The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-11-13

try the man question. He was both ready
willing, and anxious TO proceed nc hop
ed the House would express an opinion
as to the course it intended to pursue
relative to that subject. 4r
Mr.. 1lthnghast moved to recede from
the vote Of the House to proceed no far-
Their up the docket of Petitions, SO far as
respected the Anti Masonic Memorial.
Mr.. Ats0eN repeated that the Grund
Lodge he did not consider was now be-
fore the Legislature for trial. They. had
a memorial before the Assembly; they
were only present to show why rule
should not be made on the Lodges.
Mr.. IYAinghast thought it improper
for counsel to interfere when the subject
was in possession Of the House.
Mr.. D'TNoLf was opposed to consid-
ering that subjectas this time, as there
was not time enough left to investigate
it.
Mr. Potter hoped we should get rid
of the demurrers and pleas in aoate-
ment, so that at the next session we
might enter at once the merits of tho
cause.
Mr.. Hazard suggested the propriety
of the Lodges taking notice at once with
out subjecting the memorialists to the
expense and trouble of giving now no
tice.
Mr.. At,celi was willing on tho part OF
the Grand Lodge to dispense with the
necessity of further notice, if the Anti
masonic me emorialists would give bond
to:the Lodges according to law, to pay
all cost that might be recovered.
Mr.. Hazard moved that a Committee
be appointed TO report at the next session
what provisions the charters granted to
Ecclesiastical corporations contained,
authorizing and empowering them to
lay taxes on the corporators of Pews,
for tho support Of religious worship.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed on the Committee. Messrs ID
Wolf, Sheldon, Hazard, Thurston and
Haz ard, of X.
Petition of William Beechcr was refer
red to the next Session. Mr.. Beecber,
a minister of the gospel was indicted in
dicted in Newport for uniting two per-
sons in marriage, who had not been pub
lished according to law. lie entered in
to a recognizance, with surety for his
appearance at court, in the sum of FIVE
hundred dollars, which NJ tho last term
of the Supreme Judicial Cours, in the
county Of Newport, was defaulted. He
pe,i,loned TO be discharged from the pay
ment of the same.
The petition of Benz. Aborn, and o.
theirs, for a charter for manufacturing
purposes, was continued to the next ses-
sion of the Assembly. The committee to
whom it was referred were divided OH
the expediency of granting il.
An act passed authorisirg militia Off
ce:s, appointed at the May and June
Session, to take their engagements.
An act passed in amendment of the
act Incorporating the Redwood Library,
in Newport.
An act passed reviving the charter of
the Exeter Bank.
Friday affsrnoon,-Mr. Allen moved
that the Senate be invited to join the
House in Grand Committee, to elect a
Senator in Congress to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the act of the Legislature,
declaring null and void the election of
the Hon. Asher Robbins, in January,
1888.
Mr.. Alien nominated the Hon. e. x.
Potter as Senator from this State in the
SENATE of the United States, to hold his
office from the fourth day Of last March.
lie ~as appointed. The minority refas-
ed to votc on the question.
Saturday morning, Nov. IA number
of petitions for the sale of Real Estate
were, on report of the Committee,
granted.