Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-02-05
General Assembly.
JANUARY sEssioN-Ar PROVIDENCE.
MoNp.y. Feb. I'd

MoNp..v, Feb. Cd.
The Senate met AT 3 o'clock, =. nj.
His Excellency in the Chair.
Mr.. Hazard from the Committee on
State property, reported adversely on
the bill from the House, granting Ger.
tain lands around the Cove, to the City
OF Providence. The report was laid on
the table.
The resolution directing the Sheriff
to put The clock Of the House Of Repre-
scnIatives in repair, was read and con-
Cured in.
An act to authorize the Town Coun-
Gil of North Providence to establish
Brldcwells, was read third tine and
concurred in.
An act allowing the Mechanics and
Manufacturers Bank 10 reduce the par
value of their shares to forty dollars, was
read and laid on the table.
The Memorial Of the brotherhood Of
the Union, asking lor the passage oi a
Ten Hour Law, was read and referred
TO the Committee on the judiciary.
The Senate then ad lorrned.
Ho, sE.-The House met nj o'clock,
bare quorum Of the members in their
seats.
Mr.. Barstow presented the petition Of
John Kenyon and 90 other citizens Of
the town OF Charlestown, Tor the passage
OF law for The suppression OF Drinking
Houses and Tipping Shops, and moved
that II be Ieierrcd TO a special commit
tee.
The Speaker asked il it would be sat-
islactory to refer it 10 the special cCm-
mi,lec on the subject appointed at the
last session.
Mr.. Barstow thought that committee
had been discharged. 1t had reported
a bill the report had been acted upon,
and the bill rejected.
Mr.. Cranston deemed the committee
discharged. He thought the petition
should be laid upon the table, till Mr..
Sheffield should offer the bill OF which
he had given notice.
II Was laid uron the table.
Petition Of the Wakefield Bank for a.
mendmcnt OF charter, and TO have mon
ey refunded, was referred TO the COM
mitee on Finance.
Mr.. Sheffield offered an act in reIa.
ton to The larceny OF certain real prop
crty. which was referred TO the Judi
ciary Committee.
Mr.. Currey gave notice Of bill to
amend several acts regulating the col.
lection OF taxes.
Act providing for the appointment Of
ton, was passed.
Resolutions reported by the Commit
tee on the Militia, duthorlsirg the Quar-
ter-Masier General, under the advice
OF the Governor, TO sell certain small
arms, ordnance, military stores, and
equipments, now in the possession Of
the State, and also the armores OF Paw
iuxet. Greenville and Wexford, were
passed.
Mcssrs. Stead Raihbone and Blod-
gelt were appointed on the part of the
House, IA committee to arrange with the
Marine Artillery III regard 10 the pos
session Of the Armory in Providence,
and IA resolution VAS adopted appropri-
ting six hundred dollars as means OF
enabling them TO procure for the State
full tile To the building and lot.
Act in relation TO Courts OF Common
Pleas, with an amendment offered by
Mr.. Sheffield, was referred to the Jud-
ciary Committee.
Act creating the office Of Auditor Of
Accounts, was taken mp, read by SEC
,ions, debated amended and passed.
by the provisions OF the bill, the audi
tors salary lis five hundred dollars, and
he iS required to give bonds in the sum
OF $1,000.
Act in amendment Of an act entitled
an act toprovlde for a registration Of
bit ths, marriages and deaths, alter some
debate, was laid OH the table for the
present.
The House then adjourned.