The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-18
LOTS OF BUSINESS.
Important Measures Galore Discussed
in Senate Today.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
House OF Representatives had adjourned
over today, the meeting of the Senate was
fully as important as any that has been
held this session.
AS soon as the usual preliminary busi-
ness had been transacted, the resolutions
authorizing the park commissioners OF
the city of Newport. To procure site and
erect new city hall; the resolution
authorizing the city of Providence to
hire 100000 for park purposes; the act
regulating the management OF carriages
and cabs in the district OF Nara
gansett, and the resolution authorizing
the Appropriation of $3.50 for clerical as
sistance for the assistant adjutant gem
eral were reported favorably by the COM
mittee on judiciary and passed.
Senator Freeman, for the same commit
tee, then reported on the act to prevent
double taxation without recommends
tions.
Senator Champlin thought that the bill
was of too great importance to be passed
without further examination, and he
moved that the matter be made the special
order of the day for Tuesday.
Senator Miller seconded the motion and
Senator Watson moved that II be laid on
the table indefinitely. A vote was taken
and this motion was lost. The bill was
then made the special order for Tuesday.
After long docket of unimportant
business had been considered Senator
Baker, as chairman of the committee on
special legislation, called the factory i'm
spectors' bill, the special order of the day,
from the table
The original House bill had been thrown
aside by the committee and the bill that
was passed last year had been substituted.
The two bills differed in many respects.
Under the new bill the law applied To
women and children only, $500 penalty
was substituted for the accumulative fine
and the district court was made the only
board OF appeals.
The bill was considered section by Sec
tion and was amended in various ways,
the most important one being the ap-
pointment of the inspectors by the Gov
ernor between the 10th and 30th OF June,
1891, and the same dates in every third
year.
The invitation to inspect the Soldiers
Home at Bristol next Wednesday was ac-
cepted, the appropriations for agricultural
and horticultural societies were made, aud
the resolution appropriating money to
build a fence around the grave of General
Stanton was passed.
On recommendation OF the committee
on finance the original bill TO appropriate
$4,000 for court house at Woonsocket
tute bill compelling the city to provide
the land for the building was passed.
Senator Freeman introduced an inn
portant measure abolishing the three DAYS
OF grace ON bills OF exchange and promis-
sorry notes. Referred TO the committee on
judiciary.
Senator Coggeshall called the letter OF
President Andrews of Brown University
i'm relation to the Morrill, fund from the
table and il was referred to thecommittee
on judiciary.
Lieutenant Governor Bull then intro
duccd n resolution for settlement wit h
Brown University and the State Agri-
cultural College. IL provided that
the State should pay the sum
OF $4,000 to the university upon
the payment OF $4,000 and the
REIMBURSEMENT of all claims upon the
Morrill, fund. This was also referred to
the committee on judiciary.
The Senate then adjourned until tomor-
row.