The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-11-06
: NEWPORT.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY, NovEMBER so, 1928.

The House OF Representatives having 70, m.
ca quorum st 10 A. NJ. on Tuesday, the ASIA
ult. Gen. Alberi T.. Greene was unanimously
elected Speaker, snd Thomas Rivers, clerk.
The role, and otders of tho last session
were adopted without amendment. e.
The q,emofisi Of Giles Manchester, con-
testing the election oi Geo. Irish, one of tho
m. mbefs returned from Middie,owp, wss
eomm''ted TO Messrs Collins, Brigham,
Rhodest Howe, and Dixon.
The House then proceeded 10 the appoipt4
menl oi The usual standing committees.
a letter addressed TO the Speaker by Col.
J. b. Wood, giving the House Information Of
ceusn bills recently issued BY the Rerchsn.s
Bssk, 10 Newport, and payable 10 the notes OF
Other bapks, sier some pointed remarks from
several members upon the officious end i'm.
proper conduct OF Col. Wood, wss ordered
to lie on the table.
bill 10 give ,he yearly meeting Of Friends
10 New Englaod, the power 10 hold certain
properly, IN uust and in their own right, ond
Tor o:hef put poses, was referred to Me.srs.
Burgess, Ha2ard, and c. E. Robbins.
Tie General Treasurer made his semi an.
nual Repo't OF receipts and ex pendi,ures. Re-.
ceiveh end fesd.
WedneSday. The docket Of Petitions bsy.
ing been mode the orde, OF The day, the Gov.
ernor anc Senate attended tho trisi Of the
saUa.
The petition OF Stephen 7. Nor,hsm end
Others los Horse boa, COMPANY at Bristol
'euy was continued, on motion Of the adverse
pc ~. The p op,h,ors Of The ferry, stated,
hat thri' principal counsel Mr.. Hunter, we
unavoidabiy sbsspI IL consequt ncs of sick.
ness.
More than thirty petitions for the ben. Fit OF
The losolvent act were e,lber continued, dis.
missed, or granted.
1hDrsdoy- The House sesurcd the trial
Oi p, iyste petitions. The Attorney Generst
appeared in be hslf of Wan. Bate man, who
PfSyed that ssui now pending before the Su-
prem Judicial COuft 10 Washington Coub,y,
10 which bs,eman is appellant, and Je,emish
1hutsion * Go sppellees, should he removed
iof Q uisi TO dIfierem county. a Robbins
tor the respondents. After . tull ard able ar
gument, the House, Oh mo,iUn 10 dismiss the
pe"tIoD, deched, that they had no jurisdiction,
where the suit wac still pending IN ,he, courts
OF law and the petition was dismissed.
Upon he same principle, the spplics ion oe
the Town OF Portsmouth 10 remove o suit now
pending IN Court, WIN John P. Msop, from
The the county OF NewporI, was njsctsd W
the House.
Friday An act passed 10 incorporate ihe
Bank Of North Ameiics-cspusl 100000,
with leave TO increase il 10 $500 600. Gen.
L. Darlington, Cyrus Butler and othe rs, Va o
principai petroneIs.
An act, also to incorporate The Mount Ver.
non ,Bsnk, IN the town Of Foster, wiib cspi-
'ai o. $50 900 and an act TO inco porsie tho
is'ol Uoion Bank, cspi'al, $50 eco Bsrns-
has Bates and others, petitioners, passed both :.
Houses. ..,.... .
Mr. Potter, Of South K:ng.,ovn, called up
his resolution TO tequire the seversI towns IA
ths state, to elect their delegates 10 G enere,
Convention 10 assemble in Newport for the
purpose of faming . written Constitution Of
Government '...., ... ......
Alter few preliminary remarks from Mr..
Potter, Upon tho necessity OF o reform in OUT
state sdtninistrs,ica and Of the utter inc &c
'eney Of any other sxpedieni 9 warm and ~
ie'esi'dg debate took place upon the merits OF
the resolution. MS,srs. Bridghsm snd Pot
ter, eontenSed, that this was the proper and
constitutional mode to bring the ,ubi,ct OF q
reform before ibe people Of the State, whils
on the Other hsud this wss % stteoousiy deuf.
ed BY A. Robbins and Hsxsrd OF Newport.
hey sdmiiied, that 0 reform in The govern
ment was 10 every rsspect dssirsble, bot thst
the Assembly had no sulho'hy 10 compel the
towns 10 elect deIesses. This could oo'y bs
sHeeted BY simple recommendation, and ey-
en- then !, was doubtful, whether eli the towns
would choose TO elect. besides, there wss no
provision Tor submitting the constitution, TO be
agreed upon ,eilher to the towns ss:corpora,ior,
or TO the people OF large. The resoiu,ioo
cas- finally modified so as 10 oovisle these oh.
jsetions, sod referred nsm. con. to commit.
tee Of Eve.
The iwo houses having joined In grand
committee, Crseo~ood r ynolds We, elected
sheriff o! the county OF b istol, in the place Of
Geo Cogeeshsil. resigned and Rober, Knipbt
Justice Of the Court Of Common Pleas. 10,
the county oi Providence, vice J Tout,sl,o,.
Saturday. Mr.. Burgess rspo,ted q bii
authorizing the yearly meeting Of Friends in