Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-01-23
General AHae m b In.
(January Session, at Providence, 1910.

I january oeSStoH, ot TFOpideHce, iofo.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. I5-i0 O'clock, A.
M.-Peiiiion Of Independent Company
OF Cadets, asking for further aid in pay
ing for their armory-leave given to
withdraw.
Petition of II. ] Union Bank, to remit
tax on stock held by the Bank, liberty
TO withdraw
The Committee on the Judiciary re-
ported a bill in relation TO the acknowl-
cdgment Of deeds in ioreign countries
postponed.
Also bill in relation to actions of
debt in escapes-postponed inde definitely
Resolution relative TO ownership OF
Pawtucket bridge, was referred to the
committee on that subject.
An Intellectual attempt was made TO
go OF with the trial Of the docket Of Pri-
vate Petitions.
Mr.. Il. 7. Hazard also made an at
tempt to call up the license law-lost.
And the House adjourned 10 3 o'clock
p. M.
AFTERNOON, 9 o'clock, THE Senate
being invited, joined the House, and the
docket OF private petitions was taken up
for trial.
Petition of Harry Holden, ct. al. vs..
Pawtuxet Turnpike Company, was re-
ierrrd 10 committee Of one from each
county. Messrs. Randolph, Mowry,
Potter, Spencer and Cole, were the
committee.
Petition of Sally S. Kenyon VS.. Gar
diner Kenyon, for divorce, was taken
up; the petitioner asked that the peti-
tion be referred to the Supreme Judicial
Court, with power to grant the divorce if
justified by the circumstances. The
House refused to refer the petition, and
the petitioner went to trial before the
House. The parties had disagreed, and
had signed articles Of separation giving
up their son half Of the property, ialI OF
which originally belonged to the wife }
and granting her the custody orthe child
it was alleged that he had taken the
child away and prevented her from tax =
ing any of the proceeds Of the property
granted her.
Mr.. Updike, for the petitioner, made
n powerful appeal to the House.
After some remarks in favor Of the
petition by Messrs Robbins, r. Hazard,
Spencer, and Simmons, and Mr.. Whip
pie against, the nycs and nays were or
dered, and the petition was granted, 81
to %, and the Senate retired.
Nj Blake asked TO have the case Of
the Washington bridge postponed to
Friday afternoon, and the motion pre-
vAied.
. And the House adjourned 10 ten O..
clock, Thursday morning.
TnuRsDAy, Jan. I6,-The resolution
Of Mr. f. r. Potter, to supply the Alhe.
nnum, Providence, and Redwood Ii
brary in Newport, with schedules and
public laws, was adopted.
Mr.. Holden moved that the Militia
Bill he now taken up.
MIR. B. Hazard moved to postpone the
bill to next session.
The question for posiponenent was
decided by yeas 10 nays 90
The Bill was then read through, and
the House adjourned to 3 o'clock.
AFTERNooN,-Several petitions were
presented and referred
The Militia Act was then taken up,
and the lst section was read.
Mr.. Bosworth moved to recommit the
bill to the Committee.
Finally, the motion to rec ommit, was
Withdrawn. The first section was IA
dopted, and the reading proceedcd.-
Having gone through with fourteen sec
lions, Mr.. J. ii. Clark was satisfied that,
the bill was Herculcan task for the
House and believed it would now be
better to refer it to its friends, to go over
il again, cuitaiI it &c. In its prese ut
form, though it evnced much talent, he
believed it would not be, in its present
form, eptable to the State sc. Mr..
Blake was opposed TO a reference, at
this stage of the business.
Mr.. Simmons was in favor of it, as
were others.
Mr.. Mowry moved to refer the Bill to
a Select Committee, with instructions to
report forthwith. Before the motion
was put, the House adjourned to Friday
morning.
FRIDAY, Jan. l7ih,-The petition Of
Nicholas Brown, and others, in relation
to lotteries-received and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Slocum offered a resolution on
the same subject-read and referred to
the same committee.
MIR. Randolph moved that when the
House adjourned on Saturday, they ad-
Iourn to the Tuesday before the frs,
Wednesday in May.
b Mr.. L. II. Hazard opposed the ad.
iournment, the most important business
remained TO be done.
Mr.. f.. X. Potter said there was
mass OF business from the committees.
Mr.. Aldrich opposed the adjournmen ut.
And the House refused to adjourn,
20 to 81.
Memorial Of l.. ID. Johnson, for an
for School Librarics-re-
ceived and referred.
Aud the Honorable Senate were in
viicd and joined the House for the fur
tber trial of the Docket OF Private Peti-
iions.
On the Detition of Peter Phjlips for