The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-03-11
nation sud estimates required by ,as Assem-

nation aud estimates required by ite Assem-
bly,, 10 act ondersiandingiy on the subject.
App opsisuons were made for the purpose
Of p,ntiog the State House in Eas, Green
wich, and for defrayiag expenses already in
Gurred IN painting the Stale House 10 Bristol.
joint committee was appointed to inquire
INTO ,Ae expediensy Of enlargiog the jail
bounds in this town.
The Legislature released from imprison-
ment several coovicts, intr uders from other
Safes, on condition that they leave this Ssate,
and appca' no more within its IiGits.
A Charter was granted 90 Christ's Church,
/, the village Of Chepachet.
Charters were granrec 10 the following
Banks, viz ;-Mcrcban,s' Blnk and Esgie
Back, in P,osid=nse I; New England Com.
mercai Bank, 10 kespcr; Eagle Bank, in
Bristol +; Warwick Bank, in Warwick; Agu-
cultural Bank, IN Bar iiiyi'le Franklin Bank,
io Giocester Cranston Bank, 10 Cranslou !;
Landhoidcrs' Bank, IN Scdlh Kings,own !;
and Scituatc Bank, in Scituate.
Charters were also granted to the Ocean
Insurance Company Newport and 10 the
p evidence and Columbian Fire Insurance
Companies in Providence.
Is veryimportant act, modifying the Bank
Process, SO called, and extending its privileg-
es to individuals, IN certain cases, and con-
xaining some restraining provision IN regard
10 Banks, was passed, after much delbera-
sian and discussion. Il originated in the
House, and Was taken up In the Senate on
Saturday incoming, where several amend
rnen,s vere debated and finally adopted.
About noon il was, RETURNED 10 the House,
who concurred in the ame I'd ments, win The
caudid declaration Of ITS frsmcrs and support
crs, that the bill was materially improved,
aud much better than the original drati.
Dutsng the session, resolution was intco-
duced, which Wa, 6oaliy adopted, directing
the dcps,l.e Of the recor Ids OF the late Coun-
eli of War in the Office of the Sccretsry OF
Sta,e.-- These records have been retained d in
the hands Of private ipdividuals since Nav
last, and ought Ion. since TO hive been placed
in ,ae proper repository OF offi. ial documents
end puoIic papers. Aaotber resolution, on
81 niiar subject, vas negstived in the House.
This vas iof the apppintment OF committee
20 wait on tho lale Governor jones, and re-
ceivs from him all the official correspoo.
.dence in his possession, TO be deposited IN
she Sccrctary's Ofics. This resolution was
reIected on The g,ouod, that l. woold BE- . ID.
rect impe sch tnent OF respectable citizen,as il
would impiy belief that he had wltbheld pa.
pers belonging 10 the s ate; it was also nil,
,ihat 1t would be without precedent Nov,
the facts are, that resolutions Of a like nature
have been heretotore adop;ed by the Gsaer-
alrAssemby, and thst ba, few traces OF an
official correspondence exist, in the Secreta-
,ry's yfhce, although nis notorious, thar many
letters wsre wriuen and answered, during
gthe war, else, wherefore me necessity III EN-
ploying and paying Two Srcrstarios, In addi-
stioo 10 the one selected by the psopls We
/, have some facts on this p,iat, accep,ible OF
smucn sa,n. diversion, which the public will
p, ,baoiy be made acaoa,aed with hsgesfIer.