The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-15
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE.
Railroad Matters-Mayor Matthew Pc
tition---C Committee Reports.

Railroad Matters-Mayor Matthew Pc
tition--C Committee Reports. :,
BosToS, March 1b.--The railroad COM
mittee reported bill authorizing the Bos-
ton and Maine or the Boston and Lowell
Railroad company TO lease or purchase the
road, franchises and property Of the Con-
cord and Montreal railroad. II the lease
Is made to the Boston and Lowell, that
corporation is empowered to assign IL to
the Boston and Maine.
Leave to withdraw was reported by the
mercantile committee on the petition of
the Washburn * Moen Manufacturing
company that IL may issue its capital stock
In payment Of property converted to IL,
and that IL may become stakeholder In,
or interested with, other corporations al
ready established or hereafter organized
for like purposes.
The petition OF Mayor Matthews for
legislation to limit floor areas in second
class buildings was admitted and sent to
the committee on cities with instructions
to hear only that part of the communca-
ton, thus shutting out the remonstrance
against granting of more holidays for Bos-
ton firemen.
The bill to authorize the organization of
companies to insure against loss or damage
to property by accident was taken from the
table and recommitted.
The committee on railroads reported a
bill providing that the Old Colony Rail-
road company may unite with or purchase
the property of any railroad corporation
now leased or operated by it or any steam
boat or other transportation companies In
which it holds majority of the stock, on
such terms as the railroad commissioners
may approve; and that for such purposes
II may call as much new stock at auction
as the railroad commissioners may ap-
prove.
Without debate the house bill TO prevent
the docking of horses was nearly unani-
mously rejected. The bill to regulate rail-
road fares and the adverse report on divorce
legislation were tabled.
In the house ought not to pass was re-
ported on the bill to permit the guarantee
ing of credit. On the bill relative to i'm
moral theatrical posters. On the bill to
appoint supervisors for all public schools.
On the bill making the school year begin
uniformly on Sept. 1, and on the bill that
the testimony of factory inspectors shall
be conclusive evidence in certain cases
arising under the factory inspection law.
The bill allowing the sale of artificially
raised trout in the close season, with an
amendment that no trout shall be sold less
than eight inches long, was passed to be
enforced.
The street railway committee reported
bill to allow the mortgage on the Inter
state Street Railway company, authorized
by Rhode Island, TO attach to the COM
pany's property in this state, when duly
recorded under our laws.
The education committee reported
change IN the law relating to superinten-
dents Of schools for small towns, so that
the minimum number of schools in dis
trict may be twenty-five instead of thirty
five
bill was reported from the public
charities committee extending to towns the
provisions of law requiring cities to place
their pauper children in families or asy-
lums.
The education committee. Mr.. Rich of
Chelsea dissenting. reported favorably the
bill for state commission to examine
school teachers.