The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-01-16

D discharged from further liability ms to any
! demand for which he has compromtej |;
aud that the remaining partners shall also
be discharged from any liability for bnpart
, Of the debt, or for whatever greater amount
he may have paid.
The bill became the subject Of long
debate.
4 motion was made to adjourn, ani de-
cided iE the negative, and the discussion
was resumed.
Nr. Spencer moved to lay the bill IN the
table, ill Tomorrow. The motion pre-
vailed.
The House then adjourned to Friday
morning, 10 o'clock.
FRIDAY, JAN. lS39-mornilg.
The Finance Committee, on the resolu-
ltions making n grant Of n Lottery % the
New England Goa. Mining Company, re-
ported against the expediency of making
such n grant. The report was received,
and the Committee discharged.
Concurrences came down from the Sen.
ate, on various petitions granted, and votes
passed, by the House.
The rule relative to the reception Of pc
titions, was suspended tlll Wednesday next.
On motion of Mr.. Potter, his bill relative
to public schools, was ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. John Whipple, w. II.
Staples, John Whipple, and A. G.. Greene,
were appointed a Committee to inquire in-
to the necessity and expense Of completing
the records of the s. J. Court.
The Senate attended in the House, on
the trial Of private petitions on the docket.
AFTERNooN.-[N No business OF a public
nature was done-ihe two Houses being en-
gagged in the trial Of private petitions.
SATURDAY, JAN. ~, 1889.
John w. Richmond, ct al, had leave To
Withdraw memorial relative TO the New
York, Providence aud Boston Rail Road
Company.
Memorials on the subject of abolition
were received aud committed.
Report of Committee on Finance, on
the amount Of money received into the
General Treasury, for the use Of schools,
&c.
The Committee reported that the amount
oI money paid in, after the passage of the
act relative to schools funds, and during the
administration OF Coy. Fenner, was S54,-
ll9 2S including the permanent fund of
5000. Paid out duling the sanc period
for the support of public schools S25, ,734
Us. Invested in the permanent fund, s j.
367 80. Diverted from its original purpose
and applied To other objects $I3,0I7 67
That, during the administration of Gov
Arnold, there was paid in S46,SO7 80
! Expended for the use of schools and fol
maps Of The State S2I ,457 81. Invested
during the same period S25,35O. Divertc,
from the original purpose, and applied t,
other objects, 1851 81. During the ad
rninistrat,on of Gov. Francis, there wa
paid in, sS3,545 80. Expended Cor th
use Of schools, S52,76 I2. Invested du
ring the same period, 1896 so. Dverte.
from the original purpose and applied tc
other objects, $40, ,7S5 6S.
From these statements, the committc,
find due from the Stnte, 10 the School Fund
including the $4,000 at first permanen Mt !,
invested, s3i,155 %. In addition to ihi,
debt, the Committee report an indebted
uess on the rar, Of the State, for loans ne.
goiiated by the General Treasurer, on III,
authority given ly the General Assembl,
to the amount of S32, 2,4I4 IS; making il
all S66,570. The committee report that
the amount for the support of public school,
has been greatly augmented by the incom,
from the portion of the surplus revenue o
the U. :. deposited wi,h the State.
The COMMITTEE speak of two ways by
which the public debt may be cancelled:
]. BY direct tax on property, and
2. BY n grant for Lottery.
The Committee hoped that they should
have found the condition of the Treasur,
TO be such, as that no farther grants for lot
teries might be found necessary; but, tha
the debt due to the school fund might b'
cancelled without resort to direct tax oi
property, they finally come To the conclu
sion to grant lotteries, to run during tn,
period OF five years from the frs, of April
1889, for the purpose above named.
The report was received, read, and lai,
on the table.
The Governor and Senate Joined tn,
House in Grand Committee, for election OF
three Inspectors of the State Prison, an,
Messrs. John l.. Hughes, John J. Stimsor
end Roger W. Potter, were elected.
The Governor and Senate then attende,
in the House, on the trial of petitions OF
the docket.
| After the Governor and Senate had re
tired NJ. Randolph submitted a resolution
relative to the late vote of the United State
House of Representatives on the subject o
ant-slavery memorials, &c. Read once
aud committed.
Adjourned to Monday, at3 o'clock, =. NJ
MONDAY, Jan. Ii, 3 o'clock Z. NJ.
! The House met agreeably to adjourn
ment, and proceeded to cons der private pc
! ,tions, which exclusively occupied their al
tentlon until they adjourned.