The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-29

The members Of the house assembled
in full numbers today in anticipation OF
the discussion of the plurality bill.
The fret business was tie passage or
the bill authorizing the voters OF John
ston to elect by secret ballot the commits
sioner of highways; an act raising the
valuation of the town OF Warren, and
the act incorporating the Tehuan-
tepec Development and Colonial
tion company. This company is author
ized to acquire ana operate an immense
tract OF land in Tehuantepec. The land,
MIR. Brown explained, had been pur.
chased by this company and 1t is covered
particularly by val liable woods which
The company will market in this country
and largely In Providence. The Otsby &
Barton company was incorporated with
a capital stock of not over S15O,OOo
The house then turned its attention to
the resolution TO submit to the people
the. amendment to. the constitution 10y
which tie pay OF the members of the
assembly shall be 800, and authoriz-
ing the general assembly TO fix the sala-
ries of the governor and state officers.
The speaker arse TO put the question
but before lie was able to speak Mr.. Ian
ders called for the special oruer aud the
salary bill was temporarily nipped In the
bud. 80,
The special order, the plurality bill,
was then RI ad, and the conn ttee recon-
mended the indefinite posrponement OF
the original bill and that Substitute Is be
passed.
L. ii. Wilson moved that
Substitute Ii be Inserted
after the enacting clause. The substi-
tute is as followsi
Aoun far Ind
senatiyes In the several cities aud towns. shall In
each after tho polls are declared 20 be closed
clerK In open meeting and the moderator or war
den shall @ hs rs into Hon here ee aa eeS
town ERIK shall give certificates TO the persons elect.
a r dss In Cities and IN towns divided
voting districts the ballots Ia the % several wards
aforcsa d, be sealed UP In open meeting BY
the moderators. wardens and clerks, and be
y.rts and the meetings shall stand adjourned for
seven days. The boards OF aldermen OF the several
shall proceed TO count said ballots so denyered tc
the city and town clerks on the day following said
more OF the senators or representatives yoted for
shall mot na y yDs the so RsoPeF % ard So
trlcts. and towns not DIVIDED INTO yot
taEcn I place place, snail be reopened on the day t
which they stood adjourned and ike proceeding
elect l, at such adjourned meetings tnen the
tors and representatives In whose places no per.
snn,hsr Term of one year and until some persons
are legally chosen aud duly qualified TO MI thei
PROVIDED however, that II for any caus, nj th'
time OF holding such ad tourned election, there I
no person entitled TO hold Tor another term OF on
Wear the ONCE in respect to which failure to elec
has occurred then in the case of that ofhce. tn
such subsequent election shall be declared elected
All ballots cast for senator's ana represent atiVe'
sha l. after being counted as herein provided o
kept by the several city and town cerks securel
scaled and held by them subject TO the order o
the general assembly. -. .,.,
are hereby abolished
Mr.. Brown asked for some explanation
for such radical change in the bill a
substitute B.
f. ii. Wilson said his motion wa
simply technical one made TO get the
bill before the house.
Mr.. Brown said that there was no vas
difference between the plurality bill
which brought all offices under it an,
substitute Ii. which confined the law on |,
partially to members OF the genera
assembly.
Mr.. Owen arose from his seat at tn
back OF the house and walked down tn
aisle aud bgan his remarks. 1t Is no
worth while To wait for the committee
reasons, he said. This IL not a partisa
question. though a. may seem so. TIL
great number Of candidates which hav
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