Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-02-08


con-iiturnys. ...,. ...t">' :
h Nj. Potter, Of Sonih Kngstowi, VIA.
in favor of calling up and passing ID,
charter. RI. thought ii was iniend"d I.
have il & Stats Institution; but siill. b.
was not willing !" delay the passage o.
The charter requested. As to polilica'
influence, he did not regard il.
II Mr.. Ballou moved to lay Mr.. Greene's
motion on the table, which did not pre-
vail.
II The bin was taken up.
II MIR. Greene said il was an net 10 au-
'horizn the petitioners to raise fund b,
voluntary subscri piion for the erection oi
an insane nsy luD. ], did not prcveM the
State from taking up the matter here
| after.
/ Mr.. Eaton said that he was exceeding
II Nv anxious to have an insane asylum
IIis only fear was that there might he u
Iealonsly on the part Of the people, if il
was made a private institution, instead "f
being in part under the control ot thu
State. lf this, hnwever, was The Onh
>ystem we could have, he should preie,
it To nothing.
Mr.. baAaa maycA 10 refer the h,ll ,o
n committee 81 bring IN bah making u
u State institution, provided the exrcu.
tors of MIR. Brown would c0nse nj to such
n course.
Mr. Greene said, that he should be-
opposed to making ii State institution.
even IL the executors would consent. -
lie would not oppose the reference, pro
vided il wss done without instructions.
Mr.. Ballom would like to know what
the views Of the executors were. He
would moi believe that they were unwll
ling TO put the institution under the con.
troll Of the State.
Mr.. Greene urged the view hereto
fore taken, that If it was made STATE
institution. it would be impossible TO keep
it ont Of the influence Of politics.
The bin was referred to Nlcssrs
Greene, Eaton, and Potter, Of South
Kingstown.
The vote Of tho House npon the re.
port of the committee 10 examine the ne
counts of Edward Carring,on, deceased
with the State, WAS taken up.
MIR. Greene suggested, that the chair
man of the committee was absent, and
lhs, the subject should be ln,d over /; and
/ Il was 80 ordered.
An act i"r 'he amendment ofihe char.
ter oi ST. Pnul's church, in Portsmouth,
was cnnrurrcd in.
| The net III Rmendme nt OF the char,e,
of the Coventry Baptist church, war
conrurred in.
The act enabling town counrila Ia
grant licenses for retailing strong liquor.
and ior other purposes, was read The fir,r
time md ordered to b- printed.
Ga motion of Mr.. Greene, the bill wa.
made the special order for Thursda,
next Thus day.
The Senate adjourned ill Monda,
afternoon n, thee o'clock.
\ HOUSE,. The report of the commit
,.e on Gen. Carr,ngton's accounts wns
read and accepted.
\ Mr.. Sherman offered n bill adjournin!
the supreme court ~ III. county oi Wash
lng,nn. The rule was suspended, an'
bill pissed.
! Mr.. Amss, from the judiciary com
nittsp, reported u bill regulating ,h.
lrense OF theatrical nm,lsrinru,s, biillnrr
tables aud bowling alleys. Mr. Bnilun
moved tho same one which he oilrr,
when the subject was formerly under
discussion, W. that ~ alleys should BE-
allowed within tony r.da oi any fn-'iIug-
house, public school-h"u,c or dwelling
house without the consent oi the owner
| THIS was lost on division, 26 Ia l2.
MIR. Buii'nin hen "Iuvrd that the tax
on every bowling alley be seventy. 6v,
doIars This wns lost,
Mr. Ballou moved hat the tax b. from
live 1" one hunGrrd dollars. Tins als"
was lost.
Mr.. Whipple moved that the lowest
iay be ten dnlIars. Tins wns lost on d,
vision, IS lu 90
The House then adjsurned to Monda,
afternoon al 8 O'clock.