The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-05
IN STATE LEGISLATURE.
Garvin Still Anxious to Have Iarlfl
Legislation Passed.
The Landslide OF Yesterday the Sole
Topic OF Conversation ut the state
House This Morning.

The members OF the House spent half
hour in congratulations and coincidence
this morning and there was no disposi-
ton To settle down to the dull routine
OF legislative duty. Representative Dimond
of Providence was elected speaker pro
tenn. DIR Garvin had the reading OF re-
cords dispensed with, for he had small
resolution i'm his possession which IL was
anticipated would Gull for an investigation
OF the Cumberland vote. On the contrary
he wanted Congress ITO hurry up tarln
lepislation.n He admitted that tenn
porary wet blanket had struck the Demo-
cratic party yesterday, and pronoun-
ced a sort - of funeral oration
incidentally deriving some comfort from
the feeling that the disaster was Only
temporary and that the people wouiu IN
eyitably recognise that the responsibility
for the financial depression rested upon
the Republican party.
REPRESENTATIVE Mulholland said that
the revolution might have been opportune
six months ago. DIR. Garvin's talk gave tne
impression that the tariff defeated MIN
| Notwithstanding his labor matters, but ne
should be we'll aware that that real tired
| feeling and pain in the back OF the neck
| today was due solely and exclusively 10
! Doodle.
The mock session was continued. Rep
resentative Wilson said that the song
OF the dying swan was sara 10 ue
dulcet tones in the dying Cumberland
| swan than had usually come from
! TINT corner. The Democratic
party knew that is was licked and that
| the people didn't want them. they were
| not struck from behind but direct In the
| eve, and the people had been walt
ing whole year TO 40 ~,
| Their party organ said today
| that they would have Deen defeated
| whether money was used or not. lie
should think the party ought to be con-
| tented and show some signs OF CONSIST
| ency.
Representative Crosby (Dem) OF
Newport moved an amendment
to the resolution inserting after
the words hurry up" the suggestion
that Congress attend " the poiitica
funeral of the party in Rhode Island. .
| (Laughter).
The interchange OF pleasantries con-
tinued in which Representative MCCARTHY
| shown pre-eminent, saying that he did not
| admit his defeat but that 1t was tempo
| rary vacation and an interval Tor training
| for the next campaign. lie read an al
legged poem in which ne dlscussea poooie
| etc in long metre and then subsided.
DR.. Garvin found that his measure was
destined to ignominious rejection anc
withdrew it. The House then reluctantl,
adjourned to Friday morning at i
O'Clock.
In the Senate.
The members of the Senate spent the
| first half hour after IL o'clock in ex
changing congratulation and consolation
Soon after IL O'Clock the Senate was caileS
to order and the usual preliminary bus
mess was transacted.
Senator Watson OF the committee OF
education recommended concurrence
poration of the Cleary School
the Burrillville Athanaeum and the UnioI
for Christian Work. They were passed
without opposition.
The bill to amend the act OF incorpora
tion of Pine Grove Cemetery was referred
to the committee on corporations, ate
which the Senate adjourned until tomor
row Mt II o'clock