The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-31
IN TIE legislature.
The Senate Adjourns Until
Friday Morning.
LABOR LEGISLATION IN THE HOUSE
Being Rushed Forward by the Demo-
cratic Members-The Senate Refers
Request 20 Meet In Grand Committee
20 the Judiciary Committee.

The attendance OF visitors at the Senate
chamber was unusually large this
morning. Ii was rumored that
some peculiar action would be
taken and everyone was interested
in knowing what would be done with
the invitation to meet in grand commit
tee that was sent up stairs by the House
of Representatives yesterday morning.
The invitation still remained on the table
and il was understood that some action
would be taken to dispose of it before the
adjournment today.
Governor Brown called the Senate to
order shortly after IL o'clock and when
the roll had been called and the
minutes OF Yesterdays session
had been read and approved,
MIR. Freeman of Lincoln introduced joint
resolution providing that the rules OF
order In force ut the May session OF 1882,
should be adopted for the present assemb-
ly. The resolution was approved.
This action was communicated to the
House and then Gov. Brown reached for
ward and lifted the invitation OF the
House from the table.
"The Hou Sc OF Representatives invites
His Excellency the Governor and the
honorable Senate to meet with them in
grand committee" he said. "What do
you propose To do with it?''
Mr.. Freeman, OF Lincoln, moved that
the invitation be referred to the com
mittee on judiciary, and the vote was
unanimous in approval OF the motion.
The seventh annual report of the bureau
of industrial statistics was presented by
the Governor and was communicated to
the House.
Mr.. Miller of Providence presented IA
bill for the repeal of chapter 1887 Of the
public laws.
According to the state law as it now
stands ten years continuous separation
effects legal annulment OF marriage
but il Mr. Miller 3 bill becomes a law
this clause will be erased from the statute
books.
Mr.. Cozzens OF Newport presented the
annual report of the license commissioners
Of that city. The report was read and
referred to the House.
Lieut. Gov. Bull offered the annual re-
port ofthe Rhode Island Institute for the
Deaf. This WAS also received and referred.
Mr.. Lapham of Warwick stated that he
should like to be empowered to engage a
clerk for the committee on finance.
been the custom for the Senate committee
to have the services of clerk when 1T was
found that il was necessary, and
Mr.. Freeman moved that the usual
committees be authorized to engage
clerks and that the committee on special
legislation be added TO that list, making n
total of four committees, for which q
clerk will be provided. The motion was
carried without opposition.
Mr.. Miller entered applications for a
charter i'm behalf of the Club Economico
which was referred to the committee on
education.
As soon as the docket of business had
been completed, MIR. Freeman moved that
the Senate adjourn until Friday at II
o'clock, and the motion was carried unan-
imously.
AS soon as the Senate was adjourned the
members of the judiciary committee
went into executive session to consider
the invitation OF the House to meet i'm
grand committee, while number OF the
other Senators hurried down stairs to
watch the proceedings in the House OF
Representatives.