The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-01-24

III.
~ O'Clock to.morr ow morning. Friday.
FRIDAY, Jan. 1910 O'Clock, A. M.
The House met pursuant to adjourn.
m ent.
Sunday accounts were received and re-
ferred.
Concurences on bills, &c. passed in the
House came down from the Senate.
Mr. Spencer moved to print the law re-
ported by the Military Committee. The
motion was adopted-nem. con.
The orders of the day were postponed,
and the bill to establish the Stone Bridge
and Fall River Turnpike Corporation,
came up for consideration.
This act underwent a very long dis
cussion, and various amendmen nts-one of
which provides that the road shall be loca-
ted west of the route marked out by the
profile presented to the House, and to pass
over the land Of no one not named on that
route, without his consent. Payment for
damages to be paid or secured, before the
road is commenced.
Messrs. Childs, Lawton, and Church
were appointed a committee to locate the
road &c.
After the bill had been gone through
with, and adopted, section by section, it
was taken up as q whole, and passed ; and
the House adj'nd.
FRIDAY AFTERNooN.- House met at
three o'clock.
FIHr. Randolph presented a resolution
authorising the General Treasurer to neg
oliate loan of $4,000 for the use of the
State, which was, on his motion, laid on
the table.
Mr. Hazard, of Exeter; presented an
ac, relating to the sale of real estate on ex-
ecution-read first time and referred to
i Committee on Judiciary.
The bill Incorporating the Turnpike
Company from Fall River to the Stone
Bridge, was read the last time.
Before the vote was taken, Mr.. Potter, of
Coventry, rose, and opposed, at length,
the passage of the bill, chiefly on the
ground that he was ever opposed to taking
the private property Of individuals, through
whose land the road might pass, without
their consent.
The committee on the Judiciary reported
against the resolutions presented at the
June session of the General Assembly by
Mr.. Aldrch of Scituate, recommending
amendments to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States in relation to the currency.
Mr.. James of w. g. one of the commit
tee, said that he felt it his duty TO state to
> the House that he dissented from the gen.
eral features of the report.
Mr.. CLARK said the report was sanction
by n majority ofthe committee.
II was laid upon the table.
, SLAVERY AND THE RIGHT OF PETITION.
Mr.. Bouen of f. G., chairman of the
select committee to whom was referred
sundry memorials asserting the right OF
{. petition, made report accompanied with the
following resolutions:
Whereas, the House of Representatives
Of the U. States, in the month of December
A. ID. 1887, adopted resolution whereby
it was ordered that all petitions, memorials
and papers, touching the abolition of sla-
very, and the buying, selling or transfer
ring of slave. in any State, District or Ter
ritory of the u. s. be laid upon the table
withou, being debated, printed, reld or re-
ferred, and that no further action whatever
should be had thereon; and whereas such
a disposal of petitions upon the subject of
slavery, is in effect denial of the right of
the people to petition for the redress OF
grievances, a grent and vital principle OF
free government and of the Constitution of
the u. States-Therefore it is.
Resolved, That the adoption of said res
olution as a standing rule of the present
House of Representatives, is an assumption
of power on the part of said House of
Representatives not given by the Consti-
tuition of the United States, and alike in
furious to the cause of freedom and free
institutions, aid the natural and inalientable
rights Of man, and that said resolution is
highly dangerous in its tendencies and pro-
bable results, and as such requires from n
free people perfect union of sentiment and
action, and the expression of their unquali-
fed dsapprobaiion and condemnation.
Resolved, That our Representatives in
Congress,'in voting against the adoption of
said resolution, and our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress, IN maintaining
the full right Of petition, have entitled them
selves to the appreciation of the people of
this State.
Resolved, That Congress have exclusive
power of legislation in the District of Col
umbia, and may abolish slavery, and should
prohibit the slave trade therein.
Resolved, That the present slave trade
between States Of this Union and Territor-
les thereof, is great moral aud social evil.
Resolved, That our Senators in Con-
gress be instructed, and our Representatives
requested, to present these resolutions TO
their respective houses in Congress, and
that the Secretary transmit copies immedi-
ately TO each of them for that purpose.
On motion of Mr.. Boren they were laid
upon the table, to be called up Tomorrow.
Tuesday morning next was assigned to
finish the trial Of the docket Of private Pc
titions.
An act in addition 10 the act providing
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