The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-10-31

whole number that was elected at the
election, leaving four vacancies. A
her difficulty also presents itselfin case
quorum Of the Senate attend. They
b adjourn only from day to day,
in case they should dissolve without
uorum, there can be no adjournment,
10 General Assembly until the first
ednesday in May, and as the law re-
res that the votes for representatives
Congress shall be returned to and
united at the October Session they can
be at May.
All this trouble and difficulty
ises from the want of a CON-
TITUTION which should
AXE provision for defects of the
nartcr. But God only knows
hen the people will consent to
ave one. Twice within my re-
ollection, have conventions as
embed for that purpose, but to
o good result. l therefore de-
pair of ever seeing one formed
nd adopted by the people of the
State. There is too much want
f unanimity in opinion among
he leading and influential men
md all are pertenacious in the
Iupport of their own peculiar l.
Reas Of Government.
SourH KINosrowN,
Wednesday morning, Oct. ~
The House OF Representatives met at o'clock
No quorum of the Senate have yet met, and no
[idings from Almy After the call Of the House,
kMessrs Tiilingha and .atWeH amused the
House some fifteen or twenty minutes on the ques-
lion of what constituted quorum Of the Senate.
The former contendlng that it required six Ssna-
tors and the Governor and 1t Governor. end the
latter FIVE Senators and the Governor and Ii. Go
vernon, or either Of thep and six Senators: =.
Mr.. Curtis said the discussion appeared to him
sntirsly premature. Ii would bo time enough TO
consider the question when properly presented
Az ye, they knew not but Mr.. Almy was on his
way-the messenger had not yet returned. II
was indscorous to consider the question before u
was presented to the House from the Senate II
was for them to act. He moYed that the House
adjourn to O'Clock in the afternoon. which was
carried nem. con.
II is understood 1t. Gov. Engs will be here a
one Or two o'clock, BY which time we shall near
frsm Almy. In the mean tme the member Of
the Assembly are consulting together in squads up
on various subiects-soms on their own affairs.
Some on those ofths nation or State. and o'hers
poking or pottering about at their ease.
Mr.. D. Wolf arrived this morning. Mssss
and Shaw are still absent. Whether they
will attend or not is quite uncertain. When the
parties are 20 nearly divided il appear: 10 me
. the duty Of every member to be in his seat.
2o'eIoek. Ii. Governor Engs has just arrived
from whom learn that il was said IN newport,
this afternoon that Senator Almy was in New Bed
Cord--ths truth Of the report he eouId NO, veuch
for-as any rate we have no return rom 'ne mes
ssngsr.
The Journal Of yesterday. says--" Our paper II
ready for the press, and no letter from our Cor.
respondent At Kingston. We learn by . gentle
man. who lsft the Legislature at II O'Clock Yes
.srday mero;sg, that the Senate had formed quo
rum. when the two Houses joined in Grand Com
mi,tss. and chose two from each county. to count
the votes for Representatives to Congrsss and
after receiving sundry private petitions. the two
Houses separated, aud ths General Assembly 3D.
iournsd 10 NEE, at 9 o'clock this morning"
We lsara from the New Bedford Mercury Of
tina, Senator Almy now resides in New
Bedford