The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-01-11
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Tie only innteria' dllterence between the
proposed act anJ the old one, is, the new
one proposes to hold elections on the 81
"Wednesday of April, instead Of August as
heretofore, and returns of votes made to the
General Assembly at the May session.
\ communication was received from the
Governor, enclosing the COMMISSIONER
Report upon the Traders Bnat stating thit
Sl0O,00 being the 81 installment had been
received from the stockholders of said bank
making up one half the capital stock Of The
bank.
Also, report from the Secretary of State
sta ting that the Traders Bank had been
duly organised under the prov isions of tho
Bank act.
Also, n communication from the Secrc-
tary of the United States, acknowledging
the receipt of copy of the act Of the Gem
crnl Assembly, relative TO the States pro-
portion of The Surplus Revenue.
! The above were ccepted, and laid on the
| table
Petition of Joseph Rem, for liberty to ap-
peal in n certain case.
OF Sylvester G.. Shearmln, for sala Of
Real atc,-werc sevcrally received AMI
committed.
Nr. Dorr clllsl the attention. of the
House To The state OF things in Providence
Jail. lie said that the crowded state of the
Jail, and the characters o: the vagrants and
criminals confined IN part of the Jail,
rendered it bad. He called on the Sheriff,
who stated that, in the cells on the Worth
Side, for vagrants and criminals rendered
it impossible 10 preserve any thing like de-
lao. h.tn, al iof, ,,,
number, only large enough for two or three
people each, which altogether now contain
forty-fvc prisoners.
A committee was appointed to investi-
grfte the subject, consisting of AIcssrs. King,
Clark, Spencer, Taylor, and Luther.
Mr.. Brayioa moved to assign Thursday
of next week for the trial of The docket OF
unfinished business. The object of his mo-
ton was to test the question, whether the
General Assembly will sit next week. Con-
siderable discussion arose on this proposit-
ion, and before it had been decided on it
was moved the House assign Tomorrow
"wednesday for the trial of the docket of
private petitions. This motion was with
5 drawn, and finally Thursday was assigned.
The docket Of unfinished business was
J ordered to be read.
An net on the subject of fowage, stand
ing No. 1, was passed over. Also petition
Of Indian tribe, No. 2, do.
Bill regulating fees for taking deposit-
ions, No. 4, re-committcd.
Report Of committee to run boundary
line between GIoccster and BurrilIyillc, No.
3, accepted.
I Bill relative to competency Of Witnesses
in suits, No. 8, committed To Messrs. Dorr,
Simmons, and Blake.
| Bill to abolish Imprisonment for Debt in
certain cases, No. q, passed over.
/ General form Of nets Of Incorporation Of
Religious Societies, No. Z, was taken up
and discussed.
! The form proposed is similar to that 6f
charters for companies and societies in
general; making no provision To incorporate
the property of the society, as the property
Of any particular denomination.
( The bill called up discussion Of some
length. Mr.. Dorr advocatedit His ground
was, that a general form was wanted, that
there was no intention to tie up the hands
oftbe Legislature, nor TO deprive religious
societies Of their rights.
| He was opposed by Mcssrs. Randolph
and Simmons on the ground that persons
ought to he allowed to bc Incorporated as
religious bodies under such name. aud IN
such manner as they please, and to APP
propriatc their property as they mny think
proper.
The debate was not of very great interest,
and finally the bill was rejected without 4
division.
No. &, Relative TO the distribution Of
School Money,-No. 9, relative to the Milt-
in, were passed over.
No. lO.-Bill fixing the liabilities of Corr
porations--recommitted.
No. Il.-Mr Hazards bill to increase
the ,suIaries of Judges of the Sopreme Judi
cial Court. Read-but not acted on.
| 1t not being expected that Mr.. B. Hazard
would attend at the present session, Mr..
Randolph was added to the Committee ON
the Judiciary. Another member being re-.
quired, Mr. Taylor was also added to said
Committee.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock Tomorrow (this)
morning
Wednesday, Jan. /, 1887, 10 o'clock.
The House met according to adjourn
Inent.
| The following petitions were present.
ed-from Louisa Baker and Z. w. Bah
cock, for sale of Reol Estate-from Edwin
l.. Martin and others, for nm act of incor-
poralion-from George l.. Johnson, for
leave 10 adopt child-from Samuel Winsor,
for liberty to file plea-fom Samuel Winch
Ariel Sayles-versus creditors, received
and referred.
The Judiciary Committee male report
including the following bills, &c.
On petition Of Levi Wheaton to legaixe
study Of anatomy-not recommended.