Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-02-09
9cncral Assembly.
Thursday Morning, Feb. 2.

OF the Newport and Jamestown Steam
Ferry Company, was continued with
order OF notice
The petition Of Moses Baker ard
others, for charter Of Pocasset Bank,
Tiverton, was continued with similar
order.
An act in amendment Of an net cs-
tabIisbing and regulating fees, was
called up, read and passed
The Senate concurred with the
amendments OF the Ho ise TO the act in
amendment OF an act in relation to H.
| rors.
The Committee on Finance, report
ed m act TO rex ulate The assessing and
collecting oi taxes, which passed TO
second reading.
An act 10 egulate the taking OF bail
in criminal cases, (irom the House. WIS
reat and referred 10 the Committee on
\ the Judiciary.
Adjourned.
. AIlCIuOOU.
Petition OF Elam p. Littlefed and
others, ior act Incorporating the Island
bank, New Shoreham. concurred in
with an amendment 10 the charter.
striking out the provision in the third
section, that two oft directors shall be
citizens Of Newport county.
Petition OF the Newport Artillery for
an appropriation, (lrom the House,) re-
TERED 10 the Commit,e on Finance.
An act in amendment OF an act TO
incorporate tie city o, Providence, was
passed TO second reading and refer
red to the Committee oil The iciary.
A resolution TO authorize the sheriff
Of Washington County 10 purchase
hand.cufis, with a small appropriation
Tor that purpose. Rejected.
Adjourned.
Thursday Morning, Feb. 2.
HoUsE.-Mr. Cranston presented the
petition Of the Traders Bank, in New
Newport for increase OF capital which
was received and referred 10 the Com.
mittee on Corporations.
Mr.. Hunter presented the petition ol
Joseph b. Weaver and others, OF New
port, for the passage Of &C, Incorporate
ing the New York, Newport, and Boz
ton Railroad which was received and
referred to the Committee on CorporG
| tionr.
Mr.. Potter, from the Committee on
Finance, to which was referred the
petitions OF the Newport Artillery and
the Warren Artillery, Tor appropriations
in aid OF said companies; which were
read and passed.
II Mr.. Weedcn called up the rcsnlu,ions
submitted by him declaring the validity
OF tho Registered State Debt, and the
obligation resting OH the State to make
Immediate provision for their payment.
Mr.. Whipple, Of Coventry, submitted
an act providing for the reference oi the
whole question relatin. 10 this debt 10
board OF FIVE commissioners to hear and
finally determine upon the whole mat.
ter, ard 10 issue certificates for the ell
tire amount found to be due, aynbIe in
five biennial payments.
/ Mr.. Dixon then proceeded 10 address
the House in opposition to the validity
Il Of the claim.
II Mr.. Cranston wished the gentleman
from Coventry would not press his act
as a substitute, as It would tend still
further to embarras question already
too complicated.
Mr.. WhippIe declined to withdraw
his proposition, as he believed it TO he
perfectly feasible and equitable, and one
winch would put forever at rest !his long
agi,a,ed question. He could not vote
for Mr.. Wceden's resolution.
H Alter the discussion had been further
continued by Messrs. Peck and Titus,
Mr.. Hazard moved that he whole mat
ter be indefinitely postponed, which mo-
ton was lost by the following vote:
/ AYES-Messrs. F.. Angel, An,ho-
II ny, Bailou, Barnes, BaIeman, Brow
nell, p. Clarke. Dixon, Gaviu, Hazard,
Howard, Hoxie, Humphrey, Kenyon,
McGregor, Owen, Perry, Sherman.
Thayer, Titus, True, Tucker, Ward,
h Whniord-24.
/ NOES-Messrs. II. J. Angel, Ar
mold, Baker, f.. Br 'wn, J. K. Brown,
Burroughs, Bush, Chacr, J II. Clarke,
II Coe, Cranston, DAVIS bod G, Eddy.
Fenner, GlIIop. Greene, IL ,rris, Hol-
Y den, Hunter, Johnson, Knight. Lyon,
/, Manchester, Ma,hewsoo, Munro. Peck, 4,
II Pierce. Potter. Purinton. Remington,
Sayles, Spencer. Steerc, j. H. " eedsn
\ w. A. Weeden, G. Whirplc-3s.
II Mr.. Rose had leave OF absence Tor
the remainder Of the session.
II Afternoon.
Il Mr.. Potter, from the Committee on
Finance, reported a resolution, which
was read and passed, directing the
General Treasurer TO make deduction
OF five per cent on the State tax paid
by the town Of Scuuaie.
| Mr.. Spencer called up Mr.. Wseden's
resolutions in relation 10 the old State
Debt, aud the act oi Mr.. Whipple OTTER
cd as a substitute therefor.
i A prolonged discussion ensucd, in