Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-02-19
General Assembly.
JANUARY sEssloN-Ar PROVIDENCE

SEsArr-The Senate met a 8 l-2 a
NJ.
The unfinished business of yesterday
was taken up, the motion Of Mr.. Macy 10
strike out the section 50th Of the bill
providing that cashiers, ireasurers and
clerks of banking and manufacturing
corporations, shall furnish to The asses
sors of taxes list ol the names Of HE
stockholders of their several institutions,
together with the number Of shares and
the par value thereof whirh such stock
holders severally own. The ayes and
nays were called, and the motion lost, s
to l2.
Mr.. Ballou then moved, the bill hav-
ing been reported back without amend
ment, that The act pass, and il was read
and passed.
CoNCuRRENCEs.
Petition OF Beniah Barney for remis-
sion Of jury fine.
Petition Of William f.. Titus for libcr-
alton and remission of fine.
The order of the day was then taken
up and discussed until p. NJ, when
tie Senate adjourned To , 2. NJ.
PETITIONS PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
diciary-Wm II. Thurber and wife TO
adopt child; VIM. Hudson and wife to
adopt child.
To The Committee on Financial lbert
Wallet for liberation and for remission Of
fine and costs.
10 The Committee on State Property
Resolution to improve the grounds and
to lay flag walk around the State
House. Newport.
TO he Committee on Conricis' Peti-
Hons-Wm. Webb, convict, Tor liberia
tion.
10 the Commiitee on Educdtion--
Thos. Osborne, ct. al, for acl OF incor-
poratlon.
ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The bill from the Senate was taken
up, and on motion Of Mr. Browne, Of
Glocester the fourth section was so
amended that no person can be pardoned
rs therein provided, unless the vote of
the Assembly shall be approved by the
Governor. On motion OF MIR. Browne,
the bill was further amended by abolish
ing all peremp,ory challenges in criminal
cases.
The bill was then discussed upon the
general principle OF the abolition Of cap
ital punishment, by Messrs. +. Brown,
Davis and G. G.. Potter in favor OF aboli
ton, and Messrs Eidred, Barstow and
Currey in opposition to il.
Mr.. Currcy moved the following as
n substitute tor the bill:
AN ACT in amendment al an act en-
titled an act concerning crimes and
punislments
IL is enrcted by The General assembly
as toilors:
Section |. Whoever shall commit
murder with express malice aiore-
thought, or shall ofexprcss malice aiore-
thought, aid assist counsel or procure
the same to be done, shall be deemed
guilty OF murder in the fist degree, and
shall be punished with death.
Sec. 2 Whoever shall commit MUIR
der. or aid. assist, counsel or procure
the same TO be done otherwise than as
set forth in the proceeding section, shall
be deemed guilty OF murder III the Sc
cond degree, and shall be punished with
imprisonment for life i'll the State
prison.
Pending tho discussion the House ad-
journed.
AFTERNOON.
SEsATE.-Before the order oi the day
was resumed, the following acts, resolu-
tions and petitions were appropriately
disposed Of:
READ AND PASSED.
Petition of William Nj. Paine, Tor
divorce.
PETITIONS RECEIVED AND REFERRED.
10 the Committee on Corporations. -
Petition OF the Pawtuxet Street Chris
tian Society, for change OF name; Of
Quidnck Baptist Society. for an act OF
incorporation; Of Henry Tisdale ct. ais,
for charter.
To the Committee on Eindnce.--Pcti-
ton Of J. &. Peckham & Co.. for extern
sion Of license, OF Stanton Hazard, for
relief
To The Committee on Real Estate. Pc
tition Of Elisha h Potter, trustee, ct ais,
for sale OF real estate.
CoNcURRrNCEs.
Petition Of Comfort Manchester, guar
eian Tor sale of real estate.
An act in relation to Courts of Com
mon Pleas.
Petition OF James Moran, Tor liberation
of Matthew Moran.
THE MAINE LAW
The order Of the day was then taken
up. His Honor the 1t Governor hav-
inr the floor. He was followed by MIR.
Porter, when the the question was cal
led for, and taken by the ayes and noes,
as follows
AYEs-Angel, Anthony, Bal BalIou.
Barnes, Bradford, Chaplin, Church,
Hawkes. Hill, Knowles, Porter, Potter,
Sisson, Waterman, WILcox-l6.
NoFs-Lawrence BickReH, Champ
in, Collins, Cross, Francis, Fry. A C.
Greene. Isaac Greene, Nathaniel Greene,
Hazard, Macy, Manchester, Spink,
Whitmdn-15.
(Whigs in italcs)
Ayes, Wings 3, Democrats l2, Free
Soil |.
Nays, Wings 10, Democru,s 5.
So the bill pa,scd.
The Senate then adjourned
WEDNESDAY,. Feb. II.
SENATE The Scna'e met at o l. = A.
NJ.
Mr.. Ballou called up Gan net to re-
store, enlarge and preserve the perma-
ncnt School FUND.- directing The Com
missioner ol the deposit fund TO transfer
to the credit OF the School Fund the sum
Of Sl30,396 90, being the amount, prin-
cipal and interest. alleged TO have been
L.. a.. .,.s..an.nt SrhnnI kuui On