Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-11

take up the revision of the laws.
| The House then adjourned till Friday
morning at ten o'clock.
/ Eidoy, January 8.
/ In SrNATE.-The Senate came 10 Of
der at ten o'clock, the Governor in the
chair
Il Mr. Lawton, from the committee upon
the contested election IN South Kings
town, reported that in the opinion Of the
commiitee, the proceedings of the town
meeting at which the Senator was
voted for we're not according to the forms
OF law, and he therefore moved that the
seat of The Senator be declared vacant.
1 MIR. Fiancis suggested, that the report
should be in writing and the sub ect was
laid over for the purpose of giving the
committee an opportunity to make a
written report.
/ a message wns received from tho
House communicating a resolution APP
pointing a committee 10 devise rules TO be
adopted during the revision Of the laws.
The resolution was cOncurred in, with
the addition Of Messrs. Potter, Of .Wes-
terly, and Eaton.
Mr.. Lnwion, from The committee on
the South KingsIown election, made the
following report
The committee to whom was referred the
/ memorial Of Matthew CbappeIl, Of
/ South Kinastown, Ginning the seat Of
| Senator from that town, and protest.
/ ing against il being taken by J. B. M.
|. Potter, who received from The town
|. clerk OF that town n cerlifc ate OF cleo
lion, respectfully report:
| That, from the evidence laid before
them by the moderator of the town meet
ing, and from other Witnesses produced
by the Pr''Ioner, II appears tha, the pro-
credings OF the town meeting, so far as
il regards The election Of Senator, were
wholly Illegal: First, because the meet
ing was not held at the hour nor Tor the
length OF time prescribed by the consfi-
tuition and, second, because the names
| of the voters were not written on The
backs Of The ballots, as the law requires.
They are therefore unanimously Of the
opinion, that The Senatorial seat for that
town should be declared vacant. and
recommend the passage of a resolution TO
| that effect. lD behalf of The committee,
EDWARD w. LAwToS, Chairman.
/ Whereupon, the following resolution
was adopted
Resoired, That the seat Of The Hon.
J. b. NJ Potter, as Senator from South
k'ngstown, be and the same is declared
vacant.
Mr. }allou moved the following reso-
| luton
/ Resoired, Tha, Matthew Chappell be
entitled To travel and attendance during
the time he attended the Senate in the
matter OF his memorial, and that tho
Secretary issue certificate accordingly.
Il The resolution was adopted.
| The following resolution was adopted
| ResoIred, That Wednesday, the IOlh
day OF January, 1914, be appointed as
the day for the election OF n Senator from
South kingstown, and that his Excel
lency the Governor be requested to issue
his warrant accordingly.
HoUsE.-The House met at ten o.
clock.
II Snndry accounts were allowed
The petition of Samuel Clarke, guar
dian, for sale of real estate, was referred
to the House, and debate arose upon
The granting Of the prayer of it, II was
moi recommended by The Court Of Pro-
bate, and was laid upon The table.
Petition OF Simon Smith and others.
relafive 10 caDvassers Of Gloucester, re-
ceived and referred to Messrs. Sherman.
Spencer and Luther
MIR. Updike reported n set Of rules for
the government OF the two Houses during
the revision Of the laws. They proposed
That the two Houses should be together
while the laws weie discussed, and that
there should be only one session during
The day. Alter some debate upon them,
between Mcssrs. Updikc and Sherman
~ their favor, and Messrs. Branch, o.
Potter, Buhum, aud j.. Brown, against
them, they were rejected.
The following petitions were then re-
fercd -
Petition Of VIM. T. Tilley, guardian,
for sale Of real estate l.: of John Jenckes
and others, for same. Or John A. Paine.
Edward NJ Gowen, Thomas johnson.
and John Robinson, for liberation.
An ac, was introduced by MIR. Updike,
and passed, providing that the Revised
Statutes which may be passed a, tho
present session shall not take effect until
" time hereafter 10 be appointed, and that
no statute he repealed by them until they
shall go into operation.
The .Commiile on revision brought in
several acts oi their report. They were
read for the first time. The titles were
ns follows
An act in relation to the Seal Of the
State. w
An net IN relation IN certain lands in
this State owned by the United States.
An act defining the extent Of the sew
eral counties IN this State.
An act to regulate the organization Of
the General Assembly.
An net in relation TO the construction
Of statutes.
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