The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-10

1875 o'clock and no decision was arrived
at and it was decided to meet again In the
same manner and at the same time to-
morrow morning.
In the senate.
The Senate came to order at 11:40 this
morning.
Senator Pond called from the table an
act relating to the State Home and School
and 1t was passed.
Senator Cranston introduced resolu-
tion to place Irving p. Nichols at the hos
pital cottage in Baldwinville, Mass. Re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
Senator Woods called up the special
order, the judiciary act, and moved to
make IL the special order for tomorrow at
ll:3O o'clock. So voted.
Senator Read for the Judiciary com.
mittee recommended concurrence In the
resolution permitting George Gordon
King to build wharf at Newport.
Passed in concurrence.
Senator Woods reported back rcsolu
tion permitting the Second Baptist
Church Of Newport to sell certain land.
Passed in concurrence.
Senator Read also presented the annual
report of the harbor commissioners Re-
ceived and ordered communicated to the
House.
Senator Pond, for the committee on ju-
dietary, reported back an act to protect
the owners Of bottles and other vessels
used In the sale of beverages, medicines
and other articles.
This act is to prevent the use Of bottles
branded by one firm by another, and to
prevent the traffic In these branded bot
Ties and other vessels by junk dealers
Passed
On motion of Senator wilbour the Sem
ate adjourned at 1910.
Tha Housa of Rnura sout otivss
The House met at 11:25, Speaker Capron
in the chair.
The business before the House was the
act providing for the election or sheriffs
of the several counties, coming up as un-
finished business.
Mr.. Heffernan called for the special
order of the day, the act regulating vot-
ing at certain elections.
The speaker ruled the motion out OF or
der.
Mr. Wilson, OF East Providence, to ex-
pediate the business of the House and to
save debate, moved that the special order
be continued until 12:3U p. M.
Mr.. Brown of Woonsocket spoke in OPP
position to this motion, urging that the
special order was Of the greatest vital i'm
pOrtance to all the people of the State,
whereas the sheriffs' bill was OF semi
private character. and was q compare
lively new matter.
Speaker Capron insisted that his rul-
ing was correct.
Mr.. .Heffernan of woonsocket then
took hand at killing time, but was in
formed by Mr.. Wilson of East Providence
that there was no need for the apprehen-
sions on the part OF the Democratic MEM
bers concerning the loss OF time. IL the
gentleman and his friends had bat re-
mained in their seats and voted last We'd
nesday, this bill would have been dis
posed of, just as 1t would be to-day IL an
attempt was not made to needlessly fill
buster for the purpose of killing time.
The motion to continue the special or
ayes to Is noes. This was doubted and
called roll for. The speaker
said that inasmucn as the vote
had been delared the call for
a roll was out Of order. To get the men
on record Mr.. Brown Of Woonsocket ap-
pealed from the decision of the chair and
on this vote demanded the call of the
roll and one was ordered. The result of
the appeal was that 80 members voted to
sustain the speaker and 16 voted against
his ruling
Mr.. Brown of Woonsocket then moved
that the shrievalty bill be continued to
the May session and Mr.. Heffernan
seconded the motion.
Mr.. Wilson, of East Providence, object
ed, for the reason that the bill provided
that the election of sheriff should be held
AZ the january session.
Mr.. Heffernan said that that could
easily be remedied. The bill could be
amended, or the bill could be made an
issue in politics for the next State cam
paign. He urged that the bill be contin-
ued TO the May session for the other rea-
son that many legislators were elected on
the supposition that they would vote for
certain people for certain Offices at New
port.
The Speaker then put the motion of
continuance The motion was decided
lost, and as doubt was expressed, the roll
was called. The motion was lost. Ayes,
16; noes, 3S.
Mr. Brown then moved that the bill be
continued and made the special order for
Friday next at o'clock.
Mr. Heffernan hoped that this would
not be done and offered n substitute mo-
tion that the bill he made the special
order for tomorrow Mt 12 o'clock.
Mr.. Brown withdrew I'm favor OF his
colleague and the motion was put and de-
clared lost. The vote was doubted and
again the roll was called. Ayes, II; noes,
Mr.. Brown moved a recess be taken
until o'clock. The motion was declared
lost. The vote was doubted and Mr..
Brown demanded the roll-call. The vote
to take recess was lost by ii ayes to -
noes. Some Of the Democrats refused to
vote.
Mr.. Brown then moved TO indefinitely
postpone the bill, and made long speech
In which he reiterated all that he had al
ready said on the floor to-day, and then
went into general political harangue. in
which he said that the members of the
House were entitled 10 know what there
was back OF this bill and how much OF
the 81, 800 a year the present incumbent of
the Office OF sheriff had agreed to pay over
for political uses during the five-year
term. Mr.. Brown kept one eye on the
clock and one OH the speaker, that he
might not speak overtime
While Mr.. Brown was killing time Mr..
Wilson was circulating a paper for the
signatures OF the Republican members,
requesting tho speaker to issue his war
rant TO the sheriff OF the county To com
pei the retention OF all members present,
and to compel the attendance Of absent
members.
Mr. Brown talked on in the hope that
some member OF the opposite party would
call for the special order. but they did
not. They let him talk on, and at 1
O'clock. half an hour -bexond the- time- he
had calculated on taking up, he could
barely speak out loud.
Mr.. Salisbury of Pawtucket hoped that
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