The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-01
IN THE lEGIsl1fkef& f&{,AIANSfNE IASSRfNREB EBzSIE7VER
The Newport Bill Fully Discussed In
the House.
MAYOR HoNEys ELOQuENCE.
He Declares His Innocence In Tones OF
Tragic Esrnestness-A Quorum Was
Present and There Was Lots Of Fun
for Spectators.

In the Senate this morning Senator
Comstock, for the committee on judiciary,
reported the act annexing certain land In
the town of Cranston to the city OF
PROVIDENCE for park purposes. recon-
rmending the passage of substitute with
the same effect, and providing for the
support Of paupers aud advantages 10
school children. Passed.
Senator Bartlett called from the table
the special order, the act relating to the
care Of the insane, and moved its recon-
initial. So voted.
Senator Freeman, for the committee on
judiciary, reported resolution adopting
the rules governing the Senate during the
past year for the government the present
year, with certain amendments.
The amendments are mainly In the IN
ssrtion Of provisions for the previous
Senator Bartlett called up the special
order, the report of the committee on
elections on the seat of the senator from
Newport. The report was adopted. and
Gov. Brown called for remarks on the
passage of the resolution declaring the
seat vacant. Nobody offered 10 speak OH
the question, and 1t was put TO vote.
The Democratic members were caught
mapping and the resolution was passed. !.
Senator Comstock was on his feet and
protested and Senator Freeman moved TO
reconsider In order that those who wished
to speak might do so.
Senators Comstock, Bartlett, Romain
and Wade spoke against the passage OF
the resolution at present and asked that
IL might be postponed until the next ses-
sion.
Senator Bartlett offered an amendment
providing that in case the resolution was
/assed a new election for Senator be
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Presidential election.
Senator Comstock moved another
amendment declaring the seat vacant be-
fore the new election be ordered.
Senator Church spoke In explanation OF
the report OF the committee, defending
the report. but hoped that there would be
n new election.
The vote on the amendment was ayes 8,
nays Is. Senator Comstock was excused
from voting.
The resolution was then prssed 10 to 4.
The question OF rules was again taken
up and Senator Comstock spoke briefly
,gainst the new departure and warned
the majority against establishing the pre-
cedent
Senator Freeman explained the need OF
the rules and they were adopted.
An act was passed making Oct. OF this
year the 400th anniversary of the dis
coyery OF America legal holiday.
An act was passed authorizing the city
council of Wvonsocket to appoint u sub
stitute Judge Of probate.
An act incorporating the III. A. d G. NJ.
Church Co. was passed in concurrence.
An act in amendment OF chapter 92
Public Statutes, .'of firearms and fire
works." was passed.
Senstor freeman for the committee on
judiciary presented the joint rules OF last
year for the government Of the General
Assembly for the present year. Adopted.
A resolution previously passed but lost
in some way, appropriating 5000 for the
schoolhouse at the State Home and School,
was passed.
was taken at LIS till o'clock.
The House Of Representatives.
The House of Representatives met at
IL o'clock, Speaker Capron in the chair.
A quorum was declared present. Mr..
Mccarthy of PROVIDENCE doubted the
fact declared that there was not quo
rum in the chamber and demanded that
the roll be called again.
Speaker Capron declared that the chair
had been notified by the reading clerk,
who was q sworn officer Of the house, that
there was quorum present II had been
the invariable custom for members to
come in, declare their presence and then
return TO the lobby and in this instance
the custom would be adhered to. The
reading clerk was directed to proceed
with the reading OF the records Of yester-
days session. Mr.. Mccarthy protested,
but the chair was inexorable in his
ruling.
Mr. Brown of Woonsocket asked the
unanimous consent that the corporation
business upon the speakers desk he
placed upon the passage. There being no
objection several private corporation
acts were passed.
Mr. Wilson of PROVIDENCE, introduced
an act TO validate the acts OF Charles A.
Wilson, as notary public Temporarily ~
tabled.
At 1l:30 o'clock there was quite furry
over the special order of the day, which
was the Newport elections cases. After
Mr.. Wilson Of East Providence had
called for the special order, Mr.. Brown of
Woonsocket, called for the reading of the
resolution, limiting the duration of the
debare and fixing the hour at which the
final vote should be taken. The
question was then put by the
speaker, and Mr.. Allen of East
PROVIDENCE announced that conference
had been held during which it had been
agreed that the discussion should be con-
Quoted as follows: The affirmative being
those in favor Of the elections committee
report, the majority being those In favor
OF the sitting members from the city of
Newport's affirmative, one-half hour;
negative, one and one-half hours; affirna-
tive, one hour; negative. one-half hour;
Affirmative, one-half hour.
The arguments were opened by Mr..
Allen OF East Greenwich, who reviewed
the evidence submitted In behalf of the
memorialists. He called the attention or
the House TO the effect that there was no
sestimony presented to the committee to
show that James c, Swan and others de-
sired TO withdraw their opposition to the
ieating of the Newport delegation. Even
II three or four men had withdrawn or
had sought to Withdraw their names as
memoralists, more than fifty yet re-
mained in support of the Allegations of
fraud.
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