The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-05

Senators and Representatives Making and
Amending state Laws.

Senators and Representatives Making and
Amending state Laws.
BEACON HILL, March 5.-The Senate
had but little important business before
it today. 1t admitted the petition of
Charles Dana Palmer and others for leg
islation regulating the entry and starting
OF horses at places where prizes or preml-
ums are competed for.
Business in the House.
The trustees for the hospital for dis
somaniacs and inebriates presented their
third annual report. They expect that
the building will be ready for use next
summer. They say they have been en-
barrassed by the smallness OF the appro-
priation. There will be accommodations
for 200 patients. The building cannot be
completed within the appropriation OF
S150,000. The trustees ask for an appro-
priation OF s57 900, OF hich $1,000 Is for
general furnishing and 5000 for current
expenses. A detailed description OF the
building is given in the report.
The committee on cities reported bill
TO raise from 100000 TO s250,000 the
amount of sewer scrip Of Northampton,
TO run for 20 years instead OF 10.
The same committee reported bill TO
allow Somerville TO raise 5000 Tor the
celebration OF its 50th anniversary.
Ought to pass was reported by the IL
nance committee on the resolves for re-
pairs and improvements at Tewksbury,
Lawrence and Westboro.
Inexpedient was reported by the labor
committee to prohibit the employment
Of aliens upon public works.
Ought TO pass was reported by the state
house committee on the resolve appropri-
ating $3.50 for rent room outside of the
state house for the use OF the civil service
ommission.
Inexpedident was reported by the agri-
cultural committee TO compel seedmen to
guarantee the quality of their seeds.
Inexpedient was reported by the judi
ciary committee 10 make the sum exempt
from trustee process s5 instead of s10; in
eXpedient to give compensation for max
ing records and returns OF mortgages.
When the cigarette bill was called on a
motion to take it from the orders and
postpone to Tuesday, Mr.. Barrett of
Everett hoped it would be killed at once.
1t should not be taken seriously. Mr..
Mellen of Worcester urged delay that the
bill might be perfected. He said that
girls are led to the opium habit from be-
ginning with cigarettes. Mr.. Clayton OF
Cambridge, author OF the bill, hoped it
would be passed at once as it was. Mr..
Coakley OF Cambridge said he had more
cigarette fiends in his district than any
elected il he voted for the bill, SO he
wanted it defeated. Mr.. Chance of Bos-
ton, as a tobacconist, said he believed
the bill should be passed. The bill was
discharged from the orders and then Mr..
Mooney OF Boston attacked it as too ridic-
ulous to live and should be killed on the
spot. Mr.. Roe of Worcester defended the
bill in plea for boys which drew out
warm applause and then its friends car
ried the motion TO postpone by large
majority.
The adverse reports on regulating the
price of gas and electricity and on more
thorough inspection of gas and meters
were tabled after a short debate whose
chief feature was Mr.. Mellen's statement
that Boston people pay $1,000 day as pure
extortion- money to the Boston gas ring
and his reply to Mr.. Bessom of Lynn
Fudge! am not in favor of expediting
business when delay will expose robbers" "
Mr.. Dodge of Natick renewed his effort
to defeat the bill to raise the salaries OF
the judges of the supreme court. Messrs.
Buckley of Holyoke, Roe of Worcester
and Baker of Boston told how lawyers de-
clined judgeships because the salaries are
too small, and held that the true policy
of the state was TO pay more. roll call
was advised on the engrossment OF the
bill, resulting in 1877 yeas to AZ nays.