The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-15
ON BEACON HILL
Senators and Representatives Making and
Amending state Laws.

Senators and Representatives Making and
Amending State Laws.
BEACON HILL, June 16.-The special
House committee ON the bribery investi-
CATION reported In favor yesterday OF
joint special committee to try the case OF
Horace Horace X. Osborn, the alleged
briber, and see IL he should be disbarred
from acting an legislative counsel or
agent.
The House judiciary committee report
ed q bill to amend the anti-tuberculos
act OF this year by providing that the
action under 1t this year shall be taken
in July; also bill to prevent deception
in the manufacture and sale OF articles
convered in whole or In part with gilt or
gliding. 1t Is the same as was introduced
early In the session, but in new draft.
Mr.. Roe of Worcester procured sus-
pension OF the rules for the admission OF
a resolve that the governor be author"
ized and requested to issue a prociama-
tion recommending to the people due
observance in all other localities OF the
400th anniversary OF the discovery OF
America and especially by appropriate
exercises in their schools, commemora-
The state house committee reported a
resolve that the state house commission
ers are directed to assign a suitable place
in the state house for a marble bust Of
the late Col. Gardiner Tufts rendered to
the state by the Tufts memorial associa-
tion.
The House engrossed the Senate anti
Pinkerton bill.
After much debate, the House en-
crossed the Webster fire district bill, 112
to IL.
BY vote OF AZ to 81, the House refused
third reading to the bill to allow regu-
larly organized camps of Sons OF veter-
ans to bear arms and parade in public.
Under q suspension OF the rules moved
by Messrs. Barrett of Concord and Keli-
her of Boston the House passed to be en-
crossed the bill to give 500 extra to the
doorkeepers, messengers and others and
$67 extra to the pages.
The bill as to appointment and removal
of state prison officera rejected as
was the bill to regulate the sale OF COM
mercial feed stuffs.
The bill providing more stringent leg
islation against lotteries was engrossed.
An order OF Mr.. Weltman of Maiden
was adopted for asking the attorney gem
erals opinion on the constitutionality OF
the act relating to tombs under Park
Street Church, Boston.
The bill to regulate transient lodging
Eouses was rejected.
The House tabled the bill regarding
the canvassing of votes by two election
officers OF one party under the supervis-
ion of an officer of the other party
Mr.. Moriarty Of Worcester raised a
point OF order against the Butler liquor
bill from the Senate that it could not be
based on the petititn which had been
presented. This was debated at length.
As the bill had been substituted in the
Senate for the Day bill, Speaker Barrett
declined to rule IL out. Mr.. Charles OF
l. u - L.
next Legislature. The motion was lost
and tho bill ordered to third reading.
In the senate.
The Senate had long debate on the
Cape Cod Canal question. The adverse re-
port against the Bass river plea was de-
feated. The report as to "the old COM
pany" went over until today, substitute
bill reviving its charter being offered
The report against the "Coombs" plan
was debated at length and finally accept
ed.
The treasury committee reported ia
vorably on the state house park bill and
1T was engrossed under suspension OF the
rules.
The petition of w. II. Pease and others
OF Brockton for legislation against the
drawing off of certain ponds below a Ger.
tain level was referred to the next legis-
lature In non-concurrence.
The House bill as to construction,
maintenance and inspection OF buildings
in Boston was engrossed.