Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-25
GENERAL ASSEM- bly,.
January SessloR-AT PROVIDENCE.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. II, lS44.

II lhZJid, hnu HlOStu tnat inc senate
concur with the vote Of tho House, aud
II lhe Senate concurred.
\ Mr.. Greene, Of Providence, called up
he bill from the House. adinurning the
ourt OF comm III pleas for the county Of
Bristol to the fourth Monday of February,
| -ii, aud III his motion the Senate con.
/ CURED.
Il On mption Of Mr. Manchester, The act
/ prescribing the manner Of proceedings ~
! court, WAS taken up.
\ Pc ding the readinI of the bill. mes
| sa!e Was received from the tlJuse Of
| Representatives announcing lhe passage
). sundry balls aad resolutions.
\ The res, l!llon was lald ou The table.
4 The vote of the House upon the pelulon
! of George 8. Raihbone aud wife. 20 adop,
Sarah Dunn Jones Earl, VAS taken up.
\ Mr. Greene. ~ Prov drucc, briefly *
| I'planed the circumstances ot Tho case,
whereupon the Senate cOncurrcd.
4 The resolution appointing committee
| upon the Insane Hospital was concurr"d
in, with The addition of Messrs LawI1H,
aud Greene, of Providence.
i \ message was received from The
House inviting the Senate To ON the
! House during The revision Of the laws
Whereupon the Senate refused Ia join.
An act to regulate proceedings III re.
pevin Was read first Time. Also All act
concernlIg actions Of account.
Il An act relating 10 bal N civil actions
was read first time, aud on mut,on of Mir.
Greene, of Providence tho rule Was sus
pended, aud tho bill was READ II second
time by It's tile. Mr Greene suggested
, verbal amendment, which vac adopted /;
! aud the Senate cuncurred.
III The bill relating 10 jas.lces Of the peace
was taken up aud read first time.
i The following acts were read first time, 4,
aud pass d 10 II second reading, VIZ: An
act establishing courts Of comnion pleas /;
an act Ia relation to jurors.
/ The act regulating actions Of account
was read second time AID passed.
\. An act regulating TO actions Of rcpie'ln
was concurr,d In.
4 On mo ior of hr. Potter, Of South
Kmgsrown, the Senate adj 'urncd.
/ House. MIR. Upd,ke called up The
act introduced by hln al previous sos.
! sI0n in relation 10 married women.
1 The act provides, IN The first section,
that, af or the year 1874, the real piu.
perty. Dusehold furniture, plate, jewels,
| bank, insurance, turnpike, railroad, State
and u. 5. stocks winch may belong To-
married women. shall be secured 10 them
| Tor their separate use, free from all atticn.
ncnt or liability tor their husbands deb >.
| In The second section, that they make
| wills Of their real and personal estate
In the third, the Supreme Court shall
nave equity powers over the estates oi
married women.
4 Mr. Amcs was in favor Of the general
{ principle oi the bill, and was convinced
! hat some relief was demanded but SUI.
! !esIed ihar the present bill wa. impertec:,
! ,nd had better 20 10 IA Committee. lie
should vote for us passing 10 II secund
reading OH the understanding that II
! should be committed TO the Committee ulr
4 revision OF the laws for revision and
/ amendment.
|, Mr. Updlkc supported the bill with
much earnesIne>s, ~ winch he explained
: lie various grievance "a uder winch mar.
red female, now labor. Alier some d.,
cussion between Mcssrs Whpple, o.
! Potter, Buflum and BiIIou.
The bill passed 10 IA second reading
unanimously, and was referred to the
Co mm iIee Oh the r, ,vson ol the laws.
| An act auihorIsiug the use of the )a,l
in the county Of Providence, by ,h0 ely
of 'royIdcace. passed
Petition Of Charles Lppit aud others,
for payment Of cerlti 'aies of State OF
Rhode Island, vas rooJ -.II l".! ga tn |
table.
Resolution authorzin! the pnym2nt Of .
, OIL OF he L. 5. Marshal for Ma,sa- /
chusetts, passed.
On motion Of Mr. Ames the Senate
was invited to ,in the House for the
purpose Of hearihg the tGriher report al /
lie committee Oh the revision oi the I
laws.
A message from the Senate was re-
ceived, stalmg that the Sen"ie had bust
ness nn the table, and dccimlng 10 'm \
the House at that time.
ne pelllIOH VI W illlim blbWh dl.u II
Others was received aud LAID on the Ia.
bic. This was an antl 81 very petition,
and PRAYED the General Assembly pro-
pose IN amendment TO the Constitution
Of toe United States tina; no Slate shall II
olerate slavery wI;hln its limiS and,
,lso, That all constitutional Provision
III uid be abrogaied making auy DIS
tinclon among citizens OIL account OF
color, S' that railroad complnIe, be CON.
pelod to alter their regulations 80 tha,
10 person of color should be IN ,ul,ed by
lheIr agents.
Mr.. +. Brown moved that the com
nlitec on the canvassers of Gloucester II
be discharged from further consideration
Of the subject After some debate upon \
he matter Mr. Updlke proposed thlr u
tie committee have leave To sit during I
Ihe session Of the House, and Nj Brown
withdrew his motion. The mollou Oi
ur. Updke was carried. u,
The House then took up the revised
satuieS. I he act relating 10 the supremi