Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-02-16


one or two members. was adopted.
Article second WAS adopted by the
same vote, with the exception Of Mr..
Stone who voted in the negative.
Article third was read and adopted by
the same vote as that upon article first.
Ayes 81, Noes none.
!. Article fifth was read and adopted by
the same vote az article first.
Ar'icls sixth was adopted, ayes Is,
noes 8.
Article seventh adopted by the same
vote as article first.
Article eighth adopted, ayes 20, noes
Article ninth, providing that one
session oil the General Assembly shal
be held in Newport, commencing Oh the
first Tuesday oi May in each year, aud
an adjourned session at Provldence)
was read, when Mr.. Francis moved so
to amend as to require one session each
year only, to be held al Newport, com
mencing on the second Monday in Sep
tember, which motion was negaived.
Mr.. Francis then moved to amend by
substituting The last Tuesday in May,
for the FIRST Tuesday OF May, as in the
original article.
This amendment was adopted, ayes
rs, noes /.
The article was then adopted as
amended, ayes 81, noes 5.
The Senate moved 10 concur in tho
passage Of the whole resolution, with
the above amendment. ayes "a. noes 3.
Resolution appropriatng $3.50 tor
completing repairs on Stale House,
Newport. Concurred in.
Adjourned.
Wednesday Morning, Feb. 7.
HoUsE.-On motion Of Mr.. &. Whip
pie, the House resumed the considera-
ton Of the proposed amendments to tho
constitution. Article second, in the
words following, was adopted by Il vote
OF ayes 43, noes ID:
Article 2. Every person, otherwise
qualified, shall he permitted 10 vote, if
his name shall b. registered in The city
or town where he resides, at least 20
days previous TO the tim. Of his voting.
The eighth proposed amendment, re-
ported by the committee, is as follows
Article 8. Any person who shall re-
move from any town or city within this
State 10 any other town or city, shall
have, in the place in which he resides,
the same right oi voting for, or Of be-
coming a qualified voter for general IL
fcers, electors OF President and Vice
President, and Representative to Con-
gress, provided he has not changed ais
congress- onal district, rs he would have
had, il no such removal had taken
place.
! MIR. c. Whipple proposed the hollow.
ing as a substitute:
The Governor. Lieutenant Govern
or, Senators, Representatives Secreta-
ry OF State, Attorney General, and Gen.
Treasure, shall be elected al the town,
/ City, or ward meetings 10 be holden OF
the fourth Tuesday in March annually
Which was adopted, yeas al, noes Ia
Mr.. c. whipple submitted the follow
ing as an additional amendment:
Article 9. There shall be one ses-
sion Of the General Assembly holden
annually commencing on the first Tues
day in May, at Newport, and an az
| journment IRON the same shall be hold
en- annually at Providence.
Which was adopted yeas SIS, noes 4.
Mr.. Peck offered the following as
article 10.
ma person shall be imprsonedi for
debt, founded upon contract in any
civil action, on mesne or final proce. s.
Which Was lost--ayes 33, noes "a.
The cons tuition requires that no pro
position shall be submitted TO the peo-
pie unless a majority of all ihe mem.
bers elected shalt vote therefor.
Mr.. J. IL. Weeden moved TO recon
slider the vote by which article fsur was
adopted. The motion prevailed, and
the article was 90 amended as to give
the pardoning power exciusively' to the
Governor and Senate.
The article, as amtnled, was then
adopted by vote Of Sc TO 3.
Upon the preston Of adopting the
amendments ne whole, the vote was
as follows
AYES-Messrs. r. Angel, II. J.
Angel, Arnold. Baker. Ballou, Barnes,
K. Brown, Burroughs, Bush, Chace,
Coc, DODGE, Eddy. GalIop, Gaviti,
Harris, Hazard, lloxie, Humphrey,
Kenyon, Knight, Lyon. Malhewson,
Owen, Peck, Perry, Pierce, Potter,
/ Purinton, Remington, SsyIes, Steere,
Taft, Thayer. Thurston, Titus, True,
j. II. Weedsn. w. A. Weeden, G.
Whirplc, w. Whipple, Wbitlord- az.
NOES-Mcssrs. Anthony, Bateman,
Btownell, Cransion, Davis, Dixon.
Greene, Holden, Howard, johnson, Me
Gregor, Manchester, Munro, Shear-
man. Spencef,-i5.
So, the nine articles OF amendments
to the constitution Of this State were
adopted on the part Of the House.
ADJOURNED.
titernoon.
The act from the Senate entitled
An act to repeal and cxpunge the pro
test and Resolutions denouncing Samu.
ei steere, Olny BaIlou, and others, pas