Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-02-11


AJttrn,on - he l'i!l extending the
l;qnny powers of The Supreme Court,
was read and la!d on The table.
The Bll 10 OrganIzng the Courts of
;olnnh ~ Pie rs, Mas on motion oi MIR.
/. llnz rd, indefinitely postponed.
The B,ll allowing travelling fees To
Jurors at tho commencement and cid or
tho terms of ihc Courts, and Tor adjourn,
mcnls. ai he rate OF = cents per mllc, was
read. and after some debate passed.
The bill granting 10 the Supreme
\ Court equity powcr IN cases ofIraud was
again taken up, and alter long discus.
sion the b,l was amended, ON motion of
Mr. jackson, for trial Ct facts by the jury,
aud lhe bill passed
Sundly concur .eaccs from the Senate
wsie rcceiv, d. and lhe House adjourned
10 IN "'clock Friday m"rnIng.
Fr;iay Morning, Eb. 5.-The Bill
allowing the Courts Of Common Pleas in
appeals from Justices Courts to set aside
their judgments aud 10 grant new trials
in cases of accident, error &c. was read.
Mr.. Alwell explained that lie obicc,
of tho Court Of Common Pleas To grant
new trials in Justices suits instead Of go
iug to tho Supreme Court
After some discussion the bill passed
MIR. Robbins submitted resolution
that the freemen ol the different towns be
r, ques,cd to inslr,st their representa-
iives upon the subject of convention 10
form constitution. Laid on the table.
The license law as re.draiicd by the
committee was tuken up and read.
Licenses for tavrrns sc. TO sell less
than one gallon we're fixed at from fifty
Ia fifteen dollars.
Mr. Wood uiovcd to strike out the mini
mum price of fifteen dollars.
For selling in quantities over one
quart the price was fixed at from 8 to
% dollars
On the motion the House was called
az follows
Mr.. Atwcll when his name was called
said he wished TO fix the plice Of licenses
q, such a rate the law would be observed.
lie thought ii the SUN was fixed at not
less than SIS the law would not be OBJ
served.
Aycs-AIessrs. Aldrich, Atwell, Ba-
kcr, Burgess, A. Church, S. Clarke,
Crandall, Gardiner, 1. Greene, Gaviu,
| Hall, Hazard, w. A. lioxie, Is. II.
Hoxie, Hull James, King, Kenyon,
Lackey, Low, Manchester, Mowry, New
ION, A. +. Potter, Robbins, Rose, Sea-
bury, Spencer, Teh and Wood 80.
Nays-Nlessrs. Atwood, f. Barber,
J. i. Barber, Bosworth, Bowen, Brown,
Burton, Chace, Childs, n Church, Cole,
Drown, S. II. Greene, B. Hall, Hum
,hreys, MiIlik,n, Pearce, Randall, w.
A. Robinson, Rhodes, G. Robinson, Slo-
:un, Stead, Tagga,t, Watson, Weaver,
/. Whipple, jeremiah WhipPle and Will
,inson, ,-29.
So the motion to strike on. prevailed
30 TO 90.
After some discussion as TO sum, Mr.. |
L. WbppIc said as compromise he
would move that The minimum price
should be Sl2. MIR. Wood said he would
withdraw his proposition of $40, and the
minimum price was fixed at Sl2.
Several sections were passed without
opposition. On the provision that liquor
should no, be sold on Sunday, MIR. Il. Z. !
Hazard said we ought not make a law
se should break ourselves. A majority \
If tho House he thought would tako
omelhing before they went out Of town !,
ext Sunday, for they would not get
hrough till Sunday morning. lie mo-
ed TO strike ont the provision, but after
Yards Withdrew the motion.
On tho section allowing temperance
ouscs to he licensed,
Mr.. Il. 7. Hazard moved that if a
cmjohn Of liquor was found in their cell
ars they should he fined ono hundred
ollars. 10 said scme of those people
Ike a good glass of brandy as well as
e did, and he wanted them TO pay Ii
ense for Il. II
The amendment did not prevail.
MIR. Spencer objected TO the phrase
Iogy, "rempcrancc House." he thought,
was assuming name and saying that
theirs were Incorporate Houses. lie
fought such things should not go on our
statute Books.
Mr.. Il. Whipple, could sec no reason
'r the amendment we ought 20 let II
temperance House bo called by the
lgh name. i
Mr.. J. +. Barber opposed the motion.
Mr.. Tagga,t asked, If il would suit
ne gentleman from Warwick, to call it
Total Abstinence House
Mr.. Spencer said, it was an improper
pplication of the word temperance
importance, applies to all things, and
icy may give too much TO eat at those
ouscs. Ii was stigma on all ether
,verns On Mr.. Speneer's amendment,
call Of the house was asked for.
Mr.. Atwcll hoped the passage of The
i'll would not he endangered by mere
crbal difficulty.
And the motion 10 amend the phyase-
logy prevailed without u call. n
Mr.. Robinson, Of South Kingsiown,
,ovcd to insert the section OF the "Junc
,aw," allowing the freemcn of the towns
, instruct the Town Councils, whether
ley would have licenses or not.
The motion did not prevail.
Aiisr tho action Of the House OF the
,vcral sections, tho bill passed.
Tho n,,,,o.;.l sc Tho t,y, If Smith III