The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-06-22

Representatives. OH the forenoon Of that lay ,
"Wednesday forenoon was assigned tor thetrial
Of Petitions on the docket,
A Committee, consisting Of messrs. CliIds.
Newell and Francis, were appointed to es1m-
inc the reports and returns from Managers of
Lotteries, made in conformity with vote
of the House at the session in May last.
&. f.. Robbins Esq who was absent at the
last session, appeared and took his seat in the
! House.
Petitions on different subjects were receiy.
| ed and referred 10 committees A Petition
from Henry Moore, praying that the Com
mission of Administration on the Estate OF
VIM. Moore, Sen. was continued 10 the next
session; notice Of the pendency Of the Peti
ton was ordered, and proceedings in decar-
ing and paying dividends on said estate were
stayed.
! An act in amendment of"an act regulating
! the assze of fclapboards" &c. was read and ro.
ierrcd to Messrs. Bull, Newell, Waterman,
Norris, and Geo w Tllinghast The com
rnttec subsequently reported the bill, with
amendments, which were read and laid on
the table till the next day.
Messrs. Arnold, Cooke, and Waterman,
were appointed n committee TO inquire into
and make report of the state and proceedings
Of the New England Pacific Bank, with pow.
er to send for such persons and papers as they
may deem necessary TO the discharge of their
duties,
(The object of this inquiry is merely to as.
certain if bank charter granted for the loca-
ton Of Bank III a certain town, had been
disposed Of with n view to be carried into
operation in another town.
In he Afternoon. Mr. Potter moved that a
committee be appointed to consider the cxpe-
diency of suspending the collection of the ad.
ditional tax laid on Banks at the last session.
On division Of the House tho motion was
negatived, l9to 81
Messrs. c. L. Robbins, Sprague, Harrison,
Dixon and Halle, were appointed committee
to revise the insolvcnt Law Of the State, and
TO report any alterations and amendments
thereto.
The committee appointed in May 10 audit
the General Treasurer Accounts, made the
usual report thereon. '&
Wednesday morning A resolution passed
instructing the committee Of Ways & means,
to inquire whether there is any neglect OF du-
by Oh the part of town officers who have GER
tain duties enjoincd on them by the revenue
laws ofthc State, in regard to licenses; also
to examine the law upon that subject wheth.
cr any amendments are necessary to its due
enforcement, and report by bill and otherwise.
A Petition Of John Andrews, &c for the
alteration of law imposing taxes on certain
property in Factories, situate in and taxed in
other states, aud also taxed in this state as per,
sonal property, was received and referred to
Messr.. Bull, Arnold, Dixon, Waterman and
Bicknell.
A sum not exceeding twenty dollars was ap-
propriated to repair State gun house in Bris-
tol, under the direction Of Benjamin Norris,
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The Houses then joined, on tho docSct OF
petitions: q number were continued A psti-
tion of Mark Aldrich, against Juncs Paine,
for a new trial consumed most ofthe forenoon,
and the Houses separated and adjourned be-
fore the arguments were completed. g.
! In the 1ftcrnoon, a number of Petitions from
conviets, for liberation from Jail, were read
and referred to the committee on convicts Pc
titions.
An act passed on the petition ofthc Female
Religious Society in Newport, to change the
name Of said society to the Osborne Society.
The argument Oh the petition of Mark Al
drch was resumed and concluded.
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THE RESENT ADMINISTRATION
Of the General Government will be the
most glorious one which this country has
ever had, provided it can be continued to
be supported in the fair and honorable
prosecution of its liberal and truly repub-
lican course. The views Of the Admins
tra,ion announced by the President in his