Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-02-23
Mr.. Weeden, from the Committee on

tho judiciary, reported an act IN ameni
Jmsnt Of the act Tor The moro eReciual
suppression OF drink ing houses and tip
ping shopsj which was read and pass.
ed.
Mr. GsIiur, from The Committee on
CurpoSatSuSH reported a resolution from
the Ssnwss, eon,insing. unsu the mex,
session Of the AssmbIy, the petition Of
3. A. DriseoIl and others for sinccrpo-
ration Of the Warren Gas Light Com.
pany, which was read and passed in
concurrence.
Mr.. Spencer called for The order OF
the day, being IAN act in relation to
the transportation Of freight and pass
engsrs ove- Railroads in this S,atr,'
and tho resolution iu relation thereto,
submitted by Mr.. Bosworth.
After a long seussion, in which
Messr'. Manchester, c. whipple, Eddy,
and Spencer took part, the House
adjourned without coming to any vote
upon the questions pending.
Friday Morning, Feb. IL.
SEsArr.-Mr. Greene called up the
act to dispose Of the public land belong.
ing to the Narrsganseu tribe of Indians
in Charlestewn, and IN take an enumer-
alton OF snid tribe. The act was read,
and alter much debate was laid upon
The table for the present, and a commit
tee appointed to investigate and report
to the Senate upon the affairs and situa.
tioa OF said tribe.
Mr.. Bradley called up the act IN re.
la'ion 10 laying out, enIarg,ng or other.
wise altering streets in the city OF
Providence which, after tho adoption
Oi one or two additional amendments
was ordered to be printed, No amended,
for the use oi the Assembly.
Adjourned. ..... ..
Afternoon.
An act for the moro efec,uai sup
preston Of drinking houses and tipping
shops. (from tho House.) Read, pass-
cd 10 a second reading and refsrr-
ed 10 tho COMMITTEE on the Judicia-
~.
Petition oi James Stevens and wife,
io' leave TO adopt children, (from the
House.) Referred 10 the Com .nit,,e on
the Judiciary.
An act in amendment OF an act in re.
la,i"n 10 the pay Of jurors. Read, and
after discrsslon re-eommittcd 10 the Ju
dietary Comui'ee,
Adjourned TO Monday next, at ten
o'clock a. m.
Friday Morning, Feb. IL.
House.-Mr. Shearn,an,in pursuance
OF previous notice, introduced an act in
amendment Of IAN ACT declaring towns
bodies corporate. and prescribing tie
manner Of recovering debts due from
towns;' which was passed TO a second
reading. ana referred 10 the Committee
on the Judiciary.
:: MIR. Gallup, from The Committee on
Corporations, reported an act to incor.
Pornis the Nnrrnganscu, Conanicut, and
Newport Steam Ferry Company; which
was read and passed.
Mr.. Peek, from the Committee on
Education, reported an act from the
Senate, entitled An act TO enlarge the
powers OF school committees" and
moved that the House C incur.
A long discussion ensu,d in which
the Protestant and Catholic questions,
as we'll Ne other incidental matters, were
considered, and in which Msssrs. Bos.
worth, Arnold, Shearrnnn, Greene, }. n.
Weeden, e. Whipplo, S 'enecr, Titus,
and Potter took part.
Mr.. w. A. Weeden moved that the
bill lie on the table, which motion nas
los,, ayes l6, noes 43.
Mr.. J. n. Wesden moved 20 10 amend
the act a. to confer upon the School
Commissloher the powers given 10 The
school conmi,ter, which was lost.
Mr.. Potter also moved an amendment
which wos lost.
The House then coneurred in the pas
sage OF he act.
Mr.. Humphrey, OF Tiver,on, had
leave cf absence for the remainder OF
the session.
Adjourned.
ATTERHooN.
Alter voting TO PRINT the tes,il ony Ia.
ken before the Railroad Comm issioners,
Last August. in relation to alleged .abu
SOS upon the railroads in this State, the
House, BY a vote oil "a to IL, adjourned,
until Monday morning at ten o'clock.
Noble Biosd.- Dickens, in his Child's
History OF England, gives the following
slap in the iaee a, some OF the greatest
Of the nobility Of England. In Charles
the Seconds time he says The whole