The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-01
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
Tho Doings of Eay state Representatives
ON Beacon Hill.

The Doings of Eay state Representatives
ON Beacon Hill.
BOSTON, April LIN the senate Mr. Law
renee offered an amendment To the resolu-
tions relative to the establishment OF a
qoyerement telegraph and telephone serv-
ice. so that the employees, should this
change be made, shall be under civil service
rules. Mr.. Buckley, for the committee on
federal relations, accepted the amendment,
and 1t was adopted.
On the house bill to abate the smoke
nuisance In large cities Mr.. Parkman of
fered an amendment intending TO fix
standard for the amount Of smoke neces-
sary to constitute a nuisance. The matter
then went over until Tuesday.
For an adverse report, Mr.. Parkman
offered resolve providing that the gov
ernor shall appoint three commissioners
20 investigate the Norwegian system of
dispensing with intoxicating liquors, who
are TO serve without pay and report to the
next legislature, together with draft Of
bill to apply the same to this state Mr.
Monk of Plymouth, chairman OF the
LIQUOR committee, said the committee
thought there was much merit to that
system. and favored the resolve. On re-
ouest OF Mr.. Fitzgerald of Suffolk the
resolve was laid over until Monday.
When the resolve relative to the Worlds
Columbian exposition at Chicago was
reached, Mr.. Arnold Of Plymouth moved
To amend SO that the whole legislature
should be included. After considerable
discussion pro and con, the amendment
was rejected, to 20, and the resolve was
| then engrossed and sent to the house under
suspension Of the rules.
In the house the following bills were re
ported: Relative to taxation OF real estate
owned by any city or town and situated In
| another municipality; TO authorize the
town of Weymouth to issue an additional
water loan Of $50, 900.
Ought not to pass " reported on bill
authorizing the appointment OF commits
sion to draft an act embodying the prin'
ciples of the towers system Of registration
| of title to land and on resolutions relat
ing to national department of roads anc
to a roadmaking exhibit at Chicago.
| Leave to withdraw on petition to re
auire the New York g. New England rail
road to furnish facilities between Dedham
and points west.
| A bill on leave to incorporate Fredericl
w. Putnam Of Cambridge and others a
the American Folk Lore society, will
power to hold 100000 in personal and $50,
900 in real property, was presented. -
The senate bill TO make 10 hours In
consecutive 12 days work for employe
of street railways was ordered to thir'
reading
MIR. Charles opened the debate on tn
stock at auction bill by moving his substi
tute bill, which was the old bill of 1891
After considerable debate It was postpone'
to Wednesday, on point of order raises
by Mr. Bliss, that the bill was broader Il
scope than the governors accommodation
Under suspension of the rule the hous
engrossed the bill for the registration G
voters at special election.
Mr.. Parker failed in his effort to get
suspension of the rules TO admit his bill o
leave for change in the cemetery law.
Under suspension Of the rules the hous
admitted the petition Of the Cambridg
Citizens Trade association for leave I
hold property worth $500 900; the resolv
I'm favor Of the widow of the late Repr'
sentative Crooks; the petition OF the Me
rose water commissioners for leave to tax
an additional wgter supply, and an orde
granting the finance committee more tim'
The bills relating to loans and appropr
ations in Boston were taken from the tab
and passed to be engrossed.
The resolve for holding a constitutions
convention, on which a report is pending
of reference to the next legislature wa
tabled.