The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-15
a O'clock.
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The Judiciary Bill Appears in the
Senate and Passed.
REGISTRY BILL IN THE HOUSE.
The New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Want what Small Part OF This
Portion of the Earth IL Does Not Now
Possess.

The Senate came to order at 1905 this
morning, Gov. Brown in the chair.
Senator Freeman for the committee on
judiciary reported the so-called "Judici-
ary Bill" recommending the indefinite
postponement of the original bill and sub
stitute A, and the passage of sustitute
b. He explained that there had been an
immense amount of work put into the
act and hoped that it would be laid tenn
porarily on the table and be taken up at
sny time when there was no business on
the table. Ii was so disposed of.
Senator Dyer for the committee on cor
poraions repor ed the act permitting the
Newport water works to increase their
caDital stock 10 s., ,OOOO0l.
Senator Comstock said that he had no
objection TO the passage Of the act as he
understood there was to be public hear
inc IN the House. The act was passed.
Senator Comstock for the committee
or judiciary reported on the petition OF
Marguerita Jordin Loranzo for change
of her name and that OF her child, recon-
mendlng the passage OF resolution
granting the petition. Passed.
Senator freeman introduced the follow
ing act, re atipg TO tue amount OF interest
TO be charged by pswn-brokers persons or
corporations lOaning money on house
hold furniture:
SECTION I. The boards OF aldermen OF the va
rious cities and the town councils % the various
towns shall fix the rate OF interest which
may x different rates wllich may be received for
different amounts OF money lent. bat In no event
shall the amount so fixed as aforesaid exceed the
rate OF twenty percentum pr alnum' ana no
licensed pawnbroker sash charge or re-
80 fixed. And each pawnb- -oker who vIoat any
% ms scf o nS each 9e and y sbs me %
thereafter disqualified from holding pawn
sec q No person. copartnership or corporation
engaged In loaning money ON household furniture
est therefor than twelve percentum per annum on
each dollar loaned or advanced
SIC. 3. Every security taken and all agreements
made by any person eopsrtnership or corporation
for greater sum as Interest or bonus than that
provided In - cOn OF this act shall De absolutely
null and void,
The act was referred to the committee
or judiciarv.
Senator Dyer for the committee on cor
porations reported an act to incorporate
the Greene Engine Company without
recommendation. Passed.
Senator Au ebony for the committee on
corporations reported an act amending
the act Incorporating the Providence
Steam Engine Company. Passed.
Lieut.. Gov. Bull introduced n resolu-
tion appropriaJlng $4,000 for an armory
and site for Company B, Second Regi-
ment, X. /. NJ. and the Naval Reserve
Torpedo Company of Newport Referred
TO the committee on finance.
Senator Cranston. for the committee
on corporations, reported an act TO
amend .be charter OF the Douglas Cable
Company TO Rhode Island Coupling and
Rubber Company Passed.
Senator Lapham introduced an act to
incorporate the Cowesett Terminal and
Transportation Company. The incorpo-
rators are Enos Lapham. Moses Fifeld
and others, and the act was referred.
From the House were received acts in.
cooperating the Mutual Relief asSocia-
tion OF Rhode Island. the Society Of Col
onial Danes, Manvllie Brass Band,
DHarmonie Canadienne DE Providence,
and the Excelsior Literary association of
Providence. All were referred to the
committee on education.
Senator Mowry, for the committee on
reported the act to change
the name OF the American Telephone and
Telegrap Company of Rhode Island TO
the Columbi bian Telephone aud Telegraph |
Company. Passed
Also from the same committee an act |
TO incorporate the Sakonnet Steamboat |
Company. Passed
Sc ator Cranston introduced n resolu-
ton providing for adjournment from |
Friday of each week TO Tuesday OF the |
following week to avoid the necessity of |
meeting Mondays. The resolution
carries one days mileage for each mem
Der according TO the law and was adopt
ed by a unanimous vote.
Senator Kenyon pr seated an act to in
the Coventry Electric Lighting
Company. Referred to the committee on
Senator Freeman called from the table
the judiciary bill" aud moved that the
bill be taken up by sections.
Clerk Warner began reading the bill
and several sections were accepted as
part OF the bill In the usual way.
Senator Freeman said that the act was
very carefully drawn and IL was perfectly
TO every member of the
c)mmlttee with the exception of
one amendment which he desired
to make. IL WAS that the railroad com
name be added TO those ex-
empted from liability TO jury service.
THIS amendment was adopted and then
Senator Freeman moved the passage of
The act as whole as amended. The
Judiciary bill thus passed.
The Senate then adjourned.