The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-16
IN STATE LEGISLATURE.
DR.. GarIn's Aspiration Not
Limited by State Lines.
Mr.. ALLEN NAILS ANOTHER LIE.
Exciting Scene When He Denounced
the East Gcenwich Rumored Dis
franchiscment-A Cowardly Venom
ours Lie--AdJourncd TIL Wednesday.

The House was called to order Mt II 20
o'clock, Speaker Owen in the chair. Thir-
ty-seven members responded to the roll
call. ~
A Cooperative Eight-hour Day.
Representative Garvin introduced bill
establishing an eight-hour day in the
States Of Rhode Island, Massachusetts,,
Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Illinois. DIR. Garvin ex-
planned that the nine hour law was suffi-
cient for the present, but his
idea was to secure co-ope-
rative legislation In these States.
A national law would be unconstitutional,
but the States enumerated have
declared that an eight-hour law
is constitutional, and hence by such
Rhode Island Legislature, the wage-earn-
ers could be assured of the reduction OF
hours which they desire. The bill was re-
ferred to the committee on special legisla-
tion.
Mccarthy Wanted to Know.
Representative Mccarthy requested Re-
presentative Allen, of East Greenwich, to
state to the House whether the newspaper
statement that the Board of Canvassers
of East Greenwich had disfranchised
Is Democratic voters in that town who
had received charity during the past win
ter and had been classed as paupers, was
true. He said that he believed that it was
true, and Ii was the duty Of the gentle
man to defend himself from the public
statement OF his participation in this
disfranchisement.
MIR. Allen Wants Investigation.
Representative Allen said that IL he be-
lieved that il any meinter of the House
had been guilty of such an act he should
be subjected TO an investigation. Does
the gentleman dare to make such move
ment?
Representative Mccarthy said the gem
tleman very well knew that such an in
vestigation could not be held. He did not
dare to affirm or deny the accusation. IL
he had suggested resolution of inquiry,
the speaker would kindly accommodate
him.
Representative Allen did not want to
have the matter of the alleged East Green
wich disfranc chisement dropped at the
point il had been interrupted. 1t was not
fair to the minority. He had no motion
to make.
DR.. Garvin called from the table the
Senate bill dividing the town of Burrill-
vile into voting districts. 1t was passed
In concurrence.
ment OF Its concurrence in the House
resolution Of adjournment to Wednesday
next.
Mr. McOsker for the committee on edu-
cation reported favorably on the bill to
instruct the Congressional representatives
TO vote for the passage of the letter
carriers bill. Mr.. McOsker explained
that the bill was entirely foreign to
politics and simply referred to the dis
missal of letter carriers without hear
ing. The bill was passed.
The act in amendment to the charter of
tho Gorham Mfg. Co. was received from
the Senate and referred to the committee
on corporations.
Mr.. Allen in replying to Mr.. McCarthy's
charges said that the whole story was an
outrageous and venomous lie and he was
surprised that any member Of the House
should so far forget his dignity as to bring
such charge upon q newspaper story.
The truth of the matter was that q nom
partisan town council composed of three
Democrats and two Republicans had dis
franchised two men, both OF whom
were at the poor farm, apd both are Re-
publicans.
Mr.. Mccarthy said that he had only re-
quested Information and had had no in
tention OF bringing a charge.
The House then adjourned until
Wednesday.