The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-10
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providing for the submii ting to the peo'
pie Of the constitutional alnendment III
creasinx the salars of the members OF
The general assembly. recon- mending the
indefinite D stponement or the resoiu-
tion. The reason for the recommends
tion Is that IL was sent TO the commiltee
too late to be voted upon at the Aprh
election this year aud it would need 10
pass the next assembly. inoenni'eiy
postponed.
Senator Baker also reported the act In
amendment OF chapter el6 OF the L uoilc
Statutes providing that the question oi
license Of intoxicating liquors shall De
submitted 10 the voters OF the state
each year, recommending inuennite posi-
ponement. so voted.
Another Grade Crossing Bill.
Senator Easton introduced an act to
promote the abolition Of grade CROSSINGS.
The act differs from that offered by
Senator Freeman in several particulars
one of which is that no more
grade eros sings shall be allowed built In
the state aud another Is that the supreme
court shall appoint the commission ior
the separation of grades. The ACT was
referred to the COMMITTEES ON Judiciary.
Senator Beane presented toe annual re-
mort of the commission on inland nsh-
cries received and communicated 10 the
house.
dietary committee the act allowing the
CITY of Pawtucket and the townsof Lincoln
and Gum berland to make contracts with
the Interstate Street Railway company
for franchises In the streets which IT now
occupies. Passed.
Also from the same committee an act
Authorizing the city Of Providence TO
hire $4,000 additional for the new CEN
fral polico station. Passed.
Senator Comstock presented an act
proyiding for physical training in the
public schools and educational institu-
tions. Referred TO the committee on
education.
Vaccination Law Discussed
Senator Comstock called from the
table the special order. the act repeating
the law requiring the children to be vac
cinated before enGering the public icschoos.
Senator Currier was the only member
of the committee on judiciary who OPP
posed the act. He had had practical ex'
perience in the manufacturing village
where he lived which proved to him that
vaccination was not failure lie In
stapced the caAe OF the prevalence OF
smallpox in Ashton and Manville. when
the people OF Albion were entirely Tree
from It, and the company had vacciuated
every person in the village. he showed
OY 3l0liSblO3 th6e viz AsfVs~"
smallpox in Rhode Island had only been
about one-twelfth as great since the en-
actmenJ of the compulsory law, as IL had
been previous to that time.
Senator Comstock produced statistics
which he claimed proved that vaccina-
tion did not prevent the spread OF snall, ,
desires being vaccinated, but he objected
to being compelled to have his children
yacciuated before they can attend the
public schools, and at the same time he
was obliged 20 pay a school tax IL he did
not send his children 70 the public
schools.
senator Freeman had no objection to
vaccination. 1t might be of uss as a
preventive, but he did not like the COM
lulsory character OF the law.
Senator Baker opposed the repeal OF
the Or, sent law because 1t was not proven
that tl Q remedy WAS OF no use. The
medical fraternity are almost unit In
favor OF II, and he thoroughly believed
Sena or Lapham said that many years
ago be was vaccinated, ana when the
smallpox was raging Ia his town he went
amongst it and was never affected.
Something was responsible for his safety
and he believed that IL was vaccination.
When the smallpox broke out In River
Point this spring he was again vacci-
mated, and he hoped the senate would not
10 back Of the testimony OF generations.
lie was opposed 70 the passage OF the act.
Senator Easton thought that the better
sanitary precautions that are taken at
the present time are more OK a prevent
i've than vaccination. He believed that
persons should have the option OF vac
cination or not, as they chose.
Senator Church thought that it would
be Just as sensible II, when quarantine
was thought necessary, those persons
who wished to be Quarantined should
have the privilege and those who objected
might come in without trouble.
The Law Repealed.
The roll was ordered on the passage of
the act and the following vote was taken
Ayes-Senators Andrews. Bartlett,
Browning, Burgess, Capwell, Comstock,
Cranston Drown, DYER, Easton, Free
mau, Slocum. Wade. Wilson, Whipple
and Young-16
NAYS - Senators ALLEN, Anthony,
Baker. Chsmplin, Church, CurrIer, Ken
yon, Lapham aud Parkes-9.
Senator browne reported fro m the
committee on fisheries the act to protect
the INLAND fisheries and it was passed.
From the house was r, ceived T. Q act
relating to the sewer assessments of
Pawtucket. amended. Passed in concur
renee as amended.
On motion Of Senator Watson the san