The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-24
UNTIL THURSDAY NEXT
The Legislature Takes a Rest Before
Tackling Newport.
SPECIAL ORDER FOR FRIDAY.
The Question VIII be Debated for Four
Hours, Two on Side, and Vote Taken
at $50 r. Mother Notes.

The Senate come to order at 11:20 this
morning. Lieut. Gov. Bull presiding.
Senator Cranston presented the petition
Of the Union Storage and Warehouse
Company for amendment to charter.
Senator Freeman, for the committee
on judiciary, reported the resolution to
submit to the electors the amendment
to the constitution providing for BIZ
ennial elections, recommending concur
renee in approving the passage Of the
bill.
Passed, twenty-four voting in the
Affirmative and none in the negative.
Senator Baker presented a resolution
appropriating $50 for properly engrossing
the resolution Of thanks to Gen. K. s.
Rhodes. Passed.
Senator Cranston reported from the
committee on corporations an act in
amendment of the charter of the Union
Storage and Warehouse Company.
Passed.
There was received from the House a
resolution Of adjournment from to-day
To Thursday. June 30. r--g-ssgs--yt..
Senator Champlin spoke against the
abusive harangue, and moved an amend
ment making it the third Tuesday in
January, 1898, instead of June 80.
Senator'S Church and Wade spoke in
favor of the amendment.
The amendment was lost to 10.
The resolution of adjournment was
then passed.
Senator Easton for the committee on
finance reported an act as a substitute
for the resolution authorizing the Briga-
dier General TO employ two bands, one
for each regiment for the camp Of the
indefinitely postponed and the substitute
act passed.
The House of Representatives..
The House met at IL o'clock, Speaker
Capron in the chair.
A joint resolution of adJournm ent from
to-day until Thursday, June 80, was passed
without opposition.
The Senate resolution to print 1000 cop
les or the Statutes was passed.
A resolution to appropriate money for
the purchase of camp equipage. was re-
ferred to the committee on finance
An act in amendment of Chapter 92,
Public Statutes, "of firearms and fire.
works." was reported by the judiciary
with recommendation of passage The
act, which now includes u penalty for fir
ing OF air and spring guns on the public
highways, was passed.
The Senate resolution appropriatng $50
for engrossing vote of thanks TO Gen. T.
III. Rhodes was concurred in.
The Senate announced concurrence in
the joint resolution OF adjournment
Tue Senate act amending Chapter 25s,
Public Statute, "of the militia was con-
CURED in. This act refers to bands of
music for the Infantry regiments.
Mr.. Allen OF East Greenwich. informed
the Housethat The report of the elections
committee on the Newport election inves-
tigation, would be completed signed
printed and mailed to every mem Der of
the House on Monday next. He then
offered the following resolution, aud
moved its passage:
Voted that the report OF the committee on
elections upon the memorial OF James G. Swan
and others, and the resolution accompanying
the same, Is hereby made the special order for
Friday, July !, next. at ll:30 o'clock. The de-
bate upon the same shall be limited to four
hours, two hours of which may be occupied by
the friends of the resolution and two hours
by the opponents, and the final vote upon the
passage of the resolution shall be taken at
$3.50 O'Clock on that day. The report and reso-
luton shall be printed and mailed To each
member of the House by the chairman of the
committee.
Mr.. Mccarthy of PROVIDENCE moved to
amend so as to prohibit IN members of the
committee from participating in the de-
bate, as they viii have expressed their
views In their report.
Mr.. Mulholland Of PROVIDENCE sec
onded the amendment.
Mr.. Blodgett of Pawtucket could not
see how the House could act upon a mat
ter which was not yet in the hands of the
fiOuse, OF upon rtpoTb Which ndu not
been and might not be finished.
Mr.. Wilson of East Providence said
that the report had not been completed
and signed because two of the members
of the committee, who had been directed
TO sign the report, hal not done So
Mr.. Mccarthy feared that under the
resolution valuable time might be frit-
tered away and that the opponents Of the
report and resolution might be choked Oft
with bare fifteen-minute discussion Of
this very important measure. He was of
the opinion that the minority ought TO
have two-thirds Of the time allotted for
the debate
Mr.. Wilson Of PROVIDENCE said that III
was useless for the Democrats to indulge
in these platitudes concerning great
wrongs which are about to be inflicted by
the majority upon the minority Every
courtesy. every right, will be afforded
the minority. To every member OF the
House would be mailed copy OF the re-
port, so that each will come 20 the House
fuly posted and fully prepared TO act.
What could be fairer TO the minority than
thisf
Mr. Blodoett replied by savina that