The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-14

Anators and Representatives Making and
Amending State Laws.

lnators and Representatives Making and
Amending State Lava.
BEACON HILL, April lathe Senate
had its turn yesterday, on the license
commission bill.
When the Senate too up the bill Mr..
Nichols OF Essex moved to amend his
amendment that the bill must be accept
ed by cities and towns, by striking out
towns, since the bill does not apply to
them.
The bill was refused a third reading.
Business In the Senate.
The committee on bonds reported a bill
Incorporating Y. c. Keith, A.. T. Jones,
w. l.. Douglas, p. b. Keith, w. L. Reed,
III. l.. Bryant, Albert Davis, G.. II. Edison
and r.. o. Harris as the Plymouth County
Safe Deposit and Trust Company OF
Brockton.
business in the House.
A favorable report was made by the H.
nance committee on the bin for pension
ing state prison officers injured in the
discharge of duty.
The committee on cities reported a re-
solve for p~ensioning Andrew {. Scott and
David L.. Adamson, Boston fremen who
were permanently injured in the dis
charge OF duty.
Inexpedient was reported by the bank
ing committee on further regulating the
payment of savings bank deposits; by
the street railway committee on deaden-
ing noises from electric cars and on re-
curing guards on open cars; by the COM
mittee on cities, on consolidating the
Boston park department with other de-
partments.
imously reference to the next Legislature
on the order in regard to uniting Boston
and Cambridge.
On the matter of manual training, as
mentioned in the governors address, the
education committee reported reference
to the next legislature.
The committee on pay roll reported
that 8 ,540 is due to the members of the
House for travelling expenses. An order
appropriating the amount was adopted,
signed by the speaker and sent to the
treasurer.
The House suspended the rule on mo-
tion of Mr.. Chance OF Boston, and admit
ted a resolution asking Massachusetts
men In Congress to use their influence
for the establishment Of a life-saving sta
ton at City Point, where the recent
drowning accident occurred.
TIL first matter on the calendar was
the appropriation OF SIS, 900 for the Chi
tdkot Ahibitiohs Wv ~ Va
Mr.. Charles pending to strike out the
clause for closing the Massachusetts,
building on Sunday.
Mr.. Roe of Worcester moved to change
the wording OF the amendment SO that it
should read as an additional resolution,
instead of a ~proviso. Mr.. Besho of Bos-
ton moved the previous question. MIR.
Roe's change was agreed to and the re-
solve was engrossed.
Mr.. Savage OF Lowell began the Car
ney hospital debate by offering a resolve
to appropriate $4,000 in place Of the ad-
mittee. He denied that the hospital was
a sectarian institution. 1t was managed
by Sisters OF Charity, and he eulogized
the sisters most warmly for their many
services to humanity on battlefields and
in hnspitala- MIR. Sawyer Of QanYera for
the majority of the committee, said this
hospital got $4,000 last year OF the plea
OF special exigency and on the condition
that the hospital should account to the
state for the spending of the money.
This has not been don and the hospital
has broker faith.
Mr.. Blanchard OF Boston, for the COM
mittee, was against the appropriation.
alone including the $500, 900 for the Med
field asylum, mount to $762 900.
1t is reported hat the committee on
harbors has voted TO report a bill grant
ing q charter Tor a Cape Cod ship Canal
company to Scott Randall and fellow pc
titioners. 1t is said that Messrs. Keli-
her, Brock, Holmes, Lougee and Fall ia
vor this bill, while Messrs. Simpkins,
West, Austin and Nye were opposed. It
is also stated that the committee stood
seven to two against the petition OF the
old company, the same IN the petition
for q charter for the Bass River route,
and eight to one against the Coombs petit
ton, which wanted state aid for this en-
terprise.