The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-05-11
II. island Legislature.
NAY sEgsION. lh2G.


pointed to count the votes, reported the
names Of the persons Oh the Convention
Ticket, as being elected 10 the Offices for
which they were nominated. The-ioilow.
ing summary of the proceedings Of the Le-
.islature we copy from the Providence
Journal
Thursday JNoraing.-Thc House Of Re-
prcsentatiyes met at y o'clock, and after u
dopting the rules Of the House, proceeded.
TO appoint the stdndipg Committees.
On accounts. Messrs. Trevett, Burton,
= Champlin, Harrison and Norris, were ap-
pointed, to whom the Senate subsequently
added mr. Nathan NJ. Wheaton.
On Sale ofReat Estate. Messrs. SIM
mons, Brayton, Dixon, Francis and Halle,
Of the House, and Brown OF the Senate.
On Cossicts' Petitions. Messrs. Ennis,
Randall, Clarke Sisson, Remington and
p Hale NJ. Sisson Of the House, and Watson
OF the Scuate.
Mr.. Waterman. of Warwick, made
motion TO raise q standing committee OF
Ways and means. li..s... 44
The question being taken the resolution
TO rpise the committee passed. II was or
dcred to consist of five, and messrs. Car
rington, Bull, Il. II. Potter, Waterman, and
Bicknell were appointed. F tj'
On motion OF mr., Spragne, messrs. Me-
wei, Harris and Joseph J. Tilinghast were
appointed the committee To examine the
annual returns of the several banks in the
State. ."
A message. was received from his Ex-
cellency the Governor communicating sun
dry letterstaddfessed TO him, which were
read ADD otdercdto lie on the table. :
Mr.. Waterman moved that the bill for
increasing the tax on Banks to % cents on
every hundred dollars Of the capital stock
paid in, Ia cent per cent which bill was
sent down from the Senate the last June
session, and had not been acted upon, be
assigned for Friday morning, which was
agreed to. lt....r & e!
1hmrsday afternoon Oninvitation from
the House, the Seeate then joined in Grand
Committee at half past ten and proceeded
to the choice Of Officers. 49,
Supreme Court. The four Judges for
tie last year were reelected, and the va
cancy OH tho Bench supplied by the APP
pon:lncnt of Samdel Eddy, of Providence,
20 be- fifth associate. Justice. = o., ie'
Justices ofMe Courts Of Cdn,no', Pleas, |
sfor the. several couuties, were elected
with the, following EXCEPTIONS Sanford I
Amy in place, OF VIM: 'Taggart resigned,
for the catuty Of Newport. 81. <
WIN. Troap in place Of John Peck, de-
clrady for Bristol. lN4.s
Thrtnas Fry Chief Justice. IN place Of
Charles Brayton who commune oted to the
Legislature his resignation. Sllas jones,
assocate last year. Oeed' Perkins IN place
of Daniel Arnald, and Thomas Sweet in
place OF James Parkinson, for Kent. Eli
sha Whtman,,and Benz. Tilhnghast, were
pui In nomination for 4th Justice, and on
the first .bailot, the vote stood 3,i for the
former who was elected, and 81 for the
latter. Ass'' las -. . .t .,
The former Clerks oft Supreme and
Common Pleas Courts, and the Sherifis IN
all the counties, were reelected without
opposition. = ~, -
Public .votdries--fort tho countyof New
port, there were last year IL. The same
were re-appointed, except Thomas Peck.
ham and Aaron 6, Wiley, deceased, and
Richard NJ. Webber, and Thomas Handy
omitted. .EIa;C0ley George Turner and
Charles Duriee were added 70 the list,
maltn1 in all this year, IG
Bristol I last year, same except John
Howe, Samuel Randall, J, w. Torrey, Il.
phraim Clifford, VIM. n. Noyes omitted,
and N. Bullock and lcbabod Davis added;
pEesent number g.. ~ b. So
Justices ofNe Peace. Newport, IL last
year: same except ThoS' Peckham and Aa-
ron e. Wiley, deceased; Ddtee j Pcarce,
G. l.. Robbins, Joseph Townsend, Charles
Gylcs, Henry ModfN, +ifid John Stcrnc, o.
united, having made mo returns, and Benz.
j. Rowland added; present 'nsmber Ill.
Portsmouth. 5 last year same reap.
pointed. :. ',H Nr''''- ~ i
Justices of the. Peace cfor Nor,h!Kings,
town, postponed toJone. Last year there
were II, ,,-N ..
Souit, King stu,cn. fl6 last year: same
omitting WIN. O. Clark, David Sherman,
Jr. Rowse H.,Liilibridge, Daniel Stedman,
Nathan knight and Whitman ;Kipyon,
made no returns; aud adding Samuel
Helme, John Hopkins, George B. Pitman,
and Matthew Chppcl-Sl3. @ -.
Irwrion. .'flqst,ycar; sWm Westgate,
I'd, AiiSfew Ctrt, IsaatS PNInet, out, Ed
ward Wilcox, Gabriel Hicks, Richard Dur
fee, added-I - - s''
Little Compton. 3 lhst year: Iabez
Annsbuty, out; job jerks, Bam Bartlett
Lewis Peck, added--5 s. ~.
The Grand Committee proceeded to c.
lect military officers next. 60
Thongs +. Carpenter was elected ma
jor. general over Con-. Uawcs, who, with
out having been consulted, as we under
stand, was nominated in opposition.
The choice of officers OF the First Bri.
gadc, was postponed to June, and the