Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-11-10
Saturday morning, 10 o'clock.-The House

met pursuant to adjournment.
His Excelency the Governor and the Hon.
Senate, joined the House for the purpose Of
electng officers.
Mr.. Sisson of Warren, nominated Sim
mons Cole as Chief Justice of the Court of
Common Pleas in the county of Bristol, to
ill the vacancy occasioned by the death OF
the Hon. John Trott, who was elected.
Mr.. Spencer of Warwick, nominated Jona-
than Remington for public Notary in War
wick: elected.
A. Daniels for public Notary in Cumber-
land-elected.
| Mr.. Allen nominated Thos. p. Wells for
Mr.. Sprague of CranstOn, nominated Har-
ding Hudson for Justice of the Peace in
c Cranston-elccted.
Mr.. Fenner of Coventry, nominated Peleg
Andrews for Justice of the Peace in Coven-
try-elected.
Mr.. Cook Of Cumberland, nominated John
8. Dexter of Cumberland, for Justice Of the
Peace-elected.
Mr.. Brnyton moved that the committee
rise.
Mr.. King Of Newport, nominated Eleazer
Trevett for public Notary in Newport, but
before the vote was put
Mr.. Brayfon of Foster, insisted on his mo-
ton that the grand Committee now rise,
which motion prevailed, and the two Houses
separated.
An act passed Incorporating Josiah Chaplin
and others as the Benefit Street Congrega-
tional Society.
Mr.. Blake, who was appointed the COM
mittee to prepare resolutions in relation to
the annual Thanksgiving made report.
Mr.. Do,r moved that the day be fixed for
the 24th of November.
Mr.. Ihmston moved the lst day Of De-
cember, which was adopted.
The petition of George w. Tyler to incor.
porate the Scituate Silk Co. was granted
with charter accompanying the same.
Mr. Clarke from the committee appointed
to examine the State Prison, reported that
They had visited the prison, and found the
work to have been very imperiectly done by
the former contractor, Mr.. Lewis. Since he
was dismissed, the work seems to be Of the
best description. From its present appeur-
ance every thing s built as it ought to be-
The Committee also report that the State
purchased the lot of Gov. Francis on the
north west, and also gore of land on the
east.
So far as regards the superintendent, the
Committee consider Mr.. Warner as a valua-
BILE man, and they regretted that he resigned
his situation, especially in the present stage
of the work. They recommended to Mr..
Warner that he should continue to superin-
tend the building until the working season
had closed, which would be in two or three
weeks. At the January session the House
will have all the bills, &c. Of the contractor,
materials used for building, and such like,
and they thought that it would be expedient
to defer future action upon the same until the
next session.
A bill passed authorizing the General
Treasurer TO pay the accounts OF the Com
missioners to superintend the State Prison.
An act passed defining the Jail limits in
the county Of Newport, and repeating all for
mer acts in relation thereto.
The Commissioners of the Burrillville
Bank made report, that with the exception
of the matter in controversy with F. Y. Car
lille, nothing had occurred for them to notice
since the last session. The report was re-
ceived and communicated to the honorable
Senate.
An act passed incorporating the "Moshas-
suck Turnpike Company"
| William Greene, a convict, was liberated
from Jail, and the House then adjourned to 3
o'clock this afternoon.
3 o'clock, p. M-The petitions of Joseph
Wood, Isaac Westcott, William Henry, jr.
for liberation, were dismissed.
The petition of Elijah Ball, convicted for
the murder Of his wife, for commutation of
punishment, was discussed by Messrs. Blake,
Curtis, Sisson, Hughes, Simmons. Titus,
Brayton, Dor and Spencer, and finally grant
ed by the following vote-29 in the afirina-
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passed that he should be imprisoned for life.
The petition of Jos. Salisbury, for libera.
ton, was granted, with the proviso that he
leave the State within twenty -four hours af.
ter he is liberated.
.Nr. Dorr called up the amendment TO The
Bank Act, relative to the certificates to be
filed with tie Secretary Of State, of the oaths
taken by the Presidents, Directors and Cash
ers.
\ After some debate, Mr.. Curtis submitted
an amendment to the effect that every Pres
ident, Director and Cashier, who shall here
after be elected, shall file, within 80 days af.
ter his election, a certificate in the office of
the Secretary of State, or General Treasurer,
that he has taken the oath prescribed in the
9Th section of the baRk act.
This amendment was finally adopted by a
large majority. The bill was amended in
the Senate, requiring the evidence to be filed
with the General Treasurer only.l
Sundry accounts were read and allowed,
and then the House took recess until o.
clock.
o'cLock.-An act passed authorizing the
Supreme Judicial Court to regulate generally
all writs, rules, &c.
The act raising the pay of members from
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Clarke of Providence and for the present it
was laid on the table on motion of Mr.. Spen.
cer
An act to authorize certain military officers
to take their engagements within thirty days
from tho rising oc tho A eco pnhlv wac nacsoJ