Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-01-28
Gcneral Assembln,
PRov,pEScs. "Wednesday, Jan. 9
january Session in Propidenee.l

PRoyiDENcs, "Wednesday, Jan. 20.
Morning.- -.HoUsE.-The Report of the
Committee on Re,renchmenis ordered TO 'bo
communicated to the Senate.
Certain petitions received, rule suspended
and referred to the proper committees.
Certain accounts against the State receiv'
ed snd referred TO The Committee on Ac-
counts.
Tho Committee on the Judiciary were dis
charged from the consideration of a pc
tilion IN relation to the shell fishery, and
petitioners had leave to withdraw. The
committee were also discharged from tie
consideration of the report of the Commls.
sioners OF the Shell Fisheries, and the re-
port was ordered to be communicated to the
Senate.
Mr.. Shcarman introduced resolution d..
recting the General Treasurer to issue q
warrant Of distress against any Insurance
Company which has not complied with the
law requiring such companies to pay a tax
TO the State.
After some observation from Messrs. Bos-
worth, Shearman and Brown, the resolution
passed.
The order of the day the petition for the
payment OF the old State Debt was then Ia.
ken up du motion Of Mr.. Shearnan.
Messrs.. Weeden, Brown, Boswofth and
others spoke in favor Of paving the claims,
and Messrs. Dixon, Whipple and Davis, in
opposition to their payment.
Mr.. PatteD, after some remarks, introduce
ed a resolution that the matter should be lett
to commission Of disinterested men, either
in or out OF the State.
The question being taken, the House re.
fused to grant the prayer Of the petition by
the following vote.
AYEs.-Messrs. F. Brown. z. Brown. Bal.
lou, Bullock, J. II. Clarke, E. Clarke, Gray,
B. Harris, Hutchins. Knowles, Lawton,
Msthewson, Potten, Randall, Robbins, Ro-
bets. Taylor, Thurber. Waterman, Weeden,
Whitaker-2l.
NoEs-Messrs. Aldrch, Babbilt, Bicknell,
Bradford, Barker, Church, Davis, Dixon,
Ellis, Greene. Hazard. Hardness, r. Har-
ns, G. Harris. Hopkins, Holmes, Hoxie,
knight, Lapham, II. Luther. w. Luther,
Osborne, Pollard, Peckham, Reynolds, Saun.
ders, ,Shearrnan,E. II. Smith, Spencer. .Sprague,
Tingey, Walker, Whpple-33.
Mr.. Clarke moved the passage Of the reso-
lutions introduced by Mr.. Patten.
But on motion Of Mr.. Whipple, the House
adjourned.
afternoon. n.-fIoUsE.-Various petitions re-
celved and referred to the proper committees.
Resolved, that the June session Of the
General Assembly ought to be dispensed
with, and that the Constitution ought to be
so amended as to dispense with the October
session, and that the Committee on the Ju.
dietary be instructed to bring in bill to that
effect.
Mr.. Shearlnan made some remarks in ia
vor Of the resolution.
The first resolution dispensing with June
session, passed unanimously.
The second resolution, instructing Com.
miltce on Judiciary to bring IN a bill to a
mend the constitution so as 10 dispense with
October sessions of the General Assembly,
was taken up.
Mr.. Whippe moved to amend so as to
provide TOR one Sc sson.
Alter some debate The whole subject on
motion of Mr.. Robbins was laid upon the
table.
Mr. Pattcns resolution on the subject of
appointing commissioner to inquire into
The State debt, Was called up.
After some observations from Mr. Patten
IN favor and Mr.. Whlpple in opposition.
Mr.. Saunders had heard enough about this
subjec, he moved TO lay the resolution Oh
the table.
The motion prevailed by a vote Of 20 to l3.
The petitioners had leave to Withdraw.
An Act providing for the holding of spe.
cial Courts OF Common Pleas upon request of
Railroad Companies, to be holden for the
purpose Of making report of locations of any
ra ilroad and having Commissioners appoint
ed, passed TO a second reading.
Petition of Samuel l.. Hill, guardian, for
leave to sell real estate.
Petition of Samuel Rodman ct ais. for the
liberation Of Roland II. Carpenter. convicted
aud sentenced for the crime Of perjury.
The prayer Of the petition was granted.
The act to annex part OF Bristol to the
town of Warren was read.
The ayes and nays being called on the
final passage Of the bill il was rejected by
ayes 20-noes %.
An act to prevent the stealing of fruit, was
then discussed and passed by vote of "a
to l6
Thursday, Jan. 81.
Morning ng-SRNATE.-The Senate concur
red in certain votes and resolutions Of the
House, and already noticed in the proceed.
ings thereof.
The Senate refused to concur in the vote
Of the House directing certain matters to be
left out of the schedules.
The Senate also refused to concur in votes
Of the House, upon certain private petitions
There was no discussion Upon any ques
ton Of public interest.
Morning. .-HoUs concurren.
ces received from the Senate.
Petition of James Hazard, Jr., for libera
ton remission of costs, granted and act passed.
An act in amendment of and act establish
ing fees, taking from Clerks of Courts and
Justices of the Peace certain fees which
they have been used to have, also from off
GERS certain of their usual charges, and
from witnesses a part Of their usual fee and
from walters about court houses, the act be-
ing intended to carry into effect the views
of the committee on retrenchment.
Resolution instrUcting the Committee on
Finance to report the number Of counsellors
employed by this State at Washington, and
the means of reducing the number and ex.
penses Of the same, passed.
Resolution directing certain portions Of
the matter ordinarily published in the sche-
dulles to be left out. passed.
An act in relation to engagements requir.
ed to be taken by officers on school districts,