Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-11-08

ding, except for licenses issued to hawk an
peddle watches, jewelry, gold or silver ware,
or articles made of German silver, for which
the me sum is TO be paid as is now required by
law. II also provides the manner OF selling
property adjudged forfeited under the " act to
prevent hawking and peddling without H.
cense" and also repeals .hc clause now re-
aurine the payment Of five dollars for the
transfer Of licerse.
Several banks made their semannual re-
turns.
Adjourned to o'clock p NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Standardization authorizing the EN-
poymen, Of one or more pages TO attend and
wait upcn The Senate read and passed.
Mr.. Ballou, of Cumberland, introduced an
act .or The better education Of children employ
eG in manufacturing establishments T; read and
passed to second reading and referred TO the
Committee on Education.
The Senate joined the House in Grand
Committee.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. appointing Mess:s.
Hazard, Dixon and Tourclo,t Commute to
inquire whpt, if any Legislation is expedlen, by
this General Assembly reaiive to railroad to
the Pacific; read aud passed
Petition of Toby Ross referred to the In
dian Commissioner.
Petition Of John C.Rho les for leave to adop,
child sraned and act passed..
The Senate, upon invitation, joined the
House in Grand Committee for the purpose
OF appointing a committee TO count the votes
for member OF Co gress from the Western
District.
| IsGRAsp CoMNrrrEg-The call Of the roll
was dispensed iih. The, votes Of the several
towns in The Western District were handed IN,
and Messrs. Harris, Of Coventry, Holden OF
Warwick, Chase, Of Portsmouth, Lapham, of
Sctua,e, and Turner, Of Warren, with the
Secretary and Clerks were appointed to count
the votes and mako report.
The Grand Committee adjourned TO meet a,
! o'clock tomorrow morning.
Thursday Morning, Nov. l.
SEyArr-R0soluion raising a Committee
TO report upon the enlargement, Of the State
House in Providence, called up by Mr. Branch
Mr.. Hazard, Of Yves, Greenwich, moved
to postpone the resolution to the next session
and called for div sion Of the Senate. The
resolution was postponed.
An act in addition to The several acts rela-
ting to the Indian Tribes read and passed.
Resolution authorizing the jcstructi,n n of
the bills ofthe Han ilton Bank read and pass
Cd.
IN GRAND COMMITTEE.
His Excellency the Governor presiding.
| The Committee appointed TO count tho votes
for Representative from the Western Dstric.
of this State to the thirty-frst Congress OF
the United States, respectfully report:
That the whole number of electors voting
in said District is 5033.
That 1924 electors voted for Nathan +. Dix
on, OF Westerly, in the county of Washington
That 1900 electors voted for Benjamin Is.
Thurs,on, of Hopkinton, III said county and
one scattering vote.
They further report, that the said Nathan
F. Dixon is elected Representative from
the Western District Of this State to the thir-
lty-frst Congress of the United States, having
a majority Of the whole number oflegal votes
returned for said election.
| Whereupon the report Of the committee
was accepted and resolution was passed
declaring he election Of Nathan +. Dixon,
ESQ, as Representative fom the Western
Distric, to the thirty first Congress of tha In
tied States.
The votes were committed 10 the Sheriff Of
Washington county to be destroyed.
II The Grand COMMITTEE rose.
N HoUsE.-R esolution instructng the Judc-
ary Committee to report an act empowering
\ Courts Of Probate n all cases where there Is
a widow, to assign ard set off 10 her from the
personal estate Of her deceased husba d, heI
wearing apparel and such household goods as
4 llley UdV auu p''E'i w
troduccd by Mr.. Buflnn, Of Smilhfeld read
and passed,
H Resolution irsruc,ing the Judiciary Com.
! mit,ec to inquire into the causes why the re.
ports Of the Supreme Court Of this State have
no, bee published, and TO report at the rex
sess on introduced by Mr.. Updike, "f Souil
Kings,own read and passed,
l Mr.. Hazard, Of Providence, introduced !
a resolution appointing Committee TO inquire
H into the number Of the insane poor and id lot:
deaf and dumb, in each town, their condition
or confinement and treatment, and to repor
| particularly thereon TO the G eneral Ascend Y
/ read and laid upon the table fol the present.
/ An ac,Iiu,horiling the Warden Of the Peace
to join persons in marriage in the town o
New Shoreham introduced by MIR Bah
i co;k, Of New SIorelam and read and passe,
to second reading, and referred to the Com
mitiee on the Judiciary.
SEs,rR.-A ternoon. The Senate took VI