Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-01-20

II The House then adjourned till Thurs
day morning, at 10 o'clock.
II THURSDAY MORNING, Jan. 10, an Ac
was presented by MIR. Randall, to amsn'
the act relative TO contagious diseases
providing to hang out black flag from
houses infected with The small pox; hav
ing on it, "smaN por," in white letters =
On motion Of Mr.. Spencer, the act wa
so amended rs TO substitute a white flag
with black letters. Read and referred.
Petition for act Of incorporation 70
Hope Cemetery. Received and re
lerred.
Act presented by Mr.. Wilkinson, pro
vided that wriis OF attachment may b,
issued against property not now provi
nedfor by law. Read and referred.
\ Sundry accounts were presented ant
allowed.
II ORDER OF THE DAY.
The Governor ond Senate, by invita-
ton, appeared in the House, to atteno
on the trial of Private Petitions on the
Docket.
Alter the Docket was cleared, tho
Senate withdrew, and the House ad.
ourncd.
FRIDAY MoRNING, Jan. I3.-The
House met at ten o'clock, pursuant to ad-
ournment.
Prayer of the petition, and act upon
the same, Of the Bank Of North Ameri-
ca was passed.
The act was passcd incorporating the
proprietors of Hope Cemetery.
The act Incorporating the Fountain
street Wesleyan Methodist Church was
passed.
The Senate concurred in the rcsolu-
iions relative to tho pos. .ponement Of the
Bankrupt Law, with the anne ndment that
both Senators and Repre- csentatives be
requested, instead OF instructed. The
II ouse concurrcd in the amendment.
A communication was received from
the Governor enclosing papers from the
Free Suffrage Convention.
They were read, and Mr. Cranston
rose and said that he would make few
remarks explanatory of his course. Ma
ny errors he had seen from acting hasti-
ly and he would not fall into others from
acting imprudently.
lie would act for the whole people,
and by these he meant not merely ihe
legal lreemen, but for every man, wo-
man, and child in this State. They
were all embarked together, and their
welfare was as one. On this subject he
belonged to no party he was not a
Wing or q Democrat not a landed quail
ificalion or free suffrage man hut q
Roger Williams Rhode Islander and
as such he would act and wish others TO
act, for one and all within the borders Of
our State-for the people, the whole peo-
pie. We are afloat in the same bark !;
we have already wealhereC many storms,
and trust we shall yet escape all dan
gers from storm or shore. Let us act
wisely and prudenty, nor rush hastily
into the consideration Of subject SO
impGtant.
He concluded by sugg esting that these
matters lie on the table for the present.
On motion Of Mr.. Gavit,, the reading
Of the "People's Constitution" was com
menced; in the midst of which the House
adjourned,
AFTERNOON. The House met at three
O'Clock. .-,
Mr.. Robinson presented a resolution
iRstructing The judiciary Committee to
report law aboIshing Imprisonment for
debt.
The act respecting contagious diseases
providing that white flag with black
letters shall be suspended before each
house where there are cases Of small
pox, was read and passed.
The reading Of the Constitution was
called for by Mr.. Randolph.
The reading of the Peoples constitu-
ton was continued.
Mr.. Cranston stated that he moved
these papers be laid on the table, for the
purpose of giving the House time to con-
slider the matter.
Mr. Atwell said that he had Informally
presented an act relating to the prese nt
subje matter, which he wished to have
read. lie presented it, because he con-
sidered himself instructed to do so by
the lrcemon Of his own town, and by a
majority Of the whole people ofthis State.
Mr. Randolph said he was not SO con
versant with Legislative proceedings as
to instruct the House what to do in this
matter il was subject must be met,
aud he was ready to meet it. lie asked il
The bill was before the House before they
had voted to receive it. He did not
think the House could onieraln the bill.
The Chair stated that the practice OF
this House was different from that OF
many other Houses, requiring leave ia
bring in bills, but when member offer
ed bill, it was considered as before the
| House.
MIR. Atwell said he would not wish to
take an improper course about this bill.
Tho rule might well apply to it, as it was
one of the most important matters which
ever came before the House. IIe would
wish further time for its consideration
but if forced to meet the question now,
he was ready to do so.
Nlr. Randolph explained that he had
thought this House ought not to receive
such bill in the form Of public act
lie could not, under his oath, vote to do
so,-but he asked for information merely
The act lies on the table.
Resolution appointing a committee Ia
examine the acts relative to taxes was
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