The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-01-18
Nbooe Falaud 1egtalaturf.
JANUARY SESSION. 1877
From the Republican Herald, PTocidsnes.
Tuesday, January 10, 1897.

ceyed and referred.
| Committee on convicts' Petitions made
report.
Petitions of Alexander Calder, and Ezra
r. Thurber-reinstated.
! Petitions Of Chnmpliu Dewy, for liberia.
ton, received and referred.
The Order Of the Day.-Mr. Curtis bill
authorizing Limited Partnerships, was cali
ed up aud read. The provisions of this ACT,
the Committee said, were similar 10 laws o'
New-York and Massachusetts OH the same
subject, with one or two exceptions.
This bill brought up n debate, in which
I Messrs. Curtis, y. Il. Hazard, Randolph,
Dorr, Braytou, Simmons, Allen, and Crans-
ion participated. Mr.. Blake moved 10 lay
the bill on The table, which WAS lost.
| The question WAS then taken on the
passage of the net. by years and nnys, and
the bill passed, years 46, nays IA.
Mr.. A. r. Potter, for the Committee pre-
srnted a report, showing the amount ct
money expended, the materials now on hand,
&c. for State Prison. Accepted.
The House then adjourned to o'clock,
p. NJ.
, AFTERNooN--Acts sent down from the
Senate concurrrd in: Authorizing f. w.
Babcock, guardian, to sell real estate re-
lariye TO licenses for tavern keepers and re-
Iiailers to amend charter Of Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; on memorial from the
Jallrr of Newport; Ia amend act regulating
proceedings in courts; on petitions OF Lydia
Kught, for partition.
The petition Of Robert Booth and Joseph
far Ih.rn cd
Resolution offered by Mr.. Cranston, for
appropriation for the purpose of warming
The Jail at Newport, passed.
On memorial of The Jn,ler Of Newport, TO
make alterations in Jail, voted to refer the
7 subject Ia Messrs. Randolph, Cranston, and
G. G. King.
The petition for nc, of incorporation for
Engine Company, No. 9, Providence, was
referred
The report and account %: Mr.. James NJ.
Warner. SuperinI ended ofthe State Prison,
were presented, accepted, and committed.
Snndry other accounts were presented
and referred.
The act to alter the terms Of the Suprem.
Judicial Court, and the Courts of Common
Pleas, came up, aud underwent "A long dis
cussiou. The debate was animated, but
, idispassionate, though not Of a very inter-
esting character.
After it had been some time under dis
cussion Mr.. Blake expressed n wish to have
+ the question divided.
Mr.. Allen moved nm indefinite postpone
ment. Withdrawn.
Mr.. Randolph moved to lay the bill on
the tuble-Waved.
Mr.. Brayton moved TO postpone the fur
ther consideration of the bill to the May
session.
The bill was taken up by sections. Sec.
!, l-passed. Sec. 2-passcd. Sec. 3--psss-
ed. Act relating to altering terms.
Mr.. James moved to strike out the re-
naming sections.
The question on this motion was put and
carried in the affirmative by very large
majority, and then the bill passed the House,
almost unanimously.
Messrs. Randolph, Cranston, Dorr, Sim
mons and Atwel advocated the whole bills
The sections which were rejected permitted
suits in cases involving an amount Of more
than 5000, TO b. entered originally in the
Supreme Court. They contended tha, few
such cases ever came to final decision in
the Court Of Common Pleas. that they were
entered there merely as the only means of
arriving at the Supreme Court. and that to
admit them directly into that Court, would
reduce the expense Of litigation, expedite
the business, and promote the cause of JUS
tice.
4 The bill also provided that litigants might
obtain re-hearing, and in cases where udg-
ments had been rendered, adverse to each
= other, they should be entitled to n review.
Messrs. Brayion, Allen. Blake and L. T..
Hazard, were opposed to this par, of the
bill, because, ns they said, it would break
down, aud abolish the Courts of Common
Pleas, and accused the gentlemen ofthe bar,
of u desire to place the Courts Of law en-
tirely under the supervision Of legal pro-
fessional men.
l. These arguments were rebutted on the
other side, with the statement that this act
would only relieve the Courts of Common
| flcas from what wasmercly hurthrn to
them, AMI permit men to act as they pleased
of being compelled to GO is,o Courts were
they did not wish to go +, merely for the sake
of arriving at the Supreme Court at last.
/ When this discussion had terminated,
AMI the bill been disposed of, the House
adjourned to 10 O'Clock Wednesday morn-
ing.
"Wednesday, Jan. lilo o'clock, A. NJ.
4 petition from p. Wilbur, to revive the
charter of Norwich aud Providence Turn.
pike Company wns received and referred.
Mr. Dorr called up the Report of the
Commissioners on the subject Of the CITY
Bank, on which long aud animated debate
ensued.
Messrs. Randolph, Simmons, Dorr, Cur |
us Titus, Allen. Brayton, Cransion, King.