Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-05-24
IT FINALLY PASSES.
License Bill Becomes a
Law Today.
CLERK LEES COUNTING.
1t is Said He Prevented Woonsocket
From Having Higher Court.

The License Commissioners act, So
called, failed OF a final passage yesterday
owing to the shrewdness OF the Democrats
acting under the guidance OF Senators
Comstock and Bartlett. The Committee
on Engrossed Acts reported the same and
Comstock opposed its passage and de-
manded roll call.
Senator Freeman denounced such action
and In fact doubted his right to so do.
Governor Brown, as usual, willing to back
his party side, ruled the demand
OF Senator Comstock, out OF order,
"Dick" knew what he was doing, how
ever, and reached for his manual, and
Judge Warner, the clerk of the
Senate, came To the rescue OF the Gov
or nor and told him Senator Comstock
was right and advised him to withdraw
his ruling, which the Governor did. The
roll was then called and the vote was nine
In the affirmative and six In the negative.
Senator Bartlett called attention to the
absence Of a quorum, ana the Senate at
2:25 o'clock adjourned.
In the Senate today, however, this was
the first matter to come up as 1t was left
unfinished yesterday and 1t finally became
law as 1t was passed and reported to the
House during the day.
The act providing for the comm ission
for building tho new State House and is
suing q, 500. 900 of bonds was amended by
putting back the old commission and, las
amended, was passed.
1t was ordered sent to the House under
suspension OF the rules and that body took
back water and the Ave members set up
as commissioners with fat salaries are
"not In it," The old commissioners are
to serve without pay and for such time as
1t Is necessary to complete the work. Va
cancies are to be filed by nomination OF
the Governor and to be confirmed by the
Senate.
In the House the General Corporation
law, In accordance with the vote of the
people last Fall, amending the constitu-
tion, was passed.
The Woonsocket Court act, giving that
city sessions of the Court Of Common
Pleas, was the great bone OF contention,
and IL Clerk Lee of the House was not
| PhSJuuiCou ~ WOulu nave pbbSou.
| The vote was 10 to II by everybody
count but his. He being a subservien
tool OF Boss Wilson and the latter op
posed to the bill he insisted that ther,
were II I'm favor of the bill and Is against
| 1t.
Dilatory tactics were then resorted to
In order to prevent Mr.. Wilson from get
ting at any other business and roll-calls
were the rule, not the exception.
Mr.. Brown OF Woonsocket charged Mr..
Wilson with hostility to the members
from Woonsocket as his reason for oppos-
ing the act and the latter made no at
tempt at denial.
Speaker Capron, upon a roll call on ad-
| Journment, outdid himself In his efforts
| to prevent the breaking OF quorum.
In one case he ruled as present but not
voting three Democratic members who
were present on previous roll call but
who at the time of the announcement OF
the latter one were on their way down
town to dinner.
There Is pile of business on the Speak
er's desk and unless they work faster to-
morrow and Friday than they did today
and yesterday a large amount OF 1t will
have to lay over.
The Senate took recess OF one hour al
O'Clock and will hold an afternoon ses-
sion.