Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-06-20

ly tried, when the House adjourned.
AFrERNooN.-P Petitions Of John Pill
kinlon and Of Belsey Profit, for liberia
iion, were granted Of Thomas I.loyd
Halsey, guardian, for sale Of real estate,
granted ; Of Sarah J. Slater, guardian,
for sale of real estate, granted +; of WIN
Devol, for leave to file bill of divorce
granted and the Senate was invited
aud attended for the purpose of proceed
ing in the trial of the docket Of private
petitions-and the trial Of the petition OF
Ben amin +. Sphinx, was resumed, and
after considerable evidence had been
heard, the petition was granted. The
petition of Samuel Metcalf & Son w
Ezra Morse, continued by agreement ;
Laban Borden, ct al vs. School District
No. 6, Tiverton, passed Chris. G..
Greene, VS. School District No. 8, Exc
ter, passed Reuben Place, vs. School
District No. !, Glocester, passed Pc
ter Phillips vs. School District No. o,
North Kingstown, passeG Samuel Wal
dron VS. Amendment Charter, and Viii
liam r. Manchester, for the same passe d
Frederick Williams vs. Rail Road Com.
pnny, granted; f; Benjamin Allen vs. Rail
Road Company, continued ; Ebenezcr
Gould VS. Israel &. Manchester, passed T;
Providence & Norwich Turnpike VS.
Amendment Charter, continued Henry
Holden ct nj VS. Pawtuxet Turnpike
Company, and Pelcg Rhodes against
the same, continued by agreement; e.
& VIM. Rhodes VS. Joseph & WIN. Gun.
lltI, transferred to the Supreme judicial
Court John w. Still, ct al vs. Preserved
S. Thayer, granted Nathan Il. Snrle
vs. Providence and Norwich Turnpike,
leave to withdraw, Josiah King vs Glide
on Thornton, continued Stone Bridge
& Fall River Turnpike, Amendment
Charter, granted Richard Sherman VS.
IIoratio Allen, passed Pawtuxe. Turn
pike Company, Amendment Charter
withdrawn. And the Senate retired.
Mr.. T.. II. Potter asked that the
House should recede from the vote on
the election law, and allow him to intro
duce bill.-Mr. j. ii. Clark moved to
reccdc, and MIR. Potter introduced bill
providing that when six Senators, with
Governor and Lieut.. Governor, or seven
Senators were elected, that ma ajorily
Of those elected should constitute quo.
rum.
Il Mr. T.. X. Potter offered a bill au-
ihorizing ASST signments to be made to
sherifs, by poor debtors, when arrested,
and to be thereupon discharged.
Petition of Edward p. Sherman, a
convict, for liberation, granted; of Joseph
i. Salisbury, for liberation-grantcd, to
leave the State in 43 hours Of Michael
McName, FOR liberation--grantcd, to
leave the State in % hours Of Caroline
Orchard and George Thompson, all for
liberation, granted ; of Clark Fuller
granted, TO leave the State in 48 hours !;
of Benjamin Eason, Amos CapwelI
Solomon Bliss, Reynolds Spraguc, all
for liberation, granted Of Thomas
Woodfall, an alien, for leave to hold and
convey real estate, granted.
/ Committee to repair guns Of Newport
Artillery. reported that the sum Of $50
was insufficient, and Sls more was ap-
propriated.
A communication from the Governor
was received, enclosing an act Of the
Legislature Of Connecticut for running
the line between this State and Connec-
iicut-reGerred TO the Committee on the
Judiciary.
| The Committee on the Judiciary, re-
ported bill for the arrest, detention, ,and
surrender of fugtivcs from justice-rcad
twice and passed, and the House ad
journed to Tomorrow, at 10 o'clock.
The License Law is the order Of the
day for tomorrow.
FRIDAY, June "A communication was
received from the Governor, enclosing let
ter from b. Hazard, Esq council for the State.
relative to the lawsuit between this State and
Massachusetts.
Mr.. Whipple wished the communication
published.
\ MIR. Hazard opposed it.
Il Mr.. J. II. Clarke thought it due The people
Of this State, to know the situation Of the
case, nnd TO disabuse the public mind from
the misstoisments that had been made. The
communication was ordered to be published
IN the papers in this State, and placed on file.
H Mr. b. Hazards bill relative TO regulating
Justices Courts in the town of Newport, was
read a second time and passed.
Also, his Bill enlarging and explaining the
powers of the Town Council of the Town Of
Newport, was read the second time aud pas
Il sed.
i Mr.. +. r. Potter, for the Committee, sub
miticd bill for an act in amendment of the
act in relation to the repair of highways and
| bridges.
II Mr.. Spencer moved on amendment making
surveyors, collectors Of arrears Of highway
taxes, and the bill was recommittcd for that
purpose.
II The petition Of Daniel Harry, for commu-
tation Of his sentence of DEATH for the muir
der OF Ross, TO Imprisonment for life, aud
several petitions in favor Of said petition
were taken up. Harry had the rccommenda.
lion Of all the jury on The trial. The counsel
for the prisoner, Wilkins Updikc, Esq. sp'
peared at the bar aud advocated the petition.
Il The Attorney General stated the facts Of
the case To the House.
Il Mr. Whippe advocated the petition. lie
said if Harry could be executed and those
who sold him the rum. substantial justice
might be done between the parties.
II The Indians were kept in mental darkness.
and we sought to subject them to code OF
laws made for those more enlightened We
ought to enliglten their minds bcforc we
! make them subject - the severe laws Of more