Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-10
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
RICHARD RUSH.
rnEpoRrED BY ONE OF THE EDITORS
STATE LEGlSL AZURE.

HsIdtufc OF tlls otu'c Hct ~ A'S" pN'''
Members Of the House.
Neuport Benjamin Hazard, Henry Bull,
Eleazer Trevctt, Solomon e. Weaver, hchfy
Y. Cranstoa, Edward Simmons.
Proridenee. Edward Darlington, Joseph
l.. Tillinshast, Zachariah Allen, John An
drcws.
Portsmouth. Jamss Chace. Thomas Potter,
Jr. Abncr Chace, Christopher Baker.
Uaypick. John H. Francis, Dutec Arno!u'
John T. Waterman, John Westcoit.
Westerly. Nathan F. Dixon, Isaac Champ
.yelu Shorchan. Geo. Sheffield, VIM. 1.
Sands.
North R7ngs:on. jeffrey Davis, Chrs'o'
pher Allen.
souta King son. Elisha r. Potter John
Watson.
East Green,rieh. Joseph J. Til!inshast, ,
Thomas Tillnghast.
Jnmestown. Thomas II. Watson, Robert
II. Wceden.
Smiihfeld. Arnold Spear. Stephen S'eerc'
Seituote. William Smith, Nathan X. Stone
Cloee,,er. Daniel Cornell, Simon Smith.
Cha,le.town. Joseph Wilcox. I'd, David
Clarke.
HEST Greenwich. Gideon Greene, Joseph
IIoxio.
cor.ntry Nathan Bowen, George Haw-
kns.
Ere.er. Job Reynolds, Jeffrey Hazard.
.sfiddleto,on William Bailey, Nathaniel
Wyatt.
Bri,tlo. John Howe, Benjamin G. Norris
T;reyton. Job purfcc, Pardon Gray.
Lis,,e Compton. Sanford Almy ,pcl"g Bailey
IYayyen. Levi Hai'c, Hale NJ Sisson.
/,,mbe,Iond. Otis Mason, Lew Cook.
Ri.hmond Thomas James, Samuel Clark.
.,-,,nston. Gorton Arnold, Bates Harms.
H,ghiaton. Edward Birbcf, Jesse BROW"
Johnston. James +. s.nDons, Wm water.
man, Sd.
North Proviaenee. William Chaiee, Bar
ncy Merry.
HARRINGTON. Joshua Bitkno,l. Na'hl. Smith
Foster. Benjamin Wells, Gideon burgess
Bur,iivWe. Willard Smith, Je'hro L'pham
,-h. uouse then made choice OF the Hon
Jon DvRrEE Of Tivctton, as Speaker ana
Jym. II. staples and 'Vm. S. Patfen E'qr'
Clerks, without opposition. On ho''o"'
Committee, cor->,ting of Mess'A' 'fa"S''"
Potter, Of p. Andrews, Simmons, waterman
Ill. Tninghas,. Champlin, Hazard, How
and Smith, with the Secretary and Clerks wa
,r,oin,el TO count the return OF votes !"
General Officers, and the Grand Commh'c
Adjourned to 4 O'Clock. AT 4, bo'h HOUSE
npain assembled. and the Committee arPo'"'
ed 10 examine the return OF votes not "e''
able TO report, adjourned to 6 O'Clock, whe
the Secretary made the following Report
That James Fenncr W elected GoVerno
(hayiDg A2s3 voes.) Charles Collins Leu'e'
ant Governor, (4347 vo.es,) Nathan NJ. "he
ton, (havng 1881 yo:es) second, Stephen
Cornell, (4S54 cotes) fourth, Elisha "a's"
(l35s yo,es) sixth, Thomas Whirplc, (43
yo,cs) seventh, and Charles Eldr:dgc, (4"'
vo,es,) eighth Senators; Henry Bowen &c
-retarv, Albert c. Greene, Attorney Iener'
and Thomas q. Pitman. General Treasurer,
without opposition That he whole numb
Of votes given in for first Senator, was a"'
of which Nathan Brown had 2253, Josi
Whitaker 2lI4,and f6 scattering that Nat"
Brown had 65 majority, and was elected. 4
whole number of votes for third Senator +"
1860, of which Benjamin Smith had 1891,
bon Sanford, 572, and scattering, and IL
Smith was elected ~ majority Of 1909. I
whole number Of voes for fifth Senator "
A37I, Of which William WhipPle had p;
CYRUS Cooke, 2ll7, and 3 scattering, and II
whipple was elected by majority OF 90
Whole number Of votes for ninth Senator, 43'
q! which George ID. Cross had 25i2, Will
James 1871, and 2 scattering, and that Or
was elected by a majority OF 800 VIII
pumber of votes for tenth Senator, 1878,
which George Burton had 25i7, George Fic
1929, and 5 scattering, and that Burton v
elected by majority Of 2ss.
The new Senators we're then sworn into
fee. and the committee separated.
Thursday Morning. The House met al
O'Clock. The Speaker in the Chair
or was read, from John B. Francis, revi
inc his scat as a member Of the House, fr
Warwick. Laid on the table. The rules
,he House we're read. Mr. Tiiiinghasf,
p,oxidence, offered an amendment which q
,i,. to a short discussion. in which Mes
7yir,ngho,t. ths Speaker. Bull. Hasa
and Biekneif, participated, and the SUBJ
We. finally referred to committee. consist
.e IN. soesker, Hazard end Tillinghast.
An reoort nj the ne session.