The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-15

pose of securing a suitable permanent
| location The resolutions were passed
| Senator Comstock introduced an act
| changing the name OF the Bardeen Motor
| and Meter Company TO the Drake, Pay
son e. Whittier Electric Company. Passed
without references.
| A message was received from the House
announcing the passage OF resolution OF
| adjournment from to-day TO Tuesday,
June 20, which was adopted In concur
/ renee.
| Senator Watson for the committee on
| education reported back the act incorpor-
ating the Rhode Island Woman's Suffrage
/ Association. Passed.
On motion of Senator whipple the
| Senate adjourned.
The House OF Representatives.
The State solons were rather slow in
| getting together to-day. Everybody was
| asking what the program was to be, each
having special reference to the Newport
elections case. The general understand
| ing was that there would be an adjourn
ment to some day next week that the
elections committee might make up their
reports. There were several attorneys in
the lobby who were ready to push pri-
vate bills, IL there was any show to get
them through. The inclination OF the
members, as expressed In the cloak
rooms, was against taking up much
/ private business at this session.
Mr.. Wilson. East Providence, intro
duced an act amending chapter W, p. s.,
| of Firearms and Fire Works" Refer
red to the Judiciary. This act pronfbfts
| the discharging of any firearm or air gun
| in the public streets under penalty OF
| from 50 to $40, or on the land Of another
| without special permission so to do, un-
der penalty oi not more than $40:
Also an act permitting the judge of
sistant justice who is to be paid s. per
day for each day Of actual service. Re-
ferred to the Judiciary.
Also resolution inviting the governor
and honorable Senate to meet In grand
committee at ~ o'clock to-day for the
purpose of electing United States Sena-
I tor Passed
| Mr.. Wilson of Providence, presented an
| act amending the charter of the Union
Railroad Company. Referred to the
| judiciary. This permits the city council
| OF Providence to allow other street rail
| road companies TO run over the rails and
use the overhead wires of the Union
Railroad Company for distance not to
exceed 800 feet.
Mr.. Allen of East Greenwich, by re-
| guest, presented the petition OF the
Interstate Railroad Company for an act
| authorizing the city OF Providence to
| legislate as to intersecting steel railroads
in said city. Referred to the judiciary.
This matter refers to the act amending
| the charter of the Union Railroad Com
| pany. introduced this day by Mr.. Wilson
| of Providence.
Mr.. Honey OF Newport introduced a
resolution relieving the judiciary COM
mittee from the further consideration of
| acts referring to the Newport water
works. the distribution of pure water for
domestic purposes, and amending the
charter of the city OF Newport: aud re-
10 a faa. .Nf Gyo
bers, with power to hold public hearings
in Newport during the summer vacation
and to report their findings at the Janu-
ary session Of 1898. Tabled temporarily.
Mr.. Wilson of East Providence offered
Joint ,Sse resolution % Of adjournment. In,n pro
journed to-day 1t be to meet at Providence
on Tuesday, June 81, at III A. NJ.
Mr. Brown OF Woonsocket moved to
amend by making the resolution read so
that the adjournment be from Friday
next until the last Tuesday in January,
ls9S- He offered this amendment because
Mr.. Honey of Newport would not be
here next week, as he was to leave on
Saturday of this week for Chicago to par
ticipate in the proceedings OF the Demo
cratic National Convention.
Mr.. Honey spoke in favor Of the amend
ment because duty demanded that "he, as
delegate and member of the Demo
cratic National Committee, should be in
Chicago, where the next President of the
United States was to be nominated"
This assertion was received with sarcastic
laughter from the Republican members
Mr.. Honey then debated upon the insult
ficiency OF the charges concerning the
Newport elections, the indefinite character
thereof and the limited time that had
been allowed for the Investigation into
the allegations that had been made
against the counting board of Newport.
He urged that the House avoid even the
appearance of partisanship in the discus
sion OF and action upon the Newport con-
test.
In Joint Assembly. His Excciiency Gov.
ID. Russell Brown, Presiding.
At 12 o'clock the Senate and the House
or Representatives met in joint assembly.
After the rolls Of both branches had been
called and quorum was found to be
present the JOINT assembly proceeded TO
the election Of United States senator.
The records of both branches OF yester-
day, so far as they referred to the election
of United States Senator, were read.
Gov. Brown then declared that Nelson
w w. Aldrich having received majority OF
was elected United States Senator for six
years from March 4, 1898.
The joint assembly was then dissolved.
In Grand Committee.
In grand committee the following were
elected as State benehciares To Brown
University: James III. Thurston, Frank
II. Morris, Fred L. G. Keating, Harry H.
Lewis and William Kenerson.
For notaries public tnere were elected
about twenty genllemen. Mr.. Mulhol-
land presented the names OF James >.
Murphy OF Lincoln and j. B. 5. Brazeau
Of Pawtucket Immediately the motion
was made that, with the exception OF
these two names, the list be elected as a
whole. To save delay Mr.. Muiholland
withdrew those nominations, aud after
several justices OF the peace had been
elected the grand COMMITTEES arose and