Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-06-13

morning.
i Mrs. BE- The same to you and many
of them"
i On being questioned by the Chairman
she confessed thai she had no knowledge
OF her husbands death, aud for aught she
knew he was still alive. She was stated
in the indictment to be widow, aud OF
that ground the defendants were acquitted.
ILEGISLATURE OF NEW-JERSEY
From the Trenton True American.
Sketch Of the Proceedings Of the House
Of Assembly.
Saturday, jane 3--nine o'clock.
! Mr.. Kinney presented memorial of l.
G.. Ogden Of N. York, against the report
of Mr.. Squier-ordered TO lie on the table.
Mr.. Bfittin reported bill supplementary
TO the aci creating fund for the improve
ment of internal navigation, without a.
mendment and after some time spent
| thereon il was postponed.
A message from Council informed that
fthey had receded from their amendments
10 the bill supplementary to the act re-
speeding conveyances, &c, and passed the
same.
A message from Council informed that
they had passed the bill 10 prevent the
fraudulent marking of sheep--also bill
for entering satisfaction on the record of
iudgments-ordered second reading.
Messrs. Foster and Kinney, made re-
port Of the amendments agreed to by the
committees Of conference respecting the
bills for the preservation of clans. &r.
and to incorporate societies for the promo
ton of learning and agreed TO.
The bill TO provide for the publication.
If the laws, &c. was taken up, gone thro'
by section and ordered TO be engrossed.-
Adjourned to Monday.
Monday, June 5-nine O'Clock.
Mr.. Gould reported the bill relative to
the trial Of small causes, with an amend
nent- Read, and ordered to lie on the
table.
Mr.. Griffith reported the bill regulat-
ing the descent Of real estate, with amend-
mens-- Read, and ordered to lie on the
table.
The bill concerning conveyances and
mortgages, was passed as amended, and
returned to Council.
Mr.. Ewing offered the following Reso-
luton:
Resolped That committee be appoint
ed TO enquire and report the state of the
| revised laws unfinished, and such other
/ h,.:n... NJ, .,,x, ranasearstx, ron.,;ro th..
attention Of the House during the present
session. Agreed to, aud Messrs. Ewing
Schenck and Teasdaie appointed.
Mr.. Griffith reported new bill con-
corning the estates Of persons who die in
solvent, in lieu of the bill REFEREED
Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Griffith presented bill supple
mentary to the act relative to Guardians
Read, aud ordered I'd reading.
The bill providing for the voluntary
dissolution Of Bank interpretations, was
considered, and ordered to be engrossed.
| Adjourned.
! Three o'ciock.--The bill concerning the
Ordinary and his Surrogates, the bill for
the distribution of the laws, &c and the
bill concerning the trial of small causes
were passed, and sent to Council.
A message from Council informed that
Council had receded from their amend.
mcnts to the bill for the promotion o.
learning, and had passed said bill witt
the amendment reported by the committee
of conference. (which amendment was
| agreed to by the House, and the bill or
dered to be re-engrossed. Also, that
Council had agreed to the Resolution ap
pointing commissioners to enquire into the
manner in which the Lottery TO improve
the North Main Branch Of Rancocus
4 Creek had been conducted. - Adjourned
| Tuesday, jane 6---nine o'clock.
i Mr.. Griffith reported the bill to facili
i tate entries Of satisfaction on the records
Of Judgments, with amendments--whici
I we're agreed to, and the bill ordered {
1 third reading.
| The bill concerning Societies for thu
promotion of learning. was passed as a
mended and sent to Council.
J Mr.. Hopkinson presented bill to com