The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-10-29
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

our attentive correspondent, in South Kings.
town. the following summary Of proceed.
inss of The General Assembly.
KIyesToN, Oct 2s, ls2o.
On Tuesday al ID O'Clock, the Senate and
/ House of Representatives met in their respec.
Z tive chambers in the State House in this town.
Joseph J. Tillnghast, Esq. was re elected
Speaker, and Messrs. Turner and Patten,
/ Clerks, without opposition.
/ The following standing committees were
appointed:
On Finance -NIessrs J Chace, Caring
ton, Dixon Howe. Holden.
on the Judte,Gry - -Mcssrs Benj. Hazard
Pratt, Medbcrry, fhur.lon, Rhodes
On EdueGsi0H - MessTs. Ennis, Dixon.
Stcere, Hopkins, Howe.
on Corporations. Messro. Robbins. Arnold.
! Halle. Sprague Potter
On the .bittia --Messrs Robbins, Steerc.
| Wcs,cot!, Cross, Halle
On .7ccourt' y f Simmons, Treve,t, J
Brown, Davis, Busworlh.
On Real EStGte.-Messrs. Chace. Pratt. Al.
len. Halle, Spracue.
On BdH6 RCpgrts - Messrs Robbins, Ar.
mold. Brown. M,tberry, Thnrston
On ConUtd Pcfiti0rs-M Messrs Potter, Dos.
worth, Arnold, Ennis.
Nr f r. Potter submitted n resolution 90
'ool'sh reglmental trainings. and substitute
me company training Ia take place through.
Ut the state on the lrst Wednesday of april
annually. Another resolution was submitted
ny tho same gentleman 10 suspend The law
tuthor'slng the Supreme Court to try insoi.
vcnt petitions until the further order Of the
General Assembly. Tho same gentleman
submitted plan 10 prevent private assign.
ments, ~ this eficct.--The iNsolvcnt is 10 ap.
ply 10 one ofthe judges Of the Supreme court,
or Common Pleas, and swear 10 the fact oi
ms insolvency .- Whereupon the Judge shall
notify his creditors 10 appear and nominate
an assignee After the application as alore.
aid the person and estate Ofthe assignci is 10
hc free from arrest aud attachment. The
assignee is to give bonds for the faithful dis.
charge ofhis trust, and to divide the property
among all the creditors according 20 their dc
mands--and il, after this distribution, two
thirds Of the creditors in amonnt shall sign
certificate. that the insovcnt has dealt fairly
with them, such certificate shall operate az
though the bencit of the present insolvont
act had been granted him--and that all other
assignments shall be void
4 petition was read from the coored
people in Providence, stating thalihcy were
compelled 10 pas taxes and were not allow.
ed to vote, or to attend the public shoos,-
and praying for relief. Referred.
4 bill TO incorporate the Providence as.
sociation for mutual assistance, was read nd
referred.
Several petitions from convicts.knd Tor sa !c
Of real estate, were read and re tcrrod.
IGcsday afternoon The General TTessu-
rcr's report was read, from which it appeared
that the balance in the treasurv IS SCYc6 T.
-$SSl5 Is had been expended FOX the sun
port oi schcols.-Ail other expenditures
Si22O0
Ills EycelIenoy, tho Governor, communi.
Gated sundry documents from tho Executives
Of other states. which were referred 10 3. I.az
ard, Carrington, aud +. Sinmons.
Mr.. e r. Potter submitted resolution re-
Quirlng the General Treasurer II report TO
the house. the amount of intsrnsl taxes duo
tnr the last three years,ard the source otlhorn,
the sums now due, IT any, and from whom.
and the reasons why they have not been col.
i.ctrd and ( further legislation is necessary
To enforce their COLLECTION Adopted
Mr Arnold called u the bll for giving
rhancery powers to the Supreme Court
.hch, after somc discussion, was post poncd
ill iaursduy morning.
THE kEHTUcXy DUEL. The Commcn-
rator, published at Frank fort, Oct. l3,stotcs
that the meeting to settle, by single com
batih ihecortroyersv between Charles Wick
| liIc and George james Tloiter, nj Lex.
ngton, took place on Friday previous, and
! terminated III the death of WIcklIiic. The
| principals, with tho attendants usual IN such
! ,ases, met about nlue O'clock on FRIDAY
morning, upon the line Of Fayettc nnt
/ Scott counties. near licnry's mill road and
! fought with pistols, a. th~ distance Of eight
'oet. At the first fr', Nickhffe's pistol
! flashed, aud Trotier's t-n 8s,eC tbrough
! his wnistcoat. without woundlng. az Tie
second fire. Wickllf'e raised his hand be.
fore tho word vas fully expressed, but in
s,antly let il drop, and before ne could
raise It again he received his antagonists
/ ball Just above the hip, but fred while in
tho SCI of fallln.,and missed his adversary.
The wound was mortal. He died about
one o'clock. The offence, which led 70 a
challenge on the part OF Wickliffe is stated
to have been given by certain illusions
made in his paper by Trotter, the success.
sor of BenninE in conducting the Kentucky
Gazette. Wickllffe was only 22 or % years
Of age. lie is said to have had great ad.
yautages, mental and personal, from ma.
turc, and 10 have been well educated. He
was somewhat addicted TO dissipation, and
much exasperated by the persecution Of
his father.
We arn informed says the Hartford
Courant that ut the Superior Court held at
Brooklyn los; week. Oliver Watkins was
tried for the murder Of his wife Roxans,
IN March last Tho trinl ocruniod abotvt
two days-the evidence wos circumsfan.
ta!; the prisoner wos ably defended. but
found guilty; motion in arrest was over.