Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-07-02
WHOLE NO. 274.
LEGISLATURE-JUNE SESSION.
Continuation from omr last ofMe proceed
ings Of the Legislature.

convic,s, for liberation from ia,l Of
Frances II. Arnold, guardian, and VIM.
Pabodie, guardian, for sale Of re al es-
tate, were several!y received and com
mitted.
The petition Of Mason Barney, rela-
ting to distractions in PaImer's River,
was continued with an order Of notice.
The petition of John Boss was contn-
ued.
\ The petitions of John Odfeld, an al
len, for liberty to hold and transmit re-
al esiate-Of Samuel Crossman and
wife, to adopt Abigail Alger-of b. II.
Carpenter, and John Lassell for relief
Of David Wilkinson to be released from
Jurors iihe-were scverally granted.
Mr.. Hazard introd aced the following
resolution, viz
Stale Of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations.
In General Assembly, June Ses-
sion, A. ID. 1885.
| Resolved, That a committee Of
members Of the Senate and - of the
House, be appointed to inquire
\ First--whether the powers reserved
to themselves and TO the people, by the
States, in forming the Constitution Of the
United States, have remained unimpair-
ed.
Second-Whethcr the checks and
barriers provided by the Constitution, to
secure and perpetuate to the people, the
enjoyment Of II free republican govern
ment: and to guard against the monarch
icaI tendencies TO which all governmen nts
are prone, however popular their forms,
have proved adequate to these objects.
And especially, whether the powers
vested by the Constitution in the Senate
Of the United States-in which branch
of the government the small States are
represented equally with the large, as
an indispensable safe guard to their
equal rights, as independent States, have
been respected and preserved free from
all unconstitutional interference, evasiors
or encroachments.
Il Third-Whether the provisions Of the
Constitution intended 10 guard and Sc
cure the freedom of the press, and the
free exercise Of the right Of suffrage
have remained nviolated.
!. Fourth Whether the time has arriv-
ed, when il has become necessary for the
States to provide further checks and se-
curities for the preservation Of the Con-
sti,ution in its original strength and pu-
rity.
1 The resolutions were twice read, and
after few remarks, laid on the fable
|. The petition Of the inhabitants Of the
village Of Wexford, in North Kings
town, praying the passage Of an act to
prevent geese and gosiings going az
large in said village, was granted, and
an act passed.
The two Houses joined and proceed
cd TO hear the docket Of private petitions,
Is in number Numbers I, 2, Z, 10, II
and Is, were continued; No. 6 dismis-
sed; No. 13 and IA granted.
The Houses then separated.
A bill authorizing the Court Of Com
mon Pleas of the county Of Providence,
to hold special term Of said Court at
said Providence, on the ls. Tuesday Of
September next, for the purpose OF doing
and transacting such business as may
legally come before them, relating To-
the Providence, Stonington, and New
York Rail Road, was read first time.
A bill reviving the charter Of the
Greene Artillery, was read a FIRST time
Adjourned to o'clock, Thursday
morning.
4 Thursday Morning, June 25.--A bill
passed confirming and amending the
charter of the Peacedale Fire Engine
Company.
The petitions Of Louisa Clark and
Mary Cornell, to be authorized to pre-
fer their petitions for divorce, were re-
ceived and committed.
The petitions Of George F. Good
win, an alien, TO hold real estate--of
Thomas Summons, for hberation--of tho
Kentish Guards, for the loan Of forty
stands of arms--and Of Amos Collins and
others, for bank, were severally read
and committed.
( Mr.. Hazard, from the committee to
whom was referred the petition of James
F. Simmons and others, for an act TO in
corporate the stockholders Of the Allan
tic Bank, made a favorable report
which was read and laid on the table.
The petition Of Robert ID. Sisson, for
A new trial. was received and referred
TO the next session with an order OF no.
tce.
The petition Of Samuel Place, vs..
Elisha Case, was dismissed.
/ The petitions Of Jonas Child, for tho
return ofa jurors 6ne-of Thomas nj.
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