Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-11-08
MOndan Noe. 5.

euted and partly executed TO the amount S3o,-
80; received from the Senate, and read and
referred ,c the Committee on Corporations.
Petition OF Joseph 7. Barbc for leave 10 file
appeal bond continued with order Of notice.
A messSge was received from the Senate
with the concurrence Of that body in the votes
of the House upon the resolution appointing
committee to furnish cases for the General
rreasurei's office; upon The petition OF John
II rillnghast for the sale Of real estate; upon
the petition Of II. A. and Mary NJ. Cook for
sale of real estate ; upon the petition OF Ly-
da Essex for the sale Of real estate upon the
petition of Fitch W. Taylor for the sale Of
real estate, and upon the petition of Frank
Johnson and wife for sale Of real estate.
Resolution appropriating the sum of one
hundred dollars for the support Of tho Teach
ers Institute; read and passed.
Petition of Moses May to refund par, Of
sum paid for pedar's license; granted and ac,
passed.
An act authorizing town clerks TO Join per
sons in marriage a second time read and
passed.
The report OF the Committee upon tie Reg
s,ered State Debt was pr scented, and the
eading thereof called for.
Mr. Holden, of Warwick, moved tina, the
report be laid upon the table.
H The House was called, and the motion did
not prevail, 10 voting for and 40 against this
disposition Of the report.
Resolution, from tho Senate appointing a
committee TO inquire into the expediency Of
dividing the county Of Provid ence read and
cOncurred.
Petition Of James Donahay VS. Crcditors.-
The vote of this morning continuing this pc
,ition was receded from, and the prayer OF the
petition granted and an act passed.
The Inspectors of the State Prison, in COM
piance with law, made their report, of which
the folio wing is an abstract
The annual monthly meetings Of the board
have 5een held, some Of its members have
made weekly visits to the convic,s, whose
conduct towards them has been marked with
perfect propriety and decorum.
The Board was orr anzed at the commence
ment Of the year, by the choice Of Edward 5.
Williams as Chairman. and Daniel Wilkinson
as Secretary, which organization continued
until tho decease of Mr.. Williams, whose
place has since been filled by the election Of
Mr.. Alfred Wright. Mr. Enos w. iIayW ood
has been unanim ously reelected Warden, and
some changes have been made in the under
officers.
n During the summer months, while the
cholera was prevalent, it was found neces airy
to employ additional help in the county jail
As early as May last special meeting was
called 10 adopt sanatory measures in and
round the Prison and Jail. The crowded state
Of the Jail, having during the last few months
averaged sixty or seventy inmates, rendered
some effective measures neces ary for the
health Of those confined. The construction
of the cells rendered it difficult TO yentilatd
them properly, and made the Board fearful
that, if disease once commenced among the
prisoners, its rayagcs would be fearful. The
measures by them adopted, at an expense Of
about $50, have been cond ucve to the health
Of the prisoners, aud although there has beer
rather more sickness than usual, yet there has
not Teen single case of cholera, and but two
deaths in The jail.
i The religious and moral teachings OF the
| prisoners has been continued, by the benevo-
lent and gra,uitous labors of the Rev. Mr..
Woods and the Rev. MIR. Douglass.
| The refractory conduct fsome Of the State
/ Prisoners has made it necessary to employ an
additional keeper, and make tho satchmsn a
permanent appendage.
Il The shoemaking business has been con,in-
ued in the prison with some profit, as great,
| pc rhaps as can be expected where there are
50 few prisoners, 1t costing as much for salar-
les Of keepers as if there were double the num-
| Der Of convics.
II The work IN the County Jail has been
confined to the cheap kind of cabinet work
and from the ready sale Of the articles manu-.
/ iacturcd the Inspectors have no hesitancy in
| saying tha, if the sccommoda tions Of the work
shop could be enlarged 30 that all the prison.
ers could BE- put 10 labor, it would not be
many years before this department, would
nearly, if not quite, pay lis own expenses
| Tho Inspectors would, therefore, again cal
he attention Of the General Assembly to the
i absolute necessity Of the immediate enlarge
ment Of the workshops and the erection of al
additional number Of cells to the County Jsd
by reference to the Warden's Report, it vii
be seen that there has been an increase Of fift,
per cent cf prisoners in the Jail over last year
This Grea. increase has compelled the War
en- to corfne three prisoners in each cell
greatly to the injury Of the health and moral
Of the prisoners.
i The limited dimensions Of the workshop
are only sufficient to keep about ono-quartcr o
the prisoners at labor notwithstanding nsarl,
all of them are willing and anxious to work.