Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-01-27

mcnt OF n single fact before the House
He had no opinion uion The merits OF
the petition, but he protested against
the reversal Of the Judgments Of The
courts IN this way.
Mr.. Browne insisted upon his mo
ton, ANA the House adjourned.
FRlD..y, Jan. 81.
SENATs.-The Senate met according
TO adjournment AT 10 A. NJ.
An invitation was received from the
Hous, inviting The Senate to Join in
Grand Committee for the purpose Of
electing Senator to the United States
Senate for the term Of six years from
the fourth Of March next.
Mr.. Anthony moved that the subject
be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Io2pia moved !hal the invitation
be accepted.
The question Of pos,ponement being
fire, in order, the Senate was divided
and the subject was ind. fniiely post.
poned-lG to Ii.
HorsE.- MIR. Cranston, from the judi
ciary committee, reported an act in
,roduced by Mr.. WhipIle, at the
October session. entitled an act pre-
suylhing the MANNER of voting in Grand
Committee for Senators Of the United
States. The bill is as follows
Section /. Whenever hereafter the
two Houses shall JOIN in Grand Com
mitiec, for the purpose Of electing IL U.
S. Senator, the vote shall he by ballot.
Sec,lon2 Each ballot cast, in order
to be counted in such election, shall
have on one side the name If the can
dida,e voted for, written in full, and on
the other side the name OF the member
voting.
Mr.. f. Brown opposed the passage Of
the bill.
Mr.. Whipplc made some remarks re-
lating to the history Of the bill in the
House.
Mr.. Sheffield advocated the passage
Of the bill.
Mr. Allyn, Of East Greenwich, moved
the following amendment. Strike out
OF the bill all after the word be, in the
last line Of Section ], and insert the
following. 4" Nra r0ce, each member
ofthc Grand Committee rising in his
place when his namc is called by the
clerk and naming the person for whom
ho vo'cr." He was in favor ofthe open
balloi for the Representative, and OF .he
secret ballot for tie constituent lie
did not like tie halt way wo rk proposed
by the bill. but preferred his amend
mcnt as The more manly and open
way.
Mr. f. Il own moved TO lay the till
upon The table.
Mr.. Sheffield called Tor the ayes and
noes. Ordered.
The motion WAS (rst.
Mr.. A. V. Potter moved the in
definite pesiponement Of the bill, and
,lcdhor the ayes and noes.
The motion was lost.
A message was received from the
Senate, announcing that :hc Senate
had indefinitely postponed the rcsolu.
ton Of TIE House TO go into Grand
Committee to-day Tor the election OF n
United States Senator.
Mr.. Carpcntrr Of Providence, from
the cominilttc Oh accounts, made Il re-
port recommending The paymcn, OF the
bill Of Capt. Oincy. The biil is for the
payment of the cxle scs. incurred by
Cap. Olacy, in his arrest and trial tor
trcspass in arresling Jpnn ). Dcspeau.
while in command Of the Carbinecr
Company in 1872 and also for loss OF
his time while attending upon The pre-
paration and Trial Of said case. The
amount OF the biz is SI,l63 40.
Messrs. Carpenter, Barstow, Spencer
Cranston, Sheffield, and Duriec, advo-
Gated the bill. and klessrs. Davis.
Gavjtt and +. Brown. opp,sed il,
Tho I'm u .,,o,,oI ., o.I,., :.
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be paid.
Mr.. Barstow, from the select COM
mu,co 70 wbom was r,l,rrcd IN. hin
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