The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-11-09


mainder of the afternoon.
The Docket embraces 20 cases Oh
these Cyrus Butler vs.. Town of Smith.
field james Paul, Augustus Harry Cath
olic Baptist Society, with the remonstrance e
of N. G. IL. Dexter and others Ebenezer
Kelley, and John #. Child have been con
tinued. Henrietta ID. Bowen withdrawn,
no costs Peter Adams vs.. John Burr, tri-
ed and grated, no costs also Stephen
Budlong vs.. Lowry Arnold. Foster and
Sciuuate Turnpike Co. for amendment OF
Charter-not granted. Edward Wilcox
vs. William A. Weeden, granted.
The Senate having retired, OIL motion OF
Mr.. Hazard it was voted TO proceed nc
further in the trial Of private petitions. af-
ter the case then on trial Philip Budlong,
&C. should be disposed of, and Petition
ers will govern themselves accordingly.
The House adjourned to . o'clock Friday
morning.
Friday Forenoon, .Vov. Blouse met
at 8 O'clock.
The Resolution for appointing Com
mittee 70 revise the criminal code OF this
State, and report such amendments and
alterations as they may think proper. at
the next session, offered by Mr.. Knight, OF
Johnston, was adopted, and Messrs Dixon,
Tillinghast, Of Providence, and Knight,
were appointed that committee.
An act introduced by Mr.. Tillinghast,
Of Providence, repeating so much Of the
act establishing Aucioneers as imposes a
duty upon articles manufactured within
the United States, from cotton, or wool, or
both, or from any other material ut for
clothing or building or implements for
use In trade or husbandry, in manufactures
or commerce, when sold at auction and
also 50 much of said act as imposes duty
on raw materials and unmanufactured pro-
ductions of the growth of the U. States
was read the first time.
Mr.. Newell, of Providence, offered res
olution that our Senators in the United
States be instructed, and our Representa-
tives requested, to use their influence TO
obtain the passage ofa General Bankrupt
Law, by the Congress Of the United States,
laid Oh the table.
Friday Afternoon, Nor. 3.-Reports of
Committees were received in favor OF a
meBdment of charter Of Smith6eld and
GlOeester Turnpike, approving returns Of
I'd Baptist and Coventry Bridge Lotteries
referring back to the House the petition
of Amos Collins and q number OF Physi-
clans, to be incorporated as q Medical So
ciety--in favor Of granting the petition of
President and Directors OF Pacific Bank
and laid on the table.
The following conylcts we're released
from Imprisonment, viz: William Doyle,
Nathan Monroe, George Manchester, Ma
lachi Divine, (for remittiBg 6ne,) Nathan
:. Champin, John Hawkins, John Lyndes,
Thomas Conley, John Curtis, Peter Evans,
Patrick Doyle and George w. Keech.
The Committee on Convlcts, reported in
favor Of renting the fine, in case Of Al
bert s. Field, confined in Jail, on convic-
ton Of manslsughter, which was laid on
the table for consideration.
The same Committeesreportcd in favS
of committing the punishment ofJohn Ro-
binson, under sentence of death, for house
to yeaps Imprisonment. After
discussion the vote passed TO
that effect.
On petition Of Palmer Hines, for release,
the committee yeported against it.
An act for fixing an annual and perma-
nent duty and tax upon Banks, and TO rem
der the same more equitable in its opera
ton, was presented by Mr.. Tillingbast, of
and referred 10 Mcssrs. Wa
terman, Tillinghasts of p. Bicknen, Dur
fee, and Dixon, ose from each county, to
report upon its expediency next session.
Mr.. Burton, Of Cranston, presented cer-
tain instructions from his town relative TO
the Bank tax.
The committee on petition Of Henry
Marchant and others, for incorporation as
the Mozart Society, for practice in music,
fsvorabty-charter granted and
concured in by the Senate.
fIREMEN.
Mr.. Newell, Of Providence, called for the
second reading Of the act exempting Fire
men of the town Of Providence from mill
tary duty who shall have served ten years
As members ofa fire company after the age
Of 81.
Mr.. Potter, OFFS. Kingstown, thought it
to take this up at present.
When the House came to revise the mill.
liza law generally, some provisions might
be made, aud he hoped every body would
be excused from duty after they came to
35 years of age.
Mr.. Bicknell, moved to amend by limit
ing the exemption to times of peace.
TO this there was no objection.
Mr.. Potter tAougks it better to postpone
it to the next session when the whole sub
ject would be brought zap, and made mo-
ton for that purpose. A postponement
would in)ure nobody. There were no
trainings before the next session. There
was one feature in the militia system il
would be necessary to sltef--the manner
in which a person was exempted who took
a commission in the militia and then re-
signed it, without serving the five years.
If person got commission in one dis
trict, he might go directly into another
snd thus. without serving at all was ex.
empt fos ever after, or if he was appointed
md slAnrf time atinr Loft nsif fhfs also