The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-27
SECOND EDITION.
a O'clock.
cLOTURE RULE.
CONTINUED FROM rAeE 1.

for the old times when voters went 10
the town meeting and stayed all day.
This new act only provides that the next
election shall not be ,led inside of three
DAYS. so that the voters shall have notice
of the town meeting.
Mr.. Brown criticised the explanation
OF the act as bare aud barren, aud talked
for SONS time on the election OF several
Republican members now holding Office
under the provisions OF the old law. He
wanted the second election to BE- held the
next day. He moved that the act be
amended so that the second election shall
be held on the following morning at
o'clock. he submitted the amend ment
in writing. The amendment provides
that il this would bring the meeting on
Sunday it shall be adjourned to the fol-
On this amendment Mr. Wilson of East
Providence moved the previous question
which was voted 80 TO IL.
Mr.. Brown said he was anxious
To Expedite the Business
of the house, aud refused to take the
time.
The amendment was put on Its passage
and lost.
Mr.. Wilson moved the previous aues-
tion on the passage of the BILL
Mr.. Brown asked If the bill was before
the house by sections or not.
question now before the house was
''ohall the main question now be putp'
The roll was called for and resulted, 81
ayes aud IA nays.
Mr. b own moved that the vote be
reconsidered and Mr.. Wilson called him
TO order and he proceeded to discuss the
merits OF the ac lie was in favor of
anything that would 20 To preserve the
ballots In the towns.
Mr. Mccarthy called attention to the
fact that there was no provision for the
calling or an election in case the town
council failed TO order second election.
The act was passed without roll call.
Registering and Listing of Voters.
Mr.. Wilson called from the table the
act in amendment of section OF chapter
735 Of the Public Laws which prescribes
that every person who is or within year
may lie qualified to vote. upon being
registered, saall 20 TO the town clerk aud
annually on or before the last day or De
certify To the truth of the
facts stated in the appropriate heads
of such registry. Every person VINO
shall knowingly make auy false certifi-
cate In registering his name in any such
registry book, shall be fined no. exceed
ing $50 or b. in prisoned not cseding
sixty days. Before the name of any for
eiRn-born person shall be placed upon
the voting list, either as a property or as
a registry voter, he shall present to the
town or city clerk Of the town or city
where he desires te-vete, certificate of
fore any meeting OF the board OF can
vassers cid for The canvass OF such vot-
tug list. and at " hich he desires to have
his name placed thereon.
There was some debate on the matter
of providing for The losing OF naturaliza-
ton papers.
Mr.. Owen asked what a voter who Is
foreign born hut who was under is years
of age when his father was natu-
ralized is TO do. The act will
make it an offence to place this
name on the list. and yet he is quail
fed voter. He did not care particularly
about the act, but wished 10 bring out
the fat. He A. ked Mr.. Blodgett To ex-
plain Row man Is TO get his name on
the list under these conditions
Mr.. Blodgett explained that In this
case both father and sou are naturaliZed
by the same act and the papers of the
father are the naturalization certificate
OF the son.
Mr.. Mulholland agreed with Mr.. Blod-
gett.
Mr.. McOsker wished to make an
amendment so that property voters need
only to rrgister once.
Mr.. Wilson OF East Providence said
that the Lill covers that point and that
Is just the intent Of the bill.
Mr.. Owen asked how IT. would be In
the case OF n man who Is born in q for
elgn country and the son Of citizen Of
this country.
Mr.. Wilson explained that the United
States Statutes say distinctly that such
o man IL q citizen as he is considered to
be born under the II z.
Mr. Owen acknowledged that such was
4 t.x.r lut. .x1 h..t h... "A
act conhicted with the United States
laws.
Mr.. Mulholald moved to strike out
tie words which compelled property
voters to file naturaliz alton papers
Lost.
Mr.. Mccarthy moved 10 amend by
striking cut the words compelling the
foreign-born voters TO swear TO the date
OF their birth and the date of arrival in
this country. He is liable TO forget one
or both and would thus be disfrauchised.
Mr.. Blodgett said that there was no
such thing AS the positively certain
knowledge of Ierson's birth. IL need
not be SO arbitrary and IL not IT quired %
be stated with exactness.
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Green OF Woonsocket and Mr.
Owen asked several questions about the
bill. the latter claiming that IL is unvou-
stituticnal, and citing opinions OF the
supreme courts OF MlCnlRan a1u lnulAha
which ne claimed related to similar bills
The act was finally put on its passage.
ard the roll being called, passed 35 to IA
The motion TO n consider was made
and laid on the table.
Mr.. Brown moved that the house take
a recess of twenty minutes for lunch.
Lost.
Mr., Wilson moved 10 reconsider the
vote which passed the act relating TO the
election OF sena ors and rep resentatlves.
Mr.. Brown moved 10 adjourn.
Mr.. Allen moved to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table.
Mr.. Mccarthy seconded Mr.. Browns
motion.
To motion TO lay on the table was put
and carried.
Mr.. Brown apr ealed from the decision
OF the chair. He said his motion was
made first.
After some debate on the matter the
roll was called on the appeal and result
ed In the decision Of the chair being sus-
tained by vote of 80 To 70
AT $3.50 o'clock the bouse was still In
session
The SENATE.