Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-02-13

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tual Fire Insurance Company, was
Y passed.
n Petition OF James II. Eldredge and
others. for incorporation of St. Luke's
Church Cemetary, WAS referred TO the
H Committee on Corpora tions.
4 Act to change the name Of the Eccic-
| ~ for the encouragement Of Domestic
| Industry. 10 the Rhode Island Agricul-
tural Society, was read twice and pass
cd
II Petition for the liberation of Mark
Cavaran was not granted.
/ The bill to regulate the correction
and discipline of the poor came up in
Il order
The question was upon the adoption
ofMr T.. Fl. Hazards amendment, abol-
ishng al, corporal punishment by keep
ers and oversecrs Of the poor
Mr.. Mallery made some remarks a.
1 gainst the amcnIment.
The ayes and noes were called on the
amendment, and it was adopted, as fol-
\ lows:
Ayes -AIessrs. Andrew, Anthony,
Babcock Barnes, Bateman. Blanchard,
+. Brown, Chase, Coe Cottrell, Grams
ton, Dana, Eldred, Finch, Greene, A.
Harris, II. II. Harris, f.. ii. Hazard, r.
c. Hazard, Holden, Hopkins Kinyon,
Lapham, Porter, Rathbone, Sheldon,
Smith, Wardwell Weaver, Wetherell--
80.
Noes-Messrs. A len. Ames, Blodget,
| Bosworth. G.. ii, Browne, Brownell,
Clarke, Collins, Ellis, Fiske, Gorham,
! Hall. Hawkes., Howard, Hutchins, Nal
lery, Mathewson, Peckham, Perry, Saun-
dcrs, Sheffield, p. Spencer, Updike-23.
Several other amendments were now
offered, but before any action was taken
upon them.
Mr.. Fenner Brown moved to lay the
bill on the table, and the motion pre-
vailed, as follows:
Ayes-Nlessrs. Amcs, Andrew. J. An
thony. Babcock. Barnes, Blanchard,
Bosworth, F. Browne, G.. II. Brown,
Browncl, Clarke, Coe, Collins, Cotrell
Ellis, Fiske, Gorham, Greene, Hail. II.
Harris, Hawkes., Hopkins, Howard,
MaIlery, Mathcwson, Peckham, Saun-
ders, Smith, Wclherell-2G.
NocS-Nlessrs. Allen, Batemnn, Blod
get, Chase, Cranston, Dana, Eldred,
Finch, A. Harris, L. II. Hazard. r. q.
Hazard, Holden, Hutchins, kinyon,
Lapham, Perry, Porter, Rathbonc, Shelf
field, Sheldon, Spencer Updlkr, Ward
well. Weavcr-2i.
Petition for the Liberation Of Timothy
O'Connor, was granted.
Mr.. Cranston asked to be excused
from serving Oh the special committee
to which had been referred the petition
OF o. II. Kel,on and others.
He was excused, and MIR. +. II. Haz-
ar was appointed in his pare.
The committee was subsequently
discharged from the consideration OF the
petition of Mir. kcton, aud it WAS re-
fcrrcd with other petitions on the same
subject, to the Judiciary Committee.
Concurrenccs from tie Senate were
read. Amendments Of the Senate TO
votes ofthe House were concurrcd in.
Petition of William Shep'ey and wife,
f,r leave to adopt child, was granted
in concurrence.
Act from the Senate to reulatc the as
sessment and collection Of taxes. was re-
ferred to the Committee on The Judicial
ry.
The House took up the bill to revise
and amend the laws regulating Public
Schools.
The question was on the amendment
offered yesterday by MIR. Ames, making
it the duty of the Commissioner to visit
and examine Schools, recommend suit
able books, &c.
The amendment was adopted, after
debate.
The fourth and fifth sections Of the
bill were discussed and amended. Adj
journed.
FmrAY MorsIxe, Feb. 6.
Senate.--The Senate concurred in !
the votes Of House on the Rhode Is
land Union Bank tor amendment Of |
charter.
House.-Petiion Of City Council for
leave to issue bonds in behalf Of Plain
field Railroad, was referred to Commit
tee on Corporations.
Act in amendment Of the act for the
re ief and employment of the poor au-
thorizing ovcrseers Of the poor TO bind
out TO service certain classes Of paupers |
was passed.
Act in relation 10 transient lobbers
and traders---authorizing them TO tran
sact business under license. and re.
pealing the act of lS47 to prevent hawk
ing and pedlng-int nded to tax mer-
chants who go TO Newport to do bus-
ness in the summer season.
Mr.. Spencer, Of Warwick, did not
perceive that the act properly had any |
al. l..