Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-02-10
General ASSEM- zip.
January SrSsiOn, 1912.

/ ] he Connnittee on The act presented by
Mr.. Speaker Jackson, reported the act
~ amended, aud printed for the use OF
the House. The act was read, as a
mended, aud laid aside.
! A communication was received through
the Governor, from the Governor Of Ky.
enclosing Resolutions passed by the leg
islaiure of that State, against the princi-
pie of the reputation OF State Debts.
i Also, n commune alton and resolutions
from the same sources, recommending n
national determination Of the final Cxtinc-
tim of the race OF Revolutionary soldiers,
whenever that event NAV trnnspre.
/ They were all referred to commiite c
consisting of Messrs. J. II. CLARKE,
Randolph and Howe.
\ Various concurrences came down from
the Senate.
Il An act passed, TO authorize increase
OF company for fire engine No. 3, New
port.
/ Resolutions in favor Of n protective
tariff from the committee to whom the
sublec, had been referred, were read,
and passed nem con and without debate.
i An act in amendment OF an act rcla-
tive to bail on mesne process. Read
and passed.
Il An act in amendment Of an act regu-
lating The descent of intestate estates,
&C. read n second time as reported by
the Judiciary Committee, and passed.
\ An act to discharge Il. w. Poter,and
4 ID. X. Chaifee, as sureties for certain
boys under indictment in the Supreme
i Court, was read and passed.
i The act relative to foreign attachments
was taken up, read, and the further CON
sidera,ion OF it postponed 10 the next
session.
Il Adjourned to o'clock, p. nj.
4 AFTERNooN-The act in amendment
Of the election laws Of the State, was
then read, it being the order Of the day.
After the ac, had been read through,
Nj. Robinson moved that it be taken up
and acted ON by sections.
\ Nr. Randol pin rose, and said that he
had few remarks TO make. lie would
not GO at length into the subject, as to
do so would be but repetition of what
he had before said. But he would re-
peat that the State now had "A constItu-
tion, the charter, and fundamental laws,
written and unwrtten, applicable to the
affairs of the Stale now. lie considered
the laws ii>ing the quallic caions of voters
as fixed and fundamental and that,
though changes had been made in them,
! yet they were not affected as 10 the prln-
ciples OF the laws, but to carry the prin-
! ciples out; and he considered it not with
in the province ofthis General Assembly
to make the change proposed in the act
before the House. He had been ap-
pointed to come here. he said, for the
ordinary purposes of leg gislaiion. Others
/ had been appointed to frame a Consti-
tuition; and he thought it too much TO
take it upon himself to lsgislate on mat
iers, to do which, others had been ap-
| pointed. He stood on the ground Of
! principle; and could see no proprety in
\ interfering in The business of the Con-
vcntion, and thought he had no right to
| do so.
Il He seemed to think that, for the Cen
4 eral Assembly to do what the act propos-
/ ed, would be to initiate those who had
framed and adopted the new constitution,
Of whom, said he, we complain; the only
difference being, that we shall act with
the form Of law, without the substance,
while they acted without form or sub
stance either.
Mr.. Randolph was brief and calm in
his remarks, and closed by moving the
post poncmcnt of the subject to the next
session.
/ Mr.. Howe followed in support Of the
motion to postpone.
4 Mr.. Robinson opposed the postpone
ment
| MIR. J. II. Clarke also opposed the
post tponement.
/ mir. Atwell wished it to be strongly
impressed on the minds Of members, that,
in voting to postpone the bill, they, in
effect would vote to reject it.
II Messrs. Cranston and King took part
in favor Of the postponenent,a and Messrs.
Clarke and Atwell made some farther
remarks against it.
i The debate was interesting, cool, and
dispassionate, and carried out with ap-
parent good feeling. AT the close, the
! question was taken by ayes and noes, as
follows:
Messrs. Bosworth, Baker, A.
Brown, Cransion, Chase, Childs, n.
Church, Cook, Cole, Durfce, Drown,
Howe, King, Lawton, w. Manchester,
Mathewson, Newton, Perry, Randolph,
Reynolds, Smith, Taggart, Wesicott,
Whipple, Weaver, Walling-26.
Nays Messrs. Speaker, Anthony,
A,welI, Atwood, Arnold, w. s. Burgess,
Brayton, Babcock, Browning, G.. Brown,
Barber, G. Burgess, J. II. Clarke, S.
Clarke, ID. Clarke, Dawley, Gavitt,
Greene, Hoxie, John Hazard, Jerem'h
Hazard, Kenyon, Keech, Low, Mowry,
: Potter, Pearcc, Rose, Robinson, Ran
dali, Spencer, w. Sprague, A. Sprague,
Sherman, Slocum, Tent, Thurston,
r Vaughn, Watson, Wilkinson, Wood
II41.
So the House refused to postpone the
: consideration of the act there being
yeas 26, nays Al. The following gen
,lemen were absent-Messrs. Burton, A.
Church, Dixon, J. Manchester, SANDS
..
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