The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-02-06
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From the Providence Herald.
TUESDAY, Jan. %, Is39-morniag.

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!, Act relative to sale Of property by guar
i dian. .-rcaJ lhir.! time, aueuded, an
: passed.
!. On melon Of Mr.. Cranston, the Hous
Then Sroceeded TO the consideration Of tn
: resolutions on the right oi petition; ia
D special order of the day, for this morning.
i Mr.. Simmons took the fnor, and nd
dressed the House in favor of the resolution
q submitted by the Committee.
' Mr.. Randolph followed hin, and, befor
he had concluded, he gave way. and tn
f House adjourned TO hnlfpnst 3 o'clock
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: AFTERyooN.-After the reception AM
; references of private petitions, on the sub
, ject Of anti-slavery, The House resumed
The confederation Of the Special Order o
the Day, The right of petition.
,Mcssrs. Randolph, Crunslon, and Curtis
I occupied the floor in succession, ill nbov
7 O'Clock, when, without coming to n de.
cision Of the question, the House adjourned
20 Wednesday morning, I'D o'clock.
WEDNESDAY,, JAN. 30, 1889 morning.
A resolution, from Mr.. Spencer, was
adopted, ;, as amended on motion Of Mr.
Whipplr, of Providence, inslruc,ipg III.
Committee oil tl,e Judiciary, to inquire in
10 the expcdieucy of abolishing imprison-
meni, for debt, and causing The original
writ to run against the property Of the
debtor instead Of the body y-With leave To
report by bill or otherwise.
The special order of the day WINS then
Al, ha, M.
postponrment, proposed by Mr.. Clarke, Of
: Providence.
Mr. WhippIe took the floor in support Of
the motion to postpone. He went largely
into the merits of The main question; and
spoke till I o'clock. lie then concluded,
and the House adjourned.
! AFrERNooN.--Thesc school bill came down
from the, Senate, amended aud concxrred
in.
The House concurred in the amend
mcnts which struck out provisions for
school libraries. Sundry other acts, &c.
came down concurrcd.
Act requiring marriages to be recorded
read once.
Petition Of Benjamin Allen versus Ston-
ington Rail Road Company-received and
continued with an order of notice.
The special order was then tukea up.
The question being on Mr.. Clarke's amend
mcnt, the resolution 20 postpone indefinitely.
Mr.. King, of Newport, took the floor in
opposition to the amendment.
Messrs. Cfanston aud Simmons took
/ part in the debate.
Mr.. }, II. Clarke finally Withdrew his n
mendnent, and moved an indefinite post
poncment Of the whole subject.
MIR. Simmons read "A set of resolutions
as n substitute for those reported by the
Committee.
A question of order was raised and af-
ter some discussion, the question of inde-
finite postponement was taken up.
This question was discussed at some
length, when it was finally put, and dccd-
ed in the affirmative, as follows:-
Ayes-Aldricb, Almy, Barber, Bliven,
Bowen, Browning, c. Brown, ID. Brown,
BalIou, Burgess, J. II. Clarke, Cole, ID.
Clarke, S. Clarke, Durfee, Brown, J. A.
Fenner, w. Fcnner, Greene, II. Il. Haz-
ard. J. =. Hazard, Howard, John James,
Jonathan James, Leekey, Low, f. II. Pot
ter, Randolph, Stoue, Sayles, Steere, John
Whipplc, Wilcox, Waldron, jeremiah
Whpple-r35.
N,ys-Spenkcr, Atwood, ". 4. Brown,
Crans,"n, Church, Foster, Holden, IIoxie,
King, Luther, Marsh, Manchester, Mat
thewson, Mowry, Pearce, Pcndlcton, w.
Potter, Rhodes, Rogers, Randall, SIM
mons, Shippce, Smith, Stead, Spencer,
Taggart, Weaver, Wells, Whiting, J. J
Watson--30.
So the subject was indefinitely postponed
And the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, JAN. 81, IS39-morning.
A communication from Mr.. Owen Ma
sou on the subject of a Geological Survey
of the State-receivcd, read, aud laid on
the table.
i An act from Mr. Randolph, relative to
measures Of corn, &c. IN shi board read
second time and passed.
An act from Mr.. Aldrich, requiring per-
Sons who solemnize marriages, to cause
: Oflice--re,d a second time aud passed.
Bill allowing three fifths Of the frecmen
Of Providence assembled in Ward meetings,
on tho last "Wednesday m March next, 10
repssd he City rChartcr, and subsequently,
to organize town govern,nent--rcsd q
second sime and passed.
Bill presented by Mr.. Holden, 10 repeal
the, present license lnw--resd once and ar.
|dered tor second reading.
The Committee on anii-slavcry memor-
ials, reported resolutions in conformity with
the prayers of the petitioners.
Mr.. John james moved to postpone he
subject To the next session.
Mr. whipple, of Providence, moved it,
indefinite pos'ponement.
The question being On the indefinite
postponcinent, after some discussion,
Mr.. Smith moved to lay i, on the table.
Ills motion prevailed.
Mr. T.. X. Potter msved The printing,