The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-06
Returned It UNREAD.
Honey's Committee Thus Deal
With Governors Message.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED
BY the Senate, but Speaker Owen Lays
IL on His Table I'm the House After
Reading the Title--West's Scheme
Considered I'm Caucus.

The House met at IL o'clock this morn
ing, Speaker Owen in the chair. Forty
four members answered To the roll-call.
There was a solemn hush anticipatory OF
the report Of the judiciary committee on
the GovG.sor's message. DIR. Garvin went
out to reconnoitre and Ellery Wilson read
the papers and awaited the issue with be-
coming unconcern.
Representative West introduced a reso-
tion directing the Clerk Of the House TO
advertise for bids for the furnishing OF
newspapers to members and officers of the
House, the contract TO be awarded TO the
lowest responsible bidder.
DIR. Garvin moved an amendment pro-
viding that the newspapers be confined to
those which publish the proceedings of
the General Assembly.
Representive Wilson thought valuable in
formation could be obtained on legislative
matters from a perusal OF the London
Punch and Observation-Disclosures legitimate
and humorous. Representive West hinted
that little information of legislative pro-
ceedings was obtainable from the daily
papers. Representative Hayden said the
Finance Committee had a resolution il
desired TO report relative TO newspapers
Garvins amendment was defeated. The
West resolution was laid on the table and
the committees resolution was taken up.
Representative Honey said the resolu-
tion was unconstitutional as it indirectly
tended to increase the pay of members.
His constitutional amendment provided
for increase of compensation to the Legis-
| lature.
Representative Wilson said it would
take two years to pass the amendment
and by that time many OF the members
would have been legislated out of Office.
| He said that even such cheerful reading as
Fox's Martyrs was preferable to listening
to some of the speeches in the House in
| past sessions.
The committees resolution was adopted
| and the West resolution was taken from
| the table and also passed.
Representative Green of Woonsocket
| introduced bill amending the judiciary
law by comforting on district courts the
power to issue naturalization papers.
Referred to the judiciary committee.
duced bill authorizing the COM
missioner Of industrial statistics
to establish free employment bu-
reau in his office, no fee to be charged
to the applicants, = list to be
! posted weekly, and applicants
fine OF 900 Is imposed for the imposition
| of fee. Referred to the committee on
special legislation.
Representative Honey introduced bill
amending the registry law SO as to pro-
| vide that wardens and clerks in the les
and moderators and clerks in towns shall
| constitute boards of registration. Re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
Honey's Committee Makes Report.
Representative Honey, for the judiciary
committee, submitted the report on the
Governors message with an accom-
psnying resolution na.. He He asked
the resolution laid on the table and ordered
printed. Clerk Conley then read the
voluminous document. IL was repro
duction of Honey's Newport speech and
covered something like fourteen type
written pages. The accompanying reso-
luton was as follows:
A resolution OF the House OF Representatives in
relation to the document styled annual message OF
whereas, A document styled annual message OF
the Governor, bearing the signature OF ID. Russell
Brown has been communicated to this House from
Whereas, The House knows of no provision, either
U Which n'eu person Who % SO far Ss o ''Ss Is Ieowa
70 this House, was not elected Governor Of this
or by the grand committee a, the succeed ed,
ing apnual session of the General Assembly. has
except by the ordinary method OF petition, there.
Resolved. That the said document be and 4.
senate unread and that copy Of this resolution be
communicated herewith
Mr.. Blodgett's Question Of Privilege.
Representative Blodgett OF Pawtucket.
Republican member OF the committee,
rose to question OF privilege and said
that the report was not unani-
nous and for that reason he
desired to state the position
OF himself and other members who dis
sent from the majority. The report
that had been read was entirely
new TO him and had never been
read in committee. He asked il he was
not correct, and silence reigned. lie
could not concur in the resolution. The
minority had had no opportunity
TO prepare a report and had
not consulted with reference TO the
advisability, necessity or propriety of
making such report. He supposed N the
minority desired TO make a report they
would have the opportunity TO do so.
Representative Honey said IL was true
that the member from pawtucket had
supposed to be notified TO attend the
committee meeting at 10 o'clock, and n
copy OF the report has been put i'm the
hands of every nrcnrber Of tfIp committee.
Representative jerks Of Pawtucket, one
OF the minority, said he had never seen the
report and IL had never been given TO him.
Representative Honey said IL had been
put on his desk In front of his scat. Then
the Colonel and other members OF the
majority said they wanted TO be perfectly
fair and honest in the matter and would