The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-02-01

Others, for an act of Incorporation, the
Chairman Of the Committee, reported, that
they had come to the conclusion to recon-
mend that the prayer of the petition should
be granted, on condition that the terminus
of their rail road lat India POINT should not
be south Of the northern terminus of the
present rail road bridge. In other words,
that the petitioners shall not run across the
present Rail Road Depot and Bridge at
India Point, nor sonth of them.
The House adjourned to o'clock, y. NJ.
AIteraoon.-An act relative to the annual
a2pointment of auctioneers, was taken up,
nnd indefinitely postponed. ..
An act relative to Grave Yards.-post-
poned to May session.
An net TO repeal act regulating The weight
nf a bushel ofmeal.- Discussed and reec-
tel.
Mr. BraytOn submitted an explanatory
t,ofcertain powers granted the New York,
Providence and Boston Rail road Company,
10 relocate "A portion of their rold. He
subsequently Withdrew it. ......
Mr.. Curtis for The Bank Commissioners,
made a report ON the subject of loans from
banks in the city of Providence. The sub
,ect Of inquiry was, what proportion Of the
funds Of the banks had been loaned TO Di-
rcctors on their own account or to firm.
with which they were connected. They
reported some abuses on this ground, prac-
tised by certain Directors not named in
the Merchants Bank, in contraveniion of
Blnking principles and laws. Accepted.
Mr.. Blake then called up his net to re-
peal the amendment to the charter of the
~, IL,
personal debate, aud various motions to
postpone, lay on the table, &c. was reject
eJ by the House.
Act on petition Of Benz. S. Bourne aud
others-postponed to next session.
Mr.. Allen nominated Asa Peirce, Assis-
tani Superintendent of the State Prison.
The name of the other candidates hav-
ing been Withdrawn. Mr.. Perce was elect
ed without opposition.
Voted to pay the Acting Superintendent
81 per day.
The act then passed to authorize the
Commissioners 10 prosecute the work after
the first Of March next
Mr.. Blake, Chairman Of the Committee
~ whom was referred the complaint of G..
Vanderbilt and John w. Richmond against
the Providence aud Boston Rail Road and
Transportation Company reported, verbally, !
that the committee had gone through with I
the investigation, but in consequence Of the |
mass of testimony, would not he .prepnred
to report in full till the next session. Mean
time, he submitted the following DecIarato-
~ Act. ..... -.r
Whereas the general bepcGt aud ac-
commodaiion of the public we're the induce
ments OF m act of Incorporation, with the
powers contained, to The Boston and Prov
idence Rail Road and Transportation Com
I,ay, at the May session of the General
Assembly, A. ID. 1888, it is therefore here
by declared, that it was not the intention of
the General Assembly in the grant of said
charter to permit said Cooperation to own
steamboats,, either directly or indirectly,
nor to exercise a control over the Dnviea- |
ton of the Narragansctt Bay-that it was
,heir intention TO secure TO the public free
access by water as well rs by land to the
termination of said road and that compa-
ny by impeding free access of steamboats,
to their wharves for the reception and dis
charge of passengers and merchandise, ei
ther directly by their officers and agents, or
indirectly through grant of power to an
,
same, aud by giving 4 preference to a line
of STEAMBOATS,, in which Directors of said
Rail Road Company owning n controlling
portion of the stock of said company, are
proprietors, have coatravened the intention
ofthe Gcueral Assembly, and departed from
the spirit Of their Act of Incorporation.
The report was accepted.
The acr relative to settlement of claims
against the Burriilvi'le Bank passed.
Act tn increase pay of Jurors read.
The House aIjouracd TO I l-2 o'clock
p. ~.
EvEyrNG.-Mr. n. Brown had leave TO
withdraw his vote given yesterday against
the unii-slaycrv resolutions, and to record
IA vote ia the affirmative.
A bill relative to the Militia, was laid on
the table.
Mr.. G. G. King, from the Committee,
made a verbal report favorable to the petit
ion of the Franklin Society, for u Geologi-
cal Survey of the State. The Committee
was continued.
Act passed OH petition of Elijah Day, rel
alive to Powder Mill Turnpike.
The act submitted by Mr.. Clark i'm
amendment of the Bank Act was taken M.
Sec. lst provides that no person (except
the Secretary of State in his official capsc-
ity,) shall Mt one and the same time, he
Director in more than one Bank in this |
State; and Sec. 2, that it shall he lawful
for any Bank in this State, to ask and re-
ceive one halfof one per cent, discount, up
OH any bill of exchange or other obligation,
the payer whereof resides without this State,
and payable in any place in Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts (other
thar the city of Boston,) and Connecticut