Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-05-13

stating that the act authorisiny xysP"rs
on the jewish Synagogue, had DOT essn
carried iotoexecution. - g Tn keys of
ihat building had been spflSB for inef-
fcctual'y.
Friday .Mornsng -Messrs. IIsrris
aud B,cknell were added TO thae COM
mi.tee on The subject Of granting more
charters TO banks. in place of Messre.
Randall and Allen The committee on
the petition Of the Canal MARKET Asso-
citation, reported that the petition should
be continued with an order Of notice. =
Messrs. Childs and Arnold were ap.
pointed committee to consider uPoo
the expediency ofpfohibilieg the draw
! ing Of seincs in Seekonk river and TO re-
port at the next session. A petition OF
Ephraim Bowen anil others 10 Increase
The width Of the road between Pawtux-
ct and Pro, idence sas continued to the
next session, with an order of notice "A
Messrs. Hazard, BridghaIn, Waterman,
Dixon and BickaelI, we're appointed al
committee to devise and report some
plan ofreiorm .u the judiciary system
ofthc state, We know Of no place
} where thorough reformation would
be more scnsibly felt, than among our
spelling book courts. s''Nl set
| After completing the election Of the
military, William Apin was added TO
the Justices for the county Of Proyi-
: dence, after which the grand committee
5 rose.
In the House the General Trcasu-
|. rcr's semi.annual account, was then
f read, received. and Messrs. Ennis and
Treyett, were appointed to audit the
e same. ft|
!. The General Treasurer was direct
e ed 10 furnish the committee OF Ways
l. and Means with detailed statement Of
l. the various sources from which the
revenue is derived, distinguishing the
different items and towns for the las.
. two years, 0
The House amused itself an hour or
{ two, by repeating the sentences passed
. by the state courts during the past year,
:, and libcrating the corless Williams whom
y their Honours had boxed up.
!; In the ctternoon--ths order Of the
. day was called up, being a bill from the
Senate in amendment Of an "act impos-
:, ing duty upon licenced persons and
. bodies corporate increasing the taxion
banks from five to twenty-five cents on
r. one hundred dollars. The bill was
warmly ahd ABLY opposed. 't.was con-
sidered by some of the members not to
he properly before the house, rs it orig
mated before the present Senate or
House existed. The House detcrniin.
, ed by vote that the bill was properly
before it. A motion, by Mr.. Frances,
of Warwick, 10 refer the bill to the
10 committee Of Ways and Means, was
lost--votcs thirty-iour 20 twenty six. -
40 A motion to postpone it to the nex
r session was also lost a motion to re-
fer it TO Select Committee was a!st
!, lost. A motion was then made to con
cur With the Senate in Che bill, with al
!, amendment made by striking ont tn,
!, words twenty-five and Inserting :.
: l-2 or IS.
,I. A motion was then made 10 postpon,
the subject until the next day--on di
ast vision Of the House it was refused
votes twenty-eight to thirty seven. .Th
or words ,wer,y five were then s'ricke
It'll out and twelve and half Inserted.
and the bill as amended was concnrre
oc in---and the amendments concurred j
;cb by the Senate.
ent Saturday morning the House met. !
W. eight o'clock, and the first business
al interes. was upon the subject OF lottt
md ries. Mr.. Potter, from the committc
Ter appointed at the last session, reporte
in against granting more lotteries. He a
compmied the report with n stateme
for explanatory ofthe grounds on which Il
was opsion Of the committee was !ounde