The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-27
GOV. LADD HAS A COLD.
Lieut.. Cow Slearns Presides in the
Senate To-day.
SOME C0NfABS IN THE L0BBIES.
Gen. Brennan and Gen. Brayton Ready
for Fight The Doirgs of the Legisia-
ture-A Temperance Petition Presented
in tho Senate.

There were a number Of confabs held in
the lobbies and corridors, this morning,
between politicians of both parties. Gen.
Jonn NJ. Brennan was on deck and was
welcomed by everybody. There is a dash
and snap in his conversation, and he is so
quick with his wit and repartee that his
Republican friends delight in getting him
| started Out of the whole talk was the
| intimation that the Democratic nominee
! for attorney general would be eX-Speaker
| Augustus :. Miller. Gen. Brayton was
seen at the State House to-day, and for the
| first time this session. He w!is there in
the interest of a corporation act only, but
| his very presence was suggestive OF lively
political music in the near future.
In the Senate.
Gov I.add was confined TO his room with
a cold to-day, and Lieut.-Gov. Stearns
called the Senate to order at a few min
| utes past III o'clock this morning. After
| the reading of the recoSds and the roll
! call Lieut. Gov. Stearns presented the
| following:
To the legislature Of Rhode Island:
| GENTLEMEN-At the December meeting OF the
| Board OF Managers Of the Rhode Island Temper
ance Union. II was voted that the unders gned be
committee to prcselt TO you the following resolu-
zion, passed at the 25th anniversary OF the union,
| held in the Benencent Congregational Church;
Rssoired. That the Rhode Island Temperance
Union, embracing the churches, Sunday schools and
temperance organizations OF the STATE, In their
names petition the Legislature to reIeL the pres
ent license law. and to enact prohibtory statute
| Respectfully.
WILLIAM II y 9. kAwI,oT s.tra,oS President Committee,
Referred to the committee on special
legislation.
Senator Beane, for the Committee on
| f,rouca1 apt ranprtaH hack the act rala-
| tive TO the Johnston ponds as rightly en-
crossed. The act was then passed in con-
| currence.
Senator Wood, for the committee on
| judiciary, gave notice that on Wednesday
next at the rising of the Senate, there
would be a public hearing on the judi
ciary bill.
He also reported back from the commit
| tee on judiciary the petitions of Joseph
Banderewsky and William Weeden for
change OF name, recommending granting
of the petitions. Passed.
| I.ient. Gov. Stearns said he hoped all
who could would accept the invitation to
1 Sayles Memorial Hall 10 view the plans
submitted for the new State House.
Senator Whipple moved TO adjonrn, and
the Senate accordingly adjourned till to-
morrow at II o'clock.
In the House.
Mr.. Smith of Glocester, from the COM
| mitteeIon education, reported back bill
! for an act TO incorporate Branch William
| O'Brien, No. Pa Irish National Foresters.
! Passed.
Also bill for an act TO incorporate the
Chepachet Cornet Band. Passed.
| Mr.. Peckham of Newport, from the
! judiciary, reported back favoring indefn-
fte postponement of an act in amendment
of Chap. 24O of the Public Statutes, "Of
| offences against the person" SO voted.
Mr.. Cole of Pawtucket presented the
annual report of the Providence and
| Worcester Railroad Company. Read and
ordered printed and communicated to the
Senate.
Mr.. Lowe Of Providence. from the COM
mittee on the judiciary, reported the an
| nual report of the board of license COM
missioners of Providence. Ordered printed
and communicated TO the Senate.
Also several bills for acts amending
| chapters 200 and 30 of the Public Statutes
with recommendations of indefinite post
ponement; so voted. The matters referred
| to related to jurors, and the taking OF
certain questions to the supreme Court.
| The matters were severally indefinitely
postponed. Also an act relative to the
| plautingof shade trees along the highways.
Mr.. Love of Providence from the com
mittee on corporations, reported back the
petition of Henry &. Clark pertinent to
the filing of the cove basin, with the
recommendation of indefinite postpone
! ment; SO voted.
Mr.. Little of Providence, from the COM
mittee on education, reported back the
! bill Incorporating the Pekin Literary AS
sociation of Providence; passed.
| Mr. Hanaford of Warwick offered bill
to incorporate Narragansett Tribe, Order
| of Red Men; referred TO the committee on
education.
The following matters from the com
mittee on the judiciary were indefinitely
postponed A bill TO amend the law rela-
tive TO auctioneers: to authorize the re-
moval of trees by towns; TO authorize the
! Shore Transportation Company TO build a
| wharf at Pawtuxet; an act providing for
the stopping Of trains on the Boston and
| Providence Railroad at Central Falls: to
abolish the grade crossing at Sabin street
! i'm Providence: TO amend chapter 204 OF the
thorizing town treasurers to receive GER
| tain taxes; and bills TO amend chapters
800 and 5g7 of the Public Statues. These
| are all the bills that have been in the com
| mittee's file box for from one To six years.
On recommendation Of Mr.. kendrick, OF
| Providence, from the committe on corpor-
ations, the bills amending the charters OF
the Howard a. Son, Company, the j. &.
( Hall Engraving a. Printing Co. and the
Providence Writing Co. was passed The
| bill incorporating the j. NJ. Dean Co., OF
| Providence, wasscontinued TO the next seS-
| sion, with an order of notice. The bill i'm
| cooperating the Thornton Street Railroad
Co, was indefinitely postponed.
Bills for acts Incorporating the j. G.
! Nichols Post. No. 10, Grand Army Repub-
lie, of Rockland and the German Evan
/ pelical Lutheran ST. Mathews Church, OF
pawtucket, were passed.
ON motion Of Mr. Peckham, of Newport
the house was adjourned until IL o'clock
Thursday morning.