The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-30
The DEBATE is RED HOT.
CONTINUED FROM FACE I.

minority report at 1:5S p. M.
II was moved and passed that 200
copies OF the minority report be printed
Wilson moved that it be amended by
having also printed the arguments of the
attorneys In the case made before the
committee also passed.
Mr.. Honey presented a resolution au-
thorizing the judiciary COMMITTEES to give
hearings on the Newport water bill, and
the January session.
Mr.. Landers moved that jamestown be
also considered In the hearings.
Mr.. Honey discovered that this was in
Producing an element Of comedy into q
serious matter, as the committee could
Mr.. Honey had a fine argument all ready
to fire off" but kindly refrained. Mr..
Landers' amendment was lost. The origi-
nal resolution was then passed.
Committee on Rules.
The committee on rules then presented
its report for the adoption OF the rules OF
the last House. except rules z, 81 and %.
The new rule provides that as soon as
any matter is communicated from the
Senate, the Speaker shall suspend all
business and at once read all by title or
give the substance of all such communi-
Gated matters.
Rule 81 provides that only certain kinds
of motions shall be entertained pending
the discussion Of a question. Rule %
provides that motions to adjourn, to lay
on table, previous question. recess, yeas
and nays shall be decided without debate.
Mr.. Brown moved that the rules be all
read, and roll call was demanded. The
The Democrats all rushed to the door to
break a quorum, but the vote showed 80
nays and 3 ayes
Mr.. Brown thought more time should
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method of considering business entirely
unknown to this State.
His motion amending the rule 2l by
striking out the words previous ques-
tions" was lost. Motion to adjourn was
then made, and a roll call was demanded.
The motion was lost, "a in theu negative
and 2 In the Affirmative.
No quorum. Mr.. Brown made the point
that the chair was required to adjourn
the House Immediately" upon no quo
rum being announced.
Mr.. Mulholland informed him that the
House alone was empowered TO adjourn,
and the Speaker agreed with him.
Mr.. Brown claimed that the rules were
now being pressed SO as to cover the New
port election case tomorrow.
Mr.. Blodgett pointed out that the time
for the question on the Newport election
cases had already been fixed for $3.50 II. M.
Mr.. Brown moved to adjourn. No
SccOnQ. Inen IOlloWcQ ~ DcTlOu VI u udlL
hour of idleness.
At $40 the House adjourned.
The Minority Report.
In his minority report on the Newport
case, Percy ID. smith of Glocester, says
that the subscriber Is unable to agree
with the majority report; that the charges
are of a very severe and criminal nature,
and should be proved beyond a reasonable
doubt before they are sustained; and that
since the memorial was presented many
of the parties whose names appear there
have withdrawn their names because of
gross Misrepresentation by John j. Peck
ham Of Newport, who, IL the present sit
ting members are unseated, will occupy
a seat in the House.
Then follow the statements of James G.
Swan himself and Abram Almy to the
memorials they had read copy Of the
same, aud found that they had been mis-
led rs to the contents.
The charges set forth in the memorial
are then taken up separately, and the
testimony reviewed.
ond election the Mayor failed to appoint
a supervisor to fill a vacancy In the fifth
ward, after having promised to do SO. The
facts, the report states, were all admitted
by the Mayor, but the latter states that
after looking up the law In regard to bis
power 10 dppOinb supervisor ne COuCluu-
ed he could not appoint one, as there was
no vacancy.
The report then states that the only
question which subscriber thinks 1t
necessary to decide is, did such failure to
appoint supervisor invalidate the elec-
tion. "In view of the decisions on this
point" it says, 1T clearly did not" The
Supreme Court of Wisconsin in State VS..
Stump, 81 Wis, $40. held that statute
requiring that the election should be held
by n board of three persons was directory
only, and in the New York Assembly o
similar decision was made.
The fourth charge, that unqualified
persons voted, is next taken up. The only
evidence to sustain this charge was that
in relation to four men, one of whom,
James Skelly, had been registered rs
John Skelly.
Two of the other men found their
names spelled wrong on the list. The
other did not vote, as he had not regis
tered.
The fifth and last charge, that the
counts by the Mayor and Board of Alder
men were fraudulent, Is met by the state
ment that no evidence has been presented
to verify 1t.
The third charge, that Honey and others
does not appear from the testimony that
the intimidation had any effect upon
the persons it WAS aimed ut.
Mr.. Smith presented the following reso-
luoion
Resolred, That the petitioners upon the
memorial of James g. Swan and others, In re