Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-10-31
LEGISLATURES Of NEW JERSEY.
Sksich Of the Proceedings Of The House Of
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veDed at TreDtoB, Oh Tuesday the 24ti'
inst. In the House OF Assembly, David
Thompson, Jr. Esq. was unanimously
chosen Speaker. Daniel Coleman, Esq
was appointed Clerk, and William Goulc
Door Keeper.
A message from Council informed The
House that Council had chosen the Hon
Jesse Epson, Vice President, aud james
Linn, Esq. their Secretary.
Committees appointed. Messrs. Dow
Newbold and Hancock 10 prepare rules
and regulations. Messrs. S. B. Miller
S. Cook, aud Ewing 10 bring forward un-
finished business. -Adiourned.
Wednesday, Oct. Is
MFR. Dow, from committee, reported
rules and regulations for the government
OF the House, which were agreed TO and
ordered TO be printed for the use Of the
Members.
Mr.. Miller, from committee, reported
the following list Of unfinished business,
viz.
No. I. A bill to prevent creditors from
imprisoning debtors by executions against
their bodies, except in certaincases.
2. A bill directing the manner OF Sc
lecting jurors.
8. A bill to provide for the voluntary
dissolution of bank interpretations.
a. A bill to increase the number of rep
resentatives Of the county of Gloucester.
in the General Assembly.
5. A bill TO divorce Jane Sweezy from
her husband Stephen Sweezy.
5. A bill to incorporate the Phmuix In
surance Company at Elizabeth Town.
2. A bill respecting usury.
8. A bill to suspend the sentence Of
death in certain cases, until after the meet
ing of the Governor and Council.
9. A petition from the county of Es-
sex for setting off new township.
10. A petition from William jackson
for the manumission Of bis slave.
II. A memorial from committee Of
Princeton College
Which report was read aud ordered TO
lie on the table.
Mr.. Taylor presented communities
lion from G.. EwiDg and S. L. Southland,
Esqs. relative TO the new edition OF the
public laws, which was read and ordered
TO lie on the table.
Mr.. Pennington offered the following
preamble and resolution
Whereas from causes not within our
control, the agricultural, manufacturing
aud commercial interests OF the country
have undergone within these two years
past a serious depression--Few have been.
cxrsupv f1vm its embarrassing effects
This branch Of the government, upon
whom devolves more Immediately the
pecuniary concerns of the state, have il
in view 10 limit the annual state expen-
ditures, that due regard be had to the
scarcity and value Of our curreDcy-that
the existing pressure Of The times be more
equal 10 its operation.
Resolued, That committee be appoint
ed whose duly it shall be to examine as TO
the expediency or inexpediency Of an ad-
lourned sitting, the reduction Of wages
and diminishing Of salaries, and such 9th
er measures, as will tend TO a retrench-
ment in the financial expenditures of the
Slaie-and report by bill or otherwise.
Read, agreed TO, and Messrs. PenBing-
ton, Nswbold and J. Kline appointed.
Committees appointed. Messrs. Tay-
Tor, Elmer and S. Miller. to bring in a
bill for the support of government.
Messrs. Leake, Day and Monro to bring
in an incidental bill.
Messrs. Beatty, Stout and Cox to bring
10 tax bill
Messrs. Newbold, Taylor, Dow, D.
Miller, and S. Cook, to settle the Treas
urer's accounts.
Messrs. Ewing, Capner, Smith, Coryell
and White to settle the accounts of the
State Prison.
The House took mp No. 2 Of unfnish-
ed business, bill directing the manner Of
selecting jurors, which being read was
ordered second reading, and to be print
ed.
No. Of unfinished business, bill re-
specting usury, was read aud dismissed.
No. l.. A bill to prevent creditors from
imprisoning debtors in the jails of this
state, by executions against their bodies,
except in certain cases, was read aud or
dered to lie on the table.
No. 8, was postponed.
No a & 5, read, and ordered second
reading.
No. 6, read and referred 10 Messrs. s.
Miller, Taiem and Ray.
No. was dismissed.
No. 8, read and postponed.
Mr.. Ewing offered the following reso-
luton
Resolued, That the Clerk inform Coun-
Gil that this House is ready to 90 into
Joint Meeting for the purpose Of choosing
Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, and
such other civil aud military officers as
NAV he deemed exDedient and necessary