Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-01-26

May session of the General Assembly. A. ID.
1883, it is therefore hereby declared, that it
was not the intention Of the General Assc,i-
bly, in the grant of said charter to permit said
Corporation to own steamboats,. either direct
ly or indirectly, nor to exercise control over
the navigation of the Nurragansett Bay-that
II was their intention to secure To the public
free access by water a. well AS by land To the
termination of said road; and that Company by
impeding free access of steamboats, to their
wharves for the reception and discharge of
passengers and merchandise, either directly
by their officers and agents, or indirectly
through grant Of power to another Corpora
tion or Company to do the same. and by Civ
ing preference to a line Of steamboats,, in
which Directors Of said Railroad Company
owning controlling portion Of the stock of
said company, are proprietors, have contra
vencd the intention of the General Assembly
aud departed from the spirit OF their Act of
Incorporation.
The report was accepted.
The act relative to settlement of claims a
gainst the Burriv!lc Bank, passed.
The House adjourned 10 & l-2 o'clock,P. NJ.
EvESING.-.Mr. " "A. Bro,cn had leave to
Withdraw his vote given yesterday against the
anti-s!avery resolutions, and 70 record vote
in the affirmative.
Mr.. q. G.. King, from the committee, ,rnade
a verbal report favorable to the petition of the
Franklin society, for II Geological survey Of
the State. The committee wa continued.
The act submitted by Mr.. Clark in amend
ment of the Bank Act was taken up. Sec. lst
provides that no person (cxccpt the Secretary
of State in his official capacity.) shall at one
aud the same time, be Director in more than
IN, hat 4
shall be lawfal for any Bank in This State, 10
ask and receive one half of one per cent. dis
count, upon any bill Of exchange or other Oh
legation, the payer whereof resides without
this StateSnd payable in any place in Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts
(other than the city of Boston, and Connect
cut (other than the city Of ilartford.) On mo-
tion OF Mr.. Curtis Il third section was added,
allowing Banks to charge in addition to the
rates Of discount and interest now allowed by
law, upon all obligations payable at any n ace
other than the place where discounted, and
not exceeding 1900, the postages, aud Incl
dental charges for s.llection, provided the
same shall not exceed triple postage to the
place where payable.
In this shape tho bill passed, the remaining
portion of the original act proposed having
been withdraw by thcrnover.
Petition of William Spencer aud others, for
Savings Bank, k,-postpnned to next session ;as
was also the petition of William p. Oney and
Others for bank.
.Nr. Dor suggested the propriety Of sns-
pending the operation of the new License
Act, for given time.
After II good deal Of conversation and de.
bate on the subject, by way of explanation,
the 2nd Wednesday in May next, was fixed
upon as the time, and then the question was
taken by yeas and nays.
Yeas 3-Nays %.
so the House voted to suspend the opera
ton of the law.
Concurrencos came down from the Senate,
on the several acts passed, with the exctp.
tion| here toforc made.
Sundry accounts were presented and al
lowed.
Mr.. Curtis offer ed resolution as follows:
Before reading the Resoution,thc Speak
or resigned tn" Chair to- Mr.. Allen.
"Resoved, That tlie thanks of this House
be presented to SAMUEL Y. ArwELL, Esq
for the able, impartial. and dignifed manner,
in which he has presided over its deliberations.
The Resolution was passed unanimously.
Mr.. .4i,ccH replied in short an np ropriatc
speech, aud at about 9 O'Clock, with the usual
for,nalties, the House ad journcd to Tuesday
next preceding the first Wednesday of May
next.