The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-10
council then adjourned.
ON BEACON HILL.
Senator'S and Representatives Making and
Amending State Laws.


Senator'S and Representatives Making and
Amending State Laws.
BEACON HILL, May 10.-In the House
yesterday. was received from the Supreme
Court its answer to the question OF the
House on the constitutionality OF munic-
ipal coal yards. Chief Justice Field and
Justices Allen, Knowlton, Morton and
Lathrop answer that the yards are un-
constitutional. Justice Barker says they
are constitutional il they are public ne
cessity, but IL they are instituted for the
sake OF an experiment, they are unconsti-
tutional.
Reference to the next legislature was
reported by the election laws committee
on the petition of John M. Barry for
more equal representations in elections,
and for more equal representation in city
elections; by the committee on cities on
allowing cities to levy taxes under tho
$12 limit on the basis Of the valuation OF
the proceeding year.
The committee on the treasury report
cd against the bill for the inspection Of
steam boilers and the licensing OF sta
In the Senate Mr.. Howard of Bristol
explained the House bill to provide a
penalty for intimidating laborers from
Joining labor organizations as being in
tended to make the law apply equally to
the employers and employed. The bill
was ordered to third reading, 13 to 10.
Matters were discharged and acted
upon as follows, In the House: The char
ter Of the Fall River real estate sssocia-
tion was assigned to May 13 on motion
of Mr.. Luby Of Fall River; the appropria-
tion in favor OF Carney hospital was ap-
pointed to May II.
The rejection of the general bill as to
n nf AZ ~, ,ioa xr0
carried in the House.
The Governor sent in veto OF the bill
to allow the increase of the capital stock
Of the Connecticut River Railroad Com
pauy, his objection being, substantially,
that 1t 10 simply. stock watering unless
the stock IL sold at auction. The veto
was assigned to Friday for special consid-
Grafton.
On the endowment orders bill Mr.. Du-
rant OF Cambridge moved certain amend
ments to remove Objectionable features
particularly that giving power to disci-
pline members and that regarding use OF
funds for local expenses. He said that
these orders are the creation OF the state
and hence the state should continue their
existence under restrictions.
Messrs. Mccall OF Worcester, Merritt
OF Chelsea and Warner of Boston moved
the amendments which were mentioned in
Fridays debate. Mr.. Mellen of Worces-
ter moved to substitute for the Powers
bill the original committees bill with
slight changes. Mr.. Gillett OF Spring
field moved to strike out the part which
allows the officers to withdraw the funds
from the state treasury. Mr.. Charles OF
Boston moved the amendment OF which
he gave notice Friday. Mr.. Powers
raised the point that Mr.. Mellen's mo-
tion was out OF order. Mr.. Baker Of Bos-
ton moved an amendment that every or
der should establish district lodges OF
not over 5000 each, with not over two rep
resentatives in the supreme body. Mr..
Dennis OF Salem moved to amend that
the bill should not apply to the Royal Ar
canum, Knights OF Honor, Order OF Unit
ed Workmen nor any other organization
which pays sick and disability benefits
without endowments. Mr.. Wellman OF
Maloen moved to recommit, for the mat
ter bad become greatly complicated by
pending amendments. Mr.. Powers OF
Hyde Park objected. Mr.. 0illett of
Springfield favored the motion, members
Just becoming familiar with the matter.
This was debated at some length. The bin
was recommitted unanimously.