The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-10
AT LAST.
The Massachusetts Legislature Winds Up
Its Business by an AlI-Night Session.

fhe Massachusetts Legislature Winds ID
Its Business by an All-Night Session.
BosToN, June l0-The debate on the
rapid transit bin began in the after
noon session of the house yesterday
when the senate amendments came
up. In the evening session the de-
bate was continued. The house voted, 95
to 81, to restore the provision giving the
governor the Lw~er of appointment. The
vote was In the negative on taking part oi
the common. also I'm restoring the clause
prohibiting consequential damages. The
house then, almost unanimously, refused
TO concur with the senate In striking out
the amendment referring the bill TO the
people Of Boston.
The regular session of the house was
then interrupted and the mock session in
btituted A committee was appointed to
confer with the senate. When the bill
went back to the senate Mr.. Kittredge
moved that they insist on the amend
ments, in which the house non-concurred.
The motion prevailed.
The house refused to change the law
forbidding independent military organiza.
tions from bearing arms. A four-fifths
vote would be necessary to do this, and
the yeas and nays stood "a to 81. A roll.
call changed this to 100 yeas TO % nays.
Mr. Meyer reported a resolve to allow
Catholic temperance organizations to carry
arms. Speaker Barrett took the floor In
favor Of this, as 1t would only place the
law as il was before codification.
Mr.. Crosby declared that the adjutant
general was in favor OF it Mr.. Moriarty
said that he was authorized by the COVER
nor to say that il he had known the
effect Of the bill he would not have signed
IL.
The senate resolve on referring the
difference between the New England and
the New Haven roads was passed.
The bill giving the superintendents OF
Cbarlestown, Concord and Sherborn the
power to remove their subordinates, was
killed.
The house bill TO regulate the price
and candle power Of gas was indefinitely
postponed.
The senate passed the bill raising the
salary of the Suffolk register from s4500
to 5000 after amendments doing away
with the fee system.
The house passed the blu legalizing wed.
dings performed by Hebrew rabbis.
When the Bay State gas bill came from
The senate was in session until daylight
In order that the transit bill might be en-
crossed and passed to be enacted
Mr.. Meyers offered resolutions compli-
mentary TO Speaker Barrett, and they
were seconded by Mr.. Malone, Mr.. Park
hurst. Colonel Moore and Mr.. Moriarty.
Mr. Moriarty said that fine gold watch
and chain went with the verbal token; the
recipient would find IL at the jewellers
where 1t was left to be appropriately en-
graved.
Acting Speaker Bliss put the resolutions
and they were unanimously passed
Mr.. Barrett responded in an appropriate
speech. He hoped the succeeding house
In the new chamber would cherish the ira
ditions and emulate the record Of the old.
A set of silver spoons was presented to
Clerk Mclaughlin, with appropriate resolu-
tions Resolutions were also adopted compli.
mentary to Sergeantrat-Arms Adams. As
sistant Clerk Kimball and Chplain Wal
dron.
Speaker Barrett appointed various COM
fnittees, including the house delegation to
visit the Worlds fair.
At daylight the rapid transit bill was
enacted, and the legislature was pro-
rogued.