Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-11-07

method Of electing OiucerS IN thiS State,
by virtue Of which the members of one
branch Of said Assembly then held their
entire Offices, but proceeded premature.
ly therein, and the said election is there
fore void, and ought to be SO declared by
this Assembly.
Therefore, BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly, and by the authority there
Of it is enacted, that the said election, be,
and the same is hereby declared to be,
null and void, and ofno effect, and the
office is hereby declared to be vacant.
Friday morning. An Act passed es-
tablshing House Of Correction in the
city of Providence.
The petition Of Josiah Chaplin, and
others, for a chatter for High street
Congreg ational Society, in Providence,
was called up and objected to BY Mr. D.
Wolf, ON the ground that it subjected
the pews to taxation for the support Of
public worship, which the obicctor con-
sidered contrary 70 the law of the State,
''relati,e to religious freedom and the
main.e nance Of ministers" After a short
discussion, the charter was So amended
US to allow the corporation to tax the
pew in the Church for tho purpose of
repairing and insuring the House, but
for no other, and the charter was grant
ed
Mr. Tillinghast read the following Pro-
test against the act of the Assembly, de-
claring the seat of the Hon. Asher Rob-
bins III the Senate Of the United States,
void:
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIv
General .assembiy, October Session, "A. 1888.
I he undersigned, Representatives in the Gene
raj Assembly Of the State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations, do hereby solemhy Pro-
test against certain act Of this House, passed at
this present session, purporiing Ito declare The
lection Of Asher Robbins to the Senate Of the u.
States on the nineteenth day Of january last, TO
be null and void, and orno effect" aud that said
office is thereby declared to he vacant, because
said act is wholly beyond the competency Of the
General Assembly To pass in lis legislative or in
my other capacity, the said Robbins having been
duly elected by the two houses Of the General
Assembly in Grand Committee, at its October
session, A. d. 1892, he'd by adjournment, at Pro-
sidcnce, on the second Monday Of January, A. d. N
1898, in conformity TO the laws Of this State, and
o the Constitution Of the United States because
he Legislature Of a Stue is not tho proper tribu
,al to vacatc or decide upon the scat OF men-
Der Of the Senate Of the United States, and be-
,ause the said act is unnecessary imperative and
and the preamble and recitas
contained therein us reasons therefore, are, rs
hey believe, anfounded in fact. g,
b. Hazard, James G. Bowen,
Joseph L.. Tillinghass, Bsnjain:n Kimball, u,
Josiah Whitaker, Daniel Greene, 4
Peter Pratt. Jeremiah Whipp'e, r
Parker Law,on, Edward +. Manton,
james Chace. George &. King, a
John X. Pechham, Wm. Sheldon, s
Porden Slocum, Nathaniel Church, a.
II. Y. Crnnston. Levi Halle, /,
Arnold Wilbur, Jediah Shaw, q
Abner Chace, Hail NJ. Sisson, =,
Chris. J.. Robbins, Ariel Cook, y y
Oliver q. Waterman. iio
lie moved that il be received and en-. c,
red on the Journal Of the House to
Mr. Potter objected to it's being enter. pr
on the Journal, and on his motion it
as laid on the table.
MIR Potter submitted resolution de-
airing all assignments hereafter made
r the benefit Of creditors void, unless
] the creditors share alike by the terms
the deed. He said his object in pre-
nting the resolution WAS, merely to
ing the subject before the House, that
Committee might be appointed TO re-
UT thereon, by bill. 1t was one of
eat importance, and deserved the at.
ntion Of the Legislature. Formerly, tn
hen the Legislature received and al
-anted petitions for the benefit of the tn
ct Of 1856, it was fatal objection to n tr
,tition, if the petitioner had preferred la
favored any of his creditors. The W
editors shared the insolvent's property 81
Iually; that was as it should he. Now, III
e whole Of the property goes to a few fe
vorites, and those creditors who. above be
others, ought to get their pay, obtain in
thing. Great injustice and incquali- tn
was created by. our present practice, tic
d it ought to be reformed by legsla-
c enactment The subject was refer mi
i to Messrs. Hazard, Tillinghast and
tus. h
Mr. Tillinghast reported two bills to ce
event citizens Of other states from taxi te
, oysters from The rivers, ponds s. bays, p
thin our jurisdicton-imposing n pen G,
y Of three hundred dollars for every
ence, which were passed. Ge
Mr. Potter moved to refer to a COM Sa" aa,'
tee, the law relative to Pedlars, to Co
,ort at the next session such altera- ele
rs and amendments as may be neces- yea
y to prevent its being violated, and to nnt
To-, ,ha c;,;,ons NJ ,b;s S,a,. ,o,;,s, TO
position. 1t was referred to Messrs ,,., r..
att, Cross, Cranston, Waterman and ,io,
Iile. ant
The act in addition TO an amendment I'd