Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-02-16
Bcurral Assrmblp.
Thursday Morning, Feb. o.

time since, repeating the act to abolish
capital punishment, and moved the pas
sage OF The same.
The acrhwas read and afler some
discussion. r,jecled-ayts 8. nos Is.
MIR. Sheratd submitted resolution
npproprittmy TO The Rhode Island His
tor cal Sori.,y and Newport Historical
society The sum Of SlO0 enchi which
was read, and after some debate laid on
the table lor the present. a----..4-.s.-..--..'
An act m alnendment OF an nctyt
l,,ina the hours OF labor and employ
iaent OF ch'ldreu IN factories. Read and
passed.
This act provides HAT no minor un.
dc: the age Of Ii teen years shall be em-
poyed IN any manufacturing es'sbIlsh-
mcnt in this State, unless such minor
shall have attended school for three
months III the year next preceding The
tine When So employed. ..... ... ...
Afternoon.
Petition Of 5. A. DrlscoIl and Others,
for charter OF the Warren Gas Light
Company. Continued with order Of no
tice.
Petition OF Cook Borden and others,
OF School D,slric, No. T.. Tiverton, Tor
relief siron tax. Order OF notice con-
CURED in.
The act to regulate the assessing and
collecting OF taxes was then called up,
and the reading Of the hill completed,
and some adJi' ional am ndments' made
to The same.
Thursday Morning, Feb. Q.
HousE.-Mr Peck. iron. the Commit
tee on Education, reported II resolution
continuing, until the rext session Of the
Assembly, the petition OF Coo: Borden
and others, Of Tiverion, IN relation 10
the affairs OF one OF The school districts
in said town which was read and pass
ed.
The House unanimously concurred IN
ninth proposed amendment to the con
s,ltu,ion, making the last, instead Of the
first Tuesday in May rs the li'ne Tor
the commencement of the annual ses-
3 on Of the General Assembly.
Mr.. Weedcn. from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported nm act in rela-
lion TO the board OF prisoners in jail
which was read and passed. s
Mr.. Weeden, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, - which was referred an
ac, from the Senate entitled 'An ACT In
relation to the transportation Of Ireigh,
and passengers over railroads. in this
State reported II back 10 the House
w!thon' rcco menia,ioD or amend
II Cn'.
The further consideration OF the net
WAS rhcn postponed until Wednesday
next, and made the special order Tor
ihnt day.
The banks in this State which have
issued fractional bils, in compliance
with resolution passed Oh Friday Last,
to make return. Of the amount Of their
circulation on the first day ol Sepicm-
ber last, Oh the sixth instant, maze the
required returns, OF winch the following
table Is an abstract:
Sept /. Feb. 6.
weybosset Bank, slis,cOo ees,si7
CIV Bank. 33460 so 1885 IS
Merchants & Manuf Bank, ss,925 72,565
Fail River Union Bank, l4,5ss SO ll,s47 so
Bristol Commercial Bank, Ais
Coventry Bank A7OO 7,OI4 rs
Warren Bank, le3
smithHeld Exchange Bank, II, 600 5,796 SO
The Warren and Bristol banks report.
ed that they could not accurately de-
termine the amount OF fractional bills in
circulation on the first day OF Sep,em.
Der last.
On motion Of Mr.. Spencer, the Reg
istered State Debt was taken up.
Mr.. Cranston submitted the following
resolution /: ........ ....
Resolved, That provision ought TO
be made al the present session Of the
General Assembly to pay so much OF
the Registered State Debt reported to
be due by the committee :onsis ting OF
Messrs. Turner, Everett and Bullock,
amounting now, with the interest at
four per cent, to - dollars.
The resolution was advocated by
Mes,rs. Crans,or and J. n. Clarke, and
opposed by Messrs. Titus & Gavim
Adjourned.
Afternoon.
The House resumed the coDsidera-
ton Of the resolution submitted Ia the
morning by Mr.. Cranston, in relation 10
the Registered State Debt.
Mr.. Manchester, OF Portsmouth, ad-
dressed the House at considerable length
in iavnr OF the resolution.
MIR. Cranston moved 10 fill the blank
in the resolution with the sum Of 500
600.
On this motion a desul,ory discussion
ensucd, which Messrs. Crans,on, J. II.
Clarke, Gaviu, Sh.arman, Peck, An
thony, Spencer, and Titus participated.
The House refused to fill tho blank
wi,ht.e sum s SiOO,O 900 ayes % noes