Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-19

l uIteT calling tue COcket the xloubco cep0IAteO.
Petition Of Ni,han,el S,ore ior Turnpike Road
was received and oonlinued under orGer Of no
lice. The Committee appointed 10 collect Tie
nsnus, ript iecol De 81 tie State and have them
coped, made the following report:
The appointed Ut January Sess-
ION, 1927. TO ooiiect ,hc manuscript Schedules
oil the proceedings Of NE General Assembly OF
TINS State, Chen i~O'o"y) from the year 1856
10 i7i5,-and procure item 10 be copied, beg
leave TO Report-That they collected fioln the
Clerks Offices Of the several towns then incor-
porated, all the Schedules that we're TO be
found within said period, and have caused the
same 10 10 faithfully ana literally copied
That they comprise eighty five session., and
embrace The proceedings I'm whole or IN 2aii)
OF every year within the lime aforesaid, except
the years 1857, 1858, 1851, 1893 ind 1894, Of
which no traces eau be found
Three bundled dollars were allowed the Sec
reiaiy for preparing the copy, and ~ eIty col
lars TO The lioa Samuel EDDY for comparing
The same A petition from Bank Of North
America for amendment Of Charter 30 as to
render a Stakeholder 10 the amount OF twenty
Ave shares e!'g bic TO the Office Of Director;
the petition was granted Petition from the
Inhabitants Of Westerly, for act Of 1pcorpora-
ton, BY name OF Paucstuck Union Society, re-
ceivec and referred to ID xon, Potter Of South
KingsIOwn, and S:sson, MIR. Lapham called
for the report Of the on the revsal
of the Militia Law, the bill vas read and laid
on the table. The Committee or the subject
of this States quota OF arms made report which
was received aud placed OH file Tie Commit
tee on the sub,e't Of Poor Laws for Providence
reported b. bill, which VAS again referred 10
Messrs. TIllinghast Carrngton and Alien. Of
Pr vidente.
The motion made by Mr. Tillinghast TO con-
slider the petition Of VIM Valentine, and 9TH
crs, for n bank was negativcd, and Thursday
assigned for the trial Of the same. The Bill
regulating process against Banks Was also pass
ed until Thursday. All the lnsolvcnt petitions
before the House were referred TO The commit
lee on the InsoIvent act. A bill passed in
creasing the salary Of the General Treasurer
so as 10 make it four hundred and Fifty dollars,
On motion Of Mr. Hazard of Newport. it was
resolved, that when this House adjourn, It adj
journ. to Thursday morning at nine O'Clock,
as a testimony of respect TO the memory,
and wi h ii view Of attending the funeral
If the late Hon. Theodore Foster. The House
ad joIrned'sc cordin.!y.
Thursday -NOrning.-The subject of Free
Schools was taken up and produced q very an
imaicd DISCUSSION
Mr.. T.Il:nghast, of Providence, from tho
Committee to whom the sub ect was referred,
addressed the House in al able speech of about
one hour in favour Of the bill.
Mr.. Waterman of Warwick, then offered q
substitute for the whole bill, which went in Of
feet, 10 destroy the bill reported by the Com
inttee. Mr.. Waterman's remarks in support
OF his plan, we're very ingenious and he DIS
played a degree Of industry in bringing facts
before the House, which was highly crediia-
bic.
Mr.. Tillinghast answered the arguments of
Mr. Waterman, IN a shon speech He expos
I'D Tho ll,.x and ,a, .u ~ a. -
of Mr. Waterman, in a very !orc.ble man.
ner. Messrs, Potter and iull supported the
substitute of Mr.. Waterman, Messrs Dixon,
Simmons, Of %Jnhnsop, Allen of Providence and
Bschnell. opposed, it and il was rejected by a
large majority, only nine being in favour OF il.
Afternoon. The subject of Free Schools
On mo;ion of Mr.. Tlllnghas,. the ratio Of DIS
trIbution to tie towns, was changed from valu-
alton 10 that of population.
The second section. max ny It requisite for
inc to"is 70 raise Il certain sum, 10 enlitIe
them TO their proporti"n Of the IL, CGO which
the Irst section proposed to distribute annual
ly ('he blank having been filed witt, that sum)
was "h"!'y stricken out, 4 rising IN the ofirm-
alive and a substitute adopted, giving the towns
power 1" assess not exceeding twice The amount
they were entitled 10 from the General Treas
nry. IN this pom there was an animated de-
bate. The House then adjourned.
Friday morning. A Mt 10 amend M act,
"mifr'. ~ ""i i" ,ocorlor.tc Tie Foster and
cctnatc Genital Turnpike Suc,tv. r.ssc. Ike
House. extending the capital sto'k 10 $40 q.
L" I on, OF Nll!hm L"e. f elk Mathews,
ana WI nam b''-', 'n' acts ri insolvency. passed.
Petition from I "iepen teas Company Of Vol
gnieeTs. f Ne" i,p,i, for u.e ol rcms. received
aDI rcf"riel to me.srs J. l.. TilllnyLast, aud
frciet.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
An NJ! 10 ts'ahrsn S,"n's.s ~ amended was re.
p riei tn the tinus., AMI after several slight
"nend"ents, aloniel GA call u. The II use.-
J "" members. Representatives oi Little Comp
Ton. only voted IN the negative. The following
'nem'er- were ssi'en' Vt The csl,. L.emurl n.
Aro"'i. G 'r,stoi . Alien. Levi Ilailr and Ed.
sad 5 mma-, IN The Committee on sri, #
Real f.s'a'e] Peisg Barley. Henry Bull, Thuu-
n. Potter j.. Jo.ih $. r.. khar.. Nathan X.
store. abd john K. Waterman; William Smith
vas excused ftom voting. p
By this Bill, the san in the General Treas.
airy, received from Lottery Mana GERS, &c. and
'u'"s "n .a'es ~ auction, is set a,art Tor School
purpose; TiG.G0 only Ia lie dis,rihuird, in INV
"ie year. -nIorg The several towns. in protor-
u"n To Tier popuiatio, under 10 year. of aye,
." "sUcria ned hy The Cersurs. The several
towns are empowered TO raise toabie the
amod,t recc We! from the General Treasury.
ny tax. Tor the srme purposes. a Scho, | COM
ui''ee are 10 lie appointed by the several
moi less than 8. or more than o, resident
i"h ~ititart-, wit, nearly the same power and
''"tiss a. given in the e 81 ii. Tie money In
IL be paid The several Town Treasurer. ON
,heir producing To The General Treasurer q GER
tihca'e ,ha' tie appropr a'ion fnr the prccel-
'ns year has Leon eSteadtd. The expenses Of