Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-02-08


| Mr.. Dowse, of Massachusetts, succeed
led on the same side, and advocated the
restriction near hall an hour.
Mr. Randolph, of Virginia, next rose
and, after few remarks from him indi
Icative of an intention TO address the house
on the question, he made motion for the
committee to rise; when
The committee rose, obtained leave to
sit again; aud the house adjourned.
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LEGISLATURE OF NEW-JERSEY
| From the True American.
A sketch Of The proceedings q the House
Of Assesnb y.
MoNDAy, Jan 81.
Mr.. kinsey presented 4 petition ofJohu
NJ. Trumbull, OF flizabeth Town, in the
county OF Essex guardian o. certain
miaor children, complaining OF the con-
duct OF Col. Aaron Ogden, relative 10
certain property Of said minors now held
Dy said Ogden referred to the committee
Oh Steamboats,.
Mr. Taylor reported the bin relative
TO hawkers and pediars acknowledgements
ed second reading.
A message from Council informed that
they had passed the bill authorizing the
Improvement of certain meadows, &c. in
the townships oil Shrewsbury aud Middle
town, without amendment; also that Coun
lcil had ordered that the hearing on the
Impeachment, of Walker Beeseley, esq.
be on the 9th OF February. and that he
be summoned to appear before them on
that day. Adjourned TO 8 P. M.
3 O'Clock The house met.-Mr. Taylor
presented sundry petitions from number
| of inhabitants of the state, deprecating
the effect of the steam boat law OF the
state OF New York; referred to the com
mittee on that subject.
Mr.. kinsey presented counter memo
rial from Col. A. Ogden, to that OF John
M. Trumbul. presented in the forenoon;
Preferred TO the same committee.
Mr.. Foster presented a bill constituting
the Judges OF the Supreme Court Judges
of the Courts of Common Pleas and Gen
eral Quarter Sessions Of the Peace and
| Orphans Court, aid for other purposes |;
ordered I'd reading and to be printed.
The bill to secure TO creditors a Just
aud equal distribution of the estates OF
debtors wto convey 10 assignees, passed
the house unanimously, and was sent to
| Council.
Mr.. SquIer, with leave, presented bill
lnr,her supplementary to the act to incor-
porale the Newark and Morris Turnpike
company; ordered second reading.
| Ordered, That all the manuscript bills
reported to this House by the Reyisor of
The Laws, with separate list OF the titles
of the whole be printed.
| Adjourned till tomorrow.
TUESDAY, Feb. l.
MIR. Scheuck presented petitions from
Somerset, deprecating the sacrifice Of
property at Sheriff's sales, and soliciting
legislative relief; referred to the commit
tee on that subject.
The bill to repeal two certain acts there
in mentioned, was read second time /;
whereupon Messrs. Maxwell, Ten Ely cke,
and Edgar. presented petitions in favor Of
the same, whereupon the bill was postpon
ed to Friday next
The bill supplementary to the act re
speeding hawkers and pedlars passed to be
engrossed.
/ MIR. Condit presented a.bill supplement
Itary to the Mount. Hope and Longwood
turnpike company ordered I'd reading
| The bill supplementary to the militia
ACT and for the encouragement Of uniform
companies, was read a second time and
postponed till tomorrow.
| Adjourned to o'clock.
| 8 O'Clock the house nsst.--Mr. Carson
with leave presented bill to extend the
time for completing the Perth Amboy
turnpike road to Bound Brook; ordered
a second reading.
4 Mr.. Taylor presented bill to enable
persons holding obligations to sue for the
interest due thereon; ordered second
READING and to be printed.