The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22

Business Transaeted at Yesterdays ses-
sion of Massachusetts Law Makera
BEACON HILL, Feb. %. - The House
had a regular field day yesterday on the
woman suffrage question, and the CALLER
iss and even the floor, which were open TO
them, were filled with ladies anxious to
hear the debate. The question was on
The supporters OF the bill for that pur-
pose were Messrs. Shute, Leonard, Beck.
ford, Roe and Darling. The opponents
were Messrs. Coakley, Moore, Rosnosky
and Wellman. Mr.. White of Brookline
moved to make the bill take effect only in
cities and towns that accepted IL. and the
motion was carried, 10 to 81.
Mr.. Garfield of Brockton presented a
bill and petition that the governor, lieu
tenant governor, councillors, officers and
members of the legislature, judges of the
general courts, and county commissioner
shall be transported free of charge upon
certificates signed by the secretary OF
state.
The committee on public reservations
reported unanimously the bill recon-
mended by the temporary metropolitan
park commission TO establish permanent
metropolitan park commission.
IL. L.. Higginson and other officers OF
Massachusetts, cavalry, artillery and in
fantry asked for an act TO further the coll
lection OF historical information relative
to the services OF Massachusetts, volun-
teers during the civil war. The bill pro.
vides that whenever any military organi-
zation OF the state shall publish or have
prepared for publication history of the
organization, under the sanction of its
proper veteran association, il satisfactory
to the governor and council, as faithfully
end accurately proposed, and to be of i'm
portance enough to justify the patronage
the secretary OF state shall buy 300 copies
OF the work, which shall be in one vol
ume aud the price shall not be over q for
a volume of 400 octave pages.
Ought to pass was reported by the pris-
on COMMITTEES on the bill requiring arti-
cles made in penal institutions to be
branded.
The liquor law committee reported a
bill to repeal the license limitation law.
senator Monk and Representatives Per-
kins, Buck and Thompson dissent
The water supply committee reported
bill TO allow the city OF Medford to buy
land in the city for increasing the water
supply by driven or artesian wells. 1t au-
thorizes the issue OF 100000 in per cent
bonds.
Without debate, on motion OF Mr.. Par
kinson OF Suffolk, the Senate tabled the
House order for prorogation on the first
Wednesday OF May. IL took from the ia
BILE, on motion OF Mr.. Stevens Of Worces-
ter, the House order that all matters MOI
reported on by the last day under the
rules shall be put in the next day's.calen-
dar as reported on adversely.
At the request OF Mr.. Butler OF Bristol
the bill as to the payment OF expenses in
Cured under quarantine regulations wa
put over until Thursday.
The bill providing for the sale at public
auction of the increased capital stock OF
corporations was abled, on the motion o.
OF Mr.. Ray OF Norfolk "a a similar bill is
pending before another committee.
The committee on street railways report
ed a bill TO amend the charter of the Low
ell, Lawrence n Haverhill Street Railway
Company, so that it can build into North
Andover and Bradford, and 10 authorize
IL to purchase or lease the Haverhill *
Groveland Street Railway. the Merrimac
Valley Street Railway, and OF any other
street railway operated in the towns or
cities in which the Lowell Lawrence q
Haverhill Street Railway Company has or
may have locations. The latter company,
for the purposes of this act, Is authorized
TO issue 81 100000 additional capital.
The committee on labor reported against
the bill for the monthly inspection of fac
tories. The same committee reported
leave TO withdraw on the petition OF Anna
b. Richardson for additional female fac
tory inspectors.