The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-22
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
The Biennial Sessions Act Laid on
the Table.
IT CAN Be TAKEN UP, HOWEVER
Senator Champlin spars ON the Newport
Division Bill = Important Military
Measures Portraits of the Members
Present. Minor Notes.


Gov. Brown presided in the Senate.
A resolution to submit to the people
The proposed amendment relating to cor
porations, was approved.
Also an act authorizing Cranston to
issue bonds.
An act authorizing the Twelfth District
Court justice to appoint an associate be-
cause of sickness, was passed without
reference.
committee providing for an additional
appropriation for the support of the State
government and indefinitely postponed,
and q substitute providing for larger
appropriation passed in concurrence.
appointments: w. J. McCaw, on the
State Board of Pharmacy. TO fill the term
of w. b. Blanding; Walter A. Read, a
member Of the Board of State Charities
and Corrections, to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the appointment OF Charles IL.
Peckham as secretary Of the board.
Senator Freeman reported the act pro-
viding for a commission for the division
of Newport.
Senator Champlin moved to make 1t
the special order for Friday.
The motion was lost.
Senator Freeman moved TO adjourn.
So voted.
The House OF Representatives.
The House met at IL A. NJ, Speaker
Capron In the chair.
An act was passed authorizing the hir-
ing of an assistant justice for the Twelfth
District Court.
wick into districts. In concurrence.
An act in amendment to chapter 1910
Public Statutes, "Of the Militia" was
The resolution appropriating q, 700 to
furnish the brigade with facilities for
rife practice, was passed with an appro-
priation of 500.
The Senate act providing for the election
of electors for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, was passed In
concurrence.
An act was passed placing the name Of
Provost Marshal and Capt Bartholomew
McSoley upon the retired list, also reso-
luton authorizing the brigadicr comman-
der to hire q band for each regiment
while in camp.
A resolution was passed accepting in
behalf of the State an album from z. II.
Rose, containing portraits OF the gene raj
officers and of the legislature.
The Senate resolutions appropriating
$3.50 for additional clerk hire Ia the Adju-
Mr.. Wilson moved that the House re-
consider its vote upon the biennial consti-
tutional amendment
The Democrats raised the query
whether the vote to reconsider called Tor
q constitutional majority. The chair
ruled that 1t did not. The Democrats
called for the ayes and noes; The vote
was 80 ayes to Is noes, and the vote was
reconsidered and the bill was temper
arilv laid upon the table.
On motion OF Percy ID. Smith Of Glou-
cester, the House at 1917 o'clock until IL
O'Clock Thursday morning.
The Interstate Railroad Hearing Before
the House Judiciary Committee.
The committee on judiciary of the
House of Representatives gave q hearing
TODAY on the rising Of the House on the
act in amendment of the act concerning
the Union railroad Company, passed at
the January session, 1892. The amend
ment provides that any other company
can run over the rails of the Union Rail
road Company in order to connect two
parts of its route for q distance not ex-
ceeding 600 feet.
Rathbone Gardner appeared as counsel
for the Interstate Railroad in whose In
terest the amendment In presented, and
he stated that the objective point is at
present the distance between Camp and
Brown streets on Olney street where for
$50 feet it would be necessary for the In
terstate to run over the tracks of the
Union Railroad Company.
City Solicitor Colwell appeared in be-
half of the city of PROVIDENCE. He
stated that this amendment is only made
to carry ont the spirit of the act Any
corporation which accepts any legislation
by the General Assembly. accepts it sub
ject to such amendment as may be
deemed necessary to carry out the inten-
tion of the legislation.
Cyrus Van Slyck and William G. Roel-
ker appeared for the Union Railroad
Company.
The principal arguments presented by
them were that that the city had bound
itself by the original act, and that the
Union Railroad Company must convey
passengers for the other roads when the
other roads did not come into the centre.
The Foster Contest.
The committee on elections will give
hearing on the Senate contest from Eos.
ter on the rising of the Senate Friday.
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