The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-25

What Massachusetts Legislators Die At
Yesterdays Session.

What Massachusetts Legislators Die At
Yesterdays Session,
BEACON HILL, Feb. 25.--Thc Senate has
become regular debating society. Yes
terday afternoon Senators Dame, Meade,
Champlin, Reade, McNary, favored re-
committal OF the resolutions from the
House on the fishery question, while Sem
ators Butler and Raymond opposed such
action, Senator Thayer favored reconsid-
Grafton, but opposed recommittal. Sena-
tors Nutter, West and Gilman opposed
recommittal, and by vote of Is TO 10 the
Senate refused 10 recommit in concur
renee.
Portraits of Ex-Governors.
Samuel j. Elder, the commissioner to
invite contribution of portraits from for
mer governors OF the state reported that
at the time of his appointment the state
had a marble medallion of John Davis in
the Cabinet Chamber, marble bust OF
George 5. Boutwell, in the library, stat
ne of John A. Andrew in Doric Hall, oil
portraits of Increase Sumner and William
Eustis in the Senate Chamber and OF
Thomas Talbot and John ID. Long hung
In the Executive Chamber. In the state
library are excellent small prints and
etchings of all governors under the con-
stitution, except Oliver Ames and j. q.
A. Brackett. In reply TO the invitation
OF the commissioners three portraits
have been received and hung in the Ex-
ecutive Chamberlain OF John Brooks by
j. Eastman Chase, that of John Davis,
given by j. G. Bancroft Davis and others,
and that OF Alexander II. Rice by ].
Henry Caliga, given by ex-Gov. Rice.
Portraits have been promised OF Caleb
Strong, John II. Clifford, Henry j. Gard
ner, Alexander A. Bullock and Benjamin
~ 4. i H. II II.
intention TO present marble bust OF
himself. A portrait OF John Hancock is
expected from the John Hancock Mutual
Life Insurance company. Persons inter
ested in ten former governors have de-
clined the states invitation. No reply
as been received in three cases.
business in the Senate
The Committee on Cities reported leave
to withdraw on the petition of the Mayor
of Fall River for legislation authorizing
salaries to members of the Common Coun-
Gil
John M. Goodhue of Worcester asked
that Congress be memorialized TO restore
him to the army and place him on the
retired list.
Business In the House.
The rules were suspended to admit the
petition OF committee of the Grand
Army that rooms may be set of in the
state house extension for Grand Army
headquarters.
A joint conventioS was held for the
qualification OF Alonzo III. Evans as coun
cillor.
The committee on agriculture reported
a bill for the protection OF horses mutila-
ted by docking, by covering them in
June, July, August and September with
h. al oil inc aa a lion,
against flies, under penalty of fiom $40 To
800.
The railroad committee reported leave
TO withdraw on the petition of j. T..
Woods and Others for a law TO compel
railroads to sell 500 nile tickets at mile
age rates.
An order OF Mr.. Powers OF Hyde Park
was adopted as TO printing 1900 more cop
les of the map OF new congressional dis
tricts.
The chair sustained point of order by
Mr.. Moriarty of Worcester against the
summer resort license bill and it was sent
to the Finance Committee because 1t in
volved an expenditure of the public
money. In the debate on the bill Mr..
Woolsum of Braintree showed up the de-
vices which were adopted in the town OF
Hull TO secure large population for the
sake of getting liquor licenses. People
were counted twice. Large estimates of
tADttltu DOdTutIS NtEt tuIntu
into a census of actual population and
packed hotel registers were copied SO as
TO show many guests.
Mr.. Wood of Boston defeated the Elec-
tion Committee headed by Mr.. Parkhurst
of Clinton on their adverse report on pro-
viding that persons in order TO be eligible
as members OF School Committee must
be legal voters OF the town or city in
which they are chosen. The animus of
the fight is supposed TO be to cut of non
residents of Boston from acting on the
School Committee.
Anti-sweating Resolutions.
The committee on federal relations re-
ported these resolutions:
Resolved, That it is the sense OF the SEN
ate and House OF Representatives of the
Commonwealth Of Massac husetts in Gen
eral Court Assembled, that legislation to
prevent the manufacture of clothing in
unhealthy places and the transportation
or sale of clothing so manufactured lis
wise and expedient, and that the General
Court respectfully urges upon the Con-
gress of the United States such action as
will best accomplish this result.
Resolved. That copies OF this resolution
be sent 10 the presiding officers of both
houses Congress and to Senators and
repres, ives in Congress from this
Commo, wealth.