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

\ The average number in The State Prison for
The year has been 26 li9-3f5 the average
! number in the Jail SO 2Ol-3C5; and the total
average in both prison and Jail 81 35O-3G5.
| The number Of conyc,s in the State Prison
on the 3O,h Of Sept, lsis, was twenty, viz ::
n Il ma'es and females. Sixteen have been
! committed during the year, and two escaped
convcls ave been returned, making total Of
Il 80. The deaths and di,chaTgcs have been as
II follows :-2 have died, Rave been dlscharg-
oil by the General Assembly. and 4 by the ex-
| piration Of their term of imI risonment, leaving
on the 3Oh OF Sept, 1919, twenty-eight, viz
| 81 males and ! female.
| Several Bank. made their semi-annual re-
| turns.
Il The House adjourned TO mee, at O'Clock
this evening for The purpose OF hearing The re-
port OF the Committee upon the 6 Registered
State Debt" EyEsrsG.
4 HousE.-Upon the call of the roll quorum
was found not 10 be present, but thirty mem
bers being in attendance.
\ An officer was sent to invite the presence of
/ the absent members and returned stating that
| he had found about twelve members, who sal3
| that they would be in attendance in the nom
ing.
H II was then moved by Mr.. Bo,worih of
\ Warren, that process issde to compel the at
tendance of the absentees, but before the war
rant had been completed, a number OF the
members making their app ,arance, the roll was
| again called and quorum found to be present
/ The House then receded from the vote d.
! recting a warrant TO issue for the absent mem
bers and proceeded to the business of the eve
ming, the Report of the Committee on the
:. Registered State Debt"
Il After about two hours reading, and before
the Report was finished, The House adjourned.
Il Friday Morning, Nov.2.
Il SENArE.-The Senate concurred in the ac-
,ion of the House upon sundry petitions, reso-
Iuiions and acts, lis: Of which is given in the
| proceedings of the House for this morning.
i HousE.-Tho Speaker in The Chair.
Tho Report OF the General Treasurer was
reported by the Finance Committee, and ac
copied, and ordered TO be communicated to the
| Senate.
/ An act IN addition TO an act entitled Z" al
act 10 proyi ,e additional revenue for the State
| This act authorizes any town which hal not
have assessed and apportioned the State tax
! for the year lS49, and made due return Of the
! list of The same, TO assess and apporiion the
| same on or before the second Monday of De-
cember next ensuing, and that The Eapers and
! documents of Tie OBSTINATE Committee" be
! forthwith deposited in the office Of the Secre-
/ tary of State read and passed to a second
! reading, and referred to the Committee on the |
I Judiciary,
H SgSATE..-A iiernoon. The Senate concur. |
| red in sundry votes, resolutions and acts pass
ed by the House.
II Mr.. T.. X. Pott,r, as an apology for not pre-
| sCntng at This session the report of the School
/ Commissioner, said that he would present at
the January session the annual report required
| by law ofthc Commissioner of Public Schools. |
an abstract of the town returns, but they were
So imperfect that it required considerable time
and labor ard from some towns there were
no returns at all. He said tia, in his repor,
he should recommend to tho Legislature to
make the appropriation large enough to make
the schools entirely free for acellan period in
every district Under tie present system the
| public money betrayed portion of the ey-
| pense, and the rest was raised by a ra'e-bilI or
assessment upon the parents of the scholars
And although the poor are by law authorized
to exempt themselves from this assessment by
oath, yet few persons wish to claim this prvi
ege, and be distinguished from tho rest as
poor or charity scholars. Their pride and
feeling Of independence prevents it. This
was right feeling, and should be encourag-
ed And the only remedy was, TO put all on
level, so that there should be no distinction
in the schools between rich and poor
1 The Senate adjourned to o'clock.
Il HousE.-An act in addition to an act en,i-
tied an act establi shng Courts of Common
Pleas received from the Senate, and pro-
vldes that in all cases Of judgments in any
Courts Of Common Pleas in which the party
entitled to an appeal shall not flo his appeal
bond within five days from the rendition of the
Judgment, and in all such cases in which the
parties have no right Of appeal and in which
exceptions shall not be fled within five days,
excluding holidays, after the trial of the same,
the said Courts are authorized, in their discro-
tIrn. on motion to direct execution 10 issue
forthwith, or at such time as they may pre-
scribe, with the same effect as if issued five
days after the rising Of said Court read and
laid upon the table for the present.
: MIR. Cranston, OF Newport, introduced ian
act TO prevent improper communication with
persons confined in jail, which provides that
if any person shall have any communication,