Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-01-29
BAY STATE LEGISLATURE.
Committee Reports -Iiarbor ANA hAnu
Com mmissioners--O Orders Adopted.

Committee Reports -Iiarbor ANA hand
Com missioners-Or Orders Adopted.
BosruN, Jan % The harbor and land
commissioners have gr1ntcd-a license 20
the commissioners OF BarnstTlle and Ply
mouth counties, and have approved their
plans for pile bridge over Cohassct Mar
rows. The site chosen for the bridge is a
short distance above the railroad bridge
near the town OF Bourne.
The committee on federal relations no
ported sought to he adopted" on the reso-
luton calling upon congress % transfer
the revenue Murine from the jurisdiction
of the treasury department 10 the navy
department, and il WAS laid over
The finance committee reported bill
appropriating SlSS,'9l for educational ex-
penses. including the support of the state
normal schools, the teachers institute the
state library, etc.
In the house: Orders were adopted as to
authorizing the ballot law commissioners
70 administer oaths, summon witnesses,
etc; as TO permitting the issue by railroad
corporations of free passes to legislative.
judicial and executive officer as 90 alter
ing existing laws respecting tho mileage
of members Of the legislature: 20 20
amending the law relating to liens on
buildings and land, 80 that mechanics,
laborers or other persons who furnish
materials with their labor shah bc given a
lien for such materials ON the same basis
as for labor, without being required 20
give written notice 20 the owner i'm ad.
vance that thcv intend 20 claim a lien
therefor; as TO providing that the state
shall reimburse cities and towns the On.
tire amount of money expended for the
burial Of soldiers and sailors dying in pub
lie or state Institutions i'm said cities or
towns; as 10 reducing the timo within
which applica .ons for abatement OF taxes
may be made from six 70 three months.
as 10 allowing dCpo7itionS de hCnuc csse TO
be taken in any civil causes pending in the
supreme judicial or superior courts, by
eXaminaiiuu ~ q witness before a com.
missioner, ), iu Ice United states courts.
as TO relioyiug hc superior court from 0p-
pointing indoE commissioners iu suffolk
county; as To- making the .outh anuiyer
sary Of the discovery of America 70 legal
holiday; as TO amending the acts of 1901
relating TO the release of persons arrested
for drunkenness tot the duties Of probation
officers and 10 the placing az case. o0 rl"
or probat ion; "a To the admission OF yYi
dence of private conversations between
husband and wife. Referred 90 judiciary
In the senate: Orders were adopted rel
ative to the qualification Of male voters,
so as to provide chat no person shall be
disqualified 10 vote 10y reason OF noupay
ment Of tax assessed upon him. relative
10 the qualification of voters ou town az
fairs, an amendment TO provide that no
person shall be disqualified TO vote at
town meeting upon all questions Of town
affairs, by reason Of any taxes assessed
upon him; providing thai ballots thrown
at any election, ard in the custody Of city
or town clerks, according to the proyis.
ion of law, shall ut any time be brought
into court by such clerks upon the order
of the judge, to be used 40 any trial f1t
oflenses against the election laws.