The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-01-31
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


The Assembly closed the January Ses-
sion on Friday evening, Jan. 23d, after a
taJorious ssssion Of ten days. Their pro-
ceedngs We have published in full, aud il
will be seen that but little business Of inn
portance was acted on. The religious
bill us laid aside ia the Senate, they
thinking il best not to net on it, ill after
the Spring Election All other business
Of Importance wus postponed to The came
tt,ne.
Friday .9fisrnoon.-In the House, on
motioa OF M King oi Johnson, the re-
port OF the committee On the subject 6f
building State Prison was taken up and
read. Messrs. Waterman and .Smiih ex-
planned to the House the reaso ms Of their
differing from the majority Of the commit
tee ~ hxIng upon the location ofihe pfis
ON, the ioI,ner preiering Coventry aRd
the lattor North Providence. Messrs
Simons und Staples explained to the house
the reasons which Induced Them to locate
the prison in Providence.
Sevrfui nismbers also expressed their
view upon the subject, but beforo any
question wns taken it was postponed to
Friday morning.
The petition oftlie Rhode lsland His
torcaI Society for a lottery, was receiv- d
mud referred
The House adjourned to Friday morn
ing at 8 o'elnck.
House oC CReprssentaires Friday Morn
ing, Jan -. The committee on accounts
made Il report allowing sundry claims u
guinst the State, which were read and
allowed by the House.
On hoiion Of Mr. 1;ilinghass, Mr. Hop
pin was appointed committee to contract
with physician TO attend on the prisofiers
in Providence jail for tho present year.
A resolution passed directing the
Sheriff Of the county OF Kent, to discharge
George Elblidgc, Jr. from his imprison-
men, in the juil a. East Greenwich.
Mr. Tiliinghast introduced bill In a
mondment of an act relative TO tho elec-
ton Of Senators and Representatives 10
TO represcn, this State in Congress Sc
reud first timo. (Ihis bill provides that
at any session, when required By law, the
Geenoral Assembly shall fail to elect d
Senator, by reason OF any disagreement
in the members, they shall be auth orizsd
to proceed aud elect Senator at the next
succeeding session Of tho General As
seh,bly
Mr. Wotcr3nan intfduced , bill rotating
10 bank directors. This bill provides
,h6t no person shall be director Of any
bunk in this State who is not an inhabi-
tant korein, unless specially provided
for by charter, or who is director ia any
other bank. And that if auy director
shall refuse to serve, or resign his Office,
or any olhe directots are appointed, the
CASHIER oil said bank shall give notice oi
such refusal, resignation, and appointment
within ten days thereafter, in SOME pub
lie news paper printed neuresl to said
bank.
Mr. Kinnitii, Of Darlington, stated to
the House that ut the june session OF the
General Assembly, three Justices Of the
Peace, were appointed for Darlington
all Of whom have refused to serve; thai
a public highway 10 Immediately tobe lait
J out. and that Justice Of the Pence 10 re-
ouired by the statute 10 oversee the lay
ing out tho same; that having 40 Jostic'
/, l,hey aie without a Coroner, therefore hi
; moved tn. House ,ha, his Excclleney III
/, Governor ahd the lou. Senate be invite
. to Join in COMMITTEE Tor the purpose
: elec,ing Justice Of the Peace for Bat
. rinston, which was ndop,ed--and M
: K,nnicut was requested by the Spoak'
j to inform his Exccllency aad Senate
1.-The vote of the House and the gentle
Il man having carried the message Of I'll
}, House, returned and reported that th
:, Senate rstused to join in Grand Comm'
" tee for that purpose. 4,
a The pe,itios Of Smith Arnold and oil
y Icrs, fora Turnpike Corporation was 70
u coiyed and referred to the next session
& The General Assembly, with an order
ID notice.