The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-23
The House Passes the Two
4 Appropriation Bills.
eARvln POSITIVELY sQuELcHsD.
He Wanted to Tack on Grand Com
mittee Rider, but House Sat on Him.
Would lmprlson Objecting Omcials
and Members.

temporary presiding oficer. Re
preventative Cottrell OF Newport
was elected. There was notable absence
OF the minority, for which the rain may
possibly be considered the cause. Thirty
eight members responded to the roll call.
Representative Brown introduced bill
incorporating the William L. Ballou Com
pany; referred to the committee on corpo-
rations, subsequently reported and
passed. Also from the COM
committee on corporations Senate bill
incorporating the Narragansett Mutual
Fire Insurance Company with an amend
ment. Concurred as amended.
Representative Garvin introduced bill
incorl Grating Division No. 2, Order OF
Hibernians OF Ashton, ,R. 1. Referred to the
committee on education.
The Appropriation Bills.
Chairman Hayward of the finance
committee called up the special
order, the substitute appropriation
bill making appropriations for salaries
of State officials and departments for five
sna Msv FsS5u.,y MaTss ARr s
bill as it was received from the Senate,
aggregated $4,000, and reduction OF
sll 900 from the appropriations for the
DR.. Garvin offered an amendment in
Guiding Sg the GRIND GO committee rider; y;
to the amendment on the ground that
the finance committee had con-
sidered the bill and it ought not to be
numbered with such rider. He moved
that the amendment be laid on the table,
but withdrew it on the ground that it
would carry the bill with it.
Ao IL xvxoA ofo sf.I - L.
with fine and imprisonment for three
years for refusal to Join In grand commit
tee, authorized the speaker Of the House
to preside in the absence of the
Governor, and fixed the day for the sitting
Of the committee on Tuesday fol-
lowing the passage of the bill. The
rider was considerable larger than the
bill itself and IL was doomed to destruction
as soon as 1t had been read.
DIR. 0oxvin explained that his prime
motive in moving the amendment was to
show that he was in accord with the
party caucusses, two Of whish had voted
to tack on the rider, and the other was
because he thought 1t was the
only effective way to get at q usurping
Governor. Representative West said that
one might IN we'll tack the order to q
comet. The Democratic Senators would
not vote with the rider, and it was of no
use to put 1t on here.
Grand Committee Rider Slaughtered.
The amendment was rejected, the Doc
tor doing some tall fillibustering. When
the question came on the passage Of the bill
DIR. Garvin moved that it be made
the special order for Thursday, April at
II 80 o'clock. Represen' . i've Mulholland
said there was plenty to do without in
was declared passed. Or. Garvin doubted
the vote and on q division OF the House
the vote stood 20 to 2. The
Cumberland statesman called at
tention to the absence of quorum. A
motion to adjourn by Representative
Owen was Iost. a call OF the
House was ordered to determine a E
members present. DIR. Garvin said he
only counted 20, and demanded recall
which was done, The second call showed
the presence Of SO members. The bill was
then passed by vote OF "a ayes to
nays, DIR. Garvin and Representative
Gates voting in the negative.
for the fiscal year ending Dec. 81, 1894,
was then taken up for consideration.
This includes the expenses of the Gen.
eral Assembly and for educational and
relief purposes. The principal item of
reduction is the payment and
mileage ths General % Assembly sns ms%Ders fao% S
to $4,000. The bill was passed and both
measures were ordered communi-
Gated to the Senate under suspen-
sion of tho rules. The bill
of the Newport Artillery, reduced from
S50S to A04, was ordered paid by resolu-
tion, and also that Of John Kenyon of
Cranston.
Senate bill incorporating the Equitable
Trust Company, reported by Representa-
tive Simmons from the committee on cor
porations, was considered and finally re-
committed to make clerical change.
Representative Mulholland introduced
a bilf incorporating the Blackstone Valley
Publishing Company, Referred to the
COMMITTEES on corporations.
Invitation to the House to visit Gordon
q Brooks street car life saving device, I'm
front Of the South Providence horse car
barn next Tuesday,at p. M, was adopted
In concurrence with the Senate.
The House then adjourned to Monday
next at IL o'clock.
In the Senate Today.
After the regular routine business had
been transacted in the Senate the amend
ments to the incorporation OF
the National Mutual Fire Insurance
Company aud the Providence & Worcester
by the committee and passed In concur
ence. ttt
A number of important bills were re-
ceived from the House and referred ia the
appropriate committees.
Carrie Il. Freeborn was given
permission to sell her right
OF dover, and about twenty-five
acts OF incorporation were recommended
by the committee on education and passed.
They included the international Associa-
tion OF Machinists, No. as; South Provi-
dence Total Abstinence Cadets East Prov
First Rhode Island Cavalry Veteran Asso-
citation. .......
Acts TO Incorporate the Pearl Street
Baptist Church and the Supreme Council
of the Order OF Alfredians and the amend
ment to the charters Of -. Josephs Hos
pjta! and the New England Mutual Fire