Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-02-04
@eueral Assenlbln,
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 27-l0 o'clock. A. NJ.
IJanuary Session in Providence.


WEpsEsDAv, Jan. 27-lO o'clock. A. NJ.
The SgNArg met pursuant to adjournment.
A message was received from The House
The memorial Of the Inspectors OF the
State Prison, was read and ordered on ble
The Senate concurred with the House
in the amendment to the act TO reduce the
salaries OF the officers OF the State Prison
and 10 change the labor OF the coDvicts.- ~
The operation Of the act is postponed until
after the next annual election Of Inspectors
The act Of the House authorizing Justices
Of the Peace in Johnston, Burrillvilie and
& Cumberland. to join persons IN marriage, was
concurred in, with the amendment extending
The same mower TO Justices Of the Peace in
jamestown and Charlcstown.
SEsArE.-The bill OF the House in amend
meni OF the Fee table was coocurred in with
an ame bdment.
The Senate concured with the House in
the passage Of the following resolutions and
bills, continuing the petition Of Charles Rich
mond aud others, to the next session with al
order of notice / resolutions respecting coun
sells employed for the State. Ame ndment OF
the act establishing Courts Of Probate; act
au,herizing Justices Of the Peace in Foster,
to join persons ~ marriage.
The resolution Of the House authorizing
the Governor TO draw on the General Trea-
sury for q sum not exceeding Two THOu.
SAND FvE HUNDRED DOLLARS, to defray
the expense Of raising and subsisting Volun.
teers from this State for the Mexican war,
was coLcurred ~.
AYks-Alessrs, Angel, Ballou. Burgess,
Carr, Collins, Dexter. Durfee, Eddy. Hnz-
ard, Iioldredge, Humphrey, Jlllson, Kenyon.
Lswton, Mann, Pearce, Rhodes, Shippee,
Sp,nk, Israel Tucker, S. c. Tucker, Winsor
-22 .-..
NoEs-Licut. Gov. Harris, Messrs. An,ho.
nv, Congdon, Hall, Manchester, Weaver,
Olls Wilbour, Peleg Wllbour-S.
The Senate then adjourned TO 10 o'clock
4 NJ
In IlousE.-An act in relation to fugitive
Slaves. providing that no officer OF this
State shall lend any aid to the arrest, &C., OF
fugitive slaves.
The committee to whom the act was re-
ferrcd recomme DGed the post ipOnement to the
next session.
Mcssrs. Davis, Whipple. F Brown, BalIou,
aud Shearman. opposed the postponemcnt.
The House refused to postpone.
The question was on the passage OF the
act
Mr.. Davis moved another act similar TO
the one now in force in ssachusetts as a
substitute. 1t was adopted.
The question was on the passage OF the
act
Mcssrs. Pauen and Robbins said they should
vote against the bill, because they deemed
il an attempt to violate the Constitution OF
the u. States, and they we're unwilling to do
that indirectly which they would not 60 dl-
,ectly. 81. ~...,
Mr.. Robbins further said that he thought
The bill was not calculated To benefit the
slave-he thought it better for the slave that
his case should be tried by the State tribunals
he believed that such acts as these tended
to the spirit of disunion. and would ultimate
ly lead 10 tho dissolution of the Union-he
therefore felt il his duty 10 vote against the
bill. : ,..
Mr.. J. II. Clarke said The law passed by
Congress was not. and could not be obliga-
tory upon this State. II was only permis
sive, and the only Question was, whether the
officers of the State sheald or not act IN This
ma,,er-he should give his vote for It, for he
thought the time had come for every man to
take his stand upon the subject OF slavery.
The House was then called on the passage
Of the act
AYrs-M Messrs. f. Aldrich. Austin, Bah.
bnt, Bicknell. Fenner Brown, Enoch Brown,
Ballou, Bradford, Barker, Bufum, J. IL.
Clarke, Church, Davis. Duriee, Ellis, Greene,
Hurkncss, X. Harris, G.. Harris, b. Harris,
Hopkins, Hoxie, flowland, Knowles, Lap
ham. I.awton, u. Luther, Pollard, Pcckham,
Randall. Rhodes. Roberts, Saunders, Shell
don, Shcormnn. J. Y. Smith, E. II. Smith,
Spencer. Thy lor, ThurbeL Tingley, Water
man, Weeden, Whippe, Whhaker-46.
Noes Messrs Edward Clarke, Hazard,
Paiten, Robbins, Walkers.
So the act was passed.
Resolution from Vermont relative ,o Slave.
~, Texas and Mexican war-reccivcd from
The Srnatc--rcad ana laid on the table
Communication from Alexander Vaitemare
to the Governor of ihis Sta,e--fead aud re-
icrred ,o committee on Education.
Suudry concurrences received from the
Senate.
Act in relation TO the Commissioner Ol
Public Scbools--reducing his salary 10 s lOOO
after mex, election.
Moved TO lay the act on the table.
The House was called on the question
AYEs-iS. NoFs-25.
So the act was not lard on the table.
The House adjourned to 3 o'clock.
afternoon.
In UoUsE-An act authorizing Justices O
the Peace in Foster, TO join persons IN mar
ruge-pnssed.
Act in relation To Commissioner Of Public
Schools- reducing his salary to $1,000 wa'
called up.
Mr.. Bslou moved to lay the &c, on the
table.
The House was called and refused 10 lay
i, on the table by the same vote as given II
the morning.
The act was then passed.
Resolution authorizing the Governor "a
draw on The Treasury To an amount not ex
rerdlng S2500, for subsslence Of volunteer:
for Mexico - reported from The Committee on
Militia.
Mr.. J.. II. Clarke advocated the approprio.
,ion-6e SAID this WAS not n question of the
Justice of rhe war, or its orgIn-,he war ex'
l.ied, and the duty OF the citizens was Ia
support the government. The other States
had made appropriations for the same objec
and "a, l,uv M tho wnr WAS cnnstltutIOnally /