The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-06-27
The General Assembly

OF this State, formed n quorum in this
town at 10 O'clock on Tuesday morning
10Th inst, and immediately proceeded to
business.
| A great number of petitions for the sale
Of real estate, &c. were received and referr-
cd
A report from the Committee on the
Touro Fund, was received and referred.
Messrs. Mory, Stead and Luther, were
appointed committee to visit Newport Jail, !,
and report on the cxpediency of repairing
the same.
Several petitions from convicis were re-
ceived and referrcd-and the House then
adjourned to 3 p. m.
Affernoon.--A Report Of the Commits
sioners on the State Prison, relative to the
salary Of the Warden aud Physician, was
received.
A great number Of petitions for sale of
real estate, &c. were presented and referred.
The docket Of unfinished business was
taken up, and all postponed for the present,
except the folowing:-
The bill relative to Grave yards, &c. was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The act to amend the Poor laws passed.
II provides in case u paupcr shall return to
the town or city from whence he or she
shall have been removed, that the expence
of each subsequent removal shall be paid by
the town to which the pauper shall belong.
1t was passed, with amendments, limiting
The expense Of removal, and requiring notice
TO he given 10 the town To which the pauper
belongs.
Sundry accounts were presented and
the House then adjourned to "Wednesday
morning, 9 o'clock.
Wednesday morning.-Several petitions
were received and referred to committees.
There being no business on the table, the
House, after n session of an hour, adjourn
cd to p. M.
Afternoon. bill relative to Water
Mills, aud to repeal the old law, more par
ticularly tbot part of il in relation to the
power Of flowing lands, with the consent Of
the owner, was debated until o'clock,
when the bill was rejected, by ayes 26, noes
IS.
On motion Of Mr.. y. II. Clarke. the bill
on the same subject reported by the COM
mittec on the Judiciary, was recommitted.
Several petitions were referred, aud the
Ai"uSt t'iCb w ~ WYNN
day.
Thursday niorning.-An act amending
the License law was read frs, time.
Bill providing for uniting the Militia CON-
panes in the town Of Little Compton, rcnd
second time and passed.
An Act in addition to the election law,
providing that when an estate is challenged
for want of sufficient value, and is found by
the appraisers 10 be sufficient, the same
shall not be again challenged, unless sub
sequent certificate from the appraisers shall
determine that the estate has become insult
icient, and that no challenge in respect to
the sufliciency Of an estate, shall he receiv-
ed or entertained, unless the person chalcn-
qing shall declare under oath, that he be-
licves the estate insufficient; read a second
lime and passed.
The House then proceeded on the trial
Of the docket If private petitions, and after
disposing Of several, the House adjourned to
. p. m.
1fe,nom.--The Bill relating to the Elcc.
tive franchise, aud perm il,iug certificate vo-
tcrs to vote in the towns in which they re-
side, Tor members to the General Assembly.
&c. was warmly dcba,ed-it was opposed