Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-04-15
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
Number of Matters OF I1terest Em'
InLied in Ernnria uf Cam IN lsaA.


BnSrJN, April ID The labor committee
reported leave to withdraw on the petit
tion for regulation Of the hours Of paper
mi employees.
In-xpedirnt WAS reported by the liquor
committee on providing that the 40O.feet
law shall not apply to hotels with less
than loo rooms: by the Judiciary com
mite.. on amending the mechanics lien
law; W the prin ing committee. on pro-
vidil Keller's index digest to cities and
town by the public health committee, on
requiring street railway companies to re-
fort al their accidents 10 writing and
unde oath.
Ia railroad COMMITTEES rep1rted refer
ence to the next legislature on the orter in
req ,ri TO quicker tr,Tsp )rtation between
Boston and New York. A like report was
made by the street railway committee on
putting tenders on street cars.
The railroad committee reported . bill
to p INIT the Central Massachusetts rail
road 'ompany TO issue t509.ip0 in new
bond, TO pay for permanent additions and
improvements 81 its furniture nd
equip nent.
Tbs COMMITTEES on towas reported biN
10 permit the proprietors OF Oak Grove
cemstery to convey its propsrty to the
town OF Plymouth.
The street railway committee reported
bill u authorize the Essex Electric StreeI
Railway company TO lease its railway,
franchise and other property to the Naum-
keag Street Railway company.
The committee on agriculture reported
bill to'regulate the sale of concentrated
comm 'rcial feed stufIs. Every dealer in
such stun which contains over 10 per cent.
Of nitrogen containing organic matter.
shall furnish to the director OF the state
aprc iltural experiment station samples
Of hi' loo,ls. with statement OF his place
Of "a snrss "a" ! tie chemical proportions
of carti be-. Sealed bottles. containing
lair iver:,g -,mples. shall be filed. Fail
ure comply with the law is punishable
10y - ine for the first offcnse and 500 for
cac'i jhS. quant one Annual analyses,
wi,h Gilish'd settlement. must be made
by ,hr director ef the agricultural expert
n"'t station The act Is TO take. effect
Jan. |. IS.3.
Tl pnblic health committee reported q
bill change last years law to regulate
the manufacture Of clothing under the
sweating system. IL extends the law TO
cover all kinds Of clothing. and provides
that all persons who engage in their
nu'actnre must have licenses issued
upon the recommendation Of inspectors
speci lily appointed to carry out the pro
viso ~ Of the act. All snch goods must
also ne labeled tenement made"
Th, co",wittee ON expenditures re-
por, 81! n iii authorizing the board OF
metz .politan sewerage commissioners TO
sell certain property taken or purchased
for 'werage purposes; also bill appro-
priatiDg from the state treasury these
sums for operating the Charles river val
ley system Of sewerage: SD. 500 for 1892,
t26,5)) for 1898, $4,000 for 1894. and t9s. 900
for 1895
TIL committee on education reported .
bill raising from ,wenty to thirty weeks
tire requirement. OF attendance at s,hool
each year OF children under IA years Of age
employed In manufacturing aud other g.
tah!S hments.
The house bill to prevent sweat" shop
evils was introduced ia the house, and q
debi'c on the measure regulating the
lonrS of railroad men took place.
r. Gilbert trout bill pi~s"l to a third
real ng in tie senate, nri tie bill fixing
the wora.d,y ot street railway employees
wa, lnil on the table