The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-15
IN LECISL AZURE.
Local Option Bill Killed-Pawtucket
Election Cases adjournment Talk.

Speaker Owen ascended to the post of
honor at IL 80 O'Clock and Clerk Conley
and Door keeper Sheahan counted 43
members on the roll-call. Perhaps two
thirds of that number were seated in the
chamber. The others were presumably
enjoying hospitality in the basement or
consulting with their constituency in the
smoking room and corridors.
Representative Simmons for the commit
tee on corporations reported the Senate
bill authorizing the National India Rub
Der Company to increase its capital stock
to an amount not TO exceed II ,5OO,OOO,
100000 of which is TO be preferred stock.
Concurred.
Voting by Groups.
The judiciary committee reported the
substitute bill in amendment OF
the ballot reform providing for the
placing of the names OF the party can
didates in groups and marking the choice
by a cross in a ring at least one inch in
diameter opposite the group. This counts
for vote for eaoh of the candidates in
that group. Tabled temporarily.
From the finance committee-Resolu-
tions TO pay the bills of Willis A. Carr and
l.. NJ. Z. Stone; making an annual appro-
priation of 800 for the office of the Com
missioner of Pilots and reappropriating
sums for furnishing a dormitory and
building at the State home and school.
Concurred.
Representative Brown for the committee
on corporations, reported a substitute bin
Incorporating the City Emergency Hospi-
tai. The amendment substitutes the sum
of 0,000 in lieu OF $500, 900 as the value of
property 10 be held. Concurred in as
amended.
From the committee on education:
Bills Incorporating the Pawcatuck Valley
Historical Society, st. Anne School, Lin
coin, Columbia Institute, and ST. Michaeis
School of Woonsocket. Passed.
Representative Brown introduced bin
Incorporating the Commercial Mutual
Insurance Company. Referred 10 the
committee on corporations.
Representative Garvin introduced a bill
in amendment of the Cumberland ballot
law applying TO elections of town officers
so that questions to be submitted to the
electors shall be printed on the ballot.
Referred TO the committee on special
legislation.
Time of Adjournment.
The resolution of final Adjournment on
Tuesday, May 10, offered by DIR. Garvin,
was taken from the table.
Representative Mulholland moved its
reference to the judiciary committee. DIR.
Garvin objected, saying that il was his
intention TO amend the resolution fixing
the date for Thursday next. He said it
would be impossible TO secure a quorum
unlil INC Odlt Ol WIS nASu.
He had not been able TO count a quorum
for a week. DR.. Garvin called for
the roll on the motion OF ref
erence, but he stood alone in his request.
The House was divided aud the motion
was declared carried by vote of 10 TO /.
The Doctor did not call attention to the
absence OF quorum and subsidized
Representative Hayward from the
finance committee reported the resolution
making an appropriation Tor the new
court house in Washington County with
recommendation OF Indefinite postpone
ment. Made the special order for Thurs
day next at IL 80 O'Clock.
Local Option Bill Killed.
Representative Robinson. for the iudici-
ary committee, reported the local option
bill in towns and cities on the
question of license or prohibition. DIR.
Garvin moved its reference TO the next
General Assembly and opposed consider
alton of the bill at this time. Represen-
tative Mulholland moved its indefinite
post tponement, and the Speaker declared
the motion adopted on division of the
House--19 TO 5.
Senate resolution creating joint spe-
cial committee To confer with tho
City Council committee OF Prov
idence with reference to the loca-
tion OF State armory in Providence was
referred TO the committee on militia in
order to decide upon the number of HOUSE
members TO be appointed.
Senate bill authorizing the town OF
Lincoln 10 purchase land for sewer pur-
poses and to hire $4,000 for that purpose
was passed in concurrence.
Representative Robinson introduced
resolution appropriating 800 for the pay
ment OF witnesses in the investigation OF
the Pawtucket election cases by the com
mittee on elections. Passed.
PawtucSet Election Cases.
Representative Robinson called from
the table the report and resolution of the
committee on elections recommending
the unseating OF Wheaton Cole, second
Representative from Pawtucket.
Representative Allen objected 10 the
consideration of the matter in the absence
OF the gentleman from Pawtucket.
Representative Robinson said he had
no desire TO take any unfair advantage of
| the Pawtucket member. He desired that
the resolution should be passed upon be-
fore the end OF the session. He finally
moved its continuance 10 Thursday next, /,
as the special order to follow the other
| special order assigned for that day. So
voted.
Representative Blodgett for the judiciary
| committee reported the Senate bin in
amendment OF the Judiciary act which
| was passed in concurrence. The purpose
| of the amendment is 10 regulate the Civ
| ing of bonds in courts of probate and the
presentation OF the same.
Also, from the same committee the
bill i'm amendment OF Chapter go OF
| the public statues "Of Partition"
which was passed as amended. Also.
Senate bill relative 20 the election OF GER
| tain officers IN the townof Westerly epu-
| Cured.
Representative West called from the
table familiar substitute X being the
West bill referring 10 the ringing OF
party candidates in groups, and offered an
| amendment placing before the ring or
for Republicans, eagle for Democrats
| and star for Prohibitionists. The
amendmenL Was indcfiniiclv nostnonod