The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-06-26

PRESIDENT jackson LETT washington on
Thursday, with part Of his family, on a
visit to the Hermitage, in Tennessee.
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tFTHE GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY
Of this State, met pursuant to adjourn
ment, at Newport, on Tuesday morning
last. t;i
Enough members being present, quo
rum was formed the unfinished business
was then read and disposed Of
Mr.. Hazard having been appointed a
Committee to ascertain whether or not
the Senate had formed quorum, report
ed that they had not, and the House there
fore adjourned to meet at o'clock in the
afternoon.
Inthe afternoon, the House met pursu-
ant to ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Halle introduced a resolution to
have docket of the unfinished business
printed and distributed among the MEM
bers of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives at the opening Of each session.
The resolution was opposed by Mcssrs.
Bull and Potter, and finally, on motion Of
Mr.. Arnold Of Providence, was laid on
the table.
A discussion arose as 10 the validity Of
the proceedings Of the House in the FORE
noon, there being at the time no Senate in
session. In this discussion Mcssrs. Ar
mold, Potter, Hazard and Bull participa-
ted. The House went over the business
and ratified the doings of the morning.
/. A bill introduced the last session by
mr.. E. r. Potter, for protecting the per
sons ofdebtors against whom executions
shall be issued for less amount than FIVE
dollars from imprisonment, and also ex-
'cmpting from imprisonment in ell civil cas-
cs, the persons Of females, was called up
| and referred to messrs. Potter, Halle, En-.
mis-, King and Updike.
i "A message ives received from the Sen
ate, informing that they were In session
and ready TO proceed 10 bssiness, but the
Houses did not join.
| The House adjourned at half past 81.
O'Clock, having spent the principal part o
the afternoon in the disposal Of unfinished
business, and private petitions presented
at this session. Adjoufned. H''
! On Wednesday morning, acts were in
troduced--to require town councils to
make returns each year all monies BY
them received, from whom and for wha
purpose, under penalty Of S2O-for sell
ing lottery tickets without license, ant
empow ering the purchaser to recover thu
the sum paid for tickets SO sold, and rem
dering all notes for such tickets void.--
lStvora! accounts were read and referred
An act was passed to regulate proceed
ings in Courts.
n The sum Of $40 was allowed TO IN
Committee for auditing the Treasurer
accounts.
i A resolutioH introduced by Mr.. Weed
, en- Of jamestown instructing sbe Juaicia
: ry Committee to report to the house whet
er the Office Of Assistant Marshal for tax
ing Census, renders such assistant ineli
gible to a seat in the House--pssscd.
: Several petitions for taxes to srec
9 school houses, &c and for incorporate
: ! for religious societies were read and rs
. ferrcd.
a = A petition for lottery to raise $l0
8 600 for the erection Of Catholic Churc
in Providehce, was read and referred.
Messrs. Halle, Babbitt and Dawn, ,weI
appointed a Committee to repair the js
. in Bristol, and $500 appropriated.
y Friday morning was assigned fos con
= plstsing the election ofohiesrse