Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-01-22
Tie House then adjourned.
FRIDAY MoRNiNG, Jan. l6.

FRIDAY MoRNiNG, Jan. l6
SENATE.-The Senate was called TO
order nj 10 o'clock His Excellency in
the chair.
Journal OF Thursday read.
Mr. Hawkes. presented petition from
citizens of Burrllvlle, in favor of the
Maine Law.
An act In relation TO Street Commits
sioners oi Newport, was read and con-
Cured in
An act providing for Court Seal for
the Clerk OF The Supreme Court of the
County OF Newport, MAS read and pass
EIoUsE.--Thc House met at the usual
no r, Mr.. Speaker Bosworth In the
chair.
Resolution from the Senate for the
appt iniment Of an Expressing Clerk.
was reported by the Judiciary Comm /
tee with the recommendation that the
House nonc' ncur.
Mr.. Cranston explained that the bill
from the Senate provided Tor cngrossing
bills afer they had passed both Houses
The ommittee were o: opinion that al
engrossng clerk, 10 copy bills before
they are finally disposed Of was need
ed.
Mr.. G. G.. Potter thought each House
should have an engrossiDg clerk.
MIR. Cranston spoke OF the necessity
ofhaving engrossing clerks to copy bills
before they were sent from one House
to the oihcr.-rhc bills as now sent
were frequently unintelllgiblc. and led TO
blunders, and sometimes involved the
loss olimportant bills.
The House non. concurrcd with the
Senate in the passage ol the resolution.
Resolution appointing Il committee 10
ascertain for what sum full and ac-
cura'e rcpor, OF the proceedings Of the
House could be obtained and published
daI'y in one Of the papers. was offered
by Nr Cransion; and debated at some
length.
The resolution was finally adopted.
The Agent of the Providence and
Pawtuckct Turnpike had leave to With
aw and amend his accounts.
Petitions were presented and refer red.
Concurreucts from the S,natc were
read The ScLatc's amt ndmcn of The
resolution appoinIinrga committee TO
audit the accounts of The committee to
repair the State House, WAS laid Oh the
table for the present.
The House then adjourned to meet
on Monday at 8 O'Clock p. M.
SATURDAv, Jan. IL.
SrsATE.-Tie Senate met al ga. m.
n quorum being present, and was called
10 order by his Excclenry.
Tie accounts Of the agent Of tie Paw
luckr: turnpike, and the report Of the
commissioners Of the Providence and
Worcester Railroad. We're presented by
MIR. Bradford, from lie committee on
finance. and ordered TO be placed Oh
file.
Petition Of II. B. Billings, for rcrls-
sion # jury fine; an act 10 restrain tie
printing nj shop bll!s in simli,ude Of
banls bills.
The Straic cGncurrcH in the vote Of
the House in tie following petitions,
acts, resolutions &c.
TIE petitions # the citizens of South
Kingstown. in relation 10 fisheries an
act lcgaliz ny certain holidays the petit
ton of Antonio l.. Crout. for discharge
from recognizaucc an act in amend
mcnt olan act directing the method Of
passing the acts Of the General Assem-.
bly,, and Tor recording and distributing
the same and tor distributing the laws
of the United States ; an act in relation
10 Mutual Fire Insurance Companies |;
petition Of Thomas G. Turner. admins
traitor for sale of real estate petition of
Pardon A. Phillips and wife ioT the
same.
Mr.. Balou offered a resolution that
the committee on the judiciary be in
s,ructcd to repor, n bill regulating vol
untary assignments which. aftcr some
discussion, and the general necessity Of
some action on the subject admitted, was
for the present laid on the table.
The committee on the Judiciary re-
ported resolution. recommending the
appointment of a standing committee on
State property, which was read and
passed.
His Excellcncy then appointed Mes
srs Hazard, Frances, Anthony. Knowles
and Whitman, as that committee.
The petition Of the Advent Church in
| Bristol was then taken from the file, and
! referred to the committee OH State pro-
pcriv.
Adjourned to 3 p. m, Monday
MONDAY, Jan. 10.
\ SENATE Senate met at 3 o.
/ clock, p. E. His EyceIlcncy, Gov. AL
\ len in the Chair, but no quorum being
present, adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock
|, Tuesday morning.
II EHousE-Tbc llou G was called 10
H order ut 3 o'rlork. the Hon. Henry Y
/ Cransion in the Speakers chair.
The roll was called, and only twenty
five mcnbers-twclve less than a quo
rum-beng present, n motion TO adjourn
was made aud carried.
So the House adjourned TO meet a
10 o'clock A. NJ. on Tuesday.