The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-01
IN LEGISLATURE.
Wheaton Cole Of Pawtucket
to Be Deprived Of His Seat.
Other Pawtucket Members to Be A.
lowed to Remain--legisIatiye Notes.

Speaker Owen presided over the House
today, which was convened at 1850
o'clock.
Repeating License Commissioners Law
Representative Mulholland introduced
bill repeating the present law relative TO
the election OF license commissioners for
five years and substituting the
old law providing for the appointment OF
these commissioners by the Mayor,
that none OF the present incumb-
ents shall be eligible to reappoint-
ment. The bill was passed without refer
ence and was ordered communicated TO
the Senate under suspension of the rules.
The present law provides for the election
OF four commissioners for term of five
years by City Councils in convention.
Senate bill authorizing the city of
Providence to hire 100000 for park
purposes, directing the commissioner OF
public works to make sewer connections
inside the curb line on macadamized
streets and appropriating $1,000 for a new
dormitory at the State Home and School
were passed in concurrence.
Senate resolution of final adjournment
on Thursday, May 3, was received
and referred to the judiciary COM
mittee after some debate, representative
Allen failing to convince the majority
that the legislation sought to be enacted
The Democracy claimed that the people
demanded that they should hang on and
pass important measures.
Senate resolutions appropriating $1,000
for investigation by the State Board of
Health OF tuberculosis in men, $4,000 ad-
ditional for the construction of an armory
for the Naval Reserve Torpedo Company
of Bristol, and 5000 for construction OF
lodgings for the officers of the State
Workbouse and House of Correction.
Pawtucket Election Cases.
The committee on elections submitted
Its report on the Pawtucket contested
election cases with accompanying resolu-
tion. Representative Mumford moved
that the report and resolution be printed,
distributed and made the special order for
Friday next, to follow the other special
order. Representative Allen thought more
time ought TO be given, and that the re-
port should be printed at once. The
motion prevailed. The resolution de-
clares the seat OF Wheaton Cole, second
Representative, vacant. The report
condemns the circulation of vouchers
the action OF the warden and
clerks in that ward, and states that other
Republican members were unconscious OF
the fraud which was perpetrated in that
district.
The House then adjourned to Thursday
morning at II o'clock.
In the Senatcs
The Senate was in session only half an
hour this morning. On the recon-
mendation of the committee on
judiciary a substitute chastity act and the
act of incorporation of the Woonsocket
Detecting Society was passed
Senator Drown introduced resolution
authorizing the expenditure of the unex-
pended balance OF the appropriation to
remodel cottage at the State Home and
School to be used as a hospital. 1t was
referred to the committee on finance.
Senator Freeman introduced a resolu-
tion OF final adjournment to take effect
on Thursday, May 3. 1t was passed and
sent to the House.
The Senate was then adjourned.
Senate Committee Hearing.
The judiciary committee of the Senate
held hearing on the amendment to
the judiciary act making it i'm
possible for a justice of the appellate
court to sit in judgment in a cause when
he had considered the same case i'm lower
court. George j. West spoke in
favor OF the act, while c. Frank Parkhurst,
Rathbone Gardiner and Isaac Southwick
were opposed to its passage.