Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-25
BAY STATE LEGISLATURE.
Senators and RspUssssssivss Making ana
AmsuAinx State Laws.

Senators aHd Rspssssssasivss Making ana
Amending State Laws.
BEACON HILL, March 26.-The Senate
had quite Q temperance debate on the bill
70 prohibit liquor licenses, except to ho-
tsis, to places within 200 feet OF a build
ing used for religious worship. The bill
was given . third reading, almost on
party lines, 10 to II, amended so as to ap-
ply only to buildings exempt from taxa
tion because used for religious purposes.
Important Railroad Legislation.
When the House reached the bill to
authorize the Connecticut River railroad
company TO increase its capital stock, on
which was pending the amendment to
provide that tho new stock shall be sold
~ public auction, not a member offered
20 debate the question and the amenment
was adopted by q rising vote OF ~ to 10.
The committee on railroads, Mcssrs.
Hobson, Mslien and Burke, dissenting,
will report against amending the grade
crossing Law OF 1890 so that railroad COM
missioners shall take the place OF railroad
dirsctors In passing on the separation OF
grades.
Business In the senate.
Tive important bills were enacted at
the opening OF tho session. One was the
bill fixing the salary OF the Governor at
ceo0o, and one to authorize the operation
Of steam railroads by electricity.
The committee on public charitable in
stttptiens reported o go, 600 appropriation
for bayinS land and buildings and for a
Siio at ths Westboro insane asylum.
The annual report OF the tax commits
sioner was taken from the table and sent
70 the COMMITTEES on taxation. The re-
Of the S,n, ;Psea So%%islfs 1ss,rS OF
system wss taken from the table and sent
70 Che ioint judiciary committee.
MY. Coveney Of Suffolk raised the point
OF order that the bill 20 regulate the
transportation Of liquor was broader than
ths petition on which it was based. Mr..
Champlin OF SufYolk replied that IL fol-
lowed the exact wording OF the petition.
The matter was postponed until Monday
pending q ruling.
Business in the House.
TIE labor committee reported unani-
mously bill to constitute 10 hours in
n consecutive hours q days work for al
conductors, drivers and motor men em'
plsysd by or In behalf OF any street rail.
way company In any city or town. Tn,
set II to 60 into effect January J, 1893
Ne penalty IL provided.
The committee on parishes reported .
bill 20 ratify tho proceedings OF the West
Congregational Society OF Warren.
The COMMITTEES reported ought 10 pass
% ths bill fer an annual appropriation o
o1oyoo0 10 tho stAto firemen association
on the bill for the state burying indi.
gent soldiers and sailors; on the appro'
priation Of e65,0 900 for the Taunton insane
asylum; on the appropriation Of s7l ,00t
for the hospital for dipsomaniacs.
The labor committee reported inexpe.
dieat to amend the law relative 10 fines
for imperfect weaving.
The labor committee, Mr.. Green OF Bel
ehsrtown dissenting, reported bill tc
provide that 10 hours work to be per
horned within IL consecutive hours shall
- days labor for all railroad men. Ex'
oepttons are allowed In case OF accidentI
OF unavoidable delay, but extra pay mus
be given. The penalty for breaking th'
law 10 600 for each offense.
Ought to pass was reported on the ap
pfopstation OF el200 for the Framinghau
Normal school; on the appropriation o.
$4,000 for the Northampton Lunatit
Asylum; on the resolve for furnisbi bins
tho Normal Art School building; on tn,
resolve for 100 copies Of the map of con.
gressionsl districts.
Leave to withdraw was reported by the
committee on military affairs on tho pc
tition Of Charles X. Darling that regular.
~ Organized camps OF Sons OF Veteran,
bodies.
The railroad committee reported a bill
TO incorporate tho Plymouth County
Railroad Company, the road TO run from
Weymouth TO point on tho Old Colony
road in Mansfield.