The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-26
LINC0LN'S BILL PASSED.
The Town viii be Redistricted With
out Delay.
A HALF-HEARTED OPPOSITION
The Democrats Saw the Handwriting ON
tho Wail-Other Matters I'm the Legis-
Iature-The Details of Routine Work.


tion of $4,000 for the purchase of a site
and the erection of an armory in Paw
tucket, for the use of the military COM
panies in Pawtucket and the town of
Lincoln. Four sites are suggested in the
accompanying report of the special com
mittee. All are near the Pawtucket rail-
road depot.
Acts TO incorporate the American Yarn
Manufacturing Company, and the Phil
lips Insulated Wire Company, were re-
ferred TO the committee on corporations.
Mr. Wilson of East Providence, from
the judiciary. reported back the Senate
bill redistricting the town of Lincoln, and
moved that the bill be put upon its pass
age.
The bill was taken up by sections and
Mr.. McNally of Lincoln, moved to amend
by striking out the words town council
for the reason that it was proposed to give
To Saylesville town councilman. 1t was
known in that district there was but fifty
legal voters, and they would elect coun-
Gilman to offset 200 voters in another Sec
tion of the town.
Mr.. Wilson hoped that the amendment
would not prevail because the objection
raised by the gentleman from Lincoln was
one of no weight. There was no need of
crossing the Jordan until reaching the
stream.
Mr.. Brown of Woonsocket favored the
bill because he thought that its tendency
was TO give greater voting facilities To the
electors of Lincoln.
Mr.. Butman of Lincoln, while not in
favor of the bill, said that he would not
oppose the measure in the sense of fighting
it. Everybody in the town knew that the
town ought TO be divided, but there were
different ideas as to how the lines should
be drawn. Mr.. Butman then reviewed
the fate of the bills for the redistricting of
the town presented in former Legislatures.
Mr.. McNally withdrew his amendment
and section / was allowed To stand as q
part of the bill
Mr.. Butman wanted section so amend
ed as to require the town council to give
public notice at least ten days before an
election was held, just where the polling
places were TO be.
Mr. Wilson objected to the amendment,
for the reason that if adopted it would ne
cessitate sending the bill back to the
Senate and it would be late in the coming
week before it could be finally
acted upon. The bill was TO be passed to-
day and that was the end of it. The pub
lie laws provided for all the notice re-
quired.
Mr.. Heffernan OF Woonsocket thought
that there ought TO be more Of a notice
than the existing laws provided.
The amendment was lost by vote of
ayes and 80 noes, and section stood as u
part of the bill.
Sec. was read and Mr. Butman offered
an amendment SO as TO provide that when
moderators and clerks are appointed for
the several districts, that in each district
one of said officers shall be a Republican
and the other Democrat.
The amendment was received with audi
BILE smiles and it was speedily voted down (;
ayes, IL noes. 80.
Then Mr.. Butman moved to strike out
all of the section pertaining TO the appoint
ment of moderators and clerks, on the
ground of unconstitutionality.
Mr.. Wilson, in reply TO the query
whether if the court decided that the law
was unconstitutional the Democrats would
not hold over in the legislature in the
event of n Republican victory, said that
when that condition came, if it ever did,
the Republicans, as such would come out
on top in Lincoln.
The amendment was lost ayes, @; nays,
81. The section blood as a part of the bill.
Sections4, 5 and were accepted without
any opposition.
Mr.. McNally moved that the bill be re-
committed TO the committee on special
legislation for better definition of the
division lines. The amendment was not
seconded
The motion then came on the passage
of the bill as n whole in concurrence with
the Senate and its reference to the com
mittee on engrossed acts. The roll was
called and the act was so passed and re-
ferred by "a vote of Al ayes to II noes.
Mr. Crandall, of Westerly, introduced a
resolution for the submission of consti-
tutional amendment to the people. The
resolution calls for the striking act of
Sec. II of article V, which reads as fol-
lows:
SEC II, Hereafter when any bill shall be
.t.t 80. ..tt tIa.4h hIN Of flaA -
sembly TO create a corporation for any other
than FOR religious, literary or charitable pur-
pose, or for a military or fire company. IL shall
be continued until another election OF MEM
bers of the General Assembly shall have taken
place and such public notice OF the pendancy
thereto shall be given rs may be required 10y
law.
The resolution was referred to the com
mittee on special legislation. IL the
amendment should be adopted a State
law would have TO be enacted providing
for the issuing oe charters by the Secretary
of State.
At 1920 the House wls adjourned until
II o'clock next Monday.
In the senate.
Gov. Ladd called the Senate to order at
1l;20.
Senator Watson reported back from the
committee on education an act TO lncOr-
porate the Coventry Sixth Principle Bap-
tst Church. Passed.
Senator Woods presented by request the
petition of William II. Taylor and others
for n change in the charter of the district
of Narragansett. Referred TO the commit
tee on judiciary.
message from the House announced
the passage in concurrence of several acts.
Also the passage of several acts the most
important of which was the Reappoint-
ment Bill which was referred 10 the com
mittee on judiciary
Senator Woods for the committee on
judiciary reported back the act dividing
the town of Scituate into three voting dis
tricts with several amendments and
moved the passage OF the bill. Passed.
Senator Cranston. for the committee on
corporations, reported back the petition
for an act Incorporating the Waite Trans
fer Company, and recommended its con.
tinuancc 90 the next session, with order OF
notice. so continued.
Senator Champlin, for the committee on
judiciary, reported back the act relating
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