Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1830-01-30

pose How Can they rkaow any
thing of ReSimental and Briepde dis
cipline, IL they never meet by segi.
msnts or briEAdss I! And u the -.
t1ionsl defence should rsQpisp tho Call
Ing out M She militia, What could
they do, wholly ignorant sf suy 9TH
or than company discipline, and
knowing almost nothing of that (! II
AlIeir asass wore in order, they would
be all in confusioa, in attempting 10
use them - . body Of military men,
and the great object Of national do
feMco would be defeated.
As the total abolition Of militia
trainings would defeat ono grand ot
ject Of the constitution, and the scl
of Congress under il, namely, the
national defcncc, II IL IN upcowsssts
ti"nal measure /; and AZ the abolition
of all but company trainings has
the same tendency, il is, If mt abso.
Iutelys unconstitutional, highly mex
potient.
Mr.. Simmons avOwed himself in
favor Of continuing tho militia train
ings a. at present. The alienation
would be inconvcnieut a. 10 returns
and 0f not essential benefit.
Mr. Howe expressed similar vicws
VI the subjeci. Nare
Mr. Potter then moved that the
House be called and il was done 80
members voted for the resell ,tion, Q
boIishing the Reginental trainings
and all company trainings, but ono
each car, aud IS voted against IL.
Il MAS therefore carried BY a major
ity Of fise.
Tuesday forenoon. x.-An Act. from
The Senate, concerning q Turnpike
petition, Was read; which, on motion
Df Mr. Potter, was order cd to lie on
llis table.
A bill Vas presented by Mr. Howe.
ga bill repeating the Act
which saspended the granting OF In
solven: petitions. J." The rules Of the
House having been dispensed with,
the bill passed.
Mr. Dixon, of the Committee of
Finance, stated that, at the last Oct0
Der Session, q lottery was granted to
Mr. James Stevenson, in order to as
sist him in completing q map Of this
State. The grant was then extend
ed to one year. He was permitted
to make ten classes. The State was
IL receive, in addition 10 the usual
bonus of one per cent tax, one hand
rcd Of tIsrse maps. That Mr. Ste
vcns now petitioned for q further ex
tension of the time, to two years; to
be permitted To increase the number
VI classes from ten, tu any number
not exceeding twenty /; tha: The one
per cent. tax, be remitted, and the
Dne hundred maps be considered an
rquiv alemt. That the Committee
" Mc,e in favor Of granting the petit
ION, in so far az it relates to the ex-
tension of the time, aud Increase Of
The number Of classes.
The two bills were then read; the
me following the petition. and the
Dthcr accompanying the report Of the
The latter, provided
hat the time of the grant shall be
extended to two years. from the ris-
ing Of the Assembly.
Mr. Howe spoke of the great mum
ber Of lotteries in competition in the
market. lie supposed that Was ths
reason of Mr. Stevens lottery not SUI
ceedinE according to; expectation.
Mr. Simmons was disposed TO fal
low the sug gestions Of the Commit
tee. The Committee III Finance.
no" had the subject OfIottcries before
them. We had better wait ill thia
committee 'eport, before We do any
thing farther about il. When w
Lave fixed on the most proper mode
VI manae ing our lotteries, We car
take this up, aud conform 10 it &C
cordingly.
Mr. Halle said that one year hat
turned out not To be sufficient ]
did appear to him that tho Stat
ought to do one or the other. 1
,bsre 10 no reason why other letter
ies ON the same footing, should b
made to pay more, there IL rcaso
why this should pay less.
Mr Robbins, in reply to Mr. Hail'
said lha, the Committee were to 9
port merely ON the best manncr
collecting the lottery revenue , th.