The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-26
IN THE SENATE.
Considerable Business Transacted at
This Forenoon's Session.

The Senate was called to order at 1l:15
o'clock by Governor Brown.
Senator Miller, for the committee on
judiciary, reported back the bill for the
OF public schools known as the
vaccination act and said that the majority
OF the committee recommended its pas
sage. This is the bill TO re-
peal the law which makes
vaccination compulsory for all children
who attend the public schools. Senator
Miller spoke in support of the bill,
saying that vaccination is some
thing which the State or city
has no right to compel and he referred to
Superintendent Chaplin of the Board of
Health as being one of the highest au-
thority who is opposed to the old law.
Senator George T. Baker spoke in oppo-
sition to the bill for repeal and presented
series of school statistics to show the
necessity of compulsory vaccination and
the good that it had thus far resulted in.
He moved that the bill be indefinitely
postponed.
Senators John w. Davis, A. w. Kenyon
and Edwin O. Roman all spoke in oppo-
sition to repeal and the question was
called for. Senator Church OF Tiverton
said that he hoped the motion for indef-
mite postponement would be withdrawn.
and that the Senate would take direct
action one way or the other. Senator
tion came on the passage OF the bill for
repeal as recommended by majority OF
the committee on judiciary. The vote
stood 10 against the measure for repeal,
and six in favor.
The special order was then taken up
the. report of the committee on special
legislation recommending indefi-
mite postponement of the nine
hour bill, Senator Miller was
the only member to oppose the postpone
ment, and he voted alone against the
recommendation of the committee.
Senator Roman for the committee on
finance recommended the appropriation
naval reserves and the appropriation
of $1,000 for the expenses of the board of
health in tuberculosis investigation.
Both were passed.
Senator Read presented petition
from Charles r. Carpenter and Others
for the incorporation OF the Providence
Supply Kitchen. Ii was referred To the
committee on corporations.
The bill providing for a penalty OF so
for selling nuts and shell beans by other
than dry measure was passed In concur
renee.
A bill allowing the city of Woonsocket TO
purchase n site for a new court house was
passed in concurrence without reference.
The committee on finance recommended
| that the claims Of Justice Whipple OF the
third judicial district be allowed and
| paid. II was so voted.
Senator Roman from the committee on
militia reported in favor OF appointing q
| joint special committee TO confer with
| the City Council OF the City OF Provi-
| dencc relative to securing some suitable
| site for the location OF State armory.
The factory inspectors bill as amended
| In the House was passed i'm concurrence
The substitute bill A, relating to prom
| issory notes, was recommended by the
committee on Judiciary and passed.
The bill giving 10 probate courts and
| the presidents OF town councils the
authority TO bind over minor children was
| passed i'm concurrence.
Senator Smith OF Westerly reported bach
| from the committee on finance the bill
| for an appropriation OF 900 to be used
under the direction OF the town council o
the town OF New Shoreham, which town Il
tocontribute $4,000 more for the purpose
| OF opening a canal with Great Salt Ponc
for the improvement OF navigation. Sen
| ator Freeman offered IN amendment TO thu