Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-09
WILSON IS UNHORSEO.
No Fear For the Boss in
The House.
BROWN BADLY SCORED.
Minority Report of jerks and Blod-
gett Tame Affair.

In the Senate today a short session was
held and only routine business was
discussed. The clerk delivered one mes
sage to the House bringing the annual
reports of the General Treasurer, Adjutant
General, Commissioner OF Industrial
Statistics, License Commissioners of
Pawtucket, Lincoln and Providence and
they were ordered printed In the usual
manner.
WI Ion UnhOrsed.
In the House there was quite "held
day." but Boss Wilson, who thought he
was exceedingly cunning, was unhorsed
twice, once on the matter clerkship and
again when he ran mp against the resolu-
tion offered by MIR. Robinson OF Paw
tucket to authorize the Committee on
Elections to send for persons and papers
with full power to summon witnesses,
etc.
The first business after the iournallwas
confirmed was the presentation OF a reso-
luton endorsing the sentiments con-
tained in printed pamphlet entitled
"a crisis IN Popular Goyernme
The pamphlet has the initial "B" az its
end and is generally attributed to be from
the pen Of j. B. Bowdiich.
The reading OF IL was a severe arraign.
ment OF the position assumed by Gov.
Brown and the Republicans and a grand
vindication OF the Democratic position.
The resolution was passed and ordered
communicated TO the Senate.
The Minority Report.
Then j. l.. jerks of Pawtucket presented
the minority report OF the Judiciary Com
mittee members VINO dissonted from the
majority AZ TO ;he disposition OF the paper
styled the Governors message" The
report was sis ned by w. w. Blodgett and
James l.. jerks and was already printed,
fact which led to some severe criticism
az State Printer Freeman was ordered to
print the majority report three or four
days ago and had not as yet done IL,
On motion of Mr.. Honey both reports,
together with the resolution offered by
him In relation thereto, were made
special order for next Wednesday at II 80
o'clock.
The minority report Is a"wishy- washy"
affair, quite unworthy of the men whose
names are affixed thereto, and sets up no
reason but custom for thsSr recommenda-
tion to read the message and haYe 1t print
ed, as usual.
The Contested Seats.
Nr. Robinson OF Pawtucket presented
resolution authorizing the Committee on
Elections to sit during the sessions of the
General Assembly, or any recess thereof,
with full power To summon witnesses,
etc.
On this Mr.. Wilson OF East Providence
demanded a roll call, and 1t was passed by
a roll call vote OF 81 yeas to 20 nays.
subsequently IL was recoDsidered and
"recess" stricken out and passed as
amended.
Republicans Introduce Business.
J. l.. jerks OF Pawtucket then presented
the annual report OF the Providence and
Worcester Railroad Company for 1898 and
1t was ordered placed on file. He also in
troduced petition for an act TO incorpo-
rate the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran
Trinity Church OF Pawtucket, and ii was
read aud referred to the Committee on
Education.
Mr.. Fournier OF Lincoln presented the
petition with accompanying act to incor-
porate the Philharmonic Band Of Central
Falls, which was referred to the Educa-
tional Committee, and Mr.. Clarke of
Newport presented the report OF the
Newport Historical Society which was
placed on file.
Both Sides Break Away.
Mr.. West OF Providence presented a
resolution authorizing the Committee on
Militia to employ clerk.
Mr.. Wilson moved to amend tho reso-
luton by adding the Committee on Chari-
ties and Corrections.
lie was requested by the Speaker to put
his amendment in writing. This sur
prised him bat the Speaker was inexor-
able as he wanted proper record made so
that Mr.. Wilson could not dodge the fact
that he advocated such a matter.
Mr.. Brown OF Providence spoke against
the allowance OF clerks, and after several
OF the members discussed the question,
Mr.. Brown moved to table the amendment.
Wilson demanded a roll call vote and it
was carried by a vote of q to %, party
lines being ignored.