Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-02-22

on Real E-tale
Adjourned TO 10 A. NJ tomorrow.
HoUsE.-The House concurred in IN,
amendments Of the Senate in the act in add
ZION TO ihr several acts relating to the Provi
dence and Pawtucket Turnpike act in ad i
ton 10 the sevsral acts in relation TO the sal,
of real estate by Guardians; and an act to re-
peal the second section of an act for the relic
of poor pelsons Imprisoned for debt
Petition Of Mar T.. Morrison, Guardian fol
leave TO mortgage real estate Granted anC
act passed
Petition Of tax payers of School Distric, No
l3, in Gocester. Petitioners have leave t.
withdraw.
The act relating 10 the Blackstone Canal
Was taken up.
Benjam Cowell, Esq. appeared at the bar
Of the House as counsel for MIS- Martha IIo.
well ct al, Francs T.. Hoppln, Esq, as coun
sci for tue Al ion Conn any. AMI James +
81 mons, Esq, as counsel for himself
The several counsel addressed the House in
behalf of their clients.
In the course of his remark Mr. Simmons
said that he doubted il the committee which re-
po I d the bill had ever had tho interest of
these Ian no ders along the Canal in their
mnds du ing the whole time of It's being fran
cd
Mr.. Weedcn moved The bill be postponed To
tn, January session. He had said when the
Committee Was appointed that he doubted If
the land olIers would be represented before
the Committee; from what had been said at the
bar, he had no doubt that such vas the fact
lie hoped tie bill would be postponed, that all
parties would have an opportunity to examine
II carefully
Mr.. Am"s said that the bill hal tcen framed
with great care and did regard the interests of
the land holders. lie thought that he in,ima-
ti0n at he bar, that the 20 nmllcc had noi con
> dered the interest Of the land hol cls, had
been made net on account Of the importance of
that interest represented here, but Dccause it
wa. supposed that the landed interest Was just
now the most popular IN the State, and there
fore tn Il it should be courted for lis effect out
Of this House.
Mr. A. opposed the continuance, a"d con
ten ed that the public interests and the rights
Of the plties, mill owners, riparian proprlct-
ors aud all, would be subseryed by the settle
n"ent Of ,he Guction involved at tn time.
Mr.. Davis, of North Providence, thought
that it would be impossible to make a bill
which would provide for every p ssh inter
ut
lie thought We should know nc mere abou,
t, and be no nearer settling the questions con-
taincd in 1t, next winter, than now.
Mr.. Brown said that he was member of
the committee. aud that he had sat up till IL
and II O'Clock al n CHI hearing counsel and en-
+ ayorlng to perfect the bill. and ali had work
d for nothing. If tho matter vas postponed,
he lahors Of the committee would all go for.
no hing lie did not believe that We should
ever get another committee which would do
as much work for nothl & as tins one hid.--.
lie denied that the committee had ben ne.
> electiul ol the rights of the land holders along
hc Inc u IL ca al.
Mr. Crans,on opposed the continuance. -.
rhe subject had been befoe the House for a
long time and the House WAS as well, It not
e,ter, prepared To decide the question no"
than il wo Id be hereafter.
The subject was not postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Amcs, the bill was post
poned to ,o-norrow Wednesday, morning at
10 o'clock.