Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-03-30
TAKE BACK WATER.
Wilson Mari0netteS Hear
From Constituents.
PLURALITY VOTE CHANGED.
Quite Lively Time in the House Of
Representatives Today.

The abortion of an act substituted for
the plurality law presented by "Boss"
Wilson met deserved fate yesterday.
IL not only fell short of the constitu-
tional majority to have 1t brought before
the people, 81 votes or a majority Of AL
the members elected, but 1t was actually
beaten, ~ only 30 members voted for II
and 81 against 1t.
Representatives Blodgett and H. F.
Jsnks Of this city voted with the people
for plurality elections, while Messrs. Cole,
Walker and J. L. jerks, las usual, voted
~ "Boss" Wilson directed, while Bullock
of this ctty lodged the record.
Al soon as the substitute was defeated
the original resolution was placed upon
It's passage and while IL had majority of
seven of those present IL failed because Il
lacked three votes OF constitutional ma
jority.
1t 10 lamentable to think that this i'm
portant matter has fallen through and
that fiye Democrats were absent from
their posts of duty. The absentees were
Burton and Carpenter of Provioence,
Hendrick of North smithfield, Sweet of
Foster and Hazard of Newport.
The latter, however, Is hardly to be
blamed a. he has consistently refused to
occupy seat as a "hoid- over" to which
he considered himself honestly elected.
= The record shows that the necessity for
q Constitutional Convention Is increased
and made clearer to the minds of the peo-
pie.
The people OF this city who are
"blessed" with numerous elections are al
ready awake to q realizing sense of the evil
Those who want to rid themselves OF
this obnoxious law will rally to the
standard Of Democracy next Wednesday
and elect Legislature who will give the
people an opportunity to vote upon such
an important measure.
Today, however, the tables were turned
Since yesterday 1t is evid ent that some of
the Legislators heard from their eonstitu-
ents and this morning Immediately after
the approval Of the journal of yesterday
"Boss" Wilson was on his feet with mo-
tiou to reconsider the action Of yesterday
on the plu rality amendment to the con-
stitution.
Quite discussion sprang up regarding
the decision Of the Speaker In answer to q
question OF Mr.. Greene of Woonsocket
that 1t would take q constitutional ma
jority of the House to recon slider the vote
This view was supported by "Boss" Will
SON ''6am" Allen and few other extrem-
lists, but was disputed by Messrs. Blod.
gett, Mccarthy aud several others.
The roll was then called upon the recon-
sideration aud 1t prevailed as AZ voted In
favor of It, or fve more than the requisite
number.
The resolution was then passed In con.
currence, A voting In the affirmative and
only In the negative.
After routine matters were disposed
Of the resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution increasing the pay of
the members of the General Assem- bly,
from 81 a day to s400 a year, which was
introduced by J. l.. Jencks of this city,
was passed by vote of A to 8.
In the Senate very little of any impor-
tance was done except the passage of a
law making II compulsory for cities and
towns to furnish free text books In the
public schools after August 1, 1898, and
the appointment of Senators Easton,
Cranston and Romian on the joint special
committee on the new State House.