The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-14
The HOUSE.

nt I1Oust COHNthtd llslo ClOth
and Mr.. Mccarthy at once arose and
asked that the vote by which the bill on
Thursday relating to the Union Railroad
Company be rescinded. The House dis
cussed and considered the motion for
three quarters OF an hour. during which
Mr.. Mccarthy labored TO explain that the
vote had passed under "A misapprehen-
sion on part OF the House, and stated that
the city ought TO be heard and wanted to
be heard. .....
Ellery Wilson and Mr.. Blodgett did not
think the explanation explained any
thing and both arose to say so. Mr.. MIC
Carthv insisted on his motion to rescind
and the chair ruled il out of order. Mr..
Mccarthy appealed from the ruling aud
the appeal flashed in the pan as only five
gentlemen seconded his appeal amidst
the laughter or the House.
The consideration OF the Senate amend
ments to he bill relating to the printing
OF addresses on the registry voters on the
voting lists.
. Mr.. Wilson asked to suspend the rule
requiring the matter to lie over for day
as the amendments were slight and the
bill would be passed at once. He eX
planned the changes, two in number, one
requiring the lists to be posted in each
voCing district and the other relating to
posting the lists in case OF special cleo
tions. Mr.. Brown asked that the House
be allowed a day to consider the bill in.
The House refused to suspend the rule
nd voted TO refer the bill to the commit
tee on judiciary.
A number of incorporation acts were
then taken up on motion of Ellery II.
Wilson and passed. They were acts to
incorporate MauvIlle Brass Band. the X.
l. Division of Sons of Veterans, l.. 5. A,
L'Harmonie Canadienue de Providence,
X. l., the Mutual Relief Association, aud
the Society of Colonial DANES.
Acts Introduced.
An act concerning the Providence and
Worcester aud the New York. New Ha
ven aud Hartford Railroad Companies,
ratifying the lease of the former to the
latter in accordance with vote of the
corporation, was referred to the commit
tee on corporations. An act relating to
the Woonsocket Street Railroad Com
pauy; referred to committee on corpora
tions. This provides for the extension of
the road To Cumberland and Smithfield.
An act incorporating the East Greenwich
and Warwick Railroad Company, the
incorporators OF which are Joseph Dews,
William G. Browning. William r. Sharpe
John G. Nichols, William a. Hannaford,
thomas Allen, Elbridge q. Carpenter,
Charles G. Hill. 5. w. X. Allen, Francis
Blakeslee, Oliver W. Slocum. The capi-
tai stock shall not exceed S250.OOO, in
SndTeS vi SicO tdCu. lnt TOdu 10 W Dc
either horse or electric. The act was re-
ferred to the committee on corporations.
An act increasing the salary OF the State
Law Librarian to Sl,250 was referred to
committee on judiciary.
An act incorporating the Henry NJ.
Collier Home for Aged .Colored People,
was referred to committee on education.
An act changing the name of Elizabeth
Keith, was passed in concurrence. Tue
fifth annual report of the Rhode Island
College Of Agricultural and Mechanic
Arts was received and placed on file. The
report OF the State Board OF Agriculture
was received aud placed on file. Act to
change the name of Sarah Zabrisky Jack
son passed in concurrence
An act TO incorporate the Ivanhoe
Castle, No. |. A. q. Knights of the Mystic
Chain. An act providing for the forma
tion OF business corporations was passed
second reading and referred to the COM
mittee on corporations. An act TO pro-
vide for the appointment of factory
inspector and the enactment of a com
pulsory nine hour was introduced by Mr..
Horton OF Newport at the special request
of the labor aud trades unions of New
port. Referred TO committee on cVrpo-
rations.
Act TO incorporate the Portuguese Bene-
fetal Association. Referred 10 commit
tee on education. rs was the act To incor-
porate the Garde Richelieu of Woon-
socket.
From the Senate was received the an
nual report of the state auditor. The re-
port of the president of Brown Univer-
sity on the College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts was received and placed
on file. An act To incorporate the South
ern X. l. Press Associstion was referred
TO committee on education. a resolution
relating TO the payment of bill OF State
Auditor Saunders for extra clerk hire
was referred TO joint committee on ac-
counts aud claims. At 12:45 the House
adjourned.