Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-03-24
BAY STATE LEGISLATURE.
More Power For the eoyernor...Ths Street
Railway Labor Bill.

Boston, March 2t.-Ths committee on
constitutional amendments reported an
amendment for the appointment by the
governor, with tbe advice and consent Of
the council, Of the attorney general, sher-
ins, registers Of probate, commissioners of
insolvency, clerks Of courts and district
attorneys, unless their appointments shall
be otherwise provided for. The legislature
may fix their terms of offioe. The resolve
does not include the state secretary, treas
nrer and auditor, who were included In the
petition of X. II. Dana and others for the
amendment
Governor Russell sent to the executive
council these appointments; Ex-Coun-
cillors Edward j. Flynn and Moses How
to be ballot law commissioners In place Of
John n. McDonoueh, deceased, and Sam
uel w. Mccall, resigned, respectively;
John j. McDonough of Fall River to be
justice Of the Second Bristol district court
In place of Arba n, Lincoln, resigned, and
David p. Kimball and John Q. Adams to
be state directors Of the Fitohburg rail
road.
The executive council, by a vote Of to
1, rejected Governor Russells nomination
Of j. X. Kane of Spencer as a trial justice
The senate had another long debate over
the bill making 10 hours in 12 days work
for street railway employees. The bill had
been ordered to a third reading the day
before by good majority, and its friends
thought 1t was safe. Yesterdays debate,
however, had not proceeded far before 1t
was seen that some Of those who had voted
for II had now changed front and were not
30 friendly to the bill as on the previous
day.
On motion of Senator Read the bill was
amended SO that 1t should not effect EN-
ployes who work under a written contract.
As the West End employees and those Of
nearly all other roads are required TO sign
a contract before they 20 to work the
amendment made the bill of little or no
effect. The bill was then passed to be en-
crossed, all voting for 1t except Senator
Baker, who was opposed to II in any form.
When the senate reached the Boston nd
Maine bill, Mr.. Parkman offered an
amendment providing that mo purchase
shall be made or stock issued without the
written approval of the railroad COM
missioners of Massachusetts," Chairman
Ray Of the railroad committee accepted
the amendment, the senate adopted it, and
engrossed th bill without further debate.
The following reports were received In
Jne mousse; Leave 10 Wltndraw on the
petition of the Salem school board for
additional power over school property and
reference to the next legislature on q
similar petition from Maiden; leave to
withdraw on the petition of the United
States Reserve Fund association for power
to adjust its contracts and do an assess
ment insurance business; reference to the
next legislature on the petitions for the
establishment of state highways; leave to
Withdraw on the petition for the incorpora-
tion Of the West Roxbury Loan and Trust
company. Ought to pass was reported on
the bill requiring mills to furnish weavers
with specifications Of piecework.
The committee on federal relations re-
ported resolution requesting Massachu-
setts members Of congress to use all rea-
sonable efforts to secure the establishment
of government telegraph and telephone
service for the citizens of the United States.
Ought not to pass was reported on the
bill to enlarge the powers Of the school
committees of cities A like report came
on the bill to regulate and establish super
vision of the business done by credit com
panies and collection bureaus.