The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-05-10

The Speaker read .he act repeating the act
in question, and suggested whether il wns
not necessary to make provision for reyiy-
ing the old act
The Attorney General suggested that
the repeal of the act passed in January
would ofcourse revive the former law, re-
pealed by that act.
Mr.. Horsie, only referred 10 the Janua-
ry act. lie didn't think there was any
/ need ofany comment about il. The Eouss
understood it pretty we'll, and they was all
ready for the question.
.ur. Hazard, confessed that for his part.
he was not so much enlightened on this
subject as the gentleman from Charlestowr
pIolessed TO be. We should like very well
to hear his reasons for repeating the law.
Mr.. IiHinghast, Of Providence, said the
gentleman had called for reasons why this
law was passed, when he was not mem
ber but he thought il more TO the purpose
for the friends Of the law To call upon him
for his reasons why it should be repealed.
He thought they had a right to expect the
gentlemen would favor them with some sr.
gumelt TO that point.
Nh. Horsie replied that number ofthe
Representative al IL had Instructed their
This House was sensible Of that. 'i1fs
people didn't like the law, and for his para
he thought such law as this ought tn
come from the people. He didn't think 4
was worth while to take up the time of the
house. Every man had made up his mind
about it.
Mr.. Hazard. in order TO ascertain tire
sense Of the house, whether members were
really in earnest about the repeal Of this
law, moved that the motion to repeal be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. HorSie: appear by request Of nv
constituents, TO get that act repealed. and
| further ask leave to move, that the yeas
and nays be taken down, which our pos
terity, hereafter, may see what we have
done.
Mr.. TiRingkaSt said he had not the least
objection TO that course. lie was one of
the forty -Stren, whose names were record
ed last Session i'll favor of the existing law,
and he was very willing to record his vote
again in it's favor.
The Speaker said the question now oc.
! Cured on the indefinite postponement.
Mr.. Horsie.-I think Mr, Speaker laid
that motion OH your Honor's table, accord
ing to the rules of this House, and want
you should take up my business, and 90 on
with it, without so many Interruptions.
The Speaker assured him it should be at
tended TO in order.
Mr.. Diron, of Westerly, said he hoped
the question on repeating the law relating
TO the Supreme Court, would not be post
poned.-We might as well get at the sense
of the House in direct form. This act,
was passed last session, and we are now
called upon to repeal it, before it has gone
into operation, and before we have had an
opportunity to test it's effects. twas pass
ed deliberately and on good grounds, and
unless we mean TO ,rife in legislation, We
ought not to repeal it, except on equally
good grounds. The filing up Of the Su-
preme Court, depended upon the DISPOSE
ton of this question.-If the act was re.
pealed, we should probably make no chan
ges; il it was not, we should select differ
ent men. II was important therefore, that
the sense Of the house should be directly
known, that we might ascertain the stabl
| ity that is TO be attached to this new act,
and the probable security it presents to
those who may be selected under it. IT,
as the gentlemen opposed to this Bill, think
| there is majority for repeating it, wish
to know it, that I'VE may go back TO the old
state Of things at once, and not, by post
ponng it to the next session, leave it in
doubt. whether we are TO have any i'm
provement or not in our Supreme Court.
A direct vote upon this question Of repeal,
will dispose Of all the others.
Mr.. TiHinghast said the act under con-
sidcration was the one which now stands
I'm the schedules, as law OF this State.
and it was to be considered without reie-
renee to any other proposition affecting the
Judiciary. Tbs bill has fortunately gone
! through the ordeal Of the approval or dis
proval ofthe Freemen,i in their several town
meetings. The vote Of every candidate
! for reelection, upon this subject, was
known--every means has been used to get
the Representatives Instructed and to de-
feat the election Of members, both in the
House and the Senate, who were favora-
| bic to this bill, and what has been the re-
suit? Scarce single change has been
effected, and tut FIVE towns have instruct
ed their representatives, and most OF those
! it is said, did it in manner not expressive
Of the sentiments of the majority OF the
| freemen in those towns. The gentleman
from CharestowD, Mr.. Hoxsie} asks what
right we had to pass this law in January |!
| think he comes too late with that ques-
ton, and it is more to the purpose to ask
him what right he has TO repeal the law,
when he is bound TO presume that the peo-
ple, in the RECEIPT choice Of members, have
acted with immediate reference TO this act,
and that they approve instead of disaPpro'e
Of it? should be glad, Sir, to hear the
reasons of that respectable gentleman. for
repeating this act IN opposition TO the I'M
plied sentiments ofthe people, and wish