Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-01-25


The rot'iIon of BENJAMIN Cummincs, lDr
leave ,osdo petition FOR div orce; rcdii. of
Eliza NJ. Pakhtrst, for leave 10 ma e a
for l'w regulating the means a c,nvayauco
hg railroad. Petitioner. all had leave 10 with
draw.
Petition Of A}cl Sherman end vi @. for
lrave TO aAop, A chiIl, and also the pcti ion Of
John NJ. Ray ard wifi, for cave 10 a1o,t Il
chila. were grartcd ard acts passed.
An act in amendment Of an act in addition
to an act providing for the relief Of the poor.
Stricken from III docket.
Me.srs. Daniel Howard. Jesse Howard and
George Turner. the committee appointed TO
inyc tigate and report upon the "Sia,e Debt, :"
several Y res pned their Office, which rcsigua-
tions were accepted snd ordered 10 be com0is.
nica;cd to the Senate.
\ !iourncd.
hrTrrNooN.
/ SENATE. Report of committee 10 whom
was referred lha resolutions Of The Legislature
Of Massachusetts respecting Tn, appointment
cr commissioners an the boundary liuc. Read
and laid on tho 'ablc.
Resolution authorizing the printing Of sgl
report. Neld aud lad upon Tie table.
. Message from the House with the follow
ting:
Petition Of John NJ. Ray and wit. for
leave To adopt child. Read and concur cd.
Petition Of Abel Sherman and wife, ior
leave To adopt chi d. Read aud concur ed.
, designations Of Hon. Jcs Howard, Dan
'el Howard and George Turner. rs Commis-
'sioucrs on State Deb. COncurred.
4 journed TO 3 o'cock tomorrow.
llousg.--Pciition of Amos Gardiner. j.
for remission of fine. Il ccifcd and rcloued to
tie Committee on finance.
! Petition Of Thomas Golden, im liberation.
! Recc we'd and referred 10 the Committee on
! ICouric'5, Petitions.
| Pc Iiun OF Water 2 Wilcox, lor liberation.
/ Received and referred to the Committee on
'he judiciary.
Petition of j uil1n r. pcchham. for re-
Ilirf &c. Received and referred to the Com
lmiucc oa Finance.
Mr.. Brown Introduced \ resolution instruct
ling lha CDnmiuo on he Juticiar. to report a
Ib.Il aj an carly day TO divide the county Of
/ Providence to tHo counties
Mr. l. said IN ref renee to the rcso uion
iilat the crowded conii, on Of the drr,.ra 81
Itha courts in Ibis count cyinccd The necessity
of e.ch division. The question Of division
..i.
,pa If tho STATE.
Mr, Gran TON inquired if TIC gentleman from
Cum crIaud wou d vote for the estimate bill
ION rday mex. provided he M =. would
vote for this re- 9io'on.
Mr.. Brown sad II ta2 gent elnan conid show
that the money expended ~ limes past had
been rs wei appropriated as 1t would be IN
! IbnilhloG couu house ior lie ne" county, he
would yo,e Tor Il.
Mr, la1ard wished The houee 10 ar' under
saHdog,y IN THIS matter. lie an bot Wish
Iih's resolution pas ed ior the purpose 81 beng
I made pr.re 7Ut oi crater lie ddh !
/ know bU; That lhe gentleman was night IN say
ingihat ih'ry III necessity for such division
.hH there was no evidence before the House
MAT the people g.n'fAiy IN The horih sCcuor
'"i the ~ te desired Tins change. There was
no petition presented here from them. and he
hoped The resolution IN Its present from would
rot pas. lie would vote, however, fer re-
solution Of inquiry, the gGntl man ir n Cum
bc,iard would introduce it.
MIR. Bosvorth desired the House would not
adopt such resolution unless 1t was IN car
mes, lie consdetcd that vote on such a.
resolution should be test vote.
Mr.. Brown would ltorm gentleman that he
> Ih ,'H''t 'u lUh'uucl"B l'7 i-S''u'lu''
aud h wopld further morn gentlemen, that
so long MS he should hol seat in this rous',
he should not fail 10 urge the lassage Of such
q resolution.
| Mr.. Hidden moved that the resolution bel
laid upon tn table, which motion prevailed.
Mr.. liazlrd introduced series ofr,solu-
lions insruc,ing our Scuators and requesting
our Representatives in Congr ss 10 use their
best ca1rs TO aXcud, slavery rom the terri
tory acquired from Mexico, and to protect
saves from unjust imprsouln at in the District
OF Dolumhia, aid to put an end to the slave
trade in the District Of Columbia.
N!r. Brown thought tn. tie re oluilns
were uuncc .ss7ry, and were introduced r the
desire 10 70 luoc agitation lie deemed the
resolutions unnecessary, inasmuch IS laws
Low existed in ,ihis very terrlov. prohibiting
slavery. With respo., 10 M Clarke 5 cCuIse
ON this subject, he approved Of il en- ir1ly, and.
would himself ha,o done just so.
N~ nosworh SAID that the resolutions cu-.
bodied the sense and the feeling and the deter
miua,ioa Of he whole North. lie reviewed
the conduct ofihc South on this question, and
declared tha, in very skou time the whole
\c,,h vou = rn,nim0usly insist uuop the doc