The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-02-05

the name of " The Newport Exchange
Bark" wns granted.
The petition Of Charles Eldridge. &
others, for a charter for st. Luke's
Church, in East Greenwich, was grant.
ed.
The pc,ion Of tho Boston and Prori-
dence Rail Road Company, was receiv-
ed and referred.
Adjourned to-shfee o'clock.
Afternoon His excelleney, tho gov
ernor. communicated the resolutions of
the Legislature Of the State Of Georgia,
on the subject of the public lands be-
longing to the United States, disapprov-
isg of Mr.. Clay's Land Bill, which were
read, and, on motion of Mr.. Tillinghast
were laid on the table.
The petition Of Edward Darlington
md others, to incorporate the Lonsdale
Cotton Manufacturing Company, was
granted. and an act of incorporation
passed.
Mr.. Hazard moved. 40 mn amend
ment to the charter. while It was under
consideration, that this stock, of each
stockholder, should DO liable to dover.
He supported the amendment in .
speech Of some length, which was re-
piled to by Messrs. Titus and Pratt, and
the object Of the charter wns explained
to the House by the Counsel for the pc.
TONERS. 1t was negatived, by yote of
% to 81.
The House joined and proceeded in
the trial Of the Anti.masonic Memorial.
Thomas Rivers. an adhering, aud
Thomas Sessions, a seeding mason,
were sworn and examined on the part
of the Memorialists. Mr.. Turner re ad
the Tilley letter, of some no,oriety in
the politics of this state. and from the
Masonic Minstrel. He also referred to
several deposilions reported by the COM
n ittee.
The two Houses separated mt about 6
and the House of Representatives ad.
journed to o o'clock to morrow MORN
ing.
S furday, Jan 25.
MoRNINe.-An act Incorporating the
Scituate manufacturing company was
read and passed.
An act Incorporating the Narrasan-
se,t Steamboat Company was read, and
after some discussion by Messrs. C.
Allen, Titus, Tillinghast, and Prai,,
laid on the table for further considcra-
tion. Its provisions are :ho same as
other interpretations heretofore granted,
and is asked for merely to enable the
stockholders to manage their funds with
greater convenience, and gives ,hem no
exclusive privilege: Jealousy seemed,
however, to apprehend some connexion
with some concealed object, and led to
this discussion.
An act Incorporating tho Newpor,
Exchange Bank was pa,sed-and like
wise an act Incorporating lions church
in Newport.
The petition Of sundry inhabitants of
Warwick, relative to the herring fishery
in hat town, was continued with au or
der Of notice.
His Excellency the Governor and the
Senate joined the House and proceeded
in tho trial of the Masonic memo
rial.
Mr.. Turner read the charter of the
Grand Lodge, and went into the consid-
Grafton Of the alleged objects of incorpo-
ration; the course that had been pur-
sued by tho corporations, and Of the ap-
plication ofthe funds, which no conton-
dsd had been misapplied. To suppon
this point, he read from the records of
tho corporation, the application Of their
funds. For the same purpose he read
from the records of 81. Johns Lodge,
Newport, and to show the manner Of
their disbursements and their charities
He adverted to the number of adhering
nssons. Mount Vernon Lodge con-
tanned 24l-St. Johns Lodge, Provi.