The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-11-07

TO appoint their own clerks, was taken
an, and after some remarks from Mr..
Randolph and the Attorney.Geneiai, It
was indefinitely postponed.
Adjourned to Wednesday morning.
Wednesday morning. .-Sundry nc.
counts were presented and referred to the
Committee.
A bill was presented by the Speaker,ln
amendment OF an Act passed at the Oct.
session. A d. 1897, entitled An Ac, to
provide for the disposition of the money |
Of the U. S. to be deposited with this
State, &c."-whch was read, and refer !
red to the Committee on Finance This
bill provides. that if the money deposited
be taken from any bank, the Commis.
sioners NAV place it in some other bank.
Mr.. E. H. Potter presented bill TO
amend the Act regulating the assessing
and collecting Of raxes"-and bill to
amend the " Act regulating proceedings
in Courts" (which bills were referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Clark, of Providence, presented
the memorial of A. ID. Hodges. and
large number Of others, interested In the
sale Of wines and liquors, and adverse to
the present License law. Mr.. &. stated,
that the memorial was signed only by
freeholders, who came forward volunia-
rily.-The memorial was referred to n
Committee of one from each County, VIZ
Messrs. Randolph, Clark, Wells, Spencer
and Pearce.
Mr.. Stead presented sundry memorials
from Providence in favor Of the present
License aw.--Also memorials from T..
Greenwich, w Wast-Greenwich, Warwick,
ofJacob Smith and others, Of n. Kings
town-all in favor of said law, were sc.
yeraIly received, and referred to the same
committee.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock p. m.
Afternoon. Committee on Con.
victs' Petitions reported in favor OF grant
ing several-among them Mason Handy,
for stealing hens.
The petition Of Robert G. Burns, Of
Scotland, imprisoned for stealing pea
jacket, who stated, that he had 10 inten.
ton of stealing the Jacket, but took it, to
hang it up to dry, and that he was a
s,rane or, was granted, on condition that
he leave The State in "a hours.
Ezra Carpenter was liberated on his
promise to reform, and the recommends.
ton of his wife.
The Report of the General Treasurer
ofthe State was received, and referred
TO the Committee on Finance.
The Committee to repair the State
House IN Newport stated, that the ex.
pense of repairs had exceeded the sum
allowed, including commissions,Sl4 Sl4s II.
IL had been found necessary to put on a
new roof 1T was referred to the Com
m,,tce on Accounts.
The report Of the Committee 10 repair
the States jail in Newport, was referred
to the same Committee.
A COMMITTEE consisting of Messrs.
Clark, Stead and Chace, were appointed
TO enquire II Any new Legislation on the
subject OF the States Prison, was neces'
sarv.
Mr.. G. G. King was appointed 10 pre-
pare resolutions relative to a Day OF
Thanksgiving.
The Honse then adj. to Thursday
morning, 10 o'clock.
Thursday Morning. Randolph
from the Committee on the memorial:
relative to the License law, asked leave
TO sit during the sitting Of the House
which was granted.
The two Houses thcu joined, and pro
ceeded on the trial of the docket OF pr''
vatr petiions-and continued thereon un
Ill their adjournment.
Afternoon. bill to authorise ccrtaiI
ments, was read once.
The Report of The Ncw-Y ork, Prov
dence and Boston Rail Road Company
was received.
An Ac, to adjourn the Supreme judi
cial Court in Washington County. to tn
ID Monday IN Dec. was passed.
The two houses then proceeded on tn
trial ofthc docket of private petitions, an
after deciding on several Of them, th
two houses separated.
The Report of the Commit ee on th
petition of the New. England Coal Mimi
Company, was then received
The petitioners asked for aid, 10 enabl
them to prosecute their undertaking, o
the ground of the benefit TO accrue TO tl'
public from its success. The report wa
accompanied by great mass OF doc,
ments from various scientific aud INTEL
gent gentlemen, and petitions from scver'
hundred citizens ofthc State. The con
4 mittcc recommended the aid require,
either by means of un,axed lottery. or /
, the issue of State scrip but pretcrre
r the former. The conclusion was draw
+ by Professor Hitchcock, and others, fro
, specimens Of the Cumberland coal, al
rcck, aud comparison with those OF 9th,
coal regions. that at proper depth fro
| the surface, the Cumberland Coal will
/, found equal in quality to any other. 1T
: Committee reported bill for a lottery
run for five years, and providing for
, geological survey of the State at the e.
pense of the Company.
After debate, the petition was postp,
ned until tomorrow friday mornin
mud tho Ho,c, th,p od; to II /. ~