Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-03-02
General Assembly,.
THURSDAY Morning, Feb. 23.
SENATE.

others, tor charter Of the Catholic As.
ylum, was taken up and conc urred in
with an amendment limiting the prop
erty TO he held by the corporation to an
amount not exceeding $5 200 in val
ue
Mr.. T. T. Hazard called up the pc
tiIion of John l. TiIlnghast and others,
praying that certain expenses incurred
m a prosecutions against them for an
alledged violation oi the liquor law,
which was dismissed from the Court of
Common Pleas, may be refunded to
them.
After a long discussion upon the sub.
ject, the further consideration Of the
petition was postponed,o ,on motion Of Mr.
Wright, to the next session Of the Gen.
eral Assembly.
Adjourned.
ArrERNooN.
An act to aid in the erection Of a mon-
ument commemorative OF the Declara
tion OF Independence. was called up by
Mr.. Bradley and read and passed.
The proposed monument is to be stu
ated in the city Of Philadelphia, and to
be erected by the joint movement OF the
original thirteen States.
Mr.. Bradley presented an ac, to in
corporate the Atlantic and Mediterra-
mean Navigation Company, together
with tn" petition OF J. B. G. f. Gouraud
for charter Of the Rhode lsnnd and
Mediterranean Iron Works and Mail
Steam Navigation Company's Bank,
and the act Tor that purpose, communi-
Gated from the House. Referred TO a
select committee, consisting Of Messrs
T. 7. Hazard, Luther, Wright and
Chase.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY Morning, Feb. 23.
House.. - Mr.. Hunter, in pursuance
Il previous notice, introduced an &C, in
addition TO an act TO incorporate The city
Of Newport which was read and
passed.
MIR. Hunter submitted the following
resolution, which WAS read and passed !:
Resolved, That the copy ol the colo
nial records, taken by Charles GyIes
and now in The Secretary Of States Of.
flee, he transferred Tor Il IImilcd time 10
ha 4 as.
with the original record, and ihar DR..
Dawn KING have per LISsion 70 take
such copies therelrom as lie may Wish
Mr.. Burroughs moved IA rrconsiiera.
ton ol the vote whereby II reso!nlion
was passed appropriaiing The sum of -
thousand dollars for the erection Of
new wing on the east ii le Of the State
Prison.
The motion 10 reconsider was los, ;
ayes IS noes 3D.
Mr.. Arnold called Tor The order Of the
day, winch was An act prescribing
the forms Of wri,s ard the manner Of
serving them
Mr.. Shearman spoke at length
ogains the bill, aud Messrs. Coe, Ma =
twcon, and J. II. Weedon supported it.
Before comrg TO any conclusion
thereon, the House adjourned.
Afternoon.
Mr.. Gallup, from the Committee on
Corporations reported a resolution from
the Senate continuing, until the next
May session of the General Assembly,
the petition Of Joshua CoggeshalI and
others for in torporati n OF the Acqud.
neck Agricultural Society which was
real and passed.
Mc. Gallup, on leave. introduced An
act 10 prevent the Overlooking Of vein.
cles drawn by horses ) which was read
and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Mr. Bush on leave, introduced An
act 10 amend the several Acts in rela.
ton 10 the election o. civil officers ;
which was read and passed
Mr.. Weeden, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported An act to regu
late the re oval oil houses from the city
OF Providence into any Of the towns adj
dining lhereto; 'An ACT in amend.
jment Of an act declaring towns bodies
corporate, and the manner Ct recovering
debls due from said towns ) 'an act
giving additional powers TO the court ol
justices in the ciIy oil Newport ) which
vas Iassed.
The House concurred with the Sen
ate in the passage oi'an act 10 author
re the appointment OF deputies by the
clerks Of the s preme Court and the
courts Of Common Pleas
/ The House aIsO concurrcd in the
amendments made by the Senate To
IAN act entitled an act To revise and
amend the several acts ~ relation To the
election Of civil officers, 'an act to in
corporate the Catholic Orphan Asylum
and also an act Increasing the pay ol
jurors.
An act 10 all IL the erection Of n
monument comHem 'ritye Of the De-
clararion of American Indepc ndcncr.
came down from the Senate, was read
and unanimously concurred IN.
MIR. Coe, submitted rcsolution pro-
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