The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-03
IN THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEws.I

NEWPORT X. l., June 3-The Demo
Gratis came to the State House to-day
loaded for bear. Honey had his pockets
full of resolutions pertinent TO the memo
rial requesting the unseating OF the New
port Democrats. 1t was ascertained that
since Yesterdays session the Democrats
had secured signatures TO paper assert
ing that the memorial WAS signed by
them through misconception OF the scope
Of the same.
Mr.. Wilson of East Providence pre-
'sented resolution of Adjournment. 1t
provides for an adjournment TO Provi-
dence june a. at II A. NJ.
Mr.. Brown OF Woonsocket moved to
amend striking out Providence and in
serting Newport.
The ayes and nos were called and the
amendment lost by 33 to -.
The resolution was passed.
The Senate resolution providing for the
expenses OF the governor and his staff al
the officiaa- opening of the Worlds Colum-
bian Fair. was amended by Mr.. Brown OF
Woonsocket, seconded by Mr.. Mulholland
of Providence, so that speaker Capron be
included.
The amendment was passed and the
speaker expressed his sincere thanks for
the honor conferred upon him. During
the discussion of the expense attending
the trip it was said that the resolution
provided that about twenty people should
then passed in concurrence.
A bill for an act providing for an in
spector and assistant inspector of rifle
practice for the brigade of Rhode Island
militia was passed. They witt rank rs
major and captain on the staff of Gen.
Kendall.
All the bills sent from the Senate yes
terday were passed concurrence. The
special order, the Newport memorial. was
cslled up at 80 ana a counter memorial
presented, signed by Abraham Almy,
who asserted that he voted for some three
Democratic candidate and thought it
would be an unfair partisan act to un-
seat them. He did not read the memorial
but was induced TO sign it by j. j. Peck
ham, who told him IL was request only
for recount of votes cast for members of
the Legislature and that the candidates
Of both parties desired one.
lie asked that his name be stricken
from the memorial attacking Democratic
members.
When this was read Honey took the
floor and said the Democrats courted the
fullest investigation and would assist all
they could said inquiry. He then picked
to pieces the committee appointments as
made by the Speaker and showed how, as
he put II, the Speaker was cleverly in
duced to assign the Newport Democrats
is such way that when the Democrats
were fired, Republicans from this city
would step in and conveniently fill the
places which were vacated by them and
where their friends and party leaders
wanted them,
Everything he said pointed to a pre-
judgement of the case and this appear
ance. He suggested that the majority
should remove if they are to have the
public believe that they proposed to act
fairly and honorably. Honey said that it
was a strong,probability that the next
Hnnea xuonlI ha
Democratic, aud if the present Republi-
can majority did not proceed fairly and
If they set bad example they must
not be surprised if every Republican was
unsealed and next House consisted of
seventy-two Democrats and not one Re
publican. He was well aware that each
House is to Judge of the qualification of
its own members, but he suggested a
double committee because the same wit
nesses would be called by each committee
and his plan would save half of the
expense.
HONEY next analyzed the charges made
by the memorialists. He said that the
charge that vacancy occurred in the
supervisorship of the Fifth Ward, which
the mayor refused to fill, must be
the basis of considerable legal inquiry
The mans wife sent a note to the mayor
saying he was going away, and could not
serve on the morrow. Fear at time was
eNDrtSStu Juub tutTt NOulu Dt
GERS il new supervisor was appointed, as
the original did not resign. AS believed
then il was found that the man had
merely gone TO the country to work, and
had not left the State.
The second charge of corruption of the
Democratic warden, clerks and super
visors Of the Fifth Ward was such that
the officers SO assailed were entitled TO a
bill of particulars setting forth the pre-
else acts of fraud and corruption.
The third charge was that Honey and
others uttered threats against the welfare
of electors TO induce them TO vote for
Democratic candidates. Again, bill of
particulars must be produced, showing
who had been threatened and in what
language.
The fourth charge that Honey..ssa
others had deceived certain mems right OF
voting was not backed up. As to the
next charge that the counts of voters
were incorrect and fraudulent Honey said
this would also bring up vital legal qucs-
tions one was that moderators, wardens
aud clerks ought not To count ballots but
that important duty should devolve upon
hiuher bOards