Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-01-17
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
JANUARY SESSION.
Monday Morn ny, Jan. II

recommending ihe establishment # a ia.
reau oi Agriculture IN The Department Of
The Interior; al-o resolutions at the saunn
State on slavery aud ih Slave trade rad
and ordered Ia b, communicated 10 the
Hnue.
The Governor dlso communicated the
me rural oi the American Assocililop tlr
the advancement of Science. recnmu udlrg
the prosecution ui geological surveys ~ the
several Stats; read and ordered 10 be-
communicated !he House.
a communicated VS. eved from a.
fred Wight, ESD. n committee on the part
Of the Inspectors of the State Prison. inyl-
ting the Sena G To ,isii that establishment.
The Senate adjourned to 10 o'cIoci t.
moIrow morning.
afternoon.
Housr.--Thc House met a, , O'Clock.
Resolution inviting The Rev. DR.. Way
land 20 address the General Assembly uron
proposed change in the system of iuslruc-
aion in Brown University (; the resolution
iw read and passed, and "Wednesday at
,ernOon, January 10Th, NJ o'clock, ap-
pointed Tor the purpose Of listening 10 the
views of DR.. Wayand upon that subject.
Memorial Of the American Association
for The advancement If Science, relative
TO Geographical Surveys of the several
States read and referred to the committee
on Agriculture.
a communication was receiv d inviting
the members of the House 10 visit. during
the sess on, the State Prison and Providence
county Jail.
Mr. Hazard, of Providence, introduced
the following resolution
Resolved, That His Excelency the
Governor be authorized to appoint COM
missioner 10 inquire INTO the number Of IN
sane poor in This STATE, their condtion,
mode of confinement and treatment, and re-
port the same, as soon as may be, TO the
General Assembly, provided the same b.
done without any charge tn the Sale eX.
ccpt for exrenses actually incurred read
and laid upon the tabe.
Petition OF George w. Hal, Admins
traitor, for leave To sell real estate ; received
and referred to the committee on Real Is
tate
Petition Of John Russell fr discharge
from recognzance granted and act passed.
The report of the committee on altera-
lions and enlarg hmcnt OF the State itouse
IN Prov deuce, was made the speca order
Of the day for tomorrow morning.
Ad ourned to next morning at 10 o'clock.
Tuesday Morning.
The House met at 10 u clock. a lew
private petitions were presented. The spe.
cial order of he da, was then taken up
the report of the SpecGl Committee to alter
The State House in Providence. Mr.. Ames
advocated the adoption Of the report. f.
II. llaZald moved an amendment, w -
that a C, lnmlttee be raised 10 enquire Into
the expediency of building new Cout
House which amendment he advocated.
f. Brown wa~ opposed 10 any expendi-
lure for iha, object until We paid our debts.
Mr. Bosworlh opposed the report of the
sommiltee on the ground that, there ought
10 be a new Court touse in Providence,
that should NEE! all The wants of the State
in this particular.
The House then adjourned TO 3 o'clock.
Mr.. Cranston introduced Biil To
repeal the act which requires the payment
| OF fees upon pe!lilons, presented to The Gen
/ eral bly-whlch was received and
referred TO The judiciary Committee
\ NPThc following is an extract Of a let
ter received IN this town yesterday morn
my, from gentleman who went ou, in the
Audley Clarke
New York, CALIroRSll,S
Nov. 9th, 1919.
have been up 10 the IN ncs and find that
they are not doing very well s,ad there
tweniy-tine days, during which time, got
about three hunlyed GoIIars. II cost twelve
Of us five hundred dollar, to get our proyis-
ious from Stockton 10 this plce.
am at the ship fix NJ my tools, and shall
! then go down to San Franc $50 and had
s,ad there should have earned twice the
money that | have.
My health has been and continues to he
frs, rate. left ''s' about five days ago
at Hawkn, Bar on the Toul ,mne river
branch OF the san joaquin, he was well,
and has done well. Last Tuesday, three
Of them dug over one pound Of gold which
was the first day that they had worked at
the hoe, but such chances do not often oc-
cur, though some do even better than that,
Two Of our Company have died, William
| Wech, and John Cox, and great many
have been sick, mostly with dysen,ery and
srurvy. Wech was buried in this lace,
\ and Cox at Hawkins Bar. New York is
| situated at the mouth Of the San Joaquin
river, eighty miles from San Francisco.
That part of our Company who went up
/ the Sacramento We have not heard from,
except those who went up one of lis bran
ches, ore OF whom has returned lie says
that there is a great deal of sickness there
and that DR.. Murphy died just before he
| left.
Our Company meets about the middle of
December, 10 settle up Tor the ship aud pro-
visions. Seven Of our men came down the
San Joaquin Yesterday; just before they cot
to the ship, in jIbeing they Knocked man
| by the name Of Corner overheard, who was
drowned. The rainy season has set in in
| good earnest it rains al most constantly
and is very dark
Provisions a e getting higher have
pad the past week $3.50 per meal on the