Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-11-07

ed on receiving dividends from assign
r ees, whose operations were beyond th
control Of the Commissioners. In th
expe citation they have been disappoinI
ed. They hope, however, its final sci
Element will not long be deferred. Tn
c Commissioners called meeting of tn
Stock holders Of said Bank, on the III
day Of October inst, which was fully at
tended, when the Commissioners sub
mitted to them a full statement of th
condition Of said Bank, and informe,
/ them Of the course and progress of tn,
business to that time; and the Commits
/ sioners had the satisfaction Of receiving
! their appreciation for the manner in which
the business OF said Bank had been con
ducted-whch is respectfully submitted
by the Commissioners, by
i LEMUEL III. ARNOLD.
South Kipgstown, October 81, 1888.
Petition of VIM. II. Beecher, was re.
ierred to the next Session.
An act past authorising militia officers
appointed at the May and June Sessions,
TO take their engagements. l
! An act past in amendment Of iho nc,
incorporating the Redwood Library, in
l Newport.
An act passed .reviving. the. charter OF
the Exeter Bank.
Friday afternoon. Allen moved
that the Senate be invited to JOIN the
House in Grand Committee, to elect n
Senator in Congress to fill up the vacan-
cy occasioned by the act of the Legisa-
ture, declaring null and void, the elec-
ton of the Hon. Asher Robbins, in JAN
uary, 1883.
On this motion, an animated debate a.
rose, which will be reported hereafter.
The motion was sustained. Mr. Til
linghast men presented the following re-
monstrance against joining in Grand
Committee, which he moved to have en-
tered on the journal of the. House
General assembly, October Session, A. p.Is33.
We the undersigned, Representatives in The Cen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations, do hereby enter our SOL
emn PROTEST ugaint the vote Of this House, ia
ken at this present Session, inviting his Excelen-
cy the Governor and the Hon. Senate, 10 Join
with said House, for the purpose Of electng Sc
nator Of the United States, for SIX years from the
4th day Of March, A. D.. 1888.
We Protest againet said vote, because at tho
October Session, A. d. 1882, of the General As
senby, continued and held by adjournment at
Providence, on tho second Monday Of January,
A. n. 1888, Senator Of tho United States, to
wit the Hon. Asher Robbins was duly elected by
he two Houses, in Grand Committee, for 6 years
rom said 4,h day Of March, A. D., 1888. in con-
ornity TO the law Of this State, and TO the Con-
tluton Of the United States; because there j, not
It this Time any vucancy existing in the Office Of
'cnatc, which would authorize this General AS
embly to proceed to any election; and because
IN election Of Senator, for said term, at this ses-
ion Of the General Assembly, would be contrary
o the existing general law Of the State. T.
We furthermore declare that we will not vote,
" act, in the Grand Committee, should it now DO
onvened for the purpose aforesaid, otherwise than
profcs, against the meeting thereof, and all the
therein, as wholly illegal and void.
ID. Hazard, James G. Bowen. Il
Joseph l.. Tillinghast, jeremiah Whipple,
James Chacc, Ariel Cook,
Daniel Greene, Abner Chase,
Peter Pratt, Edward Z. Manton,
" am Sheldon, Jedah Shaw,
Levi Halle, Nathaniel Church,
John X. Peckham. Arnold Wilbur,
Oliver G. Waterman, ii. Y. Cranston,
Borden Slocun, Chris. +. Robbins,
Benjamin Kmball, George G. King.
Halle NJ. Ssson, Josiah Whitaker, Il
Parker Lawtoa, Nathaniel 8. Ruggles.
MIR Potter moved to have it lay on the
lble, and gave notice to the House that
t proper time he would move to have
lie same dismissed / am, he said, for
eating our prisoners as we were treated
lst January. Then our Remonstrance Il
,as voted out, and am for doing the
nme by that now before US. MIR Til {
nghast said, that the Remonstrance re- {
rred to by the gentleman, was rejected ,
ncause it was couched in indecent and |,
nproper language. MIR Potter moved I
at the remonstrance lay on table-mo-
On carried. 6
The two Houses joined in Grand Com f
ittec.
Mr. Cransson prcse nted the following =.
emonstrance, and moved that il be re- !,
lived and recorded which, after an in h
resting debate, was, on motion of Mr. O
otter laid on the table. v
neral .asssn,biy, October Session. A.p.Iss3.l Il
We, the undersigned Representatives in the I
neral Assembly, Of tho State of Rhode-Island >,
Providence Plantations, do hereby onter our :.
cmn Protest against the meeting Of the Grand y
mmitiee ut this present time, for the purpose Of
citing n Senator OF the United States, for six q
,rs from the 4,h day Of March, A. D., 1888, Il
against all the proceedings therein, in regard !,
such election, as wholly illegal and void We ;,
otest against the meeting Of said Committee and !,
o said proceedings, because a, the October Ses- \
n. 1882, OF the General Assembly continued L
d held, by adjournment, at Providence, on the Ii