Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-01-30

the book be placed in the lands of Mr..
Potter, the clerk of the House.
Mr.. WhippIe, counsel for the corpo.
rations, said, they did not acknowledge
the authority Of the House, land as ia,c-
ger, he did not believe they had the legal
right to compel them to produce their
books. But he would not advise his
clients to withhold them. They were
willing that Mr.. Turner should inspect
them at the table or at his chambers; but
they were not willing to submit them to
the examination OF Tom, Dick, and Har-
ry, to promote other purposes than this
trial, 10 satisfy idle curiosity and the Gu
pidity of others. The books were at the
service Of the counsel of the meporial-
lists; not for the inspe stion Of others
This was assented to by Mr.. Turner, and
the two Houses having joined,
Mr.. Turner said il would he recolec-
ted that when the Houses separated last
evening, he was considering the fourth
allegation; that he had read the eleven
first masonic obligations from the Report
OF the committee, and was proceeding to
state there were additional degrees and
obligations in masonry. .-,
The Rev. Henry Tatem, a seeding
mason, was called, sworn, and examined
on the part Of the memoralists, which
occupied the whole oc the forenoon.
, The afternoon was occupied in the ex-
animation of Peter Grinnell and Rev. d.
Pickering, adhering masons, and Benz
w. Case, seeding mason, when at
half past 6 o'clock, the Houses separa-
ted, and the House Of Representatives
adjourned to 9, tomorrow morning.
! House Of Representatives., Friday Jan.
24.-On motion of Mr.. Halle, the bill
relating to chartered military companies
attached TO the line, was read a second
time and passed. q,
/ The petitions of David Trask, Job
Duriee, 4ih, Silvanus Westgate, Benja-
min Colvin, Henry Profit, John Tenant,
- Vaughn, s. St.Michael's Church
for amendment of charter, were several
ly granted.
The petitions Of Clark Fuller, Roder-
ick Perkins, Thomas Burlingame, and
Alfred Cook, were dismissed.
Or motion Of Mr.. Halle, an act pas
sed adourning the Court Of Common
Pleas, for Bristol County, from Monday,
9th inst. to the Cd Monday of February
next
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, the House
resolved that they would not proceed a
ny further, than the trial Of the memori-
al of Elisha Mathewson, and others, o:
the docket of private petitions, at this
session.
On motion Of Mr.. C. Allen, the two
Houses joined and proceeded in the tri-
al Of the memorial of +. Mataewson and
others, on the subject Of masonry.
Rev. Henry Tatem and b. w. Case
were further examined in relation TO the
ceremonies, signs and practices Of ma.
sonry, and their oblig ations of secrecy
and of the connection existing between
the higher and lower orders of masonry,
and how their masonic and civil obliga-
tons and oaths conflicied with one an
other.
I. Mr.. Turner likewise read from the
testimony, as reported by the committee
ed upon the same, and proceeded in the
consider alton OF all the remaining points
he made, and adduced evidence in sup.
port of the same until hale past l2 o'clk
when the Houses separated.
The petition of Charles M. Tburston
and others, for Bank in Newport, by
the name of "the Newport Exchange
Bank, "was granted.
The petition Of Charles Eldridge and
others, for a charter for St. Luke's
! Church, in East Greenwich was granted
! The petition of the Boston and Provi.
dence RAILROAD Company, was receiv'
ed and referred.
Adjourned to 8 O'Clock.
| AFTERNOON His Excellency, the
Governor, commune ated the resolution.
Of the Legislature Of the State of Geor
gia, on the subject Of the public land.
belonging to the United States, disap
proving Of MIR. Clay's Land Bill, which
were read, and on motion of MIR. Til
] linghast, were laid on the table.
i The petition of Edward Darlington
and others, TO incorporate the Lonsdal'
Cotton Manufacturing Company, wa
granted, and an act Of oiincorporation pas
sed.
! Mr.. Hazard moved, as an amendmen
to this charter, while il was under con
sideration, that the stock, Of each stock
holder, should be liable to dover. lii
supported the amen 1nent in a speech o
some length, which was replied to b.
Iessrs Titus and Pratt, and the objec
Of the charter was explained to III
House by the Counsel for the petition
ers 1t was negaiived, by vote Of 2