The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-23
HOUSE.

The House met at lilo this mornin G
and after some skirmishing a quorum
was fonud.
The Rhode Island Business Mems AS
sociation presented petition to the
General Assembly to petition Congress
mote the exhibit at the Columbian Fair
OF road machinery. The petition was re-
ceived and placed on file
The petition OF the Newport Water
Works for an increase of capital to 81
10000 and to issue bonds to the amount
OF 81, ,000, 900 was passed.
From the judiciary committee was re-
ported the act relating to the lease of
the Providence and Worcester to the
New York, New Haven aud Hartford
Railroad, with the amendments noted,
heretofore. There are various restric-
tions which the committee thought
proper. 1t was passed as amended.
The question Of the amendment Of the
Douglas Caole Co, was brought up. aud
Mr.. Blodgett asked il the Douglas Cable
Co. had ever been organized.
Mr.. Brown said be believed it had not
organized
MIR. BlodCett said the General Assembly
had granted TO certain parties certain
rights aud they ID ssessed those rights III
the corporations asked for "A cuange like
this the matter was all right. But when
outsiders asked for a change of this kind
they were taking away the rights of this
corporation, and ought not TO be listened
to for moment lie. wanted TO
know neither this was legally presented.
Mr.. Brown looked the act over and de-
cided that the petition was signed by the
Douglas Cable Co. and it was very uu-
Gel, ain whether the company, never hav-
ing organized, mad auy right to sign it,
self as company aud therefore whether
the signature was legal.
Mr.. Bennett, one OF the incorporators,
was present and made a change In the
signature which some thought necessary,
but Mr.. Blodgett still thought that no
one of the incorporators had the right to
sign away the rightsiof the others, and
he moved that the matter be recommitted
TO the committee.
Mr.. Owen explained that the iucorpor-
ators had had an opportunity TO be heard
on the bill.
Mr.. Blodgett then said that IL that was
the case he would withdraw his motion.
The bill was passed.
An act TO incorporate the Daughters
OF the Revolution was passed.
William c. Baker introduced an act re-
lating TO foreign insurance companies.
Mr.. walker reported a resolution ap-
proving the commission appointed by the
governor to purchase uniforms for the
Naval Reserve OF Bristol aud Newport,
The bill to expeud the sum of 81, 200 to
dedicate the Sedgwick Memorial hall of
Wakefield was reported from the COM
mittee on finance.
Mr.. Brown cIllei attention to the fact
that this was private institution and he
doubted the moral right of the General
Assembly TO appropriate the states
money for such n purpose
T.. III. Wilson said this money was not
an appropriation TO buy property for the
post. IL was simply an appropriation TO
dedicate the hall just as for Columbia
day Mr.. Smith said IL this was prece-
dent and was a sop To the soldier vote
and would be repeated whenever any
would vote for IT., but he doubted
whether the House had a moral right to
vote the money away
Mr.. Mulhollan Il said that he saw no
objection to this act. 4 hese soldiers were
poor aud they wanted TO dedicate their
Duildinx. IL a Post were rich he would
oppose IL. Mr.. Heydon was called 20 the
chair Gnd Speaker CaprJn took the floor
for the nrst time this session lie called