Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-06-02
Deadlock Still On at
Newport Today.
ROBINSON TAKES A HAND.
Both Houses Take a Recess and the
Leaders in Consultation.
From our special correspondent.

From our special correspondent.
NEWPORT, June 2.-Up 10 a late hour
last night the Legislative deadlock was
still unbroken. At the time of the last
dispatch yesterday afternoon the Senate
had adjourned until today and the House
had taken recess to consider the best
means OF avoiding final adjournment and
dodging the issue OF non concurrence
which was songht for so eagerly by the
Repu ublicans.
The House was called to order by
Speaker Owen at 2:45 o'clock after the
caucus at the Thames street headquarters
was over.
As soon as order was restored Mr.. VIII
son OF East Providence moved that the
Joint resolution providing for final ad-
journment be taken from the table.
This was seconded by "Me Too" Allen.
Mr.. Mccarthy moved the resolution be
referred to special committee to report
to this House at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Wilson hoped the motion would not
prevail. Action on this motion would
defer consideration to to-day. Mr.. Allen
said the resolution should be passed upon
| at once.
Mr.. Mccarthy said that the General As
sembly met at its May session on the last
Tuesday In May. He read from section 2,
article z, of the Constitution to show that
the Legislature was compelled to perform
certain acts,lparticularly after organiza-
tion to meet In grand committee to elect
State officers. The two bodies met I'm
their respective chambers at the desig-
mated hour. The Senate organized and
sent word to the House to that effect prior
to the organization of the House. The
House was unable to send similar com
munication, for before II had completed
It's organization the Senate adjourned.
The House after its organization notified
the Senate, but that body lodged the
message by summarily adjourning. The
House then sent a notification of It's or
ganization and also invitation to meet In
grand committee. Tho Senate, instead of
accepting the invitation, disposed of IL In
some manner unknown to the House.
Then the Senate sent in resolution OF
final adjournment. Every member OF this
General Assembly knows that IL is their
constitutional duty and mandatory on
them to meet In grand committee before
the adjournment. Knowing It to be his
duty, ard being determined to perform
It, he had offered the motion in order that
the General Assembly might execute the
duty for which they were called together.
Mr.. Wilson of East Providence tried to
Mr Mr(N N ~ ~ hut ha at A.
1t so easy as he used to In Providence
with a majority behind him and Speaker
to execute his bidding.
Representative West wanted to know II
the House was the Judge of its own mem
bers, why the Senate should sit I'm judg-
ment on it..
Representative Robinson OF Pawtucket
wished that the State could pass its
judgment upon the actions OF the Repub.
lican party during this session. "When
heard the roll called my name did not ap-
pear on that roll. Was l not to be al
lowed to participate because the Secretary
OF State had not received a copy OF my
certificate and therefore my name was not
on the roll? When took the oath OF Of
fee j swore to support the Constitution of
this State, and this l intend to do"
Mr.. Robinson then detailed the history
OF the Hoxsie matter, arguing that the
House performed It's duty toward the peo.
pie In removing Hoxsie who should have
sken his seat in the Senate.
The discussion was continued by
Representatives Honey, Wilson and West.
the latter said: eve won't adjourn, and
the Governor can't make US adjourn.
When the Republican party was In the
nj fnrit " ba txun tao T..
to the city OF Providence and stole about
everything but the city charter. The
presence OF an adverse majority may
coange these political sinners into saints"
The motion OF reference was then pass
ed and committee OF seven was appoint
ed. This consisted OF Representatives
Mccarthy, Providence; Honey, Newport;
GarviD, Cumberland; Brown, Providence;
Robinson, Pawtucket; Blodgett, Paw
tuckot, and Heydon, Warwick. On
motion OF Representative Mulholland the
House, at 4;10 o'clock, adjourned.