Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-02-04


II Passed, and Mcssrs. Robbins, A. T..
Greene aud Atwell were named the COM
mitiee.
Petition of Pardon Cook for sale OF
real estate was granted.
II The Bill for the appointment OF Com
missioners to take deposiions and nc
Acknowledgement of deeds in other states,
came up not recommended by the COM
mitteo.
After considerable discussion the bill
passed. ooo
The bill Of Warren Bachelor for s GOO
further payment for grading the lot on
which the States Prison stands, was Ia
ken up.
The House voted to refer the subject
to IA committee consisting OF Messrs'
Aldrch, Randall and James.
Memorial of the town of Smthfeld
was referred to a committee consisting
Of Messrs. Mowry, Robbins, Simmons,
Robinson, Spencer and Bosworlh, and
the House adjourned to o'clock Mon
4 day afternoon.
/ .Nonday, 8 o'clock, u. M. FEB. lst.-
The committee on the resolutions from
the states of Vermont and Indiana, re!a-
tive to all amendment of the constitution,
i so that the President Of tho United
States shall be ineligible for more than
one ierm-reported that it was inexpedi-
ent to amend the constitution, but mat
priaciple ought to be and had been set
lied by the expression Of public opinion.
Rcport received and laid on the table.
The bill for additional pay for Jurots
was read the first time.
Petition Of Hiram Dodge for Branch
Pilot was continucd--of Welcome
Dodge for the same continued.
II A message was received from the
Governor and General Assembly OF Ala
bama. relative to the controversy be-
Tween the states Of Maine and South
Carolina respecting the delivery OF !u-
ui,ivcs from the laws of South Carolina
relative to Slavery. Also resolutions
from the State of Indiana in favor o
holding elections OF United States Off,
GERS on the same day throughout the
Unon-referred.
Committee on the dividing line be-
tween the town Of Gloucester and Bur
; rilvile reported that by an error II
f running the dividing line lO19 acres
/, too much land remains in the town o
Gloucester and they therefore recon-
mend to make the territory Of the two
Iltowns equal and that the line should be
, II carried 40 rods and 81 links TO the south
ward.
The subject was laid on the table.
H MIR. Stead introduced resolution io'
the committee on the judiciary to be IN
s,ructcd to enquire into the necessity o
laws to regulate the use OF the Steam
Engine, and the resolution prevailed.
Mr.. Aldrich called up the subject oi
tho license law, and the law of 1922
and law reported by the committee were
rend.
Mr.. r. r. Hazard moved to strike
out all the bill of the COMMITTEES except
that part rcviving the act Of 1929. The
motion did not prevail.
Mr.. Atwell moved an amendment
which went to strike out of the act o
% the provision that licenses should no
be over 500 or under S4, and the motion
$ prevailed.
Mr.. Atwell then introduced section
providing for the price OF licenses II
the new act.
, A debate here ensued respecting the
price Of licenses. Some were fixing
the maximum as high as $500, other:
100, sc. Ii was finally voted that the
| price of licenses should not be over
$50, nor less than SIS. After which ar
mendmcnt was moved and adopted,
allowing Temperance Houses. The
House then adjourned till 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning.
! Tuesday Morning, Feb. 2.-The reso-
lutons for the. distribution Of the State
proportion of the surplus moneys TO the
several towns was reported not recon-
mended by the committee, and laid on
, the table.
The bill respecting the public alton OF
the reports of Bank Commissioners was
passed.
The bill allowing Courts of Probate
, to receive the designations of admins
traitors and executors was passed.
The bin allowing a single Justice oi
the Supreme Ju licial Court TO hold a
court in Providence county, was passed.
The order of the day (Resolution in
. favor Of the cession Of the public lands,
!, and Resolution in favor OF Il National
Bank was then taken up, and the de-
bate which preceded their passage oc-
cupicd nearly the remainder of the day
, The first resolution was adopted unanl-
mousIy THE latter 40 to 90.
5 Mr.. J. III. Clarke, for the Committee e
on the subject of Imprisonment for Debt,
reported bill providing that in sums
under S20, the original writ should be "a
writ of summons, and there should be
no Imprisonment for sums under $40,
but the execution should run against
property In debts over $50 the debtor
could make an immediate assignment,
and swear To it before any competent
authority, aud be liberated. The debt
or's property subsequently acquired Tex
cept 90 days wages) may be attached
by trustee process.
}, The bill was ordered TO be printed
and made the order Of the day for
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