The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-30
THB PEOPLE
Mill Decide the Plurality Elec-
tion Question.
HOUSE CONCURS
With the Upper House in the
Passage of "Su6sttute A."
VOTE WAS ~ AYES TO I NOES.
Vote WAS ~ AYES To I NOES.
Large Proportion OF the Republican
Members Considered Themselves no
Longer Bound by the Caucus and
Rulings Of the Chair.

There was an air of satisfaction pre-
vailing in the lower branch of the gen.
eral assembly today, when one by one
the mem bers favoring plurality elections
filed in and IL became known that the
vote of recon sideration on the plurality
bill was likely TO be successful, and that
the constitutional majority would be
secured to submit the amendment to the
people.
The fact was that yesterday the ma
jorlty of the Republicans while believ-
lug in the plurality law voted against 1t
because they had agreed to do so in eau
Gus. But the discussion in its favor and
Governor Browns weil-known advocacy
of submission OF the matter To the peo-
pie had convinced nearly all of the men,
bers that the people should be allowed to
vote. After Yesterdays vote some Re-
publicaus believed that they had done
their duty by the caucus and could now
vote In fav or OF submitting the plurality
law.
The record was scarcely read when f.
III. Wilson caught the speakers eye aud
moved to reconsider the motion whereby
it was voted that the plurality law
should not be submitted TO the people
lie said he made the motion not because
he intended TO vote in favor of IT, but be-
cause he had heard that some of those
gentlemen who voted against IL now be-
lieved that IL Substitute B" could not
be submitted they wished TO submit the
original simple plurality law to the peo-
pie.
Mr.. Landers who had moved to take
up the measure yesterday, seconded il.
Mr.. Oven hoped that the gentlemen
who voted against the motion yesterday
had heard from their constituents since.
and had experienced
or
A roll was called and the speaker ruled
tl at it would require constitutional ma
jority to reconsider the vote.
Mr.. Mccarthy said that motion to
reconsider was a simple technical one
and needed only majority. He claimed
that n motion to reconsider a vote con-
stitutional whereby motion had been
passed was entirely different from SINH
lar motion that had been lost
II. III. Wilson explained that yester-
days vote was conclusive as far as the
house was concerned. ana that n con-
stitutional majority then having failed It
was necessary that its success by recon
sideration could only be made by co IL
stitutional vote.
Mr.. Blodgett differed from the ruling
of the chair and cited precedent during
The speakership of Mr.. Jillson, when the
Prohibition amendment was under con-
ruled that n constitutional majority was
not necessary to reconsider.
Mr. Mccarthy appealed from the rul-
ing of the chair, but subsequently with
drew his appeal.
The vote was then taken and the mo-
tion to reconsider was carried, A ayes to
10 noes.
Mr. BlodRstt moved that the house
concur with the senate ia passing sub
.titute "A" The vote showed Al ayes to
Z noes.
The personnel of the vote to submit the
law is as follows in the two roll calls:
AYEs-Speaker Capfon. Messrs. Aylsworth
Baker, Paul NJ Barber. Blodgett. Brayton Brown
Burllngame, Alva Carpenter. jesse A Carpenter
Clarke. Cole, ColwelI, Cottreil. Daniels, Easi,
wood, Fish. Gates George w. Gre,ne
Hayward. Hey don, Charles N. Horton Henry -
jerks, James L. J INKS. Landers. Mccarthy ss,-
Osker, MuhOlland, Murray, Owen, Parks Pierce
Pinard Potter katnbun. Ray, Robinson sim,
mons. A. waterman Smith, Percy d. Smith
Sweet, Sylycstre, Charles a. Wilson Wordeli-iI
NoEs-Aldrch. Allen. Bliven, Campbell Four-
nier, stephen NJ. Greene, Eilery II. Wilson,
The next act of Importance was the
resolution submitting AN amendment To
the constitution making he salaries of
the members of the general assembly
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