The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-26
TOR THE BNHECT|ONS.
/ Substitute Act introduced In the
General Assembly Today
CONCERNING THE LIMIT IN TIME
During which Elections May be Called
Act Allowing Pensions to Firemen and
Policemen Passes the Senate Law
with Respect to Cruelty to Children.

A quorum was obtained In the house
at 11:30 O'Clock this morning.
Mr.. Cole for the COMMITTEES on corpo-
rations renorted an act to incorporate
the What Cheer Hat Manufacturing
company. Passed. Also from the same
committee an act TO Incorporate the
Blair Camera company; passed In con-
currence.
Mr.. Owen, for the committee on cor
porations, reported an act to incorporate
the Herald Printing company of Provi-
dence. Passed.
Mr. Barbour, for the committee on
education. reported an act In amend
ment of an act to incorporate the Sec
ond Baptist church OF Hopkinton, r. i
making IL the First Baptist church of
Hope Valley. Passed In concurrence.
Also from the same committee an act
amending the charter OF the Masonic
temple of Providence. ex ending the
time of its organization. fassel in con-
currence.
Mr.. Heydon for the committee on
finance reported an act appropriating
$500 for stationery and stamps for the
general assembly. Passed.
Mr.. Brown for the committee on cor
porattons reported an act amending the
charter OF the Riverside Meta company,
later the Oakland Silk company. chang
ing it's name 60 the Seamless Sock com
pany. Passed. Also an act to incorpor-
ate the Slatersville Mills company Of
NOrthfield. Passed in concurrence. Also
an act amending the charter of the Aldine
Misunderstanding company, extending the
time OF organization TO May, 1895.
Passed In concurrence Also an ac
amending the charter Of the Rverdaie
mills. extending the time OF corporation
TO June /, 1895. Passed in concurrence.
IA. Peircc Tor the committees on corpor-
ations- reported an act 10 incorporate the
Rhode Isla al Graphite company. Passed.
Also from the same com nittee. an act to
Incorporate the K. L. Freeman comLany;
passed ia concurrence. Also iro tue
sHIEe committee, I'm net amending the
charter OF the Newport and New York
Rapid Transit company. extending the
railroad TO 1895. Passed in concurrence.
Also from the same committee an act
amending the charter OF the Smith Gran
company of Westerly. increasing the
capital STOCK to $500, 900 and providing for
ISSUANCE OF preierred STOCK. Passed in
concurreuce.
Mr.. Wilson of East Providencs for the
committee on Judiciary repor ed a sub
stitute act relating 10 elections of men,
bers Of general assembly. The substitute
~ AS follows:
Section 4. Whenever In any town not divided
Into voting districts there shall be no election OF
Or Of any OF Them at the nrst trial. the meeting
date 20 BE- liked by the electors at sad meeting but
which shall be uot less than three days Il om the
Be reopened Tor The purpcse Of Competing ing such
eaection. with ike a journ. .hereiroln but no
aSys from spe rs M etnS 'n" exceed seven
SEC I, M 1ns ballots cat n any election Of mem
where there no choice. shall br py the espective
uscs % order o. he ssnS ally hea
towns not divided into voting districts SAID ballots
open meeting immedlatey upon rns comple t,oa OF
the ccnt thereof aud before any recess adjourn
Keep ssid Saliots as here SereInbsfore si aA0 pro pae
dsS vons IL AND when IA ss count vad ad
nslO's Y made BY tss boards ga Of sdssmn and
ssci ward and Voting district shah ss Be- conated
separately. and be separately sealed up In open
to city raa wSo aso
s ss asa saa no hs sa y Sdo as
ssns g sssn s psssa.s %; rSs Ss'ss ss:
sSns sad aa1s SnO aSnes1s a Ss .s skssss CON n
num0er to prevent the abstraction Of any ballots
from or adding Of any balots 70 the contents Of
msethg or the presiding oicer and clerk Of Of the the
body VII .ch makes the nnai count OF said ballots
Labels, and whenever both OF the Officers whose
s pa hey ha allow soms % % Of oas @soSr S
political party 10 afx his signature In ink 10 all OF
o0cu ibOcls.
Mr.. Brown thought the house should
have time to consider the act aud moved
that 1t should be the special order for
Thursday morninv ut III O'clock
MIR. Wilson OF East Providence hoped
the motion would not prevail. The gen.
erai assembly had not long to live and
the bill is very simple and eau be easily
understood.
Mr. Mccarthy thought 1t would be a
good idea to report such matters several
days before the house would be called
upon 10 act on them.
Mr.. Wilson said It was not very much
changed from the bill as it was read in
the house arly la April and IL had been
printed in the daily papers.
Mr.. Brown insisted tn .t thrse weeks
was q long I'll ne in the history of this
house, this year aud the members would
likely forget something garding it.
Iwenty-four hours was not to- short TO
consider so important a matter and the
house ought not to be obliged to consider
1t SO hastily.
Mr.. Mulholland thought that adver-
tisiuR In the papers was "A verg poor way
to bring such a matter before tue mem
bers. There were many provisions la the
voting laws which he did not under
stand aud he was sure that others were
In the same box. Many laws had beea
passed which are ambiguous aud good
lawyers hal been on the judiciary com
n1lttee at tie time.
Mr.. Wilson said that he could explain
everything IA the act I'm less time than
was taken in discussing. making it a
special order.
MIR. Mccarthy said that Il was printed
aud he preferred time Co look at tie bill
himself atner than ask the gentleman
from 4 sst Providence about AZ. uul,ss
when lac bad careful y looked at 1t he
should lind something that he did rot
utdrrstand.
On the vote on making it the special
srder the roll WAS called aLd resulted IL
ayes and 81 ..oes.
Mr.. Oweu owed adjournment.
he hous re used To a., journ, ~ to g.
Mr. Brown caalei attrntloa TO Tue fac
that there was no quofu n voting
Speaker CaprOn reminded the gentle
man that quorum was not needed 10
vote an al urament.
Air. Brown moved the indefinite post