The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-24

day, the Judiciary committee should not
be relieved from q careful consideration
Of the bill Of such vital Importance
reflected re- upon i the newspaper -s for pub
lishing reports to the effect that there was
q combination fox-raising indus
try between the South County
and Connecticut farmers. This
discussion was manifestly out OF order
and was desire to kill time and allow
Representative Barber to ventiIate his ia.
miliarity with the subject. However, AM
brose put tho motion to relieve the
committee from further custody of the
bill, and Representative Mumf0rd asked
for the roli-cali. Incidentally he asked
to be excused from voting. The roll-call
none in the affirmative. Representative
Brown moved to adjourn, no quorum
being present, but the motion was lost.
GarvIn Sat On.
DR.. Garvin sought to call from the table
the resolution instructing the clerk to
send to the State Auditor q certified pay
roll of six days attendance at the May
session. Speaker West said that 1t
couldn't bc done as there was no quorum
Representative Mumtord wanted to
know whether it was in order to call from
the table his resolution of final adjourn
ment Tomorrow. Speaker West said II
was not. Judge Blodgett wanted to know
how the speaker Egured a. there isas WAS no
Judge Blodgett informed him that that
didn't absolutely determine the presence
of q quorum.
Speaker Ambrose Called TricIxster.
| Another motion to adjourn was put and
| was declared carried by Speaker West.
| Then Statesman Mulholland was fndig-
| nant. Addressing Ambrose sharply he
said, "We want no more Of your trickcry,
| sir"
| Representive Brown-ssI hope the words
| Of the member from the Second Ward be
taken down and that he be brought before
the bar and repriminded.
| Speaker West--"Will the gentleman re-
| tract his statement"
| Mulholland-"I will, sir, provided you
| question fairly"
Speaker Ambrose--"Will the gentleman
| rctract uncondition ally ~
Mulholland--"I win Internationally
provided the Speaker will transact busi-
Ambrose-"The gentleman may take
| his seat."
Ambrose Came Down.
The speaker then put the motion of adj
| journment again and declared 1t lost.
| There Was shout of laughter.
Representative Mowry submitted an
| editorial article from the New York Sun
headed "The Ineffaccable Truth, T" the pur-
port of. Of Which was to the the
dominated by the Southern wing and
its future was in the control Of the Con-
| fiederate Brigadiers. Ambrose glanced
at the article, saw it was an attack on his
party and laid it gentiy on the desk.
Representative Barber attempted to
plead with the Democracy to lay aside all
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passage OF motion to adjourn to tomor-
row morning at IL o'clock. The motion
was put and lost.
Representative Mumfcrd wanted to
know II Rule AZ was In force locking in
the members. He was informed that it
was not and said he was happy.
4 Then Maiholland hustled about the
chamber asking the members opposed to
adjournment to stand firm. George
Brown was ugly and scowled a!
him savagely. Mr.. Mccarthy said
and as moved s fo adourn u say division hs
the House was taken and the vote
stood ii to Is. Then Representative
Allen entcredD the chamber and was
greeted by Judge Blodgett. The latter
wanted his bill to incorporate the Paw
tucket Baking Powder Company taken
up, and asked for a call Of the House tc
determine the presence OF quorum. II
was done, and 81 members responded,
four less than quorum.
Representative Mumford gave notice
that he should call up his resolution ol
final adjournment tomorrow, in the event
OF no quorum materializing today.
DIR. Garvin explained that there was nc
party object in staying here. 1t was un'
dignified for any party to remain over FRI
day. The majority leader, Colonel Honey
had not been present here for three weeks
He doubtless thought that tho busines.
of the session had been transacted, anc
as for himself he would have
been willing to adjourn at thai
time! IL was unprecedented and unwar-
ranted to let the House expire by limita'
tatiQn. He hoped the House would pu'
itself on record today in favoring (
final adjournment tomorrow.
the explanation. lie was willing to hans
on as long as anybody, II the House could
do ANYTHING creditablc to itself.
Representative Mccarthy said that h'
was satisfied that by 1 o'clock q quorum
could be secured. Representative Green'
said the members had waited an hour ant
half for quorum, and moved TO ad
journ. The motion was LOST TO IA.
Lots More Talk.
George II. Brown said it wasn't fair I,
keen those members here who were pune
tuai on the doubtful pretext that three o
| four members would come and L,ako up
uuprum- lie moved 10 adjourn. YR
motion was lost, o to ~. Several mem
| bers then cleared out.
Representative MullhoIiand wsntc'
George Brown to pledge himself 60 vot
for final Adjournment tomorrow. lIc de
ciined to do so, saying that when the qucs
tion came up he would vote as he saw dt
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