Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-05-09

FOR IL. Aluricn, olSo
s. Arnold, 1880
J. Sheldon, 295
Scattering. 366--mnj. l65
Whole number for 10Th Senator, 623l
For &, Cooke, 5000
O. Ballou, 276,
Scattering, 440--no choice,
Whole number of votes for Soc'ry, GAS
For Henry Bowen, 1915
ID. Randall, 2673
Scattering, 2--mnj. 900
Whole number for Gen. Treasu'r, G,24l
For John Stcrne, 3l4O
VIM. S. Nichols, 1902
Scattering, 2--maj. 36.
The requisite number Of the Senate
having been elected, the Law does not re.
quirc a new election to fill the vacancies,
but the lst Senator, Mr. KING, will per.
form the duties OF Governor for the ell.
suing year.
After receiving the Report Of the Com
miItee, the two Houses adjourned To
Friday morning. IL o'clock.
FRIDAY MoRNING, May 3d.-At /.
o'clock, the Grand Committee met nc
cording to adjournment.
Mr.. j. H. Clark, for the committee
to procure the attendance Of the three
Senators elect, reported that two were
present. While Mr.. Clark was making
his report the other Senator arrived.
The Secretary spoke in reference to
the proclamation TO be ma 1e The pre-.
sent custom has come To us from oul
ancestors. The Town Meetings wer,
held in the kitchen of the Tavern. a
nomination was made, and the vote.
were collected in the hat. When A wa
chosen Governor, proclamation wa.
made 10 the crowd that A might appea
from the crowd and accept the Office
Then sometimes the candidate would
not accept, and n new choice was 10 bc
made. The season Of the old rule has
failed, and the Proclamation is now a
part Of the pageantry Of the election, and
nothing more.
Mr.. j. +. Simmons moved that proc
lamalion he made but on some obJec-
iions being mude, Withdrew his motion.
MIR. Hazard said the course taken
yesterday was tlie correct course. He
had examined the charter and the pre-
cedcnts, and was satisfied that that
course was the proper one. That other
wise VIC should have been without GO
vcrnmcnt.
Proclamation was then made Of the
election of the several Senators chosen,
His Exccllency the Governor in the
Chair
The new Senators, with the Secretary
Attorney General and General Trea-
surer, took their engagements and tho
Governor, with the expression Of hi
good wi.hes To the House, having con
Quoted the first Senator to the Govern
m's Chair, then, with the 1t. Governor
retired
The Grand Committee then sepnrntcd
and the House adjourned to 8 O'Clock
in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON, 3 O'Clock. Mr.. Hazard
said that before any other business was
transacted, he thought it their duty to
take measures to secure "A government
for the year ensuing he therefore
moved that the Senate be invited to Join
The House in Grand Committee TO con
slider the propriety and expedlcncy OF
supplying the vacancies iu the Senate.
Mr.. Hazard said he was fully salts
fed that it was course entirely within
Their Constitutional powers, and con-
sonant with the very best usages that
could be found the usages that have
come down to US from our ancestors.
MIR. Hazard was appointed Com
mitiee to invite the Senate to join the
House for that purpose.
The standing rules Of the last House
were read and adopted
The Hon. Senate attended in Crane
Committee, Hon. Samuel w. King frs,
Senator, III the Chair.
Mr.. Hazard said it was their duty to
provide for continuing the government.
There was barely officers enough to
continue the government in existence +;
ir single Senator dies, the government,
expires. 1t requires the attendance of
every Senator elected, to carry on the
government. lf he had the least doubt
Of the power Of the Grand Committee to
provide against the failure of the govern
ment, he would be the last man to pro.
pose this course, let the danger be what
il would.
The Charter is silent upon this sub
jcci; the Charter provided for the wants
of the people in their then condition
officers were elected in Town Meeting
and full number were always elected
afterwards, when the number Of towns
increased, the governor aud assistant,
passed law requiring the freemca I,
vote in their own towns then vacancic
often occurred sometimes there was IA
election, and sometimes officers refuse,
to serve these vacancies were filled b,
the Governor and company. He ha,
an abstract Of multitude Of precedent
in such cases, prepared by the Secretary
lie thought il necessary and proper 4
pass a law empowering themselves 4
fill vacancies in the Senate.
Mr. Ma,hcwson asked TO have th'
law providing for new elections, read
and that part Of The election law was read
Mr.. Hazard then read from the Sec
rciary's m nnes, that