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

days from the rising of the Assembly, read
and referred. Also bill allowing the
Shertis, Deputy Sheriils and Jailors COM
pensa,on for distributing the commissions
of officers, aud collecting the duty thereon
assessed, read and referred.
Mr.. DOrr presented the report Of Mr..
James Nj. Warner, the superintendent of
the building OF the State prison, which was
read and received.
The report of the committee appointed
to repair the front wall and steps of the
Court House Parade, was read and rece-
vcd
Adjourned To o'clock.
/ AfernoOn.-The House met at 3 o'clock.
The petition of David Dunham, VS. his
creditors, was received aud referred.
The petition of Joseph Ray, Martha
Cooke and of Edward aud John Wilcox,
were severally continued to the next session
the petitioners to give bond and notice to the
adverse parties according TO law.
The petition ofJames Holt to adopt John
l.. Vickory, an orphan, aud changing his
name to that of John l.. Holt, was granted.
The petition of Susan w. Scamans for
liberty TO prefer petition for divorce, was
granted.
On motion Of Mr.. Curtis the bill repor-
/ ted by the select committee relative to the
disposition of this States proportion of the
surplus revenue of the United Siutcsr 10 be
deposited with this State.
The first section being read, Nr. Titus
moved the adoption of the amendment
which he offered yesterday providing that
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deposit n proportion in amount equal to
their population. ...
His amendment was supported by HIM
self aud Messrs. Blake, Randolph aud
Spencer and opposed 10y Messrs. Dorr, Allen
Simmons, Child and Hazard, aud rejected
by a vote of 3j to 30. That section and
the other were then agreed TO aud the bill
past with some triHng amendments.
(fhe bill provides tha, the money when
received from the u. States shall be dcpos-
tied in the several Banks of the Stale which
have conformed to the laws of the state aud
will receive the same aud pay five per cent
interest per annum and appropriated the in
terest to the support of public schools.)
! Ur. Titus, from the select committee on
the Westerly election, reported verbally that
fore the ballot box was turned, a vote ofthe
frecmen was taken, by which about two
thirds of those who were present voted that
the ballot box should then be turned and
the v0res counted. That the moderator
thcrcupon turned the ballo, box and coun-
ted the votes, when it appeared that George
w. Gavett, Jun. had G5 votes, and Mr..
Saxton Berry 81 and the moderator dcclar- |
cd that the former was elected by n major
iv of four votes, That the six persons
claiming to vote did no, offer their votes un
I'll after the ballot box was turned.
The committee also reported that the fol- |
lowing was a bye law of the town.
At a Town Meeting holded June I'd,
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Z" Whereas doubts have arisen III the
minds of the Frcomcn of this town, how
long the Moderator ought to continue to
receive the sufi'rages of the frcemcn on any
question pending before the town, or in
elections of both general and town officers
where n proxy or paper vote Is takcp-
Therefore to obyiate the same and to re-
move these doubts in futurc-It is voted
and resolved, that the moderator shall con-
tinuc to receive such votes until the hat Is
turned, after he hath caused due proclama
ton thereof to be gwen, and that the
said Moderator shall in no instance receive
any proxy or paper vote thereafter on the !
question then pending"
Under these facts n majority OF the COM
mittce were Of fopinion that the sitting mem
bcr was entitled to his seat
On motion Of Ur, Dor II wasyoted with
out a division, that George W. Gavett, Jun
was entitled to his scat.
The House then adjourned to o'clock
this evening.
Friday Erening Session, Nor. 4.-Tbe
petition Of Thomas Staff, an alien, Tor Iio-
erty to hold real estate was granted.
The petition Of Pardon Hathaway ana
wife, to adopt Joseph Edwards Hopkins
and to change his name to tina, OF Pardon
Hopkins Hathaway, was granted.
The petitions ofTbomas =. Wells, guar
dian, Of Sarah p. Anthony, administrative
of James johnson, guardian, OF James w.
Barney, guardian, Of Ann IL. Hilliard' ad-
ministratrix, Of Benjamin L. Wells, guar
dian, of Mary A. Smith, guardian, OF I'd
ward Harwood, guardian, Of Sterry fiske,
guardian, Of Joseph France, and Of Enocl
Tbayer, guardian, for the sale OF real es-
tate were severally granted.
The petitions Farmer Burdck, Abby
Burdick. Delight Burdiek, Giles Phillips,
Andrew Agan, Elizabeth Kinyon, Morde-
cal Sonby, Patrick Mckee, Auson T.
Brickley, Patrick Fairly, Lemuel Gage
Garret Fitz Gerald, and James A. Anthony
conyicts in Jail, praying for liberation, were
severally granted.
The petitions Of Winslow Gates, Georg
Jones, William Hopkins, James Haherman
Henry DonelIy, Thomas Pagan and James
Fitze Patrick, conyicts IN Jail, praying Tor
liberation, were granted on condition oi
their leaving the State in twenty -four hours