The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-01-30

give bonds, was read sec"hu tiihe, df
passed 4
! A Bal to revise and mend the sevcfa
! acts relating 10 Public Schools. came q
on its second reading Il was .saen u
and rcdd By sections pending the di5
cussion, the House adjourned TO half pas
o'clock.
Afternoon. Committee to WHOM
tho subject OF the Licecse Law was re
feyrcll. reported, that the License Law
ought TO be amended, and Recommended
the revival of the Act of June last. Obt
late law y and the passage ola bill Of
fered by the Committed, which was in
tended to be the License Law in those
towns where Licenses should be granted
The Report deprecated iutempcrance
and expressed wish for the enactment
! oflaws to suppress the traffic in ardent
spirits entirely, did public sentiment ia.
.vor such a course hut as reform ol
this character must necessarily follow
! - the public sentiment, the committee
came TO the conclusion that, under exist.
ing circumstances, it would be better TO
o folIowa different course.
- Mf. T.. X. Potter Of The committee,
made a separate report, stating, for yari-
Gus re isons, as having been long his dc.
cided opinion, that the entire license sys..
TEN was wrong, and injurious in It's ten.
dsncy and that the temperance canse
would be much better promotcd,b by break
ing down all legal barriers to the trade,
and leaving the cause of temperance to
be promoted by moral means alone.
Tho act was read, and ordered 10 he
printed -and the subject was referred TO
tomorrow. .....
Several petitions wore granted.
Friday afternoon was assigned for the
consideration of The Reports on the right
of Petition. ......
The House then adjourned to Friday
morning, 10 O'Clock.
FRIDAY, JAN. 25, 1S39-morning.
After acting on some private business,
IN intellectual attempt was made TO post
,one the special order of the day, the Mill
ia Bill, and it was then taken NO by Sec
ions, and the reading proceeded on rs far
IS Section 18th.
At o'clock, the House adjourned to 3
'c!ock, l.. NJ.
AFTERNooN.--On motion of Mr.. Crnus-
OH the special order of the day y--,he reso-
ntions on the right of petilion--were taken
Ip and debated during the whole sitting, by
dessrs. Curtis and Simmons in their sup
ort, and by Mr.. WbippIe against them,
'ithout coming to any conclusion.
From the Providence Courier.
SATURDAY, JAN. 26, 1889 morning.
The net relative to public schools, WINS
gain taken mp, and its reading continued
)uring its reading, several of the provisions
I the bill, were amended, one provision
mikes an appropriation Of 800 per unnum,
Or instruction books &c. for The children
the Narragansett tribe and which was
adopted.
The bill was then read, from the chair,
S amended, and passed mem con.
Sondry nccounds were examined and al
,wed.
Mr.. Cranston moved to make The Ii.
rnce bill the special order of the day, for
neutrality-suspicious. were made, and Mr..
cndleton proposed Wednesday. Some
lscussion ensued and finally both pro-
osilions were Withdrawn by the movers,
nd no day was assigned.
Adjourned to Monday at 3 o'clock p. M. !
MONDAY Jan. %, 3 o'clock p. NJ.
Petition of Milton Hall. for divorce, was
He'd up by Mr.. Crans,on. The subiec,
as discussed-Mr. Fairly, father to the
lie, denied her having been insane Mt the |
ne OF marringe, bat consented to the di-
'rce, on condition tha, the husband should
axe provision for the supper, Of the wife.
'naliy, tho prayer of the petition was
'anted.
The committee on the subjec, of free
'nklng Act presented by Mr.. Smith re.
,rted against the same.
The report was received, read, aud, on
otioa of Mr.. Holden, 500 copies of the
port and bill, were ordered to be printed.
eas 27-nays IL, and the farther consid-
'a'ion of the subject was postponed tn the
ext session.
Act submitted by Mr.. Cranston, empow-
ing town council of Newpor, to appoint
overseer, of the poor, to ill vacancy in
'r,ain cases--Laid on the table.
by Mr.. Cransron, nn act relating to bur-
i OF the dead ia the town of Newport
cad once. ...
Resolutions from NIr. Potter of South
ingston providing for payment of witness
'ia case of Charlestown contested election,
ere read, aud the amount was S425, Is.
Adjourned to 10 o'chck Tuesday ,nor,,
e. et
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'nsequence of the result in the special