Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-02-11

tors to investigate their accounts.
Mr.. CTanston reported to the House
upon most Of the Bank petitions which
have been referred. MIR. Atwell moved
that they all lie on the table for the pres
ent, till a general act is reported embrac-
ing all tho Banks in the State; which
motion, after debate, Prevailed-and it
was voted that Thursday afternoon be
assigned as the time for taking up the
petitions for Banks.
Mr.. Titus moved that the Committee
on the general subject Of Banks, and the
abuses practised by them, be clothed
with power to send for persons, books
and papers, which motion, after debate,
was carried.
An act passed to amend the charter of
the 4th Baptist Church in Newport.
Mr.. Dorr offered a resolution prOvid-
ing for a small appropriation for binding
the old colony Records, in the Secreta-
ry's Office, and also making a donation
of the Maryland, Indiana, and Missouri
Reports, now in the Secretary's office,
to the Providence Bar Library, for the
use of the Courts i'm this State.
.aflernoon-An act relative to dispos-
ling Of real estate by Will passed.
An act to repeal an amendment to the
Water Mill act passed.
An act to revive and amend an act,
constituting Library Company, passed
on petition Of Andrew A. Angel and
others.
Petition of John Allen, of Portsmouth,
for new trial, was referred to the next
session with an order Of notice.
A petition Of Gorton Arnold and 9TH
ers was presented to the House, repre-
senting that an abolition society is now
in session in this State, and praying that
acts of the Assembly may pass disapprov-
ing Of the meetings and doings Of imme-
diate abolitioDists in this State, and was
referred to the Committee on the subject
o! Anti-Slavery proceedings.
After the disposition Of sundry other
petitions, of private nature, the House
adjourned to 10 o'clock on Thursday
morning.
Thursday Morning, Feb. 4, 1886.
An act passed to incorporate Emanu-
el's Church, in the village OF Evansville.
The report Of the Committee on the
memorial against the proceedings Of the
New York, Providence and Boston Rail
Road Company was received, and a
Resolution passed appointing Messrs.
Atwell, Brayton and Randolph, COM
mittee to enquire into the alleged pro-
ceedings of The Rail Road Company, to
be authorised to send for persons and
papers, and after hearing both parties to
issue an injunction, TO be carried into ef-
feet by attachment or otherwise, to stop
further proceedings so far as said COM
mittee shall deem it necessary.
Several petitions were referred to the
appropriate committees and the House
adjourned to p. NJ.
afternoon. Dorr from the COM
mittee on the subject, reported bill
providing for the appointment of COM
missioners, to enquire into alleged viola
tions, by the Banks in this State, Of their
charters; to examine the officers Of the
Banks on oath, and the Bank Books;
that two Ofsad commissioners be author
ised to proceed and execute the duties
Of all; that any person summoned to at
tend before said commissioners, shall for
felt dollars, and that it shall be the du-
ty ofthe Supreme Court, on application
Of said commissioners, to issue a citation
to any Bank to shew cause, why an in
junction upon its further proceedings
should not issue. He also reported a
Resolution, appointing a committee to
enquire and ascertain the condition oi
the banks in this State, examine their
officers on oath, their books and papers,
to commit for contempt Of their process,
or refusal to answer interrogatories that
a majority Of said committee shall form a
quorum, and that said committee shall
report their proceedings to the General
Assembly. Messrs. Dorr, AtwelI, and
Curtis, comprising the committee, each
stated his views upon the important bill
and resolution reported.
! The bill was postponed to the next
session on motion Of Mr.. Hazard.
The resolution passed, and Messrs.
Door, Curtis and Atwell were appointed
the committee to carry the same into ef.
feet.
| Mr.. Atwell moved that the consider
alton of all the petitions for Bank Char
ters be postponed to the next session.
Alter debate upon this subject, in
which Messrs. Atwell, Tillinghast
Cranston, D'Wolf and Simmons took
part, the question was taken by q call Of
the house, when 81 members answered
for postponement and 80 against it.
| The House adjourned to 10 O'Clock
on Friday morning.
Friday morning, Feb. 5th.
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