Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-01-31


led a" an act directing the method of pre-
ferring petitions 10 The Genera Assembly, -
as re ates to tho payment of fees on such
| petitions. This bill was passed by the
4 House the Senate concar with an amend
men,b by which lhe act goes into efItcl I'M
m"daie'y upon rs passage, and The House
concur in tho amendment OF the Senate.
\ An act 20 aLthoriz" the city of Proyi-
\ dence 20 establish Reform School re-
ported by the co nmittee on Education,
aud upon motion Of Mr. Ames, laid npon
the table, to allow the members an oppoI-
lunlty to examine the provisions of the bill.
Nj. Ames, of Providence called up an
prescr bng the manner of proceedings in
Court" This act allows four peTenptory
challenges in civil cases, two by each parry
TO the cause and was reported by the Com
miltee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Ames moved as an amendment to
the bill cf the committee, to strike out all
after the enacting clause, and insert the
hill introduced By him at the last October
session.
The amendment was seconded by Mr..
Cran,ion of Newport.
After lengthy debate IN the subject
The House adjourned to meet at 3 O'clock
Afternoon.
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half of the town Of Bristol in the petition Of
Luther le, ct al, to he set of from the
town of Bristol, and WIN. Fl Potter, Esq,
for the petitioner.
Mr., Pearse, Of Bristol, opposed the
granting olthe payer of the petition, and
Mr. Collins, OF Warren, advocated it.
HousE. Mr.. Hazard, of Providence,
introduced an act in exI Lar alton of an act
entitled an ac, requiring the clerks oi the
courts TO account acd for other purposes"
This act pro?ides that all costs prid at the
several JaiIs in this State, by persons con-
vc,ed by the Court Of Mag strates or Jus
iiccss Of the Peace, shall be paid by the
several Jallors to the Court of Magistrates
or to the Justices of Ike Peace, imposing
The sentence read and passed to a second
reading, and referred to the COMMITTEE on
the Judlc ary
The discussion upon the 5lll reported by
the committee, changing the modes Of trial
b.. Jury and the amendment thereto, offered
by Mr. Ames, was then renewed.
On oton of Mr.. Tourtelot, Of North
Providence, that pat Of The amendment
which pertains to trials by jury in crminal
cases, was stricken from the amendment
The question being upon the amendment
proposed by Mr.. Ames of Providence, the
ayes and noes were called and the vote stood
as follows Ayes 26-Noes 80.
So The amendment was lost.
The QUESTION then being upon the pas.
sage of the bill, reported by the committee,
the roll was called and the result was as
follows Ayes 20 Noes 81.
And the bill was lost.
Mr. Cranston of Newport, introduced
resolution amending the rules of The House.
Adj. to loo'clock Thursday Morning.
Thursday Morning.
The House was engaged all the morning
in the debating the act to revise and amend
the Laws regulating Public Sci ools.-
Messrs Updike, Cranston, Ames, Bunum
and others took lat IN the debate the
bill was being read and passed by Sections
when the boa left.
In the Senate, Mr.. Branch moved tor
commit TO the Judiciary Committee the act |
in relation to bills Of Exchange and Pre-
nissory notes, hIch motion prevail ed
The Senate accepted an invitation to JON |
them this afternoon, and witness an cxhi-
btion o! the Deaf and Dumb.
Mr. Bra ch introduced so ulion IN |
srucling the judiciary committee to enquire
iu,o the cxpediency of increasing the pay Of |
Jurors, which was referred to the Judiciary /,
Committee.
The Senate resumed the consideration |
nl the Petition of Luther Cole ct al, to be |
&C or from the town of Bristol after con-
siderable debate the vote was taken on |
granting the prayer of tho petition, which
resulted a, 70 lows Ayes l2, Noes l6.
NJ. BaIlou called up tie resolution re-
committing the report Of the committee on
the State Prison and Providence county |
Jal, to the committee, with additions there |
to he made many statements of facts il .
regard to the matter. The subject vas de-
batcd at some length.
Friday Morning.
SENATE Resolution relative to State /
Prison and Providence County Jail read (
ard concuIred w.lh an amendment, 4
Peso uion relative to spirit rat.ons, &c,
in the T. 5. Navy read, discussed and re-
commiiled to the select Cen mlloc.
MIR Hazard introduced a resolution in. .
struclIng the Commissioner Of Public .
; hools to draw on the General Treasur-
er for the proportion Of mon y belonging to .
he town of West Greenwich, apportiuncd
under the acts of January aud October last;
cad and reie red to the Committee on Fl