The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-14
In The LEGISLATURE.
The Town of Lincoln Again Comes
Up for Consideration.
THIS TIME IT'S SCHOOLS.
The Republicans 10 Abolish the Mob-Rule
System Of Conducting school Meetings
The Democrat Fiiibuster to Have
One More Donnybrook Fair.

In the House of Representatives to-day
a resolution was passed appropriating 81
300 for the construction Of additional
alcoves and shelves in the State law library
in the Providence County Court House;
also a resolution, continuing Ella Rock as
a State beneficiary at the Hartford School
for the Deaf and Dumb; also a resolution
appropriating 81 1000 for the building Of
lockers, etc. at the Woonsocket armory.
The following acts were indefinitely
postponed: Act to regulate and restrain
the sale of newspapers. CTbis bill was
| aimed at the Newsdealers' Union, and was
| presented at the last session of the Legis-
1ature.) An act allowing the Board OF
| Aldermen of the city OF Providence to fix
their own salaries.
A resolution was passed making appro-
priatiops for the several agricultural aud
horticultural societies Of the State for
use in awarding. premiums. The total
sum thus appropriated was $500.
Fourteen hundred dollars Was appro-
| priated for the repair ofIhe State Arsenal
In Providence: also $500 for erecting n
tablet or shaft over the remains OF the late
Joseph Stanton, Jr., at Charlestown, the
first Senator from thisS State.
An act Incorporating the Seekonk
| oOCltly ~ dWt uChtt vas IClcEEcu Y " Jue
committee on education.
An act Was passed in concurrence re
storing Hartlers Mathewson to his civil
rights.
An act was passed validating the can
wasting of the voting lists of the town Of
| Tiverton.
The act to amend the act regulating and
| restraining the sale Of strong liquors was
made the special order for Tuesday next.
This Is the local optioh bill presented at
the present session.
An act to amend the charter of the How
ard Sterling Company was referred to the
committee on corporations.
An act in amendment OF Chapter 5S4,
public statutes, pertaining to the sale Of
commercial fertilizers, was passed In con-
An act was presented providing for the
grading of streets and private ways in the
city of P~awtucket, aud the declaration of
the same as public highways. After a
long discussion the bill was passed.
An act providing for aud regulating an
nual and special meetings in Union
School Districts Nos. / and 2 of the town
of Lincoln was read, and a long debate
followed. The Democrats wished tn have
a meeting called for April %, under the
present law, and the Republicans con-
tending that the act ought to pass that
the mob-system of holding school district
meetings in the town of Lincoln might be
abolished.
Mr.. Butman admitted hat the law
ought to pass, but that it should not be-
come operative until after May |, and he
made a motion to that effect. There had
been enough political muddles and scan
dals IN his town and he didn't care to have
the town advertised any further.
The point OF no quorum was raided. A
roll call was demanded, which was
ordered. The Democrats refused to an
Suar IN their nnnlas lnf Nypra cOunfad
just the same, and u quorum being de-
clared. the ayes and noes were called on
Mr.. Butman's motion and IL was lost. the
vote being 8 ayes 10 35
Mr.. Butman having voted mo-" he
moved for "A reconsideration. The motion
was put n Mr.. Butman again called for
the ayes and noes. The roll was called
while this was being done some of the
Democrats dropped out of the hall to
escape answering to their names or being
counted, their point being to break the
quorum. The vote was 5 ayes to "a noes,
just "A quorum being present.
Mr.. Butman moved TO strike out all
after line six In section f. Again the
point of no quorum was raised and the
chair declared the point well taken, as
more of the members had left their seats.
Mr.. Brown of Woonsocket moved that
the house do now adjourn until to-
morrow morning The motion was put
and declared lost.
Mr.. Butman insisted that there was no
| quorum me called for the roll.
The roll was called 81 member respond
ing, and the chair declared that there was
a quorum present.
Mr.. Brown again moved for an adjourn
ment. The motion was voted down.
Mr.. Butman's amendment To section 4
was voted down. Mr.. Butman doubted
the vote, and the members were requested
to rise and stand until counted. One
voted TO sustain the amendment and 81
opposed IL.
Mr.. Butmnn called the attention OF the
chair to the fact that there was no quorum.
The chair ordered another roll call to
determine whether there was n quorum,
at the same time notifying the members
that under rule 25 all members present
must vote. The roll call again demon
s;rated that there was "a quorum, thirty
eight gentlemen answering TO the roll.
MI. Butman's amendment was then
put and declared lost. Then Mr.. Butman
moved that the bill be made the special
order for tomorrow morning mt ll:30
o'clock.
Mr.. Brown supported the motion, that
the members might have time In which to
consider the bill.
MIR. Allen of East Providence. opposed
R-eeatlauaHee.|Hc did mt consider -thut
the motion was In good faith. After the
exhibition the Democrats had made to-day
they should not ask TO have any cour-
tesies extended to them.
Mr.. Putiman said that he wanted to con-
sult eminent legal authority: This created
n laughter, aud the question was dis
posed: Docs he mean MIR. Murphy"
Mr.. Heffernnn OF Woonsocket made a
long speecl, in favor OF the abolition Of the