Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-06-29

He prayer vi VIC Pcu'o" w ''""
field Cadets for act Of appropriation,
was granted.
The act dividing the State into elcc-
ton districts for the election of Represen-
taiives to Congress, was then taken up,
and the House called upon its passage
as follows
Messrs. Speaker, Ames, Al
len, Andrew A. Angel, Andrew, Bah
bit, Barber, Branch, l. Brayton, +.
Brown, Q. Brown, Coitrell, Cranston,
Field, Greene, Hall, !. u. Hazard, J.
Hazard, B. II. Hoxie, G. Hoxie, Man
chester, Olney, Peckham, Potter, Ran
dolph, Reynolds, Sengrave, Sherman,
Sheffield, J. Y. Smith, l.. B. Smith,
Stone, Tillinghast, Thurber, Updike, J.
Whipple, T. Whipple, Wilcox-39
Noes-P. Angel, J. Angel, Ballou,
F. Brown, Bnnum, j. Cole, Durfee, }.
A. Hazard, Hardness, Latham, Mowry,
Park, Remington, w. Smith, Stecie,
Thompson, Wilbour, estcou-l8.
The abstract of the public school ro-
turns was received and accepted.
An act providing for building and re-
pairing school houses in Tiverton, was
passed.
An act in amendment OF the act rela-
tive TO public schools, was sent down
from the Senate and concurred in.
Resolutions were passed appropriaiing
the salaries of the Governor and ii.
Governor, and appointing committee
to repair the State House in the county
Of Washington.
An act in relation TO dover was pas
sed.
The resolutions directing the commits
soncrs on claims, To make out sched-
ule Of the amount Of insurrectionary ex-
penses, with the view of presenting it TO
Congress- for allowance, were taken VI
and passed. Gen. Darlington, was ad-
ded 10 the committee.
An act appointing Lemuel II. Arnold,
Edward Barber aud Thomas Whipp!r,
commissioners upon the II. |. Agricul-
tural Bank, was passed.
The act in amendment of an act rela-
ting to theatrical exhibitions, was taken
up and passed.
The act in amendment of the hawking
and pcdding act, which was aimed pnr-
iiculnrly at ,in-pedjlars, was called up
by Mr.. Oliver Potter.
The bill was debated around tho
House pretty generally ; there being u
scarcity OF other business. ii was OPP
posed because it was aimed at one par,
ticular class Of pedlars and not the whole,
AS soon as other business came from tho
Senate, the bill was postponed.
A resolution providing for the wants
Of the treasury, and an act appointing
new commissioners on the Sciluaie Bank,
and removing the old ones, were sent
down from the Senate aud passed.
The militia bill came bnck from the
Senate conquered in, with few irifing
amendments, which were concurred in.
The House then adjourned.
Saturday afternoon.
SENATE.-The Senate met pursuant
10 adjournment
Mr.. Greene, Of Providence, called up
The act passed this morning, removing
the commissioners Of the Sciluaie Bank.
He stated that be had seen one OF The
commissioners, and that the commission
ers were now ready to report.
After some compensation the matter
was dropped.
A resolution from the House allowing
six hDndied dollars TO Lcmuel II. Ar
mold, Tor services as councillor for tho
past year, was coDcurred in, with an
amendment. (The amendment provides
for five hundred dollars instead of six.
The petition Of the Wakefield Cadets
Tor an appropriation, was taken up and
postponed to the next session.
MIR. Francs moved n resolution 10
provide for the disconlinuance of the
indictments under the law relating 10
,ilcnces agalns, the sovereign power of
he State. (The resolution authorizes
he Attorney General, under the advice
81 his Exccllency the Governor, To mol.
'ros. the indictments, on such conditions
ls he may deem propcr.)
Gov. tonner thought the Attorney
icncral had better be referred To some
'ody else, as it might be supposed that
us feelings would run away with his
Judgment.
Alr. Potter, Of South Kingslown,
hopght there ought TO be the power
and rs the council were no
niger in existence, he hoped the rrsolu.
on would pass.
The resolution passed.
Mr. Potter, Of South kings,own, in
oduccd resolution authorizing Jusii-
es who had not made their returns to
'ake the same within thirty days from
lie rising of the General Assembly,
hlch was adopted.
"A message was received from tho
lonse inviting the Senate TO Join for tho
lrpose OF completing the election.
Whereupon the Senate joined.
Alter the Senate returned resolution
as passed directing the commissioners
the public deposics TO pay the amount
, hand into The General Treasury.
Mr.. Francis introduced bill relative
the return oiyotes for members OF Con-
-css, which was passed.
"A message was received from the
ousc, announcing that they had com
eted their business, and hud passed a
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