Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-02-10
HERAL OF THE TIMES.
the act, voted to lay it on the

II AFTERNOON Resolutions were offered
to appoint a Committee to consider the
| propriety Of purchasing n farm, sc. Ia
establish an Agricultural School. Adopt
ed d.-Nlessrs. J. ii. Clarke, Reynolds,
and Mowry, were appointed committee
on The subject.
| The act to prevent hawking and ped
ding without license, was taken up,
read a second time, and passed.
Il Mr.. Gayitt moved that the House now
determine the questions, at what time
the adjournment shall take place, and
whether the Assembly will or will no,
hold an adjourned session.
/ Some conversation occurred on the
SUBJECTS; and il was finally determined
that, when the House adjourn, it ad
journ to the 4th Monday in March next.
The act in amendment Of the Election
Laws of the State, was taken up. In
accordance with the previous motion OF
Mr.. Robinson, the House went into the
consideration Of the act, by sections.
/ The first section was taken up and dis
cussed. Several amendments were Of
ferrd and considered, but no one adopt
ed except Il verbal one, WHICH effects no
change in the original provisions.
/, The remaining motions to amend were
Withdrawn, and the section was adopted
as portion OF the act.
/ This section extends the right of voting
to all white male citizens, 81 years Of
age, and upwa ards, resident two years in
the State, and six months in the place 10
which he may claim to vote, except pau.
pers, persons under guardianship, luna
tics, and convicis, and except naturaliz-
ed foreigners, who are required TO be
qualified as under the old law of the
State.
/ The section also provides that,to quail
raise money, he must be taxed for prop.
erty 20 the amount Of $50.
/ After the above section had been n
dopted, the remainder Of the sections,
fourteen in number, were read, and with
some slight amendments, adopted.
/ The sections, except the first, relate
mostly to the registry Of voters, and the
proper restrictions to prevent frauds at
the polls, and to secure To voters their
rights. The act provides that all persons
designated as being qualified to vote
under it, shall have the right to vote for
or agnlns, the constitution given out by
The Freoholdcrs' Convention,
/ The bill was adopted in detail, and
reserving the final action on it till to-mor-
row, the House adjourned.
| FRIDAY MoRSING,Feb.4 .4.-The House
met at ten O'clock.
/ The act relating to the acknowledge
ment Of deeds, by foreign Consuls, was
read and passed.
4 The act relating to guardians was also
read and passed.
II Mr.. Howe renewed his motion TO re-
| fer the act authorlsing a loan to the
Porlmouih Coal Company, to select
committee. He said that probably no
/ member would be in favor Of granting
this loan at present, but a committee
might inquire into it, and make report
| upon the nature Of such an investment
| at future day. lie considered this no
ton AS Of the same kind as that OF ap-
pointing a committee to enquire into the
expedency of purchasing farm aud
opening an agricultural school. He re-
marked on the quality Of Rhode Island
coal ; stating that it had been preferred
in the neighborhood, to the Philadel phia
coal.
| Mr.. Randolph seconded the motion.
llo had opposed the motion before, be-
cause he did not wish to seem willing
to have the money of the State invested
in that quarter and manner. lie had no
bjection, however, to inquire into it.
| 1t was referred, and Messrs. Chase,
Lawton, and Howe, were appointed the
committee.
/ The Election Law was next taken up,
| MIR. Taggar, moved an additional Sec
tion, excepting the town Of Middletown
from the operation Of the registry act.
/ This was opposed by MIR. J. IL. Clarke
and the Speaker, and the section was re-
Jecied.
/ Mr.. Chase moved, that after the en-
acting clause, be stricken out, and the
bill which he had offered, be inserted,
allowing all who were admitted under
the Constitution, to vote for its adoption.
/ The Speaker said the amendment was
in order, but he was sorry that 1t had
been made, as it tended to bring this bill
in an un!avorable manner before the
House. After SO much time spent IN
perlec!ing it, he hoped that the question
would be taken on it directly.
\ MIR. Perry said he was opposed to both
bills equally. lie thought both improP-
er, and out Of the power Of the Assem-
bly,.
/ Mr.. J. II. Clarke was opposed to the
amendment.
/ Mr.. Howe was in favor Of the amend
ment
| MIR. Bosworth was in favor Of the
amendment.
Il Mr.. Whipple was in favor of the
amendment. He believed that his con
slluents preferred to have all action upon
the subject Of suffrage referred to the
convention.
Mr.. King said that If the House had
power 10 pass the bill before the House,
It was still more in their power to pass
the amendment.
Il The motion was divided on the ques'
ton whether the whole bill after the en-
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