Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-08-27
NEWPORT:
Thursday, August 20, 1895
STATE ELECTION.

STATE ElECI1ON.
The heemen Of this State met in their
respective towns on Tuesday last, for
the choice of Representative to the Ge-
neral Assembly, and TO elect two Repre-
sentatives to represent this State in the
Gath Congress. In this town, the meet
ing was opened at 10 O'clock "a. m, and
III. Y. Cranston. Esq. was unanimously
chosen Moderator.
admitted free, having been previously
propounded;-
Charles Tripp,-Thos. b. Sherman,
(son of isaac) Geo. Fowler, (ofSlocum)
VIM. S. Sphinx, John Ii. Stoddard, Geo.
Popple, Robert Sherman Cd, Peter B.
Underwood, Charles S. Ward, Charles
II. Mumford, William Gilpin, John l..
Armstrong, John J. Payne, William IL.
Seattle, ID. King, Jr., w. Van Zandt, -
Joshua Tew, Jr., John G.. Weaver, Pat
rick Shean, Elisha Clarke, Stephen S.
Vars, James G. Swan, Chris. j, BIiven,
VIM. Nj. Barber, Charles B. Peckham,
Francis B. Peckaam, Pardon Il. Mum
ford, Benz. Easton, Cha;!os I, Hazard,
Arnold Hazard, VIM. Hazard, John b.
Clarke, Laughlin Bowling, George G.
Hazard, Henry M'Gowan, Edward f.
Newton, james II. Newton, Abraham
Tilley, Jr., Jas. N. Utter, David Sher-
man, Edward A. Sherman, David M.
Stokes, Alex. p. Moore, Geo. Faisneau,
james Atkinson, Richard Swan, Jr.,
Joseph p. Babcock, John II. Watson
George Popple, Jr., Solomon Peckham
VIM. Cyles, eldest sons.
Propounded-Wm. Rodman, (son of
the late john Thos. B. Peabody, Geld
est son Of Jeremiah,) Robert Wilcox =.
Robert Taylor, Hanson Hull, Reuben
Cook, Elisha Allan, (ofThos. c. Enoch
Hazard, (of Thos. g.
The following gentlemen were then
soveralIy elected Representatives to the
General Assembly:
Benz. Hazard,
N. S. Ruggles,
ii. Y. Cranston,
r. X. Randolph, in place Of John Ste
vens, declined.
Geo, G. King,
John Horswell, in place Of John V.
Hammeit, declined.
The polls were then opened to receive
the votes for Representatives to Con-
gress, and o'clock was assigned to
take up the municipal business.
In the afternoon, the following Report
was read, received, and ordered to be
placed on file:
The undersigned, appointed Committee
in June last, 20 Report the expedlency or
inexpediency of establishing another School,
beg leave to Report:
That the School now in operation, is suf-
ficient to accommodate all the children, that
would attend Public School, upon the pres
ent plan, that are Of suitable age. The School
since its commencement has been full but
four or five times, and that for only one or
two weeks at a timc,-al of a suitable age
that have applied for the last three years,
have been admitted without any distinction
as regards ability to pay their own schooling,
which was not intended by the law of the
Legislature establishing the School-that
law admitting only the children Of such pa
rents, where circumstances were such as
made it a burthen for them to school their
children. The object for which the School
was established, has been fully effected, and
the children of those parents who are amply
able to school them, have been admitted
when application has been made. Your COM
mittee think these are sufficient reasons to
postpone the establishing of another School
at this time.
The opinion Of the committee is, that
when the School fund shall become sulc-
ienty large to produce an income adequate
to the support Of School, where the higher
branches of education shall be taught, that
such school would be highly advantageous,
and would accommodate all the children of
the town OF suitable age to attend. AS re-
CARDS the school fund, your committee would
recommend, that it be left to accumulate, un-
III It's ihcoilc shaii oe suHlcleht 10 support q
school without taxing the inhabitants, and
the time is not far distant when it will have
accumulated to an amount requisite for that
purpose e,-but If disturbed at this time, may
never again be raised to any Considerabc a.
mount. Respectfully,
MICHAEL FREEBoRN,
JoHN STEVENS, Committee.
GEo. Bowen,
The following resolutions, which were
introduced by Major Bull in the morn
ing, but not acted upon, were then unan-