Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-01-26
IL. L. Legislature.


accounts were presented and referred.
| Act IN conformity to petition of Benz. Al
len and others. to incorporate South Provl-
i dence Wharf and Pier Company-passed.
| Act respecting Water Mills, returned by
! Committee on Judiciary and reterredto Com
mittee on Flowage.
| Petition of Stephen II. Northam, continued
/ with order Of notice.
! Petition of John Andrews, praying for APP
/ preparation Of portion Of the Oyster Ground,
/ adjoining farm--granted.
| Petition Of r. |. Historical Society for a
mendment Of Chartor-granted. Act passed
enabling the Society to hold property to the
amount of $4,000, exclusive of Library, etc.
! Petition Of Stanford Newell and Others, for
act to incorporate Wenscutt Reservoir Com
pany-granted, and act passed. &c..
/ Concurrences from the Senate, on acts to
liberate Ezra T.Thurber and Isaac Matthews,
I were received.
| Petition of Anthony Steere for an act to in
corporate Bank at Chepatchet, Glocester.
/ This petition gave rise to considerable de-
bate, but was finally postponed indefinitely
ayes 30, noes 26.
| On motion of Mr. ". a. Bro,cn, the Com
mittee on petition of the freemen ofPawtuck-
ct village relative TO distractions in the ma
send for persons and papers, ,and examine wit
nesses under oath.
The House then adjourned to 3 o'clock pm.
H hFrERNooN.-- Petition of Michael Nc
Lane versus his creditors-referred
Concurrences were received from the Sc
nate, on the bills and votes reported as hav-
ing passed the House, yesterday.
/ The petition Of Gamaliel Gay, for the a
mendment Of charter of the Silk Company,
The amendment prayed for, goes to exempt
individual property from liability Of company
debts, and to postpone the payment OF install
ments.
! The cause of the petitioner was advocated
by g. Turner, Esq. as counsel; by Messrs.
Dorr and Cranston,and opposed by Mr. Blake,
on account of his unwilngness to rellnqulsh
the pritciple in any case, that personal La
bility should be enforced. The petition was
finally granted-yeas 35, nays %.
! The Senate concurred with the House, in
the vote on the Expungng Resolutions ESQ
called) Of Mr.. Titus.
Petition of Benjamin S. Bourne and others,
for act to incorporate Silk Company-was
granted.
The act accompanying the petition, con-
tanned an exemption from personal liability
of stockholders.
Mr. Dorr was opposed TO this provision IN
the present instance, because he thought the
petitioners had not, as inventors, any claim
to an exception from the general rule; where
as, the one already passed in favor Of Cana
liel Gay, had been granted hun as a bounty
! for his inventions and improvements.
| After good deal OF discussion, carried
on in a desultory manner, Mr.. Randolph
moved to postpone the subject to next scs-
sion.
The motion was lost, on division Of the
House.
! Mr.. Allen moved select committee which
was agreed to; and
Messrs Blake, Luther, and Simmons were
, appointed. =,
The House adjourned to 10 o'clock, A. M.
on Thursday.
Thursday morning. An Act was
passed incorporating the Coddlng'on
: Manufacturing Co. in Newport.
Petition of Narraganseu Bay Steam.
u Boat Co. for amendment of charter, was
: granted.
An Act was passed., on petition of 5.
: II. Nortbam.
A Report from the State Prison Com
$ mittee was received and adopted. L. re-
!, commends speedy and vigorous prose
cution ofthe work, by day labor, Instead
!. of contract.
/, The Committee to whom was referred
: the subject of revising OF codiiying the
criminal Law, reported in favor OF the
8 plan pursued by Mr.. Livingston, relative
). to the criminal Laws Of louisiana. -
!, The Report was adopted.
An act relative t. Imprisonment Tor
debt, and torelieye poor debtors,&c. was
after some discussion, passed.
5, Mr.. &. Allen offered the following
amendment to the new License Law,
which was laid on the table
Be IL enacted By the General Assembly
as follous :--'fhc several Town Councils
and the Board of Aldermen OF the city oi
IS Providence, are hereby authorised to
he grant licenses for selling wine aud spirit
nd uous liquors in any quantities by RETAIL
no TO be drank or used upon the possesslo"s
i, of the persons licensed, any thing In the
no ID section of I" An Act in addition to the
several acts in relation to licenses for sell
p ling rum, wine, ard strong Liquors. by
Tavern Keepers and Re.ailers"-passed
m at the present session Of the General As
al, by, to the contrary Notwithstanding.
20 20 Adjourned TO 3 o'clock p. NJ.
ls Afternoon An act to repeal the act o
Il October session, 1886, regulating th'
weight off bushel Of meab and
An act to fix the pay of Jurors at y;
per day-were both laid OH the table.
The petition OF VIM. =. Olney for
n Bank was laid on the table.
OF The Committee to whom was referred