Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-11-08
question was taken by ayes and noes and

h Hazard, J. James, w. James, King
0 Low, Lapham, Manchester, Medbury
: f. r. Potter, A. J. Potter, Remington
e Randall, Reynolds, Ross, Sprague, I
: Smith, r. B. Smith, Sheldon, Thurstor
s Tiffany, Wilcox, Wells, Wilbur-34.
= .Noes.-Bateman, N. Brown, Brown
4 ell, Babcock, Bowen, }. Chace "A. Chace
! Cross, Chapman, Coggeshall, Durfee
Freedom, Fowler, ID. Greene, b. Haz
ard, Hopkins, Halle, Lawton, Pratt, Pa
! bodie, Pockham, Ruggles, Robbins, Slo
: cum, Shaw, Session, Simmons, Trcvett
t TiIlnghast, Thomas, Whipple, o. &
: Waterman, Whpple, w. Waterman, %
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The Speaker gave his casting vote in
favor OF postponement.
1t appears from the General Treasu-
rer's statement, that the balance appli-
cable to delray the ordinary state cypcn-
ses, exceeds the actual amount OF money
in the General Treasury, by the sum of
S4Ol0 03, Which sum has been transfer
red from the amount OF unapproprmted
money, to the permanent school fund ac-
| count, and invested in bank stock for the
benefit of that fund. If the managers of
the lotteries authorised by the General
Assembly, make their quarterly payments
AT the times they become payable BY law,
there will be received during the month
Of November about $1,000, from tic sour
ces of revenue appropriated for the sup
port of public schools, will enable the
! general treasurer, to meet all ihe de-
mands that can be made upon that ap-
preparation, the present political year,
and replace the above named sum of
S10lO,O3, to the amount from which it
has been borrowed.
! Thursday afternoon Attorney
General stated that he had filed Bill in
Equity in the Supreme Court oftlc Uni
ted States, against the State of Massa-
chusetts as instructed by the General
Assembly. On motion OF J. WhDpIe Of
Providence, Hon. Asher Robbins was
appointed by the House to take charge
of this Bill at Washington, at The next
term of the Supreme Court orthe United
States.
Friday morning The petition of Ba-
kcr, under sentence of death for )urgla-
ry, was taken up, and after some lebatc,
his punishment was finally committed to
Imprisonment for two years.
Thomas J. Walmsley's petition was
then taken up. 1t was voted tha he be
imprisoned for life in lieu of being hang
ed. u
B. Hazards bill extending the right |
of voting for electors Of President and
Vice President, to certificate voters, vas
taken up, and passed by large maori
ty: I
The Remonstrancc Of sc reral frecnen
Of Portsmouth against the election Of the
first Representative of Portsmouth, JAS
Chnce, was heard and the House decid-
I'd that Mr. Chace is entitled to his seat,
by four majority. \
Saturday forenoon, .Nop. 3-Wcmori-
his from several towns ofthis state, pray
ng for reform of the penal code Of this
state, and for the erection of a States
Prison, were laid on the table, and one
Of them read by VIM. r. Staples, Esq
who stated to the House the number of
in each town, amounting in
he whole 1900 subscribers.
The subject was referred to n commit
ee consisting Of Messrs. c. T.. Robbins,
J. l.. Tillinghast, G. II. Cross, William
lanes, and Levi Halle.
A resolution passed the House, np-
pointing Nov. %, as day of public .
Thanksgiving. -
afternoon Most Of tire business done
vas of q private nature
A resolution passed providing that the
,ext election of General officers be held
IN the twenty first instant, and the Speak
RS warrant issued to the several towns,
or the calling Of town meetings for that
purpose.
Mr. Speaker Spraguc, got through with 6
he duties Of Speaker, pretty well, con- :
idering he has not been accustomed to /,
hem. But to compare him with Mr. 4,
Tillinghast, late Speaker, the difference 4,
,ctween pretty good, and re,y good
Speaker, in the dispatch Of business, and
consequent saving of money, to the state, {
.annot be winkcd out Of sight, notwith-
standing Mr. f. II. Potter's high compli-
ncnts, upon his anti-masonic friend in
he chair.
MIR Tilinghast's uncommon quickness
IF apprehension and perfect readiness in )
presenting questions to the house in their
proper order, and clearing them at once
rom all cmbarrassmcnts and confusion, j
will not be soon forgotten, whatever par
y may predominant in the state. lie {
,as the satisfaction Of knowing that he
ost the Speakers chair on party grounds /
llone; by an unnatural combination of |
\ National Republican Anti-masons with
he Jackson party, and by majority of