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

ion. IN favor Of protective tariff, aud
setting forth tuul Tho tariff uc, OF i844
should not bo altered, quoting the Ian.
Sua2o Or Jefferson and Jackson to the
ELECT That the means Of our defence
ought 10 he encouraged and p,o-pered.
Alter some further remarks by Messrs
Brown and tn, lor, the ayes and noes
were. taken, and The resolutions were
passed. ayes 81, noes l-Mr Thomas
C. Allen only voting in the negative.
An aci, in amendment, prescribing the
manner OF serving wriis, was read once
and referred to the judiciary committee
Resolves from the Senate 10 favor of
The cheap postage system, were passed
~ concurrence.
Petition Of John Walch and others,
for an nc, OF Incorporation, M The Prov
idence MuluaI Relief Society, created
some debate.
The motion 10 recommit prevailed,
with The understanding that the com
nil,ee should re- i,oit at the present ses-
sion.
f'he house then adjourned to . o'clk.
\ AIiernoon.-The Two llonses joined
for the purpose of proceeding with The
uIal Of the docket OF private petitions.
The yeililon of W. III. D'Woli rs
creditors was taken up and granted, ayes
~, noes l5-ihe two Houses then sep
II Hraied.
II Certain cODcurreDces were received
from the Scuale in voies, aud certain Pc
n 'ilionS ana accounts weie received and
4 referred 10 the proper committees.
I, An act IN amendment, ot az oct 10 re.
: latioh To the erecti ION u! buildings ~ the
! city OF Providence, read a second time
= aud passed.
Il The House adjourned to 10 o'clock
I Friday morning.
4 FRIDAY, Jan, i6.
4 SENATE-Sundry petitions, SC. came
( up from the House Tor the concurrence Z
| Of the Senate.
l The petition Of Vim. II. D'Wof n.
galnst his creditors F; the Senate con.
CURED in granting The payer of the Pc
tltion.
4 Petition Of Isaac G.. Sisson and wife,
lor power 10 adopt Emma Emela Baggs;
Senate cOncurred.
! Report and petition Of Rufus Smith
Receiver of the Rhode Island Agricul.
,ural Bank, praying the passage OF al
act limiting the time Of preirrring claim:
against that Bank continued with an
order OF notice.
An act in amendment Of an act in re-
lation 10 the erection of wooden build
iDgs in the city of Providence. The
rule requiring bills to be read twice, OF
different days, was suspended and tn.
acl passed.
An ac, in amendment of an act pre-
scrblng the forms OF wrils and the man
ncr OF serving them.
4 Aa act for the limitation Of actions
against the Rhode Island Agriculture
Bank. Passed
Mr. Hazard called up the report o
\ The Commissioners on the old State debt
Nr. II. said that this is Il subject which
was often before the Assembly when h,
was boy, but old men, acquainted will
The subject, were here then, aud it di,
not stay long. The debts, he thought
were chiefly in the hands Of persons VIII
had obtained them for little or nothing
| He wanted to hear Mr.. Updike, whc
had investigated this subject, before tn,
Senate. Alter some debate,
The Senate voted to hear Mr.. Updke
nnd he was accordingly called to III,
Bar, and briefly addressed the Sena,,
against The claimants.
The report was laid upon the table.
4 MIR. BaIlou offered resolution pro
viding reIgious instruction tor convict
in the State Prison. Mr.. Is. said he OF
fered this resolution because he voted
at a former session, for certain reasons
against such instruction there, and
was supposed he was opposed to furnish
ing it, which he was not.
\ The resolution lies on the table.
HOUSE. MIR Tourlello, introduced
resolution directing The committee OF
finance To report plan to supply the de
ticiencies oi lIe revenue. lie said tn
resolutions were in,rnduccd in good fai,
aud related to an important subject
would be recoIlecied that a few day
since resolutions OF n similar characie
were rather hastily laid upon the table
II had been his opinion for long tim
4 that the finances Of this State were in
bad condition, but had no idea till recent
, ly that they were 40 bad az they are
the people of the State want to know
about the treasury the responsiblil,
rests with the ma j"ri'v he hoped tn
matter woulJ receive dispassiona,e con
sideratnn.
4 MIR. Cranston said it was an old adag
that figures wont lie, hut we have abund
ant evidence that those who use iher
make mnst wonderful mistakes there
no such deficiency in the revenue as
, spoken OF /; the treasury is in good con
dl'ion and prepared TO meet all ordinar
expenses 1t is true that The malorit
are responsible for the management q
the government, but the gentleman an
his friends ore responsible for the deb
which was incurred in putting down tn
insuTeciion 4; let the gentleman bring i
a bill Tor revenue II he wishes 10 h
hoped the gentleman would suffer hl
resolution TO lie I'LL the chairman of tn
committee on finance was in his seat.