The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-07-03


sue % Lottery classes for $4,000 COM
mencing the let Of August,-S200 to be
paid for every additional class.
Petition of A. b Arnold and others,
for City Bank in Providence--granted.
On motion of J. +. Simmons to amend
charter by inserting bonus of 2 2 per
cent. instead of l-2, the House was
called 39 being in favor of amending,
and % against.
Petition of A. Hunt and others, for
Pascoag Bank in Bnrrllville-granted.
An act passed authorislng the city of
Providence to lay out so feet street
throgh the Jail lot in Providence.
Apheus Hawkins petition for liberia
tion from jail granted.
Petition of Geo. G. Shaw, praying for
power 10 sell Real Estate Of late Col.
VIM. Tew-granted.
An act passed to Unite Corporations
of lst and I'd Congregational churces in
Newport.
Petition of II. p. Franklin and others
for Bank, received and referred.
Petition of Peleg Wilbur, against hogs
running at large, laid on the table.
The petition of David King. and 9th
ers for mn act of Incorporating the " o.
cean House Company, with a capital of
800, 900, for the purpose Of ere citing n
spacinus Hotel IN Newport, was granted.
Adj.
Thursday morning.-The committee
on Corporations reported n bill in favor
of Nathan Knight and others for the
Exeter Bank, which was passed.
The committee also reported bills in
favor of ii. p. Franklin and others, for
the American Bank ;--and of b. Taylor
and others for the Masons' Bank.
These bills were amended, by inserting
2 l-2 per cent, instead Of l-2 per cent.
as bonus to the state. The counsel for
the petitioners, in consequence of this n
mendment, requested permission to with
draw their applications, which was gran
ted.
An act was passed, authorising Yates
g. Mc'Intyre, to issue SO Lottery clas-
ses.
Afternoon. petitions Of Amos
Miner and Charles Brown, now under
sentence Of death at Providence, for "A
Communication of punishment, was taken
up, aud argued by their counsel; after n
statement Of facts by the Attorney Gen
eral, the petition Of Miner was rejected
by "a vote Of 36 to 15-the petition Of
Brown was rejected by large majority.
Friday morning. g.-An order was passed,
allowing the sum Of $500 as a compen-
sation to Col. Harnden for arresting the
Rev. E. X. Avery.
Afternoon memorial relating to
the repeal Of the Masonic charters of In
corporation, was, after some debate, re-
ceived, and referred, with an order of
u Office.
A great number of private petitions
we're disposed of.
+ MIR. Potter submitted a resolution de-
claring void the election Of the Hon. As
her Robbins to the Senate of the United
States which he asked 10 be continued
until the next session of the Assembly, :,
1t was continued.
Mr. Potter moved to suspend the ex-
ecution Of Amos Miner until the last
Friday in November. The motion crea-
ted discussion. The question was taken
by ayes and noes, and the names ordered
to be entered on the Journal. The vote
stood for continuing, twenty-nine and
against it thirty-three.
On motion Of Mr. Hazard, the Attor-
ney General was directed to bring in a
bill providing that all capital executions
shall hereafter take place in private.
The execution Of Amos Miner and
Charles Brown was suspended until the
Friday preceding the last Monday in
October. The Senate amended the bill
suspending their execution, by inserting
he Friday after the last Monday in Oct
ober, thereby giving the petitioners anu-
ther opportunity to apply to the General
Assembly for mercy.
lt The TWO Houses joined in Grand
Committee, and elected State officers
for the ensuing year.