The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-14
IN STATE LEGISLATURE.
House Again Asks Senate to
Go into Grand Committee.
IN DANGER or A MONARCHY.
So the Democratic Orators Declared
This Morning In the House When
Supporting the Majority Report of
Judiciary Committee.

The House members reported for duty
today with creditable promptncss in COM
plment to the majority leaders who were
scheduled TO ventilate their knowledge OF
constitutional law and precedent. DIR. Gar
vim proceeded to shine his boots and
Bre'r Honey pedestrianated TO and fro d ffss
watched the clock studiously until the
hands designated the hour OF IL go when
he confidently expected to annihilate
the Governors message. Brown, Null
holland and Mccarthy were late
arrivals, having been practising elo-
cutionary effects in their law offices. Rep
resentative Allen sat quietly in his seat
pairing his finger-nails and awaiting
the action of the majority with
characteristic unconcern. Several
of the members deposited their lunch in
their desks and proceeded TO study their
pictorial magazines.
The session was called to order at IL 80
O'clock, Speaker Owen in the chair. Rep
resentative Honey introduced a resolu-
tion proposing an amendment to
the constitution OF the State TO
be submitted to tho electors
at the April election extending the right
of suffrage TO qualified citizens OF the
State, so as 10 vote for AL civil officsrs- lin
all National State and municipal elections
and on all questions in all legally consti-
tuted town meetings. He explained that
be wished TO put the electorate on the
Enme footing as in every other State OF the
Union excepting Texas. Voters to be
in the State for one year and
six months In the city or town which they
inhabit. The General Assembly is to pre-
side by law for the registration OF voters.
Referred to the committee on special
legislation.
the House adjourn, as he didn't see any
necessity for staying II nothing was being
done. The mot ion was promptly de-
feated, for the Democracy were mindful of
the special order.
Speaker Owen then called up the special
order, the resolution of the judiciary
committee sending the message of the
Governor to the Senate unread.
Representative Honey said that the first
business was to receive the report, and
vote that it be spread upon the records.
The question was put, and although Rep
resentative Wilson addressed the chair
before the declaration OF the
vote in order to ascertain whether the
motion included the minority report, the
mot ion was declared carried. The Speaker
subsequently informed the gentleman
from East Providence that he knew of only
one report, that of the majority of the
committee.
The resolution was read, and Represen-
tative Robinson of Pawtucket, member OF
the judiciary committee, started
the oratory. He entered into
labored review OF the proceedings
at Newport and there was sus-
picious departure to the smoking room.
lie emphasized the point that inasmuch
"a David s. Baker jr. received a plurality
vote at the election, that ID. Russell Brown
held Office contrary to the Will of the
people. He gradually warmedup and said
that the message ought not to have re-
ceived such treatment as would have
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basket and destroyed. He said
that IL ought not to receive any moro
recognition than message from himself.
He predicted that the state was in danger
OF monarchial form OF govern
ment, with Brown 2sitting on
his throne as little king. He
He exhausted the subject in something
like twenty minutes, and in the meantime
Ellery Wilson retired to the smoking
&nnex.
MIR. McCarthy's Speech.
Mr.. Mccarthy OF Providence then took
the floor and read lepgthy address.
Holding his neatly type-writfen manu-
script in his hand he lad down the law in
n clear, deliberate and precise manner
that grew more and more theatrical until
it became a sing-song that sent the aged
men in the bull-pen into the arms OF
Morpheus.
Mr.. Mccarthy said that be liked Governor
Brown personally but he disapproved of
his political methods, The Gov
ernor's action a. Newport was
the action OF politician, and
Mr.. Mccarthy spit out the word rs II n
politician was the one creature on the foot
stool that be would refuse 80 associate
with. lie made no radical or incendiary
suggestions, however. Ho stated that he
believed that tho Governor and
the Republican,. members OF the Senate
had ignored tho written constitution in
order that they might preserve partisan
asceudancy and power In violation OF all
Democratic, Republican and American
principles. AZ represeNlativc OF the
people be could rot sanction this revolu-
tionary action because II Governor Brown
should live 10 bc 100 years old and could