The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-19
IN The LEGISLATURE.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1.

Senator Champlin made speech,
charging the State Board Of Education
with "A desire 20 sieze aud control the edu-
cational interests of the different towns.
He said that no one was on record as de-
sirlng the bill, and that 1t Is very strange
that such bill should be introduced
without n petition, though he supposed
"A bill could be passed without petition.
A long debate followed, Senator's An
drews. Garvin, Pond, Bartlett, Gardner,
Sherman and Burdick soeakill-. on both
sides.
The vote to indefinite postpone was car
ried IL 10 IL.
A communication from the House an
nounced non-concurrence in the Senate
amendments to the State Valuation bill
and resolution accompanied il, appoint
ing committee of conference. The reso-
luton was passed In concurrence and
Gov. Ladd appointed as the Senate mem
bers OF the committees, Senators Burdick,
Bartlett and Wilbour.
AT las on motion of Senator Bartlett,
the Senate took recess till $780,
The Senate judiciary and Revaluation.
The committee of conference on the re-
valuation bill held n meeting this after
noon. The Senate judiciary committee
gave a short hearing on the electric light
ing bill during the afternoon recess.
A Senate Caucus.
The Senate Republicans held a caucus
this afternoon, at which the various
measures now pending were discussed and
the sentiment was that the Senate would
remain In session until the bills passed by
the House had been acted upon, There is
talk of Saturday session, but it will
probably not be needed. There was no
apparent opposition to the Narragansett
electric lighting bill which was expected
TO pass at once.
The Last Business I'm the House Yesterday.
A bill was passed permitting manufac-
turing corporations 10 make their annual
returns to the clubs of the State in which
their Offices are located.
A bill was passed permitting examina-
tion Of insane persons by Judge of Dis
trict Courts, ut the residences OF said in
sane persons, to avoid the often painful
publicity of examination now prevailing.
The bill nullifies the law wanted at the
January Session of 1891, and which pro-
vides for jury trials on request OF alleged
insane people.
A bill was passed Incorporating What
Cheer Harbor, No. IL, American Brother
hood OF Steamboat Pilots.
A bill appropriating 81 900 for the use of
the Rhode 1sIand Society for the Proven
tion of Cruelty TO Animals, was indefi-
mite postponed.
An act was passed providing for the
purchase and use throughout the State of
a uniform system Of automatically regis
tering ballot boxes.
The bill under consideration during the
morning hours having been passed, Mr..
Perce called up the bill regulating voting
at municipal aud town elections and print
ing and distribution of ballots at public
expense, and moved its passage.
The bill was taken up by sections.
yarious amendments were made and then
the bill was passed.
Two resolutions appropriating sums of
money for Co.'S G. Il and Ii, Second Reg
iment, X. L. NJ. and Co. +, First Begi-
ment. X. l. NJ, were referred TO the COM
mittee on finance
A bill amending the act relative to the
sale of medicines and poisons was tenn
porarily laid on the table.
An act was passed incorporating House
hold Ruth, No. 43, q. u. o. of o. 4.
Bills for acts giving additional powers
to the City Council of Providence (having
reference to the plating of land), and
providing for the appointment of railroad
and steamboat police, were tabled until
Thursday, and at 3:47 the House was ad-
journed.