The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-29
IN THE HOUSE.
Tho Fight on the woonsocket Bill Re-
sumed.

Tho Fight on the woonsocket Bill Re-
sumed.
The House met at IL o'clock, Speaker
Capron in the chair.
The act transferring the care Of the
North Burial Ground from the present
commissioners to the city council was
taken from the table, and with the re-
monstrance was read. The question then
came upon the passage of the act.
Mr. Perce explained how the bill came
to be recommended for passage. The
remonstrance did not come to the atten-
tion of the committee on special legisla-
ton until after the bill had been sent in
with favorable recommendation. He
moved to indefinitely postpone.
Mr.. Lowe of Providence opposed the
motion. 1t was legislation which was
asked for by unanimous vote of both
branches Of the city council. There was
was no politics in it, as suggested by Mr..
Perce.
Mr.. Wilson suggested that the bill con-
templated shutting of useless salaries, to
shut off considerable posey-garden bust
ness and prevent portion of the North
burial ground from being used as milk
farm. The City Council desired to have
the affairs of the cemetery run in busi-
ness-like way.
Mr.. Lowe said that the apparently
heavy remonstrance was gotten up by the
secretary OF the present commission who.
il the act should be passed, would lose a
paying position.
Mr. Wilson added that he had heard
upon good authority that many of the
signatures were obtained from gentlemen
who had no adequate knowledge OF the
effect of the remonstrance.
Mr.. Covill moved TO recommit; but as
a motion to indefinitely postpone always
has precedence over one to recommit. the
speaker ordered the roll asked for TO he
called. The result of this vote was 30
ayes, 10 noes. Aud the bill was indefi-
nitely postponed
According To previous notice Mr.. Oar.
ling of Pawtucket introduced bill for
an act authorizing the city council of
Woonsocket to appoint license commits
sioners in lieu of the mayor. as now pro-
vided. Referred to the judiciary.
The special orders of the day were then
called for. The first was bill for an act
amending chapter 81 of the Public
Statutes, relating to teachers, aud requir
ing all public school teachers TO pass an
examination before State board, created
by this law and authorized TO issue GER
tificates to run for two years and to be re-
newed upon application providing that
the holder has taught school for two sue
ceSsive terms. The holders of the certifi-
Gates teaching in the higher grades are to
have life certificates after the second re-
newal.
The bill. as expected, provoked a long
discussion, during which IL was set forth
by the advocates of the measure that it
was intended that the State should have
control of the teachers In return for the
large sunH of money annually appropri-
ated by IL for the maintenance OF the pub
lie schools.
A motion to indefinitely postpone was
made by MIR. Butman of Lincoln and be-
fore the opponents OF the bill had pre-
sented their views. Mr.. Brown OF Woon-
socket desired such enlightment, but none
WAS forthcoming.
Mr.. Wilson of East Providence said that
no bill ever came before the legislature
OF such vital importance TO the children
OF the State who were seeking for educa-
tion The opposition was, he believed,
based upon politics. He had heard one
Democrat IN the lobby say that he would
spend $1,000 TO defeat the bill.
Mr.. Allen of East Greenwich urged that
the bill he passed. and Mr.. Butman of
Lincoln hoped that IL would not. because
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