Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-11-10
General Assembly.
In SESSION At Asr-GREENwicH.

den ce, on the second Monday OF Jan
uary next The motion was laid on
the table.
A resolution was offered Tor the APP
pointneht OF committee 10 revise the
militia law, aud TO report at the January
session. This was supported at length
by Messrs Ames, Perry, Barber, AID
others, and passed.
| The petition Of the Providence Dye
ing, aching and Calenderng Com
pany, for act Of Incorporation, was grant
ed and act passed.
/ An act explanatory Of an act entitled
an act respecting guardians, was taken
mn. This vas To authorize the Courts OF
Probate to receive the designations OF
guardians. At present they cannot do
so, unless it be for the benefit of the
ward. 1t was laid on the table for the
present. -.
The act incorporating the Melville
Light Infantry, was passed.
The act respecting guardians was then
taken up and debated Till adjournment,
when II passed.
afternoon. The House met at 3 o.
clock. The Speaker IN the chair.
A report from the Committee on Fl
nance with regard 10 claims against the
State, was read and accepted. An act
accompany the same was read and
passed.
Petition of Joab p. Aylsworih and
others, for act OF Incorporation, upon the
docket OF unfinished business, was read
and the prayer thereof granted, and act
passed.
The prayer Of the petition Of John
C. Harris and others, for aci Of in
corporation for Rhode Island Guards,
was granted aud Vote passed.
The petition Of the National Cadets
for aL appropriation was taken up. II
was supported by MIR. Branch aud Mr..
Ames, and the prayer thereof granted,
and vote passed.
Petition of Asel Harris and Alfred X
Brayton, with regard to The affairs OF The
Scuuate Bank, was received and refer
red to the Committee on Finance.
The prayer oi the petition oi the Paw
tuxet Artillery was granted and vote
passed.
Petition of the Wakefield Cadets for
money for all armory, was laid on the
table.
Petition Of Woonsocket Guards for
charter for military company the prayer
thereof was granted and act passed, with
the exception o! the appropriation prayed
Tor.
The resignation OF Simon Fl. Green,
as Commissioner on the " ashington
( Bridge, was accepted.
Thomas j. Stead was added to the
COMMITTEE Oh Fisheries"
| An act relative 10 the public watch
and town marsha' in the town Of Newport,
was read the first time.
\ Several accounts were then allowed ,
and a vote was taken refusing to allow
four dollars per day To the commissioners
on claims, and The House then adjourned,
without deciding how much should be
allowed, till Saturday at 8 o'clock.
/ Saturday Morning, Nor. 5.-The
!. House met at . o clock.
\ colnmunca alton was received from his
his Excellcncy the Governor, enclosing
|, the resolutions Of the Convention re-
spcciing an ambig uity in the act calling
them together. An act was sent down
from The Senate at the same time, eX-
| planning the ambiguity, and also extend
| ing the Tight to vote upon the question
ol the adoption of the Constitution to all
who had right to vote for delegates
1 MIR. Amcs said that this latter section
went farther than the Convention wished
lie doubted the power of the Assembly
TO interfere IN this matter.
\ MIR. King moved that the House con-
cur, with the amendment that this Sec
ton be stricken out.
On motion OF Mr. Branch, it was laid
on the table.
!! The House afterwards concurred with
the amendment proposed by MIR. King.
A resolution appointing Abram c. At
wooC one OF the commissioners on W.
Batchelder's claims, was passed.
An act authorizing the MAJOR General
Tered, the rule suspended, and passed.
n An act To adJ Journ the Supreme Judi
cial Court for the county OF Washington,
was read, rule suspended, and passed
\ Report of the committee on Provi-
dence Washington Bridge was received
aud referred.
/ The prayer of the petition Of the Prov.
| idence and Boston Railroad and Trans
portalion Company was granted, and
the act accompanying was passed as re-
ported by committee.
\ The petition Of the Wakefield Cadets
vas postponed TO the next session.
Resolutions appointing Thursday, the
Gath inst. "a day of Thanksgiving, were
reported by Mr.. Cranslon, aud passed.
/ "A resolution appointing COMMITTEE C
10 repair the Jail IN the county OF Kent
was passed.
H "A resolution suspending the collection
Of Military fines and penalties was sent
down from the Senate and agreed to.
/ "A resolution allowing certain accounts
Of the Indian tribe was passed.
II The General Assembly adjourned till
The second Monday OF January next,
then to meet at The State House in Pro-
vIdence.
\ CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.