The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
4 O'clock.
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Short Sessions of Both Houses was
the Order Today.
MORE MONEY FOR PROVIDENCE.
The Routine Work of the Day and the
Hearings Held After the Regular
sessions-Detailed Report of what
Was Done.

| The Senate came To order promptly,
present.
Senator Comstock presented an act
authorizing the city of Providence 20
| hire 100000 to be expended in improve
ments on Davis Park. Referred to he
committee on judiciary.
Senator Freeman presented an act TO
Incorporate the Crescent Literary Asso-
ci iatlon of Central Falls Referred TO the
committe on education.
Also Senator Freeman presented the
55th annual report OF the New York,
Providence and Boston Railroad Re
ceived and ordered communicated TO the
House.
Senator Mowrv introduced an act to
incorporate the Kennedy Manufacturing
Company. Referred TO the committee on
corporations.
Lieut. Gov Bull introduced n petition
Tor an act 10 incorporate the Newport
Police Relief Association. Referred TO
the committee on education.
Senator Freeman presen ed petit tion
Tor an act TO incorporate the Ponegansett
Mining and Smelling 90 npany. Re
ferred to the committee OH corporations.
Senator RoIian, by request. presented
RESOLUTION TO appropriate $3.50 for the
purchase OF official military papers re-
lating to the revolutionary history ~~the
colony OF Rhode Island, now in the pos
session Of Samuel Drake Adams of Ken.
nebunkport, Me. Referred to the COM
mittee on finance.
Senator Drown for the committee OIL
finance reported the resolution appro pri-
ating sl,2OO for the dedication of $ elg-
wick Post Memorial Hall Of Waksfie Id.
recommending passage.
Senator Comstock spoke against taking
the pubic money for private purposes
and said that he could not vote for it.
The resolution was passed, 25 voting in
the Affirmative and in the neg ttive, the
necessary two-thirds of the senate yot-
ng III the Affirmative. Senators BartI EFT.
somstock, Fish, Slocum. Ssabury and
Young voted in the negative
Senator Comstock pre- sented an act in
amendment or the at au horIzl ny the
city OF Providence to fiji up the cove
basin. Referred to the committees on
judiciary.
From the House were received an
nouncements of several concurrences
Also an act in amendment OF the act di-
yiulng the town OF Cranston into voting
districts. The am ,ndmenj provides for
1ve voting districts instead OF four. Re-
lerred TO the committee on judiciary
Senator WiIbour, for the committee
on finance, reported the resolution ap-
5000 for the purchase of 800
copies OF volumes and q of the vital sIa-
tistics OF Rh ode Island. Passed.
Senator Wilbour moved that the gem
eral appropriation bill which had been
considered by the committee be made the
,peci Il order for tomorrow morning at
ll:3O o'clock. So voted
Senator Wilbour also reported from
the same committee an acG in amend
nent OF an act entitled, Salaries. !" and
maxi ny the salary Of the STATE law libra
IAN Sl,2UO per anuum, an Increase of
'iO0 per annum, recommending its pass
we. Passed.
Senator Easton presented remon-
'trance agains6 the passage of tho act TO
supply the TO n of Cumberland w ith
)ure water, now under consi de ration by
he COMMITTEES Oh Judiciary OF the Senati.
&c erred to the COMMITTEES on / judiciary. |
On motion OF Senator Bartlett, the |
senate adjourned.