Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-01-27

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petitioner Petition not granted
An act ON petition OF William Il. Peckham
Read and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
10 citizenship. Called up aud rcconunitted to
Committee on Judiciary.
Concurrence in the vote of the House on the
following petitions, &c, was received nom
the Senate.
Petition of l}rn1oicnt Congregational Soci-
ETY..
Petition of I1han Angel in Behalf OF Scitu-
ate and Foster Turnpike Society.
Petition Of Henry :. Brown for discharge
On application of Newport to be incorpora-
ted as "A city.
On report of Edward 8. Wilkinson, Agent
of Providence and Pawtucket Turnpike.
On allowance of sundry accounts.
Adjourned
TUNldy Morning, Jan. %.
SrNlrg.---Pctiliun of James Phillips, To pur-
chase lot of land belonging TO State. Concur
red.
Petition of Richard Waterman, ct al for in
CORPORATION, continued To next session. Con-
cufrcd.
Petition of Israel G.. Manchester, ct al for
incorporation. Concurred.
Petition of Engine 60. No. o, for change of
name. Concuncd.
Petition to incorporate Pawcatuck seventh
dav Baptist Society, Westerly. Concurrcd.
Petition of 4. ID. Smith, for incorporation.
Concurrcd.
Petition of +. b. Bcckham ct al for act of
incorporation. Concurred.
Petition of Wells Baggs, for restoration ot
privileges. Laid on the table.
Petition of VIM. Thurber ct al con tnued to
next session. Concurrcd
Petition of John J.. Rowland for release
Concurrcd.
Petition of Oliver Chase. CT al for incorpora-
ton. continued to next session. toncurrcd
\ Report OF Committee on Ferries Concur
ricd.
4 Resolution appointing Committee TO enquire
into the reTo;aI of insane persons from New
por, Jail to Butler Asylum.
IIousE.-Pctition Of Thomas Fletcher for
remission of fine as grand joror. Granted and
act passed.
\ Petition of James Phillips, to buy lot OF
land of the State. Granted and act passed.
Petition of Pcleg Aborn ct al to prevent
manhaicn and other fish from being spread
upon land, &c. Petitioners had leave 10 with
draw
Petition Of Stephen Dempsey, to hold real
estate. Petitioner had leave to withdraw.
/ Petition of Wells Baggs, for restoration to
his privileges Granted and act passed.
| Petition OF Simon ]. Hicks for communication
of sentence Laid on the table.
\ Additional act on petition of VIM. {. Peck
ham Read and concurred
/ Petition of Oliver Chase, Jr. ct al for an act
of incorporation Granted and act passed.
/ Petition of John i. Rowland for remission
Oft costs and liberation. Granted and act passed.
/ Report of Committee on Ferries. Read aud
act passed.
4 Petition of John w. Richmond, ct al for the
payment of the State Debt.
4 Mr.. WIIIPPLE introduced n resolution
submitting the question of he payment of the
claims against the State to the people of the
State qualified to vote on questions of the en-
penditurc of money in the several towns.
Mcssrs. WiIlPPLE and SHERMAN sup
ported the resolution, and Messrs. GRAMS
TON, AMES, J. MANCHESTER and
TURNER opposed it.
The question being on the passage of the
resolution, on motion of MIR. WIlIPPI.E tho
House was called and the ayes and noes order
ed to BE- entered on the Journal. Ayes o.
Noes i6.
The report of the Finance CouImilteo, to
whom was referred the above petition, was
called up and adopted.
/ The Committee recommended the appoint
mcnt of Il committee of three citizens of this
State. not members of the General Assembly
To whom the whole subject of the State Debt
should be referred, and that the Committee
should report to the General Assembly at the
next session. or as soon thereafter as may be,
all the facts relative to said claim, the amoun,
thereof and the amount III their opinion which
ought TO be paid by the State, on account OF
said claims, If any, and to whom the same is
due, with the reasons on which their opinion
Is founded.
Mr. Amcs introduced a resolution that a
Committee of one from each county be ap-
pointed to nominate to the House Committee
agreeably to the recommendation in the above
report. Passed.
\ 1foTnoon.
STANDARDIZATION Of Abigail CrandaIl
one of the Narragansctt tribe, for sale of rca
estate .-Granted and act passed.
HOUSE.-An act to change tho name o
the Providence Methodist Conference Acade.
my. Read and concurred.
The speaker announced the following named
gentlemen as the committee To nominate q
cOIllillNlcc I'D collSlueT anu report upon Ult
State Debt t:-Messrs. Robbins of Newport
county, Ames of Providence county, Dixon OF
| Washington county, DIV olfof Bristol county
and Manchester of Kent county.
Sundrv occurrences in the vote of the House
were received from the Senate.
Rcmonstrance of Henry Fcnner ct al against
the petition of Ethan Thornton ct al. Laid
upon table.
Petition of Catherine d. W. Dodge VS.
Joshua Dodge. Petitioner has leave to with.
draw.
An act in addition to an act regulating fen
ccs Read and non-concurred.
\ Petition of Cook Borden for license to sell
real estate. Granted and act passed.
Resolution appointing committee to inquire
and report what charge is eypedicnt in the
i ne for granting and for voting upon granirg
licenses. Read and passed.
Mnssrs. Barber, Ballou, and Robbins were
appointed said Committee.
Petition of John Mitchell for liberation
Petitioner has leave to Withdraw.
Petition of Mary Ann Simon for liberation.
Granted and act passed.
Petition of William Murphy for discharge.
Granted and act passed.
Petition of James Stratton for liberaton.-
Granted and act passed.
Petition of James Dixon To sell real estate
Granted aud act passed