The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-01-04

are requested 10 meet at the State-lIouSe,
OH Saturday Erening nert, to elect their
delegates to attend the General Convention
at Providence on "Wednesday the l. lth inst
for the purpose Of nominating a Prox of
General Officers for the ensuing year.
Newport, Jan. 9TH, 1926.
We offer to our respected Patrons, in
Town and Country, our grateful acknow-
Judgments for the kindness extended to us
since we succeeded to the Republican, and
wish them in return, individually and col
lectlvely, full measure Of the blessings Of
the year.
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FIRE.--A fire broke out on Tuesday
last, about O'Clock, p. NJ. in the house for
merly owned and occupied by Mr.. John
Fraser, in Church street, and recently bv
Mr.. J, Joslin; and though great exertons
were used TO eXtinguish the flames and the
citizens assembled in considerable num-
beIs,-from the want Of a seasonable sup
ply of water, or some other cause Of delay.
the building was burnt to a shell in about
half an hour.
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Mr.. RUSIPs REPORT.-Dy the po-
hteness of Mr. RoBBiNs, Of the Senate, we
have been favored with the Annual Report
from the Treasury Department, and shall
enceayour IN our next TO give a summary
abstract OF It's interesting contents. Mr.
Rush comes out in very decided terms IN
favor ofthe protection of DOMESTIC MANI
FAcTUREs, ard estimates the value Of ex-
ports Of such articles at nearly SIX MIL
LIONS Of dollars for the current year.
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CONGRESS.--We have been unable
to obtain the proceedings of Congress on
Thursday last, as reported in the National
Journal Of the Both ult. but are informed
that the Senate was principally occupied
with the consideration of Executive busi-
ness. In the House, Mr.. McDUFFIE, from
the committee OH that subject, reported
several resolutions on the proposed altera-
tons in the Representatives Hall, which
after desultory debate were ordered to
lie on the table. Mr.. BURoEs of this
State, offered a resolution on the subject
of the Dutch lslaEd Light, and Mr.. Cook
Of rIt hn 80 II
mcnts to that ill-fated instrument, the Fed
eral Constitution. BY reference to the
Journal Of the Senate of Tuesday, it will
be seen that Mr.. ROBBINS of this State,
has asked leave TO bring in a bill pre-
scribing the mode of commencing, prose-
cutting, and deciding controversies between
State and State.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY. The Gene.
raj Assembly of this State will convene for
business at Providence, on Monday next
agreeably to the vote ofadjournment The
establishment of courts of commissioners,
for the reliefof Insolvent debtors, will make
a manifest, and we think very salutary
change in the course of proceedings in the
Assembly. Heretofore, at least one ha-' of
the session has been occupied in the trial
ofpetuons Of lnsolveuts, to the exclusion of
acts Of u public nature, which if passed at
all, came out in such a crude and undi-
gested shape, as 10 call Immediately for
supplementary enactments. The law for
instance, which establishes these courts of
commissioners, we should imagine was
passed without a careful revision. Il is
palpably defective in some of its most i'm
por,ant provisions, and admits of many and
very material amendments. twill be well
therefore, we think, to refer this act TO
committee for revision, and 20 reduce as
far as is practicable the whole Of outlaws on
the subject ofinsolvents into one consistent
and intelligible Statute.
Among the unfinished business. con-
tnued from the late session. aud which im-
mediately claims the attention Of the AS.
scmbly, are rhe following bills and reports,
viz
|. The roper; Of the committee on the