Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-02-08
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

CHARLES w. HEYFORD.
4 GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
/ MoNDAy AFTERNOON, January %,
/ llousG.-Mr. Porter rose to pc soma ex-
pll alton. II 5 marks on Friday last when
he question oflaNatlon was under debate, had
not been correctly reported lie then SAID
III tie thought the democratic members were
I ol callcI upon TO assist the dominant patty III
laying any kind Of tax until they should know
for what they were going to be faxed, and un-
III thn: party shrulo show thu opposition hat
they were indeed to relieve them from some
dsa' il!tlcs and liabilities under which they
were obliged to labor by the actor OF the ma
orlty. He did not say as reported, that the
democratic party would assis, IN the passage Of
no measures until an act shonld be passed Ies-
toring certain c!lzen> 10 their privileges. lie
Ia not asked the Elousc 10 restore the iudyi-
dual most interested in such an act, and pr, ba-
blv should hot Ii members were to act on
that question they wi pass II or reject 1t on
J u
ed has asked nothing for himself, although
he Mr. L. most heartily desired and should
vote for his restoration, he should not make
thai condition for his action on any other
matters.
The rule requiring petitions TO be presented
before the moralng of the forth day OF the
scss ON, was suspended for the remainder Of
the session.
The use of the hall Of the House Of RcI
rcscntalivcs was granted TO the X. | Institute of
Instruction for this evening, and the House
accepted an invitation from the Institute To
attend the meeting.
Petition of Martha Smith, to hold real estate
Received and referred TO the Committee on
judiciary.
Petition Of James \. Granger, for liberation
of Convict No 50. Received and referred to
the Comittee on Convcts' Petitions.
Petitions If John Bars,ow, for act Of ncor-
poration of Lime Rock Rank for chagle of
location Received an referred to the Com
mi,tee on Corporations
An act in amendment of an at entitled an
act prescribing the form of wrlts and manner
OF serving them. Read and passed to a sccon /
readi 9, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
An act in addition to an act to regulate
the election cf civil officers. Read and pass
ed to a second reading and ordered to be
printed
Tho tial of the Docket of Plaate Petit
ions was resumed, md several were disposed
of Adjourned
/ cj-Thc Committee tc whom was referred
the matter Of Taxation. in the Legislature
have agreed to Repor, Bill to tax the Banks
3 cents on a 500, aud To raise S25 900 upon
the whole property of the State, 1t this hill
passes, the resolution that passed the Senate.
me days ago, to call in enough Of the pub
! lie dcpo.it ii loan d to Providence, Newport and
! North Providence to pay the note due { om
ihr State to the Bank f North Ame.ica, will
| b. concurrcd IN by the House, without doubt
/ From The Boston Transcript.
| A BLUE Pill rGR CALIroRSA ADvENTuR-
ERs Estimating the gathering G Id dust
an scales a, SIC, 900 900 per annrm. which
i fair average of tie estimates by govern
| mcnt officers on the spot. and lhe tide OF emf
grants pouring INTO that rcglrn from all quar-
te,s of the globe, to number al least fifty thou
sand souls-two hu drei dollars apiece will be
, the average Of gross rcceipts--if fifty millions
be secured one thousand dollars each person
! ten thousand dollars man is gathered. from
which must be dccuctcd passage money to and
| fro and extraordinary expenditures while there
coupled with the contingencies of loss ofhcalih
and even lie itself, the gross product must
bc five hundred millions per aunum-and ifso
! vast an amount shoul he realized will any
| sane person lall to adult that the value of the
/ sioadard would be materially reduced
II ONE VINO DOES not CO
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