Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-05-11
*. i. ze0tSIature.
MAY SESSION IN NEwPoRT-lS37.

tened IN ms loWh Oh w WeunesuoyJ t@ o' ,
inst. A procession, consisting Of the 40.
vernon, Lieut.: :Governor, and members ot bo'h
Houses, was formed at 10 O'clock at Town
sends corner, and proceeded to the State
House under the escort of the Artillery Com
pany, Col. SWAN. 3D.. Il
, Both Houses formed quorum at ii o.
clock, A. NJ and proceeded in Grand Com
miltcc to The business of the Election. n
The oatl, Of office having been administer
cd to the Representatives, by the Secretary,
the House was organized, Samuel Y. AipeH /
was chosen Speaker. Elisha II. Potter and
Jacob Fieze were appointed Clerks, the lat
ter in place of John S. Harris, declined. |.
4 A Committee was then appointedio count
the votes for General Officers, and the Grand
Committee adjourned to O'Clock, y. M. L
\ At s o'clock, p. NJ. the Grand Committee
, again met and the Counting Committee made
! their report.
Whole number of votes for Governor, 3GG2
/ Francis has |Io
/. peckbom has GAG
. Whole number Of votes for 1t. Gov. 3639
! Tharston has - Eva
! R,rker has 035
Whole number of votes for lst Senator, 1862
| Snraouc has 2G45
! An,honv has 937
| There is but little variation in the votes
for the other Senators. There are few
scattering votes, but we have no time tor the
| details. ."
| For Secretary of State, Henry Bowen has
1850 votes, and George Turner 9S5. "a
Il For Attorney General, Albert C.Grcene
has 1912 votes. No opposition.
For General Treasurer, John Sterne has
r 1929 votes, and John Clarke SlS.., -
Whcicupon proclamation was made OF the
election. 81"
r. THURSDAY, May a.
: The House met this morning ut 10 o'clock
pursuan, to adjournment.
5 Communications from the "Govcrnpr5 "f
i New Hampshire, Vermont, Maryland, and
i Georgia, were received from the Governor
# and laid on the table.
y Several petitions from convicts, and also
: petitions for the sale of Real Estate, were
. presented and referred to the appropriate
: Committees.
h Thc Commissioners appointed TO receive
this States proportion of the public morey,
! reportcd-,hat two instalments amounting TO
p two hundred and ifiy-four thousand eight
e hundred aud ninety dollars and twenty cents,
h have been received and deposited on bonds,
, with the Banks.
: The interest on the first instalment has
o been paid, up to the second Monday OF April
y last, amounting to thirteen hundred fifty elgh'
II dollars, and thir,y-fve cents.
n Mr.. Dorr, introduced an act providing that
d personal property shall be exempt from at.
le tachnent, when the person is Within tile lim-
to its of tho State.
II. This places personal property on the sam'
X footing with Real Estate. Under the exist
ill ing law, Real Estate is not attaehable ol
he original suit, when the owner thereof Is u
on the State. Personal Estate is not attaehabl
when the owner thereof is within the Coun
&C H]
r. mittce. = ~ =
III A communication was received from Co
be Samuel Amcs, Quarter Master General, il
al relation to the States Arsenal, Sc. '.' .'
On motion of Mr.. Titus of Scitunte, Iii
r. Excellency the Governor and the II0n. Sen
It, ate, we're invited to join the House in Gran
he Committee, for the purpose Of the Election Q
el officers.
sr. The Grand Committee then proceeded i
Dn the election. ""'tf
re JupaEs OF CouRrs. Fl'''i
Nv; Supreme Comt-Prescnt Judges re-elec
w q. ted. ... =, ..h,. T., Is.
zee COMMON PLEAS. .. 'sy
hat .Nc,cporL-Samc reelected. with, the G,
en- ception of the 4th and 9th, which places wei
md filed by Sanford Bell and Hazard X. Ca
en- pen,er
-ily Proridencc-Same as last year. .s.
oss Acknowledgment
! Bristoi-Paul Ware, Chief; Ephrdim I'll
ties ford, Christopher Smith, James Dimnn, Sh
ide bael kinnicut.
t. Kent-Robcrt Hazard, John Wood, WI
an Carder, John Brown, Oliver q. Waterman.
inE CLERKS OF SUPREME CouRT.
-" .Ntupori-Postponed
~ ~ Prcridence-John S. Harris.
,nIo VaShingtoa, Bristol and Kent Postpone
its CLERKS or COMMON PLEAS.
live .Ni,rpori, Providence, Washington, Bris
ter, aud kent-Rc.cl elected.
SHEnirrs.
"ns .N,spon and Kent postponed. All
81 others reelected, without opposition.
self NoTAR'Es.
ave .Nemport-Gcorge Turner, George c. N
rm son, William G. Hammond, Wm. En-
Abraham Thurston, Nath1. Sweet, WIN. 6
md min. Josiah e. Peckham, I.ennder Borden, A
,us- drew Cory, Archibald Milliken, Alexander
!. to Brownell, WIN. L. Almy.
on JusTicEs or P.AcE.
>" ~, = .s,ppori-Georgc C. Mason, WIN. Eol
fer. % Nathaniel Sweet, George G. Shaw, John