Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-05-08
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
MAY SESSION.

Sheriff Of the County oi Newport.
His Excellency the Governor, Lieut.
Governor and suite.
Secretary Of State, Attorney General,
and General Treas rer.
Town Sergeant Of Newport.
Members Of the Senate.
Deputy Sher'd.
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
uves.
Members Of the House Of Represeata-
tivss.
Deputy Sheriff
Citizens and Strangera
The procession moved down Enst r
Touro street, down Pelham street, up
Thames street, up the Parade, TO the
State House, when the Governor, Mem
b RS Of the Legislature. &C., passed the
Military with the usual sslu,e, into the
State House-each branch Of the Leg
islature proceeding Immediately to i,s
respective Hall. y
Houss.-Atll IL o'clock, the Hon. Hen
ry Y. Cranston, he senior member from
Newport took the Speakers Chair and
called the House to order. Tho follow q
ing members then presented their ere
nen,ials, and were duly sworn iato Office
by Christopher e. Robbins, Esq. Sec
.tary Of State
REPRESENTATIVES.
Middletown-George !. Bailey.
jamestown Benjamin Cot,rsa.
Portsmouth, Borden Chaes.
Tiver,on-Joseph Osborn, Nathaniel
b. Durfee, w. p. Sheffield.
Little Compton--Oliver c. Browneii.
Newport - Henry Y. Cranston, Joseph
Anthony, Joseph b. Weaver. Benjamin
Finch, Thomas Il. Hunter.
New Shorcham-Simeon Babcock.
Providence--Leonnrd Blodgew, Ste
phen T. Olney, William II. Potter,
Henry Anthony, Allen c. Mathewson,
James 7. Rhodes, George s. Rathbone,
Amos c. Bars,ow, Daniel E. Carpenter
Samuel Currcy, Thomas J. Stead,
Christopher Z. Potter.
North Providence-Thomas Davir,
Zelotes Wetherell, Edwin Harris, Jo-
seph b. Stcne.
Cumberland-Fenner Brown, Olney
Arnold, Mowry TAFT, @. l.. Dana.
Scituate-Wn. A. Roberts, Sheldon
Fiske.
Foster-George T.. Hopkins.
Smithfeld-l hon,as Buffum. Daniel
Pearce, John A. Fenner, Earl A.
Wright, James Phetteplace. lsrael b.
Purrinton.
Glocester-George II. Browne, Jons-
than A. Tourtellot.
Burrillvlle-Elisha Ma,hewsop. 81.
las A. Comstock.
Crans,on-Charles Goodwin. .Almo-
ran Harris.
Johnslon-Granville S. Williams, AL.
p .ets +. Angell.
North Kingstown-J Jamos Eldred, 7.
G.. Allen, Jr.
South Kings,own-George L. Haz.
ard, Sylvester Robinson.
Exe,er-Doniel l.. Money.
klchmond-D. Kinyon.
Hopkinton-W W eleome Collins.
Westedy--Nathan +. Dixon.
Warwick-Purdon Spencer, Simon
Henry Greene, Wm. u. Braytsn, Ran
dali Holden.
Coventry-Dnvid 8. Harris, Levi
Johnson.
East Greenwich-George J. Adams.
West Greenwich-Na han Carr.
Bristol Benjamin Hall, Hexekiah c.
Wardwell.
Wnrren-Alfred Bosworth, Thomas
G. Turner.
Barrington-Pardon Clarke.
Charlestown--Joseph- Gavl,t.
MIR. Cranston then slated that the 6rst
business in order was to cleo. Speaker.
Alfred Bosworth was elected Speaker
by 2 majority over George II. Browne.
Mr.. Browne conducted Mr.. Bosworth to
the chair, when the latter returned hi.
thanks Tor the honor conferred, in a
short and appropriate speech.
Wingatc Hayes and Thomas Durfee
were elected Clerks, by2 majority, over
Clement Webster and Peleg W. Gard
ner, Jr.; the oath Of Office was admins.
tered to them BY tho Speaker.
A very appropriate prayer vas then
offered by the Rev. Henry Jackson. Of
the Central Baptist Church.
A message was recievod from the Sen.
ate informing the House that that body
was organized and ready to proceed to
business. Tho House sent a similar
message to the Senate, and invited
them TO join in Grand Committee for the
purpose Of relieving and counting the
vote. for General OAieers. The Senate
declined this invitation, and requested
the House to Join for the purpose
OF counting the votes for General Off
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