RESOLUTIONS

OF A

PRIVATE AND PUBLIC NATURE.

RESOLUTION relating to the Chinese Embassy. WHEREAS, His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of China, has sent to the United States an embassy, with which is associated the recent minister of this country, at the court of Pekin; be it therefore

Resolved, That his excellency the governor, be requested, if in his discretion, it will be agreeable to them, to invite the Chinese embassy to visit Rhode Island for the purpose of seeing our great manufacturing establishments; and that in addition to the secretary of state, he be authorized to appoint a committee consisting of Messrs. George G. King and Rowland Hazard, of the senate, and Messrs. R. W. Greene, T. P. Bogert, and George N. Bliss, of the house of representatives, to receive said embassy, and extend to them such hospitalities as may be in their power; or to co-operate with any committee that may be appointed by the citizens of the state, or the city of Providence, towards carrying out the same object.

RESOLUTION Continuing joint special committee on the Quartermaster's Department.

Resolved, That the joint special committee on affairs in the quartermaster's department be, and are hereby continued a committee to sell at public or private sale,

the remaining property in the quartermaster general's department that is of no use or value to the state; and also to procure suitable premises for the storage and safekeeping of the state property belonging to said department and report at the next January session of this general assembly.

RESOLUTION appointing a joint special committee on In

surance.

Resolved, That a joint special committee be appointed consisting of Messrs. Thurston and Carpenter of the Senate, and Messrs. Davis, of Newport, Ballou, of Providence, and Collins, of North Providence, of the house of representatives, to be entitled: The committee on insurance, to ascertain what changes are necessary in the insurance laws of the state; and that the act continued from the May session, of 1867, be referred to that committee, and that they be instructed to report at as early a day as practicable.

RESOLUTION providing for the preservation of the Battle Flags returned by the Rhode Island Volunteers.

Resolved, That the secretary of state be directed to procure a glass case, to be placed in the state house in Providence, in which shall be placed the several flags of the Rhode Island Volunteers, used in the late war, and now deposited in the secretary's office.

Resolved, That the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated for defraying the cost of said case, to be paid to the general treasurer out of any money unappropriated in the treasury.

RESOLUTION authorizing repairs on the State House 'in Newport.

Resolved, That the sum of two thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to be expended in new shingling, painting and in making other repairs

upon the State House in Newport, to be expended under the direction of the Honorable Pardon W. Stevens and John T. Bush.

RESOLUTION Continuing the joint special committee on the State Asylum.

Resolved, That the joint special committee appointed at the January session, 1868, of the legislature, relative to a state asylum for the insane, be and the same hereby is continued to the next January session, A. D. 1869.

RESOLUTION Continuing the Joint Special Committee to whom was referred the petitions relative to Smithfield and Woonsocket.

Resolved, That the joint special committee appointed at the last January session of the general assembly to whom was referred the petitions of George C. Ballou, et als., to set off a part of Smithfield to Woonsocket, and of J. and W. Slater for the division of the town of Smithfield, be and the same are hereby continued with directions to report upon the matters referred to them at the January session.

RESOLUTION for the transfer of the books and papers in the office of the State Auditor.

Resolved, That Messrs. Hall and Miner, be, and they hereby are, appointed a committee to transfer the books and papers of the state in the office of the late state auditor to the state auditor elect, with power to sell such articles now in said offices belonging to the state, as are not needed in the new office, assigned for said officer in the state house in Providence, and with instructions to pay over the moneys received for such sale to the general treasurer. Said committee is also authorized and instructed to transfer to the jai

lor of the Providence county jail, the safe belonging to the State now in the city of Newport.

RESOLUTION upon the petition of John Conley and Harriet . Conley, his wife, both of Bristol, praying that their names may be changed to those of John Storey and Harriet Storey, and that the names of their children Arthur Conley and Alfred Elmer Conley may be changed to those of Arthur Storey and Alfred Elmer Storey.

Voted and Resolved, That the prayer of said petition, be, and the same is hereby granted, and that the names of the said John Conley, Harriet Conley, Arthur Conley and Alfred Elmer Conley, be, and the same are hereby changed to those of John Storey, Harriet Storey, Arthur Storey and Alfred Elmer Storey, respectively; and that in future they shall severally be known only by such names by which names they shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges, they would have been entitled to, and be subject to all the duties and liabilities they would have been subjected to had their names not been changed.

RESOLUTION for transfer of books and papers of the late clerks of the courts in Bristol county.

Resolved, That Mr. Samuel W. Pierce, of East Greenwich, be, and he hereby is appointed a committee to transfer the books and papers from the late clerks, of the supreme court and court of common pleas, for the county of Kent, to the clerk elected, he giving and receiving receipts for the same.

RESOLUTION for transfer of books and papers in the office of the clerk of the supreme court and court common pleas for the county of Bristol.

Resolved, That John Turner, be, and he is hereby constituted a committee to receive the books, papers and

records of the clerk's, respectively, of the supreme court, and court of common pleas, for the county of Bristol, from the present incumbents, respectively; and to deliver those, of each of said officers respectively, to the respective successor elect, and to give and take suitable receipts therefor.

RESOLUTION upon the report of the committee appointed to examine the books and accounts of the General treasurer, state auditor and other accounting officers of the state.

Resolved, That said committee be, and the same is hereby continued to the next January session of the general assembly, with power to send for persons and papers, and with instructions to report the result of their investigations to this general assembly at said January session.

RESOLUTION upon the petition of Joseph A. Rivéra, for a change of name.

Voted and Resolved, That the prayer of said petition be, and the same is hereby granted, and the name of the said Joseph A. Rivéra is hereby changed to Joseph A. Hooper, by which name he shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges, and be subject to all the duties and liabilities, to which he would have been entitled had not his name been changed.

RESOLUTION upon the petition of Charles W. Harris, of Newport, now confined in the Providence county jail, upon a charge of illegal voting, for the non-payment of fine and costs, praying for reasons therein stated that his fine and costs be remitted.

Voted and Resolved, That the prayer of the said petition be, and the same is hereby granted, and that the fine and costs of the said Charles W. Harris, be, and the same is hereby remitted, and that the keeper of the