Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-02-09
General ASSEMBLY,.
January SessiOn-at Prordence.
TUESDAY Morning, Jan. 81.


newport heaaihg hoo'n' reau, granted
ana ACT passed III concurrence.
re'''i'h OF 'he froVidehce' warren
ana pr's'o' n"" hoa" company, ior
extension oi Time ior locating ana com
P'e'ihg said ROAD, cohcurfed IN win ACT
Tor mat purpose.
Peti'ioh oi Richard Borden ana 9TH
ers, ior incorporation oi io'ooe WORKS ID
iNertoh' oroer oi Eoice cohcurreu
in'
re''' OH o' 'he newport ii'S'or'ca'
"oc'e'y' 'or act OF incorporation read
""' 'o'''''''u III WIN 'o' 'o' '''"' Pu'
Pose'
H'Joo'"eo'
Afternoon.
Mr.. Bradley presented memorial,
signed by William Z Bullock and sixty
Iy-two others, against the passage o. The
bills in rcuIation to railroads together
with the memorial oil George S. Ward
well and sixty nine others, in favor Of
the passi &c OF said acts, and praying
the General Assembly to exert its legis-
latve control to secure equal rights aud
prlvilcres to all the citizens of this
State. and equal to hose extended hy
such corporations to the citizens Of 9th.
er states which were each read. and
ciary.
The Senate then wen, into Committee
Of the Whole upon the act IN relation to
The transportation uI freight and passen.
gers on railroads in this STATE. The
act WAS taken up by sections, and the
first five sections were read and ordered
to stand as part oi the bill
Upon the SIKH section considerable
debate arose, during which the Hon.
Saml Hons'' n, U. >. senator rom
Ie&as' was introduced 10 the oenh'e.oy
t'e il"l' - l. James ana MS hohor
Mayor D'h'or'h'
Inc senate arose ana received 'he'r
desire VI '"e "e"''e' ""''esSe" '"o''' III
Il few brlei and eloquent remarks.
The Senate then adjourned to tn
o,cI,ck , ~ i, ord.r in allow ,,,e MON
..,..;,.' n
'''' u" "FPo,,"'''y ~ f"y '"'" -
sPec's 10 Geh' houston
,o
,,ion Of Thomas Hardness. PeIey w.
c..L a, on aL ,ini.;,
O'",u'"''' "''' 90 o'".''' ''' ''''''
! The sixth ward IN the cl'y oil provi.
dcncc winch was received aud refer
eJ ~ tho Com,i,,cr IN, the Jnd,ciorv
MIR. Gallup, from the COMMITTEES on
Corporations. to winch was recommi,.
ted the act for the incorporation OF the
Island Bank, reported il back 10 tho
House,
Nressrs. Green and Shenrmrn oppo..
cd m. oc, and Mrssrs Ros,. and j IL
Wecden supported il.
The nc, w,s finally passcd bv the fol. |
lowing vote,
,yrs ~, - u p
BaIIon Rnrncs r. Brovn. Chnc, Co.,
Dixon, Dodpe, Gavltt. Harris, Hazard. /
Howard, HoXic, Humphrey, Hunter |
LyoI'' Meo.eeI,, HI,'o.eS'n', n nia.'
p'orcn po,,or pose SovIcs S"oncor
Strcrc. TAFT, Thayer. THUS. Tucker, ,
Ward, j. IL. Weedcn, {. Whiprle, w.
A. Nhlpple;, Nh'uord-4o'
- W. -, L.',',,su p, p'ts,, .I"'
Bush. p. Claikc, Davis, DurGce Galur. /
Greene, Holden, johnson, Knight, Mum
ro, Remington. Shermnn'-T'
Mr. Remington called np 'he eN'
resolutions from the Senate, and F.
moved tbe,r nassape
n, o,ion -, Al. po,or bo, mar.
''0'''' ~
ordered 10 lie on Tic 'aoie uh'lI mus
day.
MIR Wcedcn. from the Comm,,ce on
,i.. ,,,..i.. ..,., a., IT
Wv ''f'
tloh 10 'he tlh'hs o! oa' III crlmlhal
C scs which was read, amended. and
to the same committee.
~. Soooo.. ,,o,, tho .uooiot 600.
n'''ee TO "''''n was rc'cr' ca '"e se'era'