Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-06-30
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
JUNE sEssIov--NEwPoRT.

\ The House resolved not 10 take up the
docket Of private petitions this session.
The following acts and petitions were
presented and referred to the appropriate
connittees
II An act in addition to an act in amend
ment Of an act regulating watcr-miis.
1 Petitions of Michael Freeborn and
others, Thos. j. Branch and others, re-
lative to suffrage and constitution, were
1 referred TO the select committee.
| Petition Of Warren Artillery for mid in
building an armory.
\ Petition of The Warwick Methodist
/ Episcopal Church, for act Of incorpora-
H ton.
II The committee on military charters
made report.
Il Mr.. Daniels introduced resolutions
calling a convention TO frame consiitu'
ton. The qualification required to vote
/ for delegates was a residence Of ono
H year in the State, and six months in the
town.
/ The House then adjourned till three
o'clock.
\ 1marsday Afternoon. The House met
\ al three o'clock.
/ Mr.. Clarke, from tho committee on
the subject Of a new constitution, made a
| report, which, as anne nded, will be found
in another column of this days paper.
/ MIR. Cranston moved that the rules be
| suspended, and the act be considered al
/ once.
/ AIR Amcs hoped not Some Of tho
| me mbers had no time to consider II, and
there was 10 hurry about It's passage.
The session could easily be extended so
as to give proper time for It's consldcra-
ton.
MIR J. Whirple advocated its inme-
diaie consideration.
| MIR. Brown suid that he did not wan,
the bill postponed He had not wished
|, to be present at the consultations Of the
landholders he thought they would do
about right, and they had done SO.
The rule was suspended and the act
taken up.
Five sections of The act were passed
with but very little debate or alteration,
when the sixth section upon the qualIli-
cations for voters for delegates came up.
Mr.. j. Whipple moved an amendment
providing for.a registry Of voters.
After short irregular discussion Of
this amendment, the bill was ordered to
be printed.
Petition Of the First Light Infantry
company, Providepce, was received and
referred.
An act autborising tho establishment
volunteer companies, was presented and
referred
The House then adjourned ill to-mor-
row morning at ten o'clock.
Friday Morning, June e4.-The House
met at 10 O'clock
The act relating to Pilots was coniin.
ued.
The petition of Bristol Artillery, for
amendment Of charter, was granted and
act passed.
The prayer Of petition of Geo. Whit
ford and others for military charter, was
granted and act passed.
The prayer of the petition of tho Ma
tional Cadets was granted, and vote pass
!, ed
The prayer Of the petition of the city
Of Providence, for amendment of charter,
/ was granted
The act authorizing the establishment
of volunteer companies, was taken up
and referred TO Mr.. Ames for amend
mcnt.
An act authorizing the Governor to
commission officers in the vacancies of
The militia, and approve and commis-
sion officers who may DO elected by char
tered companies, was sent down from
the Senate and concurred in.
The petition of tho Bristol Artillery
for Appropriation for an armory, the COM
mitteo recommended the grant Of one
hundred dollars ia addition to n grant of
two hundred formerly given TO that com
pany, and yeLuncallcd for.
Mr.. Blake con,cndcd for new grant
Of five hundred dollars, which was asked
by the committee.
Mr.. Ames aud Mr.. Clarke contendcd
strongly for the grant Of five hundred
dollars.
After some debate it was granted /; the
armory to be personal property and to
revert to the State upon the dissolution
Of the company.
An act to call convention was sent
down from the Senate. (This was the
same as that reported to the House.
hiier the consideration Ofthc four first
sections ofihc bill, the alarm came from
Providence, consequent upon the orders
Of the Governor to the military TO repair
to Providence. A motion was made tn
adjourn and lost.
MIR. Clarke then aroso and spoke clo-
qucnlly upon the action Of the General
Assembly. lie hoped that no member
would leave his scat and that the bill be
considered upon its merits. After he
took his scat, tho discussion went on up
on the bill and the remaining sections
were adopted with some slight amend
msnis, which were agreed TO by the
Senate. The following was the vote in
the House
Aycs-Mcssrs. Speaker, Angel, Branch,
Bray ton, X. Babcork, Blake, 4. Brown, &.
Brown, Ballou, J.. Brown, T.. w. Babcork,
Barber Cransion, Cottrell, Clnrkc, Chase, 4.
Church, n. Church, Cole, Collins, Durlcc :,
Dixon, Daniels, =. H. Greene, w. Greene, G..
&. Grecne, I. y. Hazard, G.. II IIoxic, Howe,
King, Perry, Pollard, %. Potter, J. - NJ. Pot