The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-20
in. The LEGISLATURE.
A Conference on the RevaIuation
Amendments.
THE INDIAN CLAIMS COMMISSION
A Committee Appointed to Erect Slab
to the Memory Of the Hon. Joseph
stanton-The Bill to Punish Refrac-
tory Presiding Onicers in the senate.

Gov. Ladd announced at the opening OF
pointments on the commission to examine
into the claims of the former members OF
the Narraganset tribe Of Indians, SEN
ators Owen and Kenyon.
Senator Champlin introduced an act
Incorporating the Rhode Island Fishing
Club of Providence. Referred to the
committee ON education.
Senator Allen for the judiciary reported
an act in amendment OF the act relating
to town treasurers. Passed.
Senator Allen for the same committee
reported a resolution authorizing George
+. Boyden TO construct wharf in East
Providence with recommendation OF in-
definite postponement. Indefinitely post
poned.
Gov. Ladd announced as members of a
commission to erect slab or tablet in
memory OF the Hon. Joseph Stanton, Jr.,
Millard f.. Tucker of Charleston, Senator
George Il. Cranston Of North Kingston
and Herbert Il. Lewis OF Exeter.
An act relating to steamboat and rail-
road police was passed in concurrence
without reference.
Senator Watson for the committee on
education reported the act incorporating
the Rhode Island Fishing Club of Provi-
dence. passed.
Also an act relating to truant children
with recommendation OF indefinite post
ponment. Indefinitely postponed.
Senator Woods called for the special
order, the act relating to presiding Of
ficers of boards of aldermen and councils,
making penalties for refusals to put
proper motions or appeals from deci-
sions. This is the act drawn to cover the
Pawtucket case.
Senator Woods moved the passage of
the act.
Senator Pond called attention to Rule
36, which provides that any act must be
printed and distributed at least one day
before action, and which shall not be sus-
pended during the last week OF the ses-
sion.
Senator Champlin moved that the act
lie temporarily on tae table. Lost.
Senator Woods moved that rule 3 be
suspended, as no motion of adjournment
has been passed by either House, SO that
technically, this is not necessarily the last
week of the session.
Senator Champlin hoped the rule might
not he suspended, rs the spirit of the ftaie
must not be broken at this time.
Senators Garvin and Church spoke
against the suspension of the rule.
The vote was taken and resulted 90 TO Q,
and the rule was suspended by two
thirds vote of those present.
Lost, to 5.
Senator Champlin moved to lay the
matter temporarily on the table. Lost,
to 23
Senator Champlin moved to take re-
cess till O'Clock. Lost, to 81.
Senator Pond moved to make the mat
ter special order for tomorrow at IL
o'clock. Lost, to 10.
Senator Champlin moved to indefinitely
postpone the whole business. Later he
withdrew his motion and moved that the
Senate take recess till 1:30. Senators
Pond and Champlin occupied consider
able time irving to draw the majority
into discussion but not succeeding very
well.
Senator Garvin- moved a recess till
o'clock.
Senator Woods amended making the
time 2:15 o'clock and the Senate so voted.
The House Of Representatives.
During the hour preceding the calling
to order of the House there was an inter
esting discussion concerning the revalua-
tion bill. 1t appeared that the commit
tee on conference had met and that the
House members thereof had utterly failed
to convince the Senate members that the
Senate amendments were uncalled for, or
that any portion of said amendments
ought to be reconsidered. This feeling on
the part of the Senate was unofficially
communicated to the House members.
While this talk was being indulged in,
the conference committee got together
again and endeavored to patch up a truce.
This delayed the opening OF the session
until nearly IL o'clock. At 11:50 O'Clock
word was received that some kind of an
agreement had been reached and Speaker
Capron ordered Clerk Lee to call the roll
The result Of the conference was that
the valuation of Providence was raised
from STAG, ,9Ol $40, the present valuation by
local assessors, to SlGS.54 ,T21. and New
port from $33, ,044, 100 to $35. .0O0, 900.
Resolutions to pay sundry bills were re
ferred To the committees on finance.
Hugh j. Carroll OF Pawtucket, who pe-
titioned for a hearing in the matter OF
fining certain presiding officers for failure
to entertain motions OF appeal, was given
leave to withdraw.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the payment Of bills for adver
tising amendments of the Constitu
ton; also a resolution to pay
sos. l3 on account of the commission
to confer with Brown University authori
ties in the matter of the Agricultural
School fund. "A resolution To pay Fred
erick Meyer SO, for COW killed by orde,
of the State Board Of Health for the sup
preston OF tuberculosis, was indefinitely
postponed.
The bill of John A. Butman, amount
ing TO s7y0.l2 for periodicals furnished to
the legislators, was allowed and ordered
paid. Sundry other bills, principally for
advertising public hearings, were ordered
paid.
Sundry acts from the Senate were con.
Cured in.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the printing OF 500 additional copies of the
Revised Report of the Adiutant Genera
of 1850
The petition OF the Automatic Knitting
Machine Co. for amendment of charter
was referred to the committee on cerpo
rations. The amendment changes tn,
corporate name TO that OF the Clyde Eiec
trio Motor Co.
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