The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-01-16

lect committee.

lect committee.
communication was received from
Gen. Gaines, Of the u. ;. Army, ihrong
his ExcelIency the Governor. oo the subjec
of a system Of rail- roads in the Un"e'
States, accompanied with diagram Of lh
lnroposed work-referred To the Commite
on the Militia.
An act was submitted by T.. X. Potter
tn enlarge Jail bounds in Washington Coun
!ty-read once and referred.
The Committee to whom the subject "
iaiI bounds in the several counties, was re-
! ferred at the October session, reported it in
erpcdient to enlarge them, except in Wash
ington county
Adjourned to Thursday, | o'clock, L. NJ
THURSDAY, JAN. 10, ls39-morning.
A large number Of memorials and petIt-
ions were presented, praying the General
Assembly to pass resolutions in FAVOR OF the
abolition If Slavery nnd the slave trade, IN
the Dstrid of Columbia, and the TerrI,or-
les. &c. aid the whole were referred to II
select Committee, consisting OF Messrs.
Luther, Wells, Smith, Stead, and Brown.
A number Of others were received, pray
ing the General Assembly to protest against
the resolutions adopted by the U. >. House
Of Representatives, to lay all anli-slavery
petitions on the table, without reading, xc.
which were laid ou the table.
Several petitions were also received,
praying the General Assembly not to re-
peal the license act of June, 1888, and to
enact laws more effectualy TO suppress the
trnific in ardent spirits. They were refer
red To the select committee on tins subJecf.
Mr.. Wells submitted resolutions con-
den,ning the resolution, adopted by the U.
S. House Of Representatives on the subject
Of anli-slavery memorials and petllione;
aud moved their passage.
The following are the resolutions sub
mitted by Mr.. w.
WHEREAS the House Of Representatives of
the Congress of the United States, on
the 18th day of Decent 1888, passed
Resolution Of W '.. howing Is
part:
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,hr'r requests intended to be secured
ono .aa. 7s,.ed;
{cqa ed, that the General Assembly do
soy, in the nane Of the people of lhi,
State, Protest against said Resolution, ano
do declare that II ought forthwith To he re.
sciudrd.
Resolved, that the Secretary be directed
to cause copy Of these Resolutions To h,
to the Representatives Of thi'
State in Congress, to be by them laid bcfor,
the House of which they are members.
Mr. RNndolp;: ohjjecied. and moved ,ha
hey be laid on :he table, and printed.
Mr.. John Whipplc objected to this course
lie said the resolutions were perfectly un-
derstood, and might rs well be acted on
now, as at any other time. He was OPP
posed to them. lie denied that Congress
had either denied ar invaded the right oi
petition, as set forth in the resolutions, aud
called on the gentlemen in favor of them,
for arguments and proofs, to shew that
Congress had done so, or had manifested
an intention Ia do so. lie maintained that
hat body hndthe right to do wha, they had
done, ms the only means of going on with
the business Of the session, that one body OF
citizens had no right To require them To
spend their whole time in reading memoir
lals aud signatures on this subject, To the
exclusion Of every other and that, though
ns Messrs. Wells and Cranston had snid
the General Assembly had the right to give
its opinion ms To the constitutionality or ex-
pediency of public sets, he doubted their
right to interfere in this matter, it being
merely rule the House of Representatives
had adopted for its own government.
Mr.. Simmons contended that the rule
was an Infringement on the right of petition
that ii was the result of an organised
syslem-tha, the people had reason to fear
the resut-and ,hn, they not only had the
right, hut should consider it duty to pro-
test against it. lie rejoiced to see memor-
ials aud petitions pouring in on the subject,
&c. &c.
After a long discussion, the motion to
lie on the table was put, and decided in the
negative. Subsequently, the motion to
commit prevailed, and the resolutions were
referred to Messrs. Wells, Simmons, John
Whpple, Holden, and Whiting.
The House then ordered the resolution.
To he printed for the use of the members
and, At one o'clock.
Adjourned to 3 O'clock, y. NJ.
THURSDAY, JAN. 10, lS39-evening.
4 number of private petitions were pre