Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-01-17

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bill, during which, Mr.. Spencer moved IT'S
| postponement, which was carried. The
House then adjourned to Friday morning, 10
o'clock.
H FRIDAY MORNING, January ll.-Mr. Ran
doph, from the Committee on Finance, re-
ported verbally on the subject OF Lottery
II for the Cumberland Coal Mining Company {;
| that the committee had considered the sub
| iect in reference to the financial effect OF the
measure. The Lottery for five years would
be equivalent to $4,000, and the State was
in debt to the School Fund I; and they report
| that it was altogether out Of the power OF the
State to make such grant, however much
| they might feel the advantages OF the coal
mining operations.
II The Committee also asked to be discharg-
| ed from the further examination Of the bill on
supervision Of Railroads, and were discharg-
cd.
\ Sundry concurrences were received from
the Senate.
II The rule of the House in relation to the
reception of pctitions,was suspended till next
II Wednesday.
II The House soon eiler proceeded to the
trial of the Docket of Private Petitions
II Governor and Senate having been invited to
attend for that purpose.-Afler dsposlng OF
several petitions, the House adjourned to 3
II o'clock p. NJ.
II AFrERNooN.--A number Of petitions were
| received and referred TO the appropriate COM
mittecs-mostly of private nature.
H On the communication from General
Gaines, relative to q system Of Railroads for
public defence, committed to the Committee
on the Militia, the committee recommended
it to be placed on file in the Secretary's Of
fee. Vote passed accordingly.
II Mr.. +. r. Potter moved to take up the re-
solution submitted by him for a statement OF
the accounts of the Providence and Pawtuck-
ct Turnpike Company.
II The resolution was taken up and passed.
The two Houses joined to proceed in the
trial of the Docket of Private Petitions, and
the principal part of the afternoon was con-
sumed on that business. After the Houses
separated,
Mr.. Brown presented a bill in amendment
of an act relating to guardians, allowing them
to sell real estate in certain cases and under
certain restrictions. Read the first time and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The Chair read communication from the
r. /. State Temperance Society, inviting the
House to attend an address this evening, on
the subject of Temperance, by Mr. Folsom
On motion of Mr.. Randolph, the House
voted to accept the invitation.
The House adjourned to 10 o'clock Satur-
day.
SATURDAY, January I2.-Mr. J. H. Clark
presented bill for the appointing OF three
Inspectors Of the State Prison, as the three
chosen had declined serving, hut on some
suggestions that appointment by bill would
be informal, the bill was withdrawn.
On the memorial Of John w. Richmond ct
al. relative to the New York, Providence and
Boston Rail Road Company, the counsel for
the memoraists asked and had leave to with
draw their memorial.
A memorial on the subject Of Abolition
was received and referred.
Mr.. J. II. Clark moved that the Report OF
Asa Pearce on the building the States Pr.
son be referred to Select Committee, and
Messrs. Mathew wson, James and Manchester
were appointed that committee.
The Bill to enlarge the Jail Limits of the
county Of Providence, came up for second
reading; bot OH motion Of Mr.. L. K. Potter
was postponed to next week.
H Mr.. Randolph from the committee on FL
nance reported in relation 10 the School Fund,
and the report was laid on the table.
The Report stated that there had been paid
into the General Treasury, for the use oi
Schools, under the act to establish Public
Schools" passed January, 1923, since the
passage of the act, the sum of $l79,e24 Az
There was also an appropriation of 5,oOC
from the State, making $1S4 ,S2i AZ, which
CONSTITUTES the whole sum that has been IN
the Treasury, belonging to the School Fund
since the passage of the law. There was d.
vcrted from said fund and appropriated to
other purposes, during the administration ol
Gov. Fenner, the sum Of Sl3,Ol7 81; during
that of Gov. Arnold, 1851 81; and during
that of Gov. Francis, $20,765 GO. Thus there
is due to the School Fund, from tho State
the sum Of S34, l55 -, without adding inter
est.
The Committee further report that the
State is otherwise indebted for loans, &c. in
the additional sum of S32,4l4 S5. They
therefore report that this debt to tho School
Fund must be discharged either by drec,
tax or by renewal Of the grants Of Lotter-
les. The sources of revenue for the support
of Schools have been greatly augmented by
the interest Of the surplus revenue deposited
with this State by the u. States. The Com
mittee report that if the State were free from
debt they would recommend the discontinue
ancc Of Lotteries, but as it has debt of &c.,
$40, they feel constrained to recommend a
Il further grant of Lotteries till the year lS40,
and that the proceeds be applied to the dis
charge Of the debt due from the State to the
School Fund.
/ The Senate was invited to join the House
in Grand Committee for the purpose Of choos-
ing three Commissioners OF the States Pr-
| son.
Il 1t was voted, that when the House adjourn,
\ it adjourn to o'clock, p. M. on Monday.
Il Wednesday afternoon was assigned for
hearing the petitioners of the N. +. Coal Min.
ing Company for relief.
II In Grand Committee, his Excelency the
Governor in the Chair, Mr.. J. Ii. Clark nomi-
mated Messrs. John l.. Hughes, John J. Slim
son, and Roger Williams Potter for Commis-
sioners Of the States Prison, and these gen.
ilemen were respectively chosen, and the
Grand Committee voted that no more be ad-
ded, and the two Houses separated. The
Governor and Senate were then invited to
remain and be present at the trial OF the
docket of private petitions.
But one petition was tried before the House
voted to proceed no further on the docket.
II Mr. Randolph then offered the following
resolution, which was referred to the Com
mtee on Abolition Memorials.
Resolved, That the right TO petition Con-