Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1846-01-22

upon the other party who refused to
make reasonable concessions to the jus
demands oi the people.
MIR. Crans,on-When Doctors disa-
gree, who shall decide? The gentleman
from North Providence and the gentle
man from Glocesler are ut variance as
to The amount of the deficiency.
! MIR. tsoswOrih wished that some mode
might be devised by the finance com
niiiee to relieve the gentleman on thr
other side from their anxiety; he foared
they would becoIne 50 insane by dwelling
upon one subject as to bc proper candi-
dates for luna,c asy ylum, and thus we
should have not oDly an lnsurgent, bu, Il
crazy party. II was strange tha. these
gentlemen, who disavow all responsible
ty in the case, should be SO anxious
when the party who have examined the
matter, aud who ADM, they have all the
responsibility, take the affair 80 calmly
The fact is they know that there is no
need Of amy TAX, nor OF any revenue ;
the revenue meets the expenses OF The
government the people Of the State
mean 10 pay their debt, but they will
take their own time il their creditors do
| not complain.
4 Mr.. smith. Of Providence, made u
II atement of the finances Ol The State, TO
II shaw that tn. revenue will meet all the
ordinary expenses Of the government -
lie was aslonished that gentlemen should
! persist in the contrary statements when
the facts were before them but they
do not deal in facts, and do not want I"
have ANYTHING TO do with them.
/ MIR. Whipple introduced certain res
oluiions IA substitutes for those intro
ducrd by the gentleman from Gloucester
I They propose to instruct select
committee OF five to report whether there
be any deficiency in the revenue, and
the best way to provide for it, and
to request the counsel for this State Il
have the suits in the Supreme Court oI
the United States brought to close a,
soon as possible.
Mr.. Tourellot said he had been nc
cused of misyeprese ntatlon he asked
to have the schedules read upon which
the resolutions were based.
Mr.. Cranston hoped the time of th'
House would not be taken up in read
ing schedules which were printed for th'
benefit Of the members.
The House refused 10 hear The sche
dulles read.
Messrs. Aldrich and Brown made
some remarks in favor of The resolution
Of tho gentleman from Glocester.
Mr.. Clarke, Of Providence, said tha
from tho statement Of Mr.. Smith he wa
satisfied that the finances Of the STATE
were in good condition, bu; he was II
favor Of the resolution of the gentleman
from Coventry.
Il After some further remarks from
g Messrs. Taylor and Clarke, the reso
lutions introduced by Mr.. "hipple wer
adopted
ri The committee to whom was reierre,
the memoria Of the State Temperance
Society, report bill in amendment q
, the present license law.
The bill provides for tho election o
1 oificers to prosecute for violation oi tn
license law, and increases the penaltie
, , Of the law.
After considerable discussion, an
, several amendments proposed and re
. ec!ed the whole subject was referred l.
the committee on the judiciary, to re
port bill in the afternoon.
afternoon.
SENATE. Mr.. Ballon called up hi
resolution providing religious instruc,io
ior the prisoners IN the State Prison.
II On motion Of Mr.. Weaver, OF Mid
dletown, tho resolution was indcfnite
postponed
n Mr.. Manchester called up the lie
law.
!, The committee to whom il was refer
red stated that they had no report I
make.
The Senate on-concnrrcd with tn
House in continuing the law.
: The following petitions came up lror
u the House for the concurrence of tn
Senate OF Samuel Ward ct al, con
nnued with an oder of notice of Othc
= MEL Foster and others, relative to tn
y erection OF IA pier at the outlet Of Gree
Hill Pond, continued to the next sessio
with an order OF notice.
, A resolution from The House direcl:n
counsel for the State in The several sui
at Washington, to urge forward thos
suits as fast as possible laid on the table
III His Honor the Lieut. Governor cal
ed up a resolution continued from III
October session, appointing him Con
missioner TO audit the accounts Of G,
penses incurred and unpaid in the case
Martin Luther against Luther VI. Bo
= den ct al. Mr.. Diman hoped some otht
person would be named in his place.
MIR. Ballou thought the Senate oug
. not TO concur with the House.
: The resolution passed.
A resolution of tho House, paying I
= Jededah Sprague, of Chepachet, 81
y, hundred dollars for provisions, sc. lu
> nlshed TO the State, was concnrred in.
= Messrs. Wceden and Dexter were al
:. pointed, by the Senate, Commissioners r
. with Nlessrs. Boswor,h, Tourtellot an
" wilkins updike, appointed by the llous,
= to examine and report on tie legal an
. equitable obligations Of this State to pa
the told State debt"
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