The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-23
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The first of private bills reported by
committees this morning was interrupt
ed by the report OF ths judiciary COM
mittee on the bill repeating Sc ction IS of
chapter no Of the public statutes. This
section is the now amous one relating to
the times when the election Of South
KinRstown shall be held.
X. H.. Wilson said that the act was re-
ported so the difficulties now surround
ing the elections In that town might be
avoided. 1t repeats section Is and places
South hingstown on exactly the same
footing as other towns divided into dis
tricts. The act takes effect April I, 1894,
and thus allows all elections now pend
ing or such as may be held this year 10
continue until such a time az the state
election shall occur. The bill passed.
The SINE committee also recommended
the indefinite -postponement of the reso-
luton providing for the submission to
the people OF an act providing Tor a con-
%stitutioDal convention. The bill was so
postponed.
The bill providing for the purchase of
the camp ground came down from the
senate. and with some amendments and
technical natnrs was passed. Five
hundred dollars was also appropriated
for the expenses OF the camp ground
u III
Another bill of great Importance to the
militia was introduced by Representa-
tive Walker of Pawtucket. 1t provides
for the appointment of a joint special
committee TO revise chapter 25s
''Of Militia" The committee is
to examine the laws. to take
of the militia and the annual cost of the
states military, and recommend a stated
annual appropriation to cover such cost.
This b Ia is he result of the strenuous
efforts OF the adiutant general. who for
years has tried to get the general assembly
to make an annual appropriation for the
militia, and thus do away with the neces-
sity for him TO come up At all sorts of
times TO get special bills through.
Quarantine Act.
The house passed a quarantine act. 1t
states that the quarantine power in this
state shall be vested in the governor,
who shall have power to make such
regulations as he may see fit and
shall have power to see tina such
laws or provisions for the proven
ton Of the Introduction of infectious
diseases into the state shall be carried
into effect. 1t provides that the viola
ton Of such regulations or the rules OF
the state board OF health by any stage,
SbthIuboht OE TdllGDdu llno SnHLl
be punished by a ine Of $50 for each and
every offence. An appropriation of s., 900
is made called the quarantine fund,
which is place at the disposal of the
governor for the enforcement Of the law,
The probate court act, SO called, was
referred to the committee on the judici-
airy. This act Is a part OF tho Revised
Statutes. IL covers the organic alton of
the probat courts, dividing the state
into sever probate dis riots and revising
all those sections of the law relating TO
that subject. 1t covers $50 pages.
An act authorizing the town of Grams
was passed.
~utive Powers.
General G. A Wilson introduced a bill
which was referred to the COMMITTEES on
judiciary that has long been neces-
sary in this state. 1t relates to
the executive power Of the gov
ernor. Section . OF article z of
the constitution says that 1.-THE governor
shall take care that the laws Of the state
shall be faithfully executed" But the con-
stitution provides for no way in which
the governor may take care that they
are faithfully executed. IL was probably
intended by the trainers of the constitu-
ton that the governor should be an ex-
ecutive without executive power. and
the constitution makes that principle
operative.
This bill gives the governor power to
call on the state police (the sheriffs, etc.
la case of any disturbance or other pop-
ular demonstrations .calling for suppress
sion. In other words it makes the exec
utive Nh de facto it,
stead OF an executive without power.