The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-04-22

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| quiet public inquiry. That, TO remedy these
/ requiring returns from the clerks, and max
Jog IL the duty Of the Judges 70 do what they
wese before bound to do TO attend 70 the COZ
duct Of clerks appointed by themssives--and
the Law also eojoined the district stsornies to
prosecute in case Of default Of tho clerks to
make returns and payments. Mr.. I. said
he was informed thcre had not been siogle
return In conformity TO the law, and but very
lew of the courts had made any payments.
The books Of the navy depas tment, in this
respect, were all In disorder AID confusion,
and gave mo no satisfactory information of
the state Of the pension fund--spd mus, al
way. be and con,isoe 10 that sitqalion, until
proper returns sod sccounts were enforced.
NiaKoSa Cxaims.
Tho bill on this subject underwcat pretty
foil discussios this day ddiingwhich some
unsuccessful sttemp,s were made to git rad
Of IL altogether. A, slass hogr the house
rose, having received the report Of the Con
and granted themto sit again. An amend
msnt was agreed to, this day, for admitting
similar claims from cve'y par Of Inc coan,ry.
ruunsDAY, APRiL o.
A bill for the rehef ~ May sullivan wa,
reported from the Com oil CIaims
Revolutionary Worthies
Mr.. Holmes offe red a r solution for 20.
ward,ng such merii orioos ficeI and soldiers
Of The Revolution, as may MOI be embraced
wnhin the provisions OF the late Pe0sion Law ,
--Rjeefed.
The bill, respecting surveys of the Che,a
pcake waters, and to- establishing naval a, sen.
ais, was read a tnird time, and sent to the
Senate.
The Nisgara Claims Bill, sl,hough il re-
ceivcd sons favor able asncodrlepis yes'c' day,
and spseaeed lkaiy TO survive the ordeal OF
Legislation, WA 6oaIly elected 10 Its third
! ceadng--For the Bill 5l--again$'ii, 81.
A no ,nbe, Of bills ON private subjects ware
reod ADD variously disposed Of; though none
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
YRIpAY, APRIL 10.
The Com. on pensions we're discharged
from the further considers alton Of numbe,
|. Of petitions, and the petitioners had leave 10
Withdraw the same.
A Com. was appointed to inquire into the
cffic,si conduct of Judges Vac Ness and Tan
madge Of NewYork, and Judge Stephens OF
Georgia.
Among several bills passed this day, and
sent to the Senate, were the folsw,nG :--to'
the relief OF Benz Berry, Of May suI'isan,
of jonathan Amory, js; and for increasing
the pay Of the militia, whilc in sctnal SCI siee.
Several other bil!s weee acted upon, and or
dercd to bo engrossed fot thirc ,eading
~ e w Nopiganor Bin. ~,
The Houss took up his bills ard NJ. For
~ sxx In,
tho oee, ., ,igiqating In the house on the same
subjuet. Nj. H,lmes made some rems'k h
10 opposition; Wien ,bs Con- rose, aud the
House adjourned.
sAruRpAy, April II.
A report was mada ,mp,yiog tue 'ineype
aisncy Of taking any further measures on the
subiec, ofce,,ain aliadgyd abuses IN the scr.
VICE Of the Pos Ofice Department.
Client Treaty E.rhensss.
Mr. Barbour, of VIZ made report on the
expensos incurred under certain ARTICLES. oi
the Treaty Of Gncn, slating 10 boundssies,
&c. which .ws> read and romnnied to a Con
Of the whole Hpus-.
Several bills we're debated, snd passed 10 a
second reading. se's-s 4.A
Aav,ganoa Biz.
~ The House sgsin took up this bill from
the Senate, and after some unilnpostant a
mend meD,s, and discussion Of about an hour,
passed the same by a much largeI majosiiy
than has attended the passage of any 0iaer
bin this ssion.-For the Bill, l23-Asa'nss
/, Is. .AL
The gentlemen 10 opposition, wee MSssrs,
Adams, Austin, Ehcou, Erwin, GurnctS Hall
Harrison, Hendricks, Herrick, Holmes, Joho
son, Mercer, Peter, Rics, S,ewsr' and Will
son, Macs. --- Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April, ~.
Excepting the bill, f,s tne cnlieetion OF the
Revenue, which contains ~ sections, and
which was passed to third 'ssding, nothing
of much importance, occupied the attention
II ,he House.
Dou Prare Gaos, And Gen.. Al >, .oeiose
departing from "A nslia Island, addressed to
Com. Henley and Col. B,okhesd letters es-
pressise of . high sense OF the polite and
homsus tressment received a. their hands
from thu momeut Of the ccc patton OF Ame.