The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-12

1cnators and Representatives Making ami
Amending state Laws.

senators and Representatives Making and
Amending state Laws.
BEACON HILL, April 12.-There was
considerable important business put into
the Legislature yesterday, and most Of
this came into the House.
The rapid transit committee, Messrs.
Bliss Of Boston, Blodgett OF Templeton
and Nutting of Northampton dissenting,
reported a constitutional amendment to
permit the taking Of private property by
right OF eminent domain for public Inn
provements.
Commissions Merrill sent in the report
of the operations OF the endowment or
ders for 1891. The total membership rose
in one year, TO Dec. 81, 1891, from 81, 7s3 TO
TO 77,46S. There were issued Al, 103 certih-
Gates and 81 ,61S wero cancelled. The to-
tai mount iEsued was $40, 734, T76. The
assets rose from $44s, 402 to si,396, 622. The
expense fund account showed the total OF
assessments TO be S434 .042; all other re-
ceipts for this fund, s44s $50; total, SsS2,-
904. Expenses paid were S759, 2o7, leaving
a balance OF S123, 497. The benefit fund
account showed s2,036, 500 received from
assessments; sT70,372 paid in benefits, or
a balance of 81 90, AL. The amount IL
year IA went into the hands OF receivers
and this year seven more. The expenses
OF these for six months TO juno 80 wero
S7S3, 6g3, and the total Expense cost" OF
these broken corporations 10 $1,175,374.
There is To be added So lis for the corpo-
rations closed since. Adding the cost OF
the corporations now doing business,
{759,207, and the total cost 10 q, 9o3 500.
The committee on railroads reported n
bill to incorporate Henry l.. Langham,
James H.. Sayles and HI. Dwight Sisson an
the Konkapot Valley Railroad Company,
TO build from Mill River, in New Mari
boro, to the state line, with q capital OF
Housatonic or other railroad company.
The act Is TO be void unless the o Ia
located within two years and constructed
within four years.
The committee on public health report
ed a resolve appropriating $1,000 for the
the law against adultsration OF food and
drugs.
The motion of Mr.. Gilman Of Middle
sex to reconsider the rejection OF the res
olutions relative to closing the grounds
and buildings Of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition on Sunday was refused.
The bill to prevent the acquisition OF
rights of way across railroads by pre-
scription was talked OF.
Business In ths House.
An order OF Mr.. Bennett Of Everett was
adopted that tho printing COMMITTEES
consider the sxpedicncy of printing 5000
copies Of the rapid transit report.
The election laws COMMITTEES reported a
bill providing for %recounts of votes In
towns on the Issue Of liquor licenses.
The committee on harbors reported a
bill for the filling OF certain lats in Nan
tucset for the preservation OF the public
health.
The joint judiciary committee reported
q bill to change the name of the South
Adams fire district to the Adams fire dis
triet, and to enable it to refund its debt.
State Aoeitor KImban sent in his
committees for advertising up to April 1,
compared with other years to the same
date. The total WAS S7662.14, against
$so5s-4a Ala 1891; e9a92 SO -f693;rsnd
S7054.07 in 1889. The railroad COMMITTEES
spent sg56.32. Second was the judiciary
s4a2.e Is, and 90 ON down, Last year tbs
highest amount was ss65.s2 for the rail-
road committee.
The public service committee had re-
ported reference TO the special COMMITTEES
on the revision Of the Judicial system OF
inferior courts on the petition OF many
court clerks for an increase of salary, and
Mr.. Bliss of Boston moved q substitute
bill to raise the salaries of the clerks TO
threc-quarters OF the salary OF the JUS
tees OF those courts.
BY 80 to 81 the House refused to substi-
tute IL.
The next bill was one to raise the salary
OF the clerk of the East Norfolk district
court. The committee IN public service
had reported 4 rise to $500 and Mr.. River,
OF Milton moved to make II $1,000. The
amendment was carried without opposi-
tion and tho bill was ordered to q third
reading.
Next was tho bill to increase the capital
stock OF the Connecticut River road. Mr..
Jennings Of Worcester moved to strike
out the section to require two-cent fares.
Mr.. Charles Of Boston moved to strike
out the section for sale Of stock At public
auction and to leave the general law APP
plicable. he was further In favor Of two
cents q miie a. q general law, but not as a
special law.
Mr.. jennings amendment to strike out
the two-cent provision was carried by 75
to % on rising vote. The amendment to
strike out the auction clause was carried
bv n largo maioritv.