Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-09

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the fisheries in salt ponds in Charlestown and
Westerly. Postponed to the next session.
Resolution appointing Daniel Howard, of
Foster, to fill the vacancy in the Committee
upon the Registered State DEBIT" caused
by the resignation of Vim. X. Staples.
An act respecting saleratus and bi-carbonate
of soda, provides for the inspection of these ar
ticles, and the appointment of inspectors, with
provision for the payment OF the inspectors
for their services. Read and passed to sec
ond reading, rule suspended, second time
read on the same day and passed.
An act in addition to an act prescribing the
manner of proceeding in Courts, allowing IN
terest from the time of the verdict, award or
report where verdlcts, awards of referees and
reports Of masters in chancery or auditors as
ccranng amounts of $50 OF upwards, due
from party to party by way of debt or DANA
ges.
Mr.. Cranston, of Newport, introduced
An act to provide for taking an estimate OF
all property rateable in this State After some
discussion, the act was postponed to the next
session.
Thursday Morning, Nor. Q.
SEsArE.-Mr. Branch introduced bill in
amendment of the license act for the sale of
strong liquors. The purport of the bill is to
repeal the act passed in May last and also that
passed at the last June session, and to revise
in its main features the acts upon the subject
before the passage of the acts of May and
June. 1t gives both the Supreme Court and
Courts of Common Pleas jurisdiction over in
dctments found for the violation of the provis-
ions of the act, and also provides for reducing
the testimony, given before the examining
magistrate, to writing, to be used upon the tri-
al above, in case the witness cannot be found
or does not appear after having been duly sum-
moned
!, HousE-The House met at 10 o'clock.
Petition Of Peter p Remington, administra-
tor, for leave to mortgage real estate. Grant
ed and act passed.
| Petitions of Thomas Cozzens, William II.
! Sprague and VIM. II. Sweet, for libeIation.-
| Granted and acts passed.
H Petition of Joseph b. Potter to have refund
! ed part of pedlar's license. Granted and act
| passed.
i Petition of VIM. Townsend for liberty to
) appeal and to be liberated from jail. Granted
and act passed.
h An act explaining and amending an act Gu
} titled "an act for. laying out highways IN
} troduced by Mr.. Ames. This act provides
that nothing in the act Of which this is in
amendment, shall be construed to prevent the
public from acquiring by dedication or uses
lands or any interest in lands for highways o
: other public uses, according 10 the course o
the common law.
The committee to whom was referred thu
G petition of James Shaw and others, praying
H that the act regulating the location Of wind
I mills may be amended or modified, made thei
! report, which was read and accepted. and als'
4 ho pof,fini
| to the next session for further report and sas
. pending the operation of said law until the ri
!. sing of the Assembly at its next session.
e The House adjourned to . O'Clock toda
: afternoon.
Afternoon.
l. SENiTs--The following petition wa
concurred in Peter p. Remington, admins
e traitor, for leave to mortgage real estate
a The following were also concuIred ~ :-Bl
n in amendment of acts relating to Providenc
and Pawtucket turnpike resolution appoln
Sc ing Daniel Howard committee on State deb
Iy vice w. Il. Staples, declined bill in amend
IN ment of Highway act bills in amendment
fishery in Point Judith Ponds and Charleston
Is Ponds bill relative TO election of Electors
c, of President and Vice President.
l-l Bill relative to storage of gunpowder.-
ct Passed.
sc License act reported by the Committee I
Judiciary and passed.
n House.-The House met at o'clock.
OF Resolution for appropriating $3.50 for 7
I'd pairs on Newport County Jail. Read al
ch passed.
Mr. Ames introduced bill in amendme
mt of the license acts for the sale of strong liquor
e, This bill is in amendment of and in addit
he to the act passed at the June session last, a
provides for an appeal from the decision of Il
sc Justice of the Peace to the Court Of Comm
ly Pleas, in the same manner as in other Grimm
I'll cases, within the jurisdiction Ola Justice of I
Peace il also provides that in case OF appt
ms the costs shall be- paid down, and in addu
sc, to the ordinary costs in such cases, there sh
IL be taxed the sum Of three dollars as coun
ct fee 1t further provides that the evidence
SO fore The examining Justice or Court, shall
reduced to writing, and In case OF the deaf
absence or avoidance of the witness, TO be us
n upon the trial of the appeal before the Court
ad Common Pleas.
After some discussion by Messrs. Ames a
=, Hazard in favor, and Messrs. Barber a
= Whipple against the bill, 1t was lad on
table.
49, An act in amendment of an act entitled San
- enabling town councils to grant licenses for
SuoHB lihViS' "h' W. "'''' f''
,s was received from the Senate, aud is the sal
> introduced by Mr.. Branch. After rcadlr
Mr.. Ames moved to amend this bill by strlkl
40 out all after the cnactlng clause and insertl
80 the act introduced by him this afternoon.
,ai After a full and able discussion, upon
80 whole subject matter embraced IN the bill ir'
>. the Senate and the amendment thereto int
a 8uccd by Mr.. Ames, in which all Of the pr
~ ciplcs of law about which any doubt was I
80 ~ ter,alned were fully debated and conslder'
the vote was taken upon the amendment q
To- stood as follows 80.
ho YEAs-Messrs. A. +. Adrich, G. Aldr'
" Ames, f.. Angel, Anthony, Arnold, Aust
m, Barber, Bayev, Bosworth, Bowen, Brow
" Carr, Church. Coe, Coggeshall, Dana,
Davs,W ID. Davis. Dixon, ID Wolf, farnu
,o Fenncr, Gav,t, Gorham, Gould, Gray, Giee
,sso G.. Hazard, Hidden, llutchins, Manchcs'
WV Mowry, Patterson, Peckham, Pearce, Ia
hone. REYNOLDS, Rhodes, Robbins, Sayl
smith. W. Sheldon, u. Sheldon, SpcnC
Sprapuc, Tour,cllot, Turner, Ward, f.. w
nd. son. Wceden, Wclch-5i.
ors NAYs-Ncssrs. Cransion, flske, W.
and Watson, Whpple-t.
NJ An amendment was introduced and adop
G., .,,;Ling out the title of the bill from the >