The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-09
IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Minority Report Of the Judi-
ciary Committee Upon
GOVERNOR S MESSAGE SUBMITTED.
izing the Elections Committee to
Hold Hearings During Recess-The
senate Business Uniinportant.

The House OF Representatives met at II
o'clocl; today, Speaker Owen in the chair.
There w.re 10 members present. Colonel
Honey made his temperance with
an aemful of documents and Eliery Wilson
sat in his accustomed chair. There
was conference of Speaker Owen,
Senator Miller and Colonel
Honey near the throne, which was broken
by the introduction of pamphlet by
Ambrose West entitled "A Crisis in Popu
lar Government% This essay IS signed
by "B., - supposed TO stand for one Binney
OF Newport, and it was undou bted-
ly inspired by reading Bre'r
Honey's constitutional masterpiece.
The essay should have been submitted to
one OF those Rump sessions in Newport.
as II was conceived and begotten before
the Supreme Court had rendered its de-
cision. Clerk Cushing started i'm with the
reading OF the document but surren
dered To Clerk Conley after exhausting
page Z, and the six remaining chapters fell
to his lot. Each member of the House
was presented with the tract. and some of
them followed the reading while others
consulted the morning papers.
Accompanying the document was a
resolution directing the communication
of the volume 10 the Senate.
representative Wilson asked IL the re-
solution was dated, and il was found that
II bore MARKS rs of today. Representative
Wilson then directed attention to the fact
that from the reading of the language on
page 5, where il set forth that the Demo-
cratic party had gone to the judic-
larry with its protest and is
quietly awaiting the response OF that
body il was evident that the pamphlet
had been written previous 10 Aug. IL, ns
that was the last meeting previous to the
decision of the Supreme Court. He also
called attention TO another inconsistency
in the document. il set forth that
the law il, so far as
regards our past acts, we are waiting to
hear from the court what il Is with refer
cnce To future conduct IL should be our
business to ascertain and to follow" lie
binted that the last paragraph was Ger
tainly undemocratic doctrine, Sand must
have been accepted without due consid-
erstion.
Representative Mulholand declared
that the instrument was an right. IL was
a criminal indictment charging offenscs
against certain criminals for violation of
the laws OF the State.
Representative Wilson arose TO point
of order obiecting TO the personal attack
upon members OF the House.
Speaker owen ruled that the gentleman
had not made any personal attack.
gReprcsentative Nulholland denied hat he
had made any personal reference i'm his re-
marks. He insisted that it was n criminal
indictment, and the people ~ the State
would render their verdict at the proper
time.
Colonel Honey took occasion 10 defend
the Democratic party ss obediont to the
law. and that the resolution was all pro-
per and all sufficient. He also called at
tention TO the fact that the allusiou to the
forthcoming session OF the Supreme
Court had been stricken out.
The Speaker held up the pamphlet fo1
inspection and tho pencil cross was dis
tinguishcd. VI was seen that the cross
marx VAS confined 10 page 30, while the
excerpts -sad bv representative wilson
were taken from rsgss D and 9. The rc'o-
lution was tabled temporarily.
Dr. GIrvil inquired IL the resolut ion OF
Invitation % grand committee passed
We in.ac was In tho custody ~ tho
clerk. vai informed that II WAS ne
then moy 4 Is reference 10 the judiciary
committee.
Representative Wilson rose TO n point of
order. He said that the House had passed
the resolution and hence could make NO
Continued on Pege2.