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

petition of the Trustees of the UniteC
Congregational Society in Darlington
of Anson Potter, for act of incorporation
upon petition praying for division Of iowr
of Smithfcld; Of Engine Go. in LAS
Greenwich.
A message was received from the
House announcing that they had passed
II bill in relation TO the Supreme Court
and for other purposes and certain Other
bills, votes, and resolutions.
he act was taken up, and, on motion
Of Mr.. Francis, it was laid on the table
for the present
The resolution of the House relative
TO the finances ofihe State was taken up,
and, on motion Of Mr.. T.. II. Potter, laid
on the table.
Mr. Greene, Of Providence, called up
the judiciary bill, and proposed several
amendments. The amendments did not
affect the general features OF the bin,
but altered somewhat the phraseology
IL was referred 10 Messrs. A. c. Greene,
Eaton, and f. II. Potter.
A resolution was passed authorizing
The payment Of the usual salaries To the
Governor and Lieut.. Governor for the
past year.
A resolution was passed, appointing
Nessrs. Law,on, Ballou, and Harris, a
committee to inquire into the amount of
extra compensation to be paid to the Gov
ernor, and the compensation to council
lors and their clerk for the past your,
with instructions to report at the next
session.
House. The House me, at three o.
clock.
The report Of the committee on finance
and resolution thereon, we've read and
adopted.
The petition of Charles Nloies and
others, for division of the town Of Smith
field /; and of The Mcihodist Episcopal
Church in Bristol, for amendment of
charter, were continued with orders Of
notice.
The prayers Of the following petitions
were granted, and votes passed
Of Engine Company in East Green
wich, for amendment Of charter; of An
sou Potter and others, for an act of in
corporation; of Moses Stanton md others,
for exchange OF Indian lands of Wick.
ford Pioneers, for appropriation.
An act in amendment of the militia law,
making it penal for the boards Of can
vasseIs to place upon the voting lis, or
strike therefrom names improperly, was
read and passed.
The militia bill was then taken M, and
the remainder of the sections adopted.
A long debate arose upon the final
passage, which was but "a repetition of
The arguments that had been used before.
Messrs. Amcs, Barber, Sherman, Up
dixie, and Chase supported the bill, and
Messrs. Potter, I. Whipple, Brayton,
BalIou, Brown, j. Cole, and BulIum OPP
posed it.
The House was called upon the pas
sage oft bill as follows:
Ayes. Messrs. Speaker, Ames, Bah
bit, Barber, Branch, r. Brown, G..
Brown, CotlreIl, Cranston, Chace, Dixon,
Duriee, Field, Greene, Hall, |. p.
Hazard, J. A. Hazard, G. II. Hoxic,
Manchester, OIney, randolph, Reynolds,
Seagraye, Sheldon, Sherman, j. Y.
Smith, l.. B Smith. Ti!linghast, Taber.
Thurbcr, UpGikc, Waterman, WIcox-33.
Noes. Messrs. p. Angel, J. Angel,
Andrew, Balou, G. A. Brayton. I. Bray
ton, +. Brown, Butlun, J. Cole, llark. |
ness, B. II. Hoxic, Latham, Mowry
Potter, Park, Remington, ". Smith,
Sisson, Stone, S.rcrr, Thompson, T..
WhiPple, Wilbour, Westcott--24.
So the bill passed
The House then adjourned till Sa,ur.
day morning nt eight o'clock.
Saturday Morning, June 81
SENATE. The committee 10 whom
was referred The bill relative TO the Su. !
preme Court and Courts of Common
Pleas, made report, and the bill was con-
Cured IN with some amendments.
a message was received from the
House, to regulate the militia, which
was taken up aud considered.
On motion of Mr.. +. II. Potter, the
bill was laid on the table for the present.
Sundry bills were received from the
House.
The bill from the House dividing the
State into Congressional Districts.
On motion of Mr.. Eaton, the Senate
vas called, and the vote resulted as fol.
ows |,
Ayes. -Nlcssrs. Anthony, Bailey,
Bowen, Bullock, A. Church, Jr., Davis,
)awley, Duriee, Francis, A. G. Greene,
v. Greene, Harris, Lawton, NIanches.
er, Phillips, f. Il. Potter, Randall,
sands, Smith, TiIlinghasl-aO. II
Noes.-McsSrs. BaIlou, Brown, Carr,
Cation, A. Potter, Steere, Wilkinson-7.
So the bill was passed.
MIR. f.. II. Potter called M tho bill
elative to the Agricultural Bank.
The bill was passed, and l.. Ii. Ar
old, 7. Whipplc, and +. Barber were
ppoInted commissioners.
The act relative 10 married women
of their right Of dover, was
assed
MIR. Lawton offered n resolution re-
,oving the commissioners Of the Sc,tuate
sank, IS. Y. Alwcll and Il. W. DorrO i
nd appointing James Y. Smith, WIN. 4
'eckham, and Richard X. Randolph,
hlch was adopted. u