The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-11-01
From the Pro,i ,idsnce Daily Journal.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

The General assembly ofthis State met
In this City, yesterday morning; AT a
bout half past 10 O'Clock, Mr. Hazard Of
Newport, took the chair and called tho
House to order. A quorum appearing in
their seats, His Excel!ency the Governor
and the Honorable Senate attended in the
Hall of the House of Representatives
when the Secretary received the certif-
Gates Of the election Of the members, call
ed them over and administered to them the
engagement required by law. The
Governor and Senate then retired and
The House proceeded to elect Speaker.
Mr. Joseph l.. Tillingbast and Mr. Will
lam Sprague, Jun.were severally nom-
mated. Mr. Tillinghast declined being q
candidate, and Mr.. James D'Wolt was
nominated. Mr.. D'Wolf said he did
not wish the appointment, as there were
others better qualified than himself for the
office, and he had much rather some ono
of them should be appointed. The vote
was Iaken, when on counting the votes il
appeared that William Sprague, Jr. had
35 and james D'Wolf 81, and there was
one blank vote. Whereupon Mr. Spragus
was declared elected and took the Chair,
and thanked the house in on appropriate
manner for this renewal OF their conf
dence. The election Of Speaker wss not
made party question;
All the members, except Messrs. Shelf
field, of New Shoreham, and Sisson, Of
Warren, were present and had all voted,
three woulb have been 10 vetes. Three
membcrs, therefore, did not vote.
George Turner and Elisha X. Potter
Jr. were appointed Clerks, without oppo-
sition.
The Rules Of the last session wore q
dopted, and 500 copies ordered to be
printed for the use of the House.
The following Standing Committees
were appointed:
Einance.-NIesses. Hammctt, Hoppin,
Cross, ID. Greene, Norris.
Corporations and Corporation Rights
Mcssrs. Cranston, Titus E. II. Potter,
Drown, Spencer.
Judicia,y-Messrs. B. Hazard, Til
linehasts Thurston, Waterman, Hale.
.Miiiia. .-Messrs. Church, Eddy, Tay-
Ter, Waterman, Halle.
Conuicts. Durfee, Dorr, Al
len, Westcott, ii. NJ. Sisson.
accounts. s.-Messrs. Ruggles, Warner,
Thurston, Low, Norris.
Real Estate.-Cranston, Tillinghast,
VIM. Browning, Bowen, Kinn,cut.
Education. G.G. King, Dorr,
PIT. Sisson, Bowen, Kinnicut.
On motion Of MIR. B. Hazard,
Messrs. T.. II. Potter, b Hazard, TiIlin-
ghast, and the Attorney General, were
appointed n committee to examine and
report on the acts relatingito the Supreme
Judicial Court, and report by bill or 9TH
erwise.
On motion Of Mr.. Dorr, Mr.. George
ID Cross, was appointed on the committee
relating TO the States Prison, in place
Of Mr.. John Cross, not now member Of
The House.
Five petitions fof sale of Real Estate
we're received and referred to the commit
l6c.
Petitions from four convicts were re-
ceived and referred to the Go mmiitee, and
after the transaction Of some private busi-
ness, the House adjourned 10 3 o'clock,
PM.
In the afternoon about IS or 90 private
petitions were received and referred to
their appropriate Committees. The re-
Of the afternoon was occupied in
calling over and disposiog the greater
part OF the business continued from the
last session, and at s o'clock the House
adjourned to 8 o'clock this morning.
Wednesday morning, October 90 The
House OF Representative met at 8 o'clock.
The following petitions were received and
referred to the appropriate Committees,
Hydraulion Company, No /, for an
act of incorporation.-Wi Jcffers.
Chasles C1zar, Julia Wilcox, and Clark
Fuller, for Liberation from Jail-Peter
Grinnell &Samuel Randall, for sale ofreai
estdte.-Gamaliel Gay, on the subject Of
encouraging the raising and manufacture
ing of Silk, to be aided by a lottery
Simeon G Tucker and others, to amend
liccnce law.-William u Case to take an
engagement on military commission.
A minute report was received from the
General Treasurer, containing the semi
nuual statement Of tho financial situation
Of the State Treasury. 1t gives a par-
'.cnlar statement OF the MONIES received,
from what source, aud from whom; and Of
he expenditures, to what purpose and to
whom. 1t is long and interesting re-
port, from which we shall hnye occasion
10 make some extracts.
Mr.. Ilhnghast introduced n bill pro-
Viding for the anual. inspection and seal
ing Of Hay Scales. Il was a.. n first
lime, and referred to Messrs Whipple.
Halle, and the Attorney General.
A petition OF the Providence and Nor
~ich City Turnpike Road Company was
received and referred.
On motion Of Mr.. Cranston, Mr.. Dorr
was appointed to report resolutions for