The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-11-16

A bill providing for the pay cf the mem-
bers of the General Assembly, allowing
them $500 per day instead Of 81 so the
present pay, was read n first time and laid
on the table
4 hill in addition to the present lieencc
law, suhlccting the owner of the House or
building IN which II dark bar for the sale of
ardent spirits should be kept, to the penalty
of $50, was read II first time aud referred
to the committee on the Judiciary.
The petition of Charles sheldon and
James :. Hunt was continued with an or
der of notice.
! The sem-annual report of the General
Treasurer, showing II bahncc of $l5, % Is
IL cents in the Treasury was received aud
ordered TO be communicated to the Senate.
A billpassed providing that military otli-
GERS whohave neglected to take their engage
ments accorlingto law may take them within
thirty days after the rising of the Assembly.
The petition of the Pr0ridenec Children
Friends Society for an net of incorporation
was granted, AMI an Act passed.
The petition of the Mount Vernon Bank
for an amendment to their charter was
granted.
The petition of the Washington Grena-
dicrs for an amendment of their charter,
providing that fines may be collected by the
same process as by the militia Act, was
granted,
The petition of Henry B. Drown and
others for an act of Incorporating for the
Rhode Island Free Will Baptist Home
Missionary Society,"" was granted, and an
act passed.
The petition Of the Worcester Turnpike
Corporation for amendment of charter, was
granted.
Adjourned to Saturday morning.
Saturday Uo,ning Nor. 5. The House
met ut 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Alien, of North Kingstown, moved
that the amendment offered by him ycster-
day To the 9Th section of tie Bank law Of
June last, nnd the amendment of the Com
mlssoncrs to- the same section, be referred
To n select committee with instructions to
report at the next session Of the General
Assembly, laid on the table.
The Governor and Honorable Senate, on
invitarion of the House, joined in grand
committee for the purpose Of filling u va
cancy in the Court of Common Pleas in
the county of Bristol, and other purposes.
SIMMONS Corr, was elected Chief Justice
in the place of John 1rott deceased,
Jonathan Remington. Of Warwick, was
elected Public notary for the county of
Kent, and Dan 4. Daniels, of Cumberland
for the county of Providence and Thomas
=. Wells of fSouli-Kingston, for the county
of Washington.
Harding Hudson. Of Crnnston, Pclcg
Andrew of Coventry, and John ;. Dexter,
of Cumberland, were appointed Juustices
of the Peace for their respective towns.
The Speaker, from the committee of the
Judiciary, reported an amended bill ,autb-
orzing special Courts of Common Pleas,
in certain eases to .ake cognlzancc of nc
tons and proceedings against the Rail
Roads and Turnpike Corporations, and for
other purposes, laid on the table.
The petition Of J. Chnpin and others to
incorporate the Benefit Street Congrega-
tionaI Society, IN Providence was granted
and an act passed.
The petition of William Greene, for lib
Grafton from jail, was received and referred.
Mr.. blake, the committee to whom the
sublectj was referred, reported resolutions
appointing Thursday, the lst day OF De-
cember, to be observed rs day OF public
Thanksgiving in this State, which being
read were adopted.
Thomas Burgess, agent Of tie State tor
the Pawtuckct Turnpike, made report oi
the tolls collected.
On motion Of Mr.. Dor, Mr.. Hughes was
appointed a committee to contract with n
physician to attend the prisoners in the jail
in Providence the ensuing year.
The petition Of James D'Wolf, and 9th
ers to incorporate the North Pawtulet
Riyer Company, was granted, aud the Act
of orincorporatioG with amendments proposed
bv Mr.. Titus were committed to Mcssrs.
Brayton and Hughes.
The petition Of George w. Tyler to IN
corporatc the !Scitudte Six 10. was gran
ted, and an Act passed.
The petition Of David Dunham, w cred
tors, was granted.
The petition Of William Aplin, and 9TH
ers so Incorporate the Pionssr Fire Engine
Ia. was granted and an Act passed.
An act passed amending the Act incor-
pors,inp the Canal Market COMPUTATION.
Mr.. Clarke, OF Providence, from the
committee appointed for that purpose, made
a verbal report relative to the building OF the
State prison-and the subject matter wa;
referred to the next session oil The pehefai
Assembly.
A resolution was passed authorizing the
bu;ldiny commissioners of the State prison
10 draw on the General Treasurer Tor the
monies necessary in building the prison
they making report at each session OF the
General Assembly.
A bill defining the Jail limits in Newport
was read second timo and passed.
The commissioners Of the BurrIlIville
Bank made report which was read and
accepted.
i A bill incorporating the " Moshd''uek