The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-17

comply with the regulations whenever
they are issued. 1t also %appropriates
5000 for an epidemic fund to be used
board of health subject to the consent of
the governor. Referred to the committee
on judiciary.
The judiciary Bill Reported.
Senator Freeman reported the judiciary
bill from the committee on judiciar y
recommending concurrence in the house
amendments. and moved that 1t be made
the special order for Thursday. So
voted.
Senator Anthony, for the committee
on corporations. reported AN act TO in
corporate the Cranston Electric COM
pany, recon nending passage. Passed.
Senator BIO wing for the committee
on jndiciars re oorted the act permitting
the Westerly fire district TO hire $40. 90
Tor the purpose OF building "A new fire
station r., com nending passage. Passed.
Senator Browning also reported the
act to promote the destruction OF foxes,
Offering a reward OF IS for each fox
killed. Passed In concurrence.
Senator Dyer, Tor the committee on
CO operations, reported the act to incor-
porate the Knights Of Pythias Real Els.
tate and Building association. Passed.
Senator Currier, for the committee on
judiciary. reported the act In addition to
@ apter PAP OF the Public Statutes. rec
ommending passage. The act provides
for fning track-walkers, for fining any
one who throws n missile at a train or
an oihcer OF a railroad while In the dis
charge or his duty. for wilfully stopping
a train between stations, aud for injur-
ing any OF the electric signals or other
mechanism connected with grade cross
invs.
C-...~. H-uu~, l1,..Lk xl.. 40
sou could save walking four miles by
going o mile on the railroad lie should
AVE the privilege. He moved 10 strike
section / from the bill.
To Discourage Track Walking.
Senator Freeman thought the bill
was as 1t should be. So many
had been killed while track
walking that something ought to
be done to discourage this. He iu-
stanced many cases where persons had
been killed from their own ~careles sness.
The bill Is drawn so that no one can be
malicious'y prosecuted ms the cost must
be guaranteed before a person can be
prosecuted.
Senators Comstock. Easton, Burgess,
Wllbour approved tho act.
The Amendment OF Senator Kenyon
was lost
Senator Wilbour offered an amend
ment providing that all railroad COM
panies shall post notices. Lost y TO IL.
Senator Kenyon offered another
amend ment to strike out part OF section
I, which provides that no corporation
shall be flued for the injury or death of
persons walking on the tracks. according
to lay. Lost.
Jhe act was then passed.
Remembering a Railroad Bill.
Senator Wilbour moved to reconsider
the act which constituted the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad a cor
poration in Rhode Island, aud il having
been so voted he moved m amendment
providing hat three directors bs ap-
pointed from Rhode Island instead of
one, as provided In the bill.
Senate Burgess moved to lay the mo.
tion 10 RECONSIDER on the table. Sc
voted, 10 TO @.
No quorum voting the roll was called
and "A Quorum Vas found to BE- present.
The vote was then taken aud resulted
IL for aud 4 against.
Senator Roman moved that the act
relating to the sewer commissioners Of
Woonsocket, which was n special order
for IL o'clock, be taken from the table
aud referred TO che committee on Judi
ciary aud IT was SO referred.
Senator Currier for the comm ittes
~ "a aCO Al pro
hibitidg railroad corporations from
obstructing the highways more than
five minutes Mt a time, recommend.
ing the indefinite postponement of tn,
original act aud the passage of substi.
tute A, which strikes out section 9
which provides that no trains shall pas.
at $ atoms. The act was recon mitted tc
the judiciary.
Factory Inspection BiiI.
Senator Baker for the committee or
special legislation reported the factory
inspection act With eerttin amendm cuts.
Laid on the table aud m de tho speciaI
1rier Tor tomorrow at ~ o'clock.
The employers liabil ICY act was takeu
from the Ia bic on motion OF Senate,
Comstock and made a special order fol
tomorrow.
A number. OF miscellaneous matter,
were disposed o. atuong them the par.
don Of Thomas IL Galligan, after watch
ths ssna.e adj yurnsL