The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-08
NEWPORT is ALL RIGHT.
The Senate Concurred in the Act
Providing for the Election.
A GENERAL LAW PASSED.
The Militia Appropriation of 06, 500
Passed Both Houses-The Militia VIII
Parade In Providence Columbus Day
The Pawtucket Post ONCE.

At 2:30 yesterday afternoon the Senate
reconvened.
Senator Comstock for the committee on
judiciary reported back the act in rela-
tion to the board of fire commissioners OF
the city Of PROVIDENCE. recommending
that it be continued until the January
session. 1t was so continued.
The act in amendment to the act incor-
porating the city Of Newport came from
the House.
Senator comstock moved It's reference
to the committee on judiciary, as that
was the proper and regular way for the
| act to 90.
Senators Burdick, Freeman and Dyer
spoke against putting the act in the hands
OF committee and thus prolonging the
| session.
Senators Champlin and Bartlett advo-
Gated the motion of Senator Comstock
| and hoped that n hearing might be given
| SO that the Senate would have all the
evidence at hand and not only on the evil
| dence presented to the House.
The motion to refer TO the judiciary
| was lost % OF.
On request of Senator Freeman the bill
was taken up by sections. The same
amendments as were offered in the House
| were offered ia the Senate, and defeated
| by the party vote each time.
Before the bill was put on its passage
Senators Comstock aud Champlin pro-
tested and predicted that the Republican
senators would be ashamed OF the bill,
and sorry that they had passed it when
they saw how it operated.
The act was then passed by strict
party vote, 22 to o.
The act to insure the holding Of
town, ward and district meetings, which
came from the House was passed in con-
currence.
A resolution giving the governor OF the
State the power to establish quarantine
was passed in concurrence
A resolution appropriating 81, 600 for
lighting the PROVIDENCE County court
house by electricity was passed In concur
renee.
The following were also passed in con-
currence resolution TO pay the clerks
and officers in attendance at the special
session Of the General Assembly; an act
making additional appropriations for the
State government for the year 1892 a
resolution appropriating $3.50 for repairs
on the armory Of the United Train of Ar
tillery; resolution appropriating s2l1
for an alcove in the state law library.
From the committe on militia came the
pense of calling out the militia on the
celebration of Columbus Day in PRovI-
DENCE.
Senator Roman objected to its passage,
but Senator Comstock hoped it would
pass.
The resolution was adopted
Gov. Brown recommended the pardon
of Owen Whits and Abraham Henry from
the State Prison. Owen was the only
support OF his mother and il appears was
wrongly convicted of breaking aud enter
ing. Henry is suffering from consump-
~ atah nFaHl lixrn h.,s ell
Senate consented to both pardons.
The act in relation to two state detec-
tives was continued to the January ses-
sion.
On recommendation of the committee
on Judiciary, the act prohibiting the car
ryiug OF concealed weapons was contin-
ued TO the January session.
The Senate passed in concurrence joint
resolution of adjournment and at $50
adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The afternoon session began at 2:30 with
Speaker Capron in the chair.
The Newport bill was ordered commu-
ncated to the Senate.
The joint committe on public health
reported substitute act authorizing the
Governor to establish "a quarantine for
anyssection of the State which was passed.
The bill making additional appropria-
tions for the militia was reported back
from the committee on militia and refer
red to the committee on finance.
The resolution appropriating $3.50 for
repairs on the armory or the United Train
of Artillery was passed.
An act Incorporating the Manville Rub
ber Co., with u capital stock of $500, 600
was concurred in.
Resolutions appropriating $1,000 for
electric lights in the Court House and
s2l1 for an alcove In the State Law
Library were passed.-
A resolution appropriating $500 for re-
pairs TO the painting of Washington in
the State House at Newport, was passed
in concurrence.
The act incorporating the Conanicut
Yacht Club was passed in concurrence.
The judiciary committee reported the
genera act for compelling the calling of
elections and moved its passage. Passed
and communicated to the Senate forth
with.
The act ceding to the United States
government jurisdiction over the land in
Pawtucket To be used as a site for n new
post Office was passed in concurrence.
The resolution asking for a suitable ex-
hibition OF road making and road making
machinery at the Worlds Fair in Chicago
was passed in concurrence.
The finance committee reported the
resolution appropriating 81, 5OO additional
for the support Of the militia and moved
its passage Passed in concurrence
Resolutions were passed To pay the
officers, sherffs and clerks OF the General
Assembly for the special session.
Mr.. Wilson of East Providence intro
duced resolution of adjournment from
Oct ober TO the last Tuesday in January
1893 Passed.
The resolution appropriating g, 80 for
the expenses of the militia on Columbus
Day celebration in PROVIDENCE was
passed In concurrence.
AT $50. after learning that the Senate
was ready to adjourn the House au-