Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-11-08
WING MIN ALTON
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
II f. N II Y CL A Y,
Of Kentucky.
IL. I. LEGISLATURE.

IlJouTheu Ut nan past IL Cioch OH sat
urday evening, to meet again in that
place on the first Monday Of January
next. The following summary of their
proceedings, in addition to those pub
lished in our last, we extract from the
Providence Daily Journal.
Il TUESDAY AFTERNOON, Oct. 30th.-An &C,
in addition to an "act prescribing the rate o
| interest" read the first time, and referred I,
the Committee on the Judiciary.
II Petition of the Directors Of tho Stone
| Bridge and Fall River Turnpike Corporation
for amendment Of their act Of incorporation
received and referred TO the Committee OF
Corporations aud Corporate Rights.
Il A communication was received from Lev
Woodbury., Secretary of the Treasury Of th,
United States, respecting the delivery o
complete sets Of standard weights for the
several States of the Union. The weight,
are now in the office Of the Secretary OF State
The subject was referred to committee
consisting Of Messrs. Randolph, Potter, (o
South. .kingstown,) and Stead.
H Also, n communication from the Governor
uf Connecticut, containing Resolutions of tn,
= Legislature of that State, in reference TO the
appointment of officers by the President o
the United States.
4 MIR. Hazard of Newport, spoke Of the i'm
portancc Of the subject, and of the dangerou.
assumptions and abuse of executive powers
in the appointment Of officers who were
pledged to use every exertion TO carry the
elections in favor of the Administration.
/ Mr.. II. moved that the subject be referred
to committee. Messrs. Hazard, (of New
port.) Hazard, (of West Greenwicl,,) and
Holden, were chosen as that Committee.
Il The resolution empowering the Courts to
appoint their own Clerks, was taken up, and
after some remarks from Mr.. Randolph and
the Attorney General it was Indefinitely
postponed
\ Adjourned to 10 o'clock on Wednesday.
II WrDSE DAY MoRNING, Oct. 3lst.-Peti
tion of Minister and Wurdens of St. Luke,
, Church, South Kings,own, for change o
| name, was received and referred to the com
, mittec on Education.
A bill was presented by the Chair in n
mcndmcnt of an act passed at the Octobc
session, A. ID. 1888, entitled "An Act to pro
vide for the disposition of tho money of tn
United States, to be deposited with thi
State" &C., read for the first time, and refer
red to the Committee on Finance. The bill
provides that if the money deposited be takel
from any bank, the Commissioners may place
il in some oihor bank.
III Mr.. +. X. Potter, presented bill to ament
the "Act regulating the assessing and col
lecting of fIaxcs"-Afso q bill O amend the
"Aci regulating proceedings in Courts,"-
read and referred to the committee OH the
Juditiary.
The bill to amend the net relating to Guar
dians, was read the second time and passed
Il Mr.. Clarke, Of Providence, presented tn,
memorial of A. ID. Hodges, and large mum
, Der of o,hers, interested in the sale Of wine
and liquors, and adverse to the present Lii
censc law. Mr. e.. stated, tllut the memoriu
was signed only by ireehoders, who cam
. forward voluniarily.-The memorial was re
!, ierred to committee of one from eac
; county, viz: Messrs Randolph, Clarke, Well.
Spencer and Pcarcc.
\ Mr. Stead presented sundry memorial
from Providence in favor of the present Lii
ccnse law.-Also memorials from +. Green
wich, West Greenwich. War~ ick, Of JacoI
Smith and others, of N. kingstown-nll il
favor of said law, were severally received
and referred To the same committee.
H Adjourned to 3 o'clock p. m.
II AFTERNOoN.-The coinmitte on Convcts
" ctN'ohS ieIoitSu H ieFoi VI S'ahuhS d.
vcral.
H The Report of tho Rhode Island Cloth
| Hall Company, showing that the capital o
\ said Company was SIlS,4S0; that 40 pei
cent, amounting to S47, 1902 had been paid
leaving &7t ,0S8, and that $4,000 was now ol
loan,and that &c dviLend had been paid sinc'
the last report, was received.
Mr.. King presented n petition from tn
Narragansett Tribe Of Indians, signed b.
thirty eight Of the Tribe, praying for an ap
preparation for the support Of Free Schools u
said 1'ribe;-reccived and referred 10 com
mittee on Education.
The report Of the General Treasury OF th'
State was received, and referred TO the com
mittee on Finance.
II The committee Ia repair the State llous,
in Newport, stated, that the expense Of re
pairs had exceeded the sum allowed, includ
I. ing commissions, 8 l4S IL. II had been foun
u necessary to put on a new roof - 1t was re
$ fcrrcd to the committee on Accounts.
The report Of the committee to repair IN
g States Jail in Newport, was referred to til
j. same committee.
A committee consisting Of Messrs Clarl
Stead and Chace, were appointed TO enquir
:. Il any new legislation on the subject OF tli
j. States Prison, was necessary.
Mr.. u. IT, King was appointed to prepar
!, resolutions relative to Day ofThanksgivins
u The House tle= adj. to Thursday morning
10 o'clock.
THURSDAY MoRSISe.-Mr. Randolph, fror
Y the committee on the memorials relative 4
2 the License law asked leave TO sit during tb
e sitting Of the House. which was grained.
D The two Houses then joined, and proceed
ed on the trial Of the docket of private pcti
tions-and continued thereon until ihei
adjournment
> hrTrRNooN.--Tho report Of the New Yorl
. Providence and Boston Rail Road Company
was received.
An Act to adjourn the Supreme Judicis
Court in Washington county, TO the I'd Mon
; day in Dec. was passed.
D The two houses then proceeded on tb
trial Of the docket Of private petitions, an
n!ier deciding on several Of them, the tw
houses separated.
{ The petitioners for amendment Of Clot
= Hall charter had leave to withdraw their pc
= tition.
The report Of tho committee on the petitio