The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-01
THE STATE Legislature.
Honey Wants to Have a Con-
stitutionaI Convention.
DR.. eARvIN HAS ECONOMICAL FIT,
He Also Has scheme for Election OF
Aldermen on General Ticket-one
Man Might Get All the Votes-Car-
roll Out Cunning for jerks.

The House was called to order at IL 10
o'clock, Speaker Owen in the chair.
Colonel Honey made his temperance
in his natty gray suit, but Minor
ity Leader Wilson and . Lieu
tenant s. w. X. Allen and
the majority of their colleagues were abb
sent at the roli-call. Thirty-four mem
bers responded, three less than quorum,
and DIR. .Garvip hustled out for delinquents.
They were finally secured, and the reading
of the record was proceeded with.
Representative Sullivan OF Cumberland
presented the report OF the license COM
missioners OF Cumberland. Placed on
file.
Representative West OF Providence in
froduced a resolution authorizing the COM
mittee on special legislation to employ a
clerk. Representative Brown OF Provi-
dence offered an amendment so as to in
clude clerks for the judiciary, corpora
tion, finance, education and elections
committees, which was accepted. The
resolution was then adopted.
DIR. Garyin introduced bill amending
chapter 257 of the public statutes "of
Fees and Costs in Certain Cases" providing
for the compensation of sheriffs, deputies,
senators, representatives, clerks OF COM
mittees and pages in actual attendance at
the January and May sessions.
The bill proyides for the fees for sheriffs
In actual attendance upon the sessions of
the ssEuse, - per day; deputy sheriffs, s2
per day; senators and representatives and
clerks during the recess, S5
per day; pages at the rate
OF $40 per week; clerks in service at Prov
idence, S35 per week; at Newport, $50 per
week; door-keeper, $50 per week; clerks
of committees, SIS week. The act is to
20 into effect Immediately. Referred to
tho finance committee.
Also, introduced bill i'm amendment of
the act entitled the election and quail
ficatfon of town officers. IL pro-
vides that members of the
board of aldermen of any city or
Of the town council of any town IL elected
by ballot shall be elected upon general
ballot for the entire city or town and the
names shall not be numbered upon
the ballots, and one person only shall be
voted for by any one elector. In counting
said ballots the several candidates to
the number authorized by law, receiving a
larger number of votes than any other
candidates named on said ballots shall be
declared elected. The act is to take
effect Jon July 1, 1894. Referred to the
judiciary committee.
Representative Honey introduced a bill
pending for the calling of constitutional
conventions on Sept. 4, 1894. The prima-
ries for delegates are to be held Aug,
is, and the basis of representation is in
conformity with the population figures
in the United States census of 1890. The
bill was referred to the committee on
judiciary.
Representative Mnmford presented the
annual report of the license commissioners
Of Providence. Placed on file.
Representative West gave notice of his
intention to- Introduce bill in amend
snent of chapter 1913 OF the Public Laws,
increasing the age of compulsory attend
Rnce of public school children from to
IA years.
Representative West wanted to know
what disposition had been made of the
bill relative to the election OF assessors of
taxes. by the people. The speaker in
formed him that the only bill on the file
of tbs clerk was applicable simply to
Woonsocket. There was no general law.
On motion of Mr.. Mumford the
House adjourned to Friday morning at IL
o'clock.
Tha. committee on special legislation
gave notice that public hearing would
be given on the nine hour bill, in Repre-
bentatives' Hall, Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock 80