Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-01-27
Who.e No 9lS.
General Assembly.
JANUARY SESSION.

II llOUSE.-Sundry accounts received and
scterred
L Petition Of Jonathan B. s. Wilcox and
/ Samuel p. Hicks. Referred to committee
, on Accounts.
4, Petition of Gardiner Phillips in behalf Of
School Committee Of the town of New Shore
ham, relative to school fund. Referred to,
Committee on Education. ... ......
II Petitions of Ira Holland and - Thurston
relation to fisheries in Point Judith Pond
Petitioners have leave 10 Withdraw their pa
pcrs. . .
y The House adjourned and the members Of
the General Assembly visited the Butler Hos
pital Tor the Insane, agreeably to an invitation
from the Trustees of that Institution
II Afrnoon.
Il SENATE.-An act III amendment Of an
act relating to guaging. Read and referred
/ TO Committee on Judiciary.
Petition Of n. f. Commercial Bank for
/ amendment of charter. Concurred.
! Petition Of proprictors Of Burying Ground,
Newport cfor Charter. Concuned.
Il HOUSE.-An invitation was received from
I the X. |. State Temperance Society, inviting
| the members of the General Assembly TO at
tend its meeting at tie Mechanics Hall, this
evening.
Mr.. Whpple introduced resolution that
T Mr. Amcs seconded the motion Passed.
| Petition of Charles T.. Tillinghast, guardian,
for leave to contract respecting real estate
/ Referred 10 Committee on Real Estate:
4 The trial of the Docket Of Private Petitions
was resumru.
The petition Of Coomer Halle ct al, 10 ba
set off from the town of Bristol, and to he an
nexed to the town of Warren, was taken up.
\ The question being on granting the prayer
Of the petition, on motion of Mr.. Randall or
dered that the House be called and the ayes
and noes be entered on the Journal. Ayes 81,
Noes -.
Petition of William S. Peckham w. Eliza
beth Peckham. Granted.
The act upon the petition of Coomer Halle
ct al, was read.
| The question being on the passage Of tho
act, gentlemen, by consent of the House, were
permitted To discuss the merits of the petition.
/ The act was discussed by Messrs. Ames,
Crans,on, Barber, Sherman, Turner, BuiIum,
/ De Wolf, Turner, Hidden, Dixon, Manches-
ter and Bailey.
On motion of Mr. Randall ordered that tho
I House be called and the ayes and noes entered
IN the journal. Ayes 32-Nocs 26-
Petition Of Francis B. Pcckham, for lncor-
poration. Referred TO Committee Oh Corpo-
ratiOns.
ftUllOn OF Io3HlUtI hOtllfEln ct al, TcldhNB
To nets and seines in Point Judith Ponds. Ro-
ferred to Committee on Judiciary.
\ Application of Newport to be incorporated
as a city. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
Petition of VIM. Thursin ct al. vs. Paw
tuxct Turnpike Corporation. Referred to-
Committee on Corporations. Adjourned.
TRursdoy Morning, Jan. 90.
! SENATF.-Thc Senate concurred in sun
dry votes of the House
Petition of Coomcr Halle ct al, VS.. town of
Bristol. Mr.. Jenckes opened in behalf of pc
titioncrs and Mr.. Bullock for the respondent
The Senate concurred in the vote of the
House on the following petitions and acts
Petition OF VIM. 5. Peckham vs.. Elizabeth
Pcckham-An act in addition 10 al act enii-
tied an act for the equal distribution of insol-
vent estates Petition of proprietors of new
Burying Ground, Newport petition OF New
England Commercial Bank of Newport, TOR Il
mcndment Of charter. Adjourned.
/ HOUSE.-Application Of Newport to be
incorporated as n city. Committee on judi
ciary discharged. Referred to Committee on
Corporations.
I Petition of John Mitchell for lleration. Re-
fcrrcd to Committee on Convicis' Petitions.
Petition of Amos ID. Smith ct al, for incor-
poration of Locust Grove Cemetery. Referred
to Committee on Corporations.
/ The trial of the docket of Private Petitions
was resumed.
/ Petition of VIM. S. Pecxham vs.. Elizabeth
Peckham. Act passed.
( Petition of Coomer Halle ct al, VS.. town Of
Bristol. Messrs Robbins, Whipple and Hid
den were appointed Commissioners on the part
of the House TO set of a part OF the town oil
Bristol and to annex II to the town of arren.
Petition of Ezekiel Fowler at at, for Kall-
road Charter.
After some discussion the subject was post
poned 10 "Wednesday morning when II VIII DO
made the special order OF the day
/ Petition of Benevolent Congregational Soci-
ctv. Granted and act passed.
/ An act in amendment Of an act to regulate
the militia Read and passed TO a second read
ing. and referred to the select COMMITTEES on
: the Militia.
| An act relative TO fences Read and passed
To a second reading, and referred to Committee
on Judiciary.
/ Petition of Edward s. Wilkinson e, al for
act Of incorporation of Mutual Frc Insurance
COMPANY. Referred tn tho committee on
Corporations. Adjourned.
Il Afternoon.
II The Senate Joined the House, by invitation,
for the purpose Of witnessing ah eNhioleon ~
the pupils of the Hartford Asylum for N"
the SUPERINTENDENT of that Institution.
SENATE.--t;cn. Carpenter closed Tor 'ho
respondents on the petition Of Coomer Haze
., Al. vs. town of Bristol. Adjourned:
UoIiSE-Two petitions of John L. Shcr-
man, Jr. ct al Received and referred 10 'ne
N Committee on judiciary.
p,a,,,on Of Henry j.. Brown OF Judgment
AGAINST himself and surety on recoguI]ahoe'
Itccc,yed and referred to committee on nance.
Resolution requiring Cashiers OF Banks and
secretaries of Insurance Companies to mako
re,urns nf shares held in said conpaaics.
Messrs. whipple. Barb@, Dufum, sheldon
and Ballm advocated the passage OF the reso,
lytions. and Mcssrs. Hidden, Cransion and
Amcs opposed u. a.
journed.
/ Friddy Morning, Jan. u.
sFNATE.-Nr Hazard cios'd Tor tie Pc
..,,-.a.. =, ,h, na,i,ion NJ Cocnor Halle Of al,