Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-02-10

Il amendment.
II After considerable debate, the house
was called upon the adoption Of the
anne mendnent, and it was adopted as fol-
lows Ayes 40, Noes 90.
Il MIR. King moved that the bill he re-
fered TO a committee, in orcer that q
proper registry act night be united with
the bill.
Il The motion was lost, MS follows -
Ayes 81, Noes 81.
/ The question was then taken on the
passage OF the bill.
/ The House was then called, and the
bill passed as follows:
4 Ayes-Messrs. Speaker, Anthony,
Atwell, Atwood, Arnold, Bosworth, W.
5. Burgess, Brayton, Babcock, Brown.
ing, Barber, G. Burgess, j. ii. Clarke
| ID. Clarke, Chase, ChilJs, Gavitt, Jere-
miah Hazard, Kenyon, Keech, Lawton
Low, Potter, Rose, Reynolds, Robinson
Randall, Spencer, w. Sprague, A
| Sprague, Slocum, TeGl, Thurston,
Vaughan, Watson, Whipple, Wilkinson,
WalIing-37.
/ Noes.-Messrs. A. Brown, G. Brown,
Crnnston, N. Church, Cook, Colo, Daw-
ley, Durlee, Greene, Hoxis, John Haz-
aid, Howe, King, J. Manchester, w.
Manchester, Newton, Perry, Pearce,
Randolph, Sands, Sherman, Smith, Tag
CART, Weaver, Wood-25.
The House then adjourned.
| SATURDAY MORNING, Feb. 5.-An act
relating to the Police Court in the city
Of Providence was read and passed.
Il The bill in amendment Of the election
law came back from the Senate, amend
ed by striking out the amendment Of Mr.
Alwell.
The House was called upon concur
ring with the amendment, and il was con
Cured in us follows Ayes 35,-Noes
80.
So the House concurred with the Sen.
ate and the amendment was stricken out
The act as it finally passed extends the
right Of voting on tie adoption of the
Constitution, to all those who are admit
ted to vote under it.
\ MIR. King, from the committee on Ed
ucation, reported upon The petition oI
Stephen Slocum, for aid in educating his
deaf and dumb children. MIR. King
stated that the committee were IN favor
Of atlording the assistance requested ;
but were opposed to legislating upon any
individual case, preierring that some
general law should be passed upon the
subject. In order to give time to pre-
pare such bill, he moved the conlinu-
ance Of the petition to the next session,
which was agreed to.
/ The bill introduced by MIR. Atwcll, a,
the commencement Of the session, de-
claring the present government superce-
ded by tho suffrage constitution, and de-
| claring that constitution 10 be tho para
mount law Of the land was indefinitely
postponed.
Il Also, the consideration Of the papers
communicated by the Governor, from the
Peoples Convention, was indefinitely
postponed.
On motion of Mr.. j. Ii. Clarke, the
two Houses then joined for the purpose
of choosing a Senator TO the Congress
of the United States, in place OF the
Hon. Nathan +. Dixon, deceased.
H I'm GRAND CONlNl LIZ,
\ His EXccllency the Governor in tn Q
/ Chair. The Grand Committee voted tt
proceed TO the election OF senator II
congress 10 Ill the vacancy occas'ohe.
oy inc oea'h oi Inc hon. Na'hah
DiXoh.
Mr. d. IL. CIarke nominated the hon
VIM. Sprague of Warwick. :,
W.T.. hanuoiPh nominated INC no"
ou' a"u W. ~ h'"o'u NJ, rr.. p
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H FIRST BALLOT.
H Whole number of votes, Z.
/ Necessary to choice; 4(
H Spracue, 32
II Arnold, 80
/ Potter, Ia
II Bosworth. 9
| srcoxn pA,,or
Whole number of vo,es ~
| Necessary to a choice. d
II Spraoue. 20
II A,1J 90