The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-07-01
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY MoRNIrG, juno "a

The House met, according TO ADJOURN
ment. Mr.. Potter, from the Committee to
whom his resolutions had been referred,
reported bill 10 exempt females from i'm.
prisonnent for debt, which being read, and
some technical objection being made to the
draft OF the bill, ii was committed 10 Messrs.
Potter, Arnold and Pratt.
The SeDate having joined the House, for
the purpose Of hearing the docket OF petit
ions, the same was taken up aud disposed
Of
Thursday .4fiernoon, June "a The act
relating 10 principals and agents or factors,
was passed without objection. II is very
important act, and is drawn with much La
b"r and are, and does justice 10 the talents
OF the Committee.
An act passed authorizing the town Of
Newport to appropriate portion Of their
school funds to build school house.
hlessrs. Arnold Robbins and Ennis weYo
al pointed Committee on the petition OF
Nathaniel Smith and others, with authority
10 send for persons and papers. and report
statement OF facts to the next session.
Mr.. Ennis. from the committee on edu-
cation, reported against the petition Of the
th rd school district in Sciiuate, TO Lave
pow er to assess taxes for building a school
! house.
On motion of Mr.. Pratt, the petitioners
had leave to Withdraw.
John Mowat,,a colored mnn,iD Newport,
presented petition. requesting that the
Town Council OF Newport might be au-
lhorized to grant him q license TO sell spir-
i,uous liquors, which was granted. IJohn
had kept grocery for about ten years,
was espectable, conforming to The law,
nd bio patitton uJa q nHpH hu
of the most respectable citizens.
The petition Of Thomas Evans, late of
London, but now of Newport, praying To
be authorized and empowered to pure base,
hold, enjoy, convey and dispose Of and
transmit TO his heirs real estate, in the
same manner os he could were he native
citizen Of this State, was read and laid OH
the table for consideration.
Friday Morning, June 25.--The act to
authorize the town Of Providence to aP-
point Harbor Master, passed
.Uoihew Uaiie, Clerk Of the Supreme
Judicial Court for the county of Washing
ton, by majority Of one vote.
Having completed the election. tho
Grand Committee rose about half past IL,
and the house adjourned to 3 o'clock.
FKIpAY AFTERNOON, June 2j,
A communication from tho Governor
was receie informing the House TINT
492 copies OF Infantry tactics, had been re-
ceived from Hilliard, Gray & Co. under
direction of the Secretary Of War.
The communication was referred TO
Messrs. Halle, Updke, Rhodes, Ennis &.
Pratt.
The volumes were directed to be dis-
tributed by the Adjutant General to tho
militia officers in the state.
The act to enforce the license acts re-
ported by the Committee, and Hr. Bulls
act to repeal the ten gallon act were called
up.
Mr.. Bull advocated the repeal Of the act
of last January session, which prohibits the
sale Of spri'uous liquors, in less quantity
than ten gallons. without license, in a speech
Of considerable length He said he was
not in the House when it was passed, or he
should then have opposed it, The Guanti-
ty prohibited to be sold without license was
too large. The objects intended to be aided
By the provisions Of the license laws, were
not Obtained by this act. ], was tppling
houses, and the sale of spirits by the glass,
that promoted Intemperance and eDcourag-
ed drunkenness. He saw no good rcasen.
why a man who sold by the gallon, should
be required to take out license, with am
expense OF seven dollars or more; and that
the dry goods man and others who oersu-
ed a no more honest calling, were allowed
to sell without license. itwas taxing ono
branch of trade as lawful a. asy ether busi-
ness lie believed that Il wac an uncoH-
stitutionai act, and therefore void. II was
passed with haste, Improperly, and without
due consideration; aud SO incorrectly was
the &C, drawn that it required the act now
drawn by the Attorney General TO enforce
il. 1t was equally imPolitic as wrong, and
he hoped it would be repealed. Not that
it would effect him, although he was dis
tiller Of spirits, he never wished TO sell q
less quantity than ten gallons. lie had,
however, complied with the law, and taken
out a license immediately on the passage
Of the law. He said he had no objection
to tho passage Of the act reported by tho
Attorney General. So long as we have q
law in our statute book, it ought to be en-.
forced; but ifihe net is repealed, it would
not be necessary TO pass the one reported.
Mr.. Champln said as some had takon
out licenses, and Others had not, il would
injure those who had taken them. fIe
hoped the whole subject would be postpon.
cd to next session, and then take into COO.
sideration all the ac,s in force, and made
motion to that effect.
Mr.. Bull was opposed to that course, and
proceeded in argument, VI ging the repeal.
He said the people Of this State were
a peculiar kind people. They were not,
in many respects. like those Of the other
States The people Of Rhode Island were
no, governed by professions, bypocritical
cant, and tracts, temperance, and other
societies Of the kind, as in others. The
ten gallon act had turned it's author out Of