nIllitia REFORM.
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We rejoice that the Assembly has adopted the
Militia bill reported by the minority of two several
Committees reducing our Militia Parades TO one in
each yearly Brigadcs in densely populated sec
lions, and by Regiments elsewhere. Company
Trainings have become such broad farces that is
burning shame to waste the time of nearly all the
able. bodied, industrious citizens upon them for
three days in each year. The vote in favor of this
change, $50 to 24,) is so decisive as TO give good
grounds for hope that the bill will pass unless over
laid in the Senate. If petitions would do any good
we believe ninety-ninc in every hundred unepau-
letted citizens of the State would gladly and zeal


ousy unite in asking the passage of some such bill
1 as this.


- There is one Reform which we trus, will be
made if no other and that 49, give proper drec-
ton 10 the large amount OF money which is annu-
ally collected from citizens in the shape of Mi
E;ia Fines. There is an unprepossessiRg genius on
our track about these days after small matter of
IS 10 which he wants of us-S5 for not training
last year and IS cents for his services in collecting
the fine. Now tis but short time since we were
hauled up TO pay S46 and some cents taxee, and we
did ii promptly; for though we could MT discover
the property on which the tax was levied, we had
good bill presented, showing that so much
wanted for Common Schools, SO much for Croton
Water, and so on-nearly all objects which we high
ly approve. But this So rs Militia Tax-we want
to know before we pay what is to become of that.
III, is 10 help redeem the faith Of the State or City,
by paying the debts necessary expensesof either,
we'll try TO raise the money. If it is to subserve
any good purpose whatever, will the Legislature
Just order that this be specified in the bill and if
is to do no good, why should we be compelled to
pay it!