The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-11
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
lSaturd0N Morning,

fors parutIon, was received and referred 10
tile Committee on the Judiciary.
Sundry acts were read and granted.
The accountsof Major Rufus Smith, the
4 keeper Of the States Jail in Providence,
contained an addition Of 25 per cent, TO the
,rice established by law for the board of
tate prisoners, in consequence of the late
advance in the price of provisions.
The allowance of this item was objected
to by Mr.. Hazard, of w. Greenwich, but
was recommended by .Messrs. Curtis, Dorr,
Randolph, Brayion, Brown, and Cranston,
and granted.
On motion of Mr.. Dorr, a similar allow
ance was made to the keepers of the Jails
in the other counties for the same time,
commencing on the eth of December last,
The petition Of George ID. Cross, Olney
Inman, Welcome Sayles, guardians, for
leave to sell real estate, were seyerally read
and granted.
\ resolution was passed, authorizing the
General Treasurer 10 pay to Aaron White,
Jr., the complainant on certain indictments
for violatioa of the license law in town Of
Cumberland, that portion of the fines due
-" l." complainant, which have been paid
into the State x---.ury -, so;J ;,J;o,
ments.
On motion of Mr.. Titus, after some re-
marks from him and Mr.. Atwel upon the
subject, it was UOted, that the Committee
on the Judiciary be instructed to bring in n
bill altering the license law so as to require
the whole amount of fines collected on in
d;ctments under this law, TO be paid into
the General Treasury.
Resolutions were introduced by Mr.. Til
linghast relative to the for,ifcations neces-
sary for the protection of the Narragansett
Bay. and after being discussed by Mcssrs.
TiIIinghast, Randolph, b. Hazard, Dorr,
and Simmons, and having received certlin
notifications, passed the House in the fol-
lowing form.
ResOLccd, .Tha, in the opinion of this
General Assembly, it is highly expedienl
that all such Notifications as may be adc-
quate to the best defence aud protection of
The waters of the Narragansett Bay and its
adjoining coast and country, be completed
by thu United States in such manner and
at as early period ms is consistent with the
convenience Of the Government aud the
proper regard to The effective construction
and durability of said works, as well as to
the importance of its waters for purposes
of navigation.
keS0tued, That in the opinion of this |
General Assembly, supported by the united
opinion of the most eminent engineers, the |
Narragansett Bay is susceptible of com
plele defence, that being accessible at all |
seasons of the year and with uearly every
wind, to the largest fleets which this coun- !
try can ever MAINTAIN; il offers within It's (
basin the only safe station, comprisne such |
advantages, north of the Chesapeake Bay |
that it is invaluable as a port of expedition
and naval rendezvous and that not only
This State but the whole Union is interested
IN its effective defence.
resentatives in Congress he requested to lay
these resolutions before the respe tive bodies
Of which they are members, and to use their |
best eXertions 10 obtain the necessary ap- |
preparation to carry into effect the views of
this General Assembly as before expressed.
.Vr. Hazard, of W. Greenwich, called up
the memorial of Nathan Brown and others
of the town of Johnston, on the subject of
fraudulent voters in that town, and praying
IN in vestigation ofthe same. Mr.. II. moved
that the prayer of the memorial be granted
aud Committee be accordingly appointed
with full powers for making the investigation
desired by the memorialists.
4 prouacted debate arose upon this mo-
ton, in which Messrs Simmons, B. Haz-
ard, Titus, Randolph, Atwell, Il. J. Haz-
ard, and Curtis, participated.
.nr. Randolph moved the indefinite post
poncment of the memorial, which motion
was carried with but few dissenting voices.
The House then adjourned to three
o'clock, p
Saturday afternoon.
The petitions of Russell Clark for Parii-
ION, and of VIM. Green for leave TO sell real
estate, were severally read and granted.
The bill on the petition of Geo. w. Ty-
Ter aud others for the incorporation of the
Scituate Silk Co. was taken up, and some
objection being made to provision in the