years REPRESENTATIVES, taken up
A debate ensued thereon, which occupied
the remainder Of the day.
The petition was finallv granted by
small majority, and the House then ad.
journed to Friday morning, 10 o'clock.