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for further consideration, and the House
adjourned.
FRIDAy. Oct. 81.

nary for an amendment Of Charter, ena-
! oliDg the Trustees Of the Institution TO
appropriate the rents and profits arising
from the property, to the payment Of the
debts Of the Corporation, was granted.
\ The Petition Of the Pawtucket fire
District, for amendment Of Charter was
continued TO the next session with order
of notice.
| The account of MIR. Whpple for SER
vices in the cases, the State Of Massa-
chusetts against William p. Blodget,
and the Writ Of Error, Thomas w.
Dorr against the State, amounting to
nine hundred and sixty-seven dollars,
including five hundred allowed by the
Legislature for his fees in the case,
Rhode Island against Massachusetts, }
was allowed.
The account Of Samuel Ames, for SER
vices, amounting to 222 dollars was
likewise allowed.
| Five hundred dollars were voted to
Mr.. Randolph, for his services in the
case Of Rhode Island against Massa-
chusetts.
Mr.. Cranston introduced Resolutions
appointing the eth Of November, IA day
of general Thanksgiving III this State.
II After some disc ussion, they were re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judic-
iary.
/ MIR. Clarke introduced a Resolution
appointing commissioners TO receive and
reg lister the outstanding claims under the
old State debt. He said he had been
informed that previous to 1897, the GER
Il tifcates of the State issued for this debt,
amounted to something like S47 ,OOO.-
Il lie proposed that two commissioners be
/ appointed in different parts OF the State,
to give public notice to the holders OF
that scrip, to bring in the amount held
| by tn m, that it may be registered by
the commissioners, that the State may
4 know the amount OF these claims.
Il Mr.. Brown was in favor Of the meas
ure.
/ Mr.. II Whipple said if he understood
this matter, the State owed nothing to
| those claimants. 1t assumed this debt
for the purpose Of enabling the claim
ants to carry their demands before the
general Government. lie was opposed
to any action nt all, he did not believe
the State Justly owed single dollar.
Mr.. ButTum was in favor Of paying
the claimants the full amount OF their de-
mands. If some have lost their certif-
Gates, he would yet have their claims al.
lowed if they could prove them satislac-
toiily.
Mr.. Lawton was in favor Of appoint
ing the commissioners. In 1920 the
outstanding claims were 47,O0O dollars.
The records do not show the individuals
TO whom the sums are due nothing but
the certificates themselves can certify
this.
We are asked, said Mr.. Clark, why
our predecessors, men acquainted with
the matter, did not move in this business,
if the claim was just They did move,
and as fast as they were able, with a
treasury drained by the War Of the Rev
oution, paid the claims. Rhode Island
is now rich State-a very rich State.
Though we have an empty treasury, we
have rich constituents, who are ready
and willing to pay all claims as soon as
they are shown to be Just
MIR. Taylor was in favor OF appointing
these commissioners, that the subject
might be inquired into and receive final
and definite settlement
Mr. Lawton said he would make
state ment of the facts in relation to this
matter. When the debt was consolida
ted in 1895, the whole sum was about
one hundred and ten thousand dollars
Four appropriations have since been
made, which reduced the amount to Az
900 dollars in 1890.
The resolution passed, and Messrs
Clarke Of Providence, and Lawton of
Newport, we're appointed commission
ers to receive and register claims.
The petition Of the Narraganselt Tribe
Of Indians, in relation to the fishery in
the Charlestown and Green Hill ponds,
was continued 10 the next session.
An Act aulhorsing the commissioner
for the Narragansett Indians to pay GER
tain moneys, arising from the sale Of In
dian lands, to Moses Stanton, was pass
ed.
Petition Of Tobias S. Ross for allow
ance Of claims against the Tribe, was
referred to the Commissioner for the
tribe.
The Act to prevent tho killing Of birds
came up from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary. After brief discussion the bill
was postponed.
An act to indemnify all persons from
suits brought against them since June
last, for offences alleged TO have been
committed in the discharge of their civil
OF military duties, was called up.
Mr.. Brown asked Tor its pOstponement,
until the next session and intimated d that
the business was in a train Of amicable !
adjustment, to the satisfaction of both
parties.
Mr.. Pauen was glad to hear that
these suits were likely to he amicably
settled but he thought that the State
should act at the present session, the ca
scs would come on for trial before the
next session. II the suits are disconlin-
ned there will be no loss if not, much
will be gained.
Mr. Taylor was in favor of the con
tinuances we cannot tell who Of those
men are innocent, and who; if any, are
guilty, until after trial. IL they are gull
~ the State ought not TO defend them !