The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-20
NO CORRUPTION.
Bribery Bill Limiting Election
Expenditures Passed.
Bill Granting Contract Rights TO
Married Women Discusscd-Unim-
portant Senate Session.

The House was called to order at II 20
o'clock, Speaker Owen on the throne.
Married Women's Contracts.
From the judiciary committee-subs
tute bill authorizing married women
direct; TO control their own prop
erty; to sue and bo sued and
to control their estates as though
they were unmarried. Representative
Brown OF Providence said that the
proposed change in the law was an impor-
tant one. A case might arise where a
strong minded man might coerce
his wife into the conveyance of
her property 10 him and then
he might be disposed to drive her out
of doors and render her homeless
and penniless. He thought the bill
would tend to let down the bars
and defraud many married women.
The lawyers discussed the merits and de-
merits OF the bill. DIR. Garvin moved that
the bill be made the special order for
Tuesday next. The motion prevailed.
Transfer of District Court.
The judiciary committee also reported
bill establishing the Sixth District Court of
Providence in the Providence county court
house and increasing the salary
OF the clerk from $1,000 TO
$500 year and $500 additional
for extra clerk hire. This transfers the
trial of civil actions TO the court house,
while the criminal cases are to be hearo in
the present building under the jurisdic-
tion of the chief OF police.
There was considerable discussion over
an amendment requiring that the clerk
OF the court should be a member of the
bar and aut thoriZed to sit as Judge under
the judiciary act. Finally the bill was
laid on the table.
Representative Brown. of Woonsocket,
introduced bill sppropristing $4,000 for
the purchase OF site for the new court
house in Woonsocket. Passed without
reference. aa
From the committee on corporations.
Bill to incorporate the Congregation Sons
of Israel in Newport. Passed. From the
finance committe, resolution to pay bills for
rent of the Third District Court, passed.
From the committee on corporations, Senate
bill TO incorporate the American hi Gras
and Chemical Company. concurred.
Referred Business.
Bills to authorize the town of Cumber-
land TO issue town house bonds to
the finance committees; TO incorpo-
rate the st. Xayier's Convent of Mercy, TO
the committee on corporations; bills
TO regulate the registration of
births, deaths and marriages
and relative to medical examiners and
coroners, to the Judiciary COMMITTEES; TO
incorporate the Golden Gate Hunting and
Fishing Club OF Riverside, TO the COM
mittee on education.
RESOLUTION authorizing the park COM
missioners OF Providence to remove the
bodies inferred in the Hopkins Burial
Ground was referred TO the judiciary COM
mittee.
Corruption I'm Elections.
The judiciary committee reported
the bill TO prevent corrupt prac-
tices in elections and to provide
for publicity in election expenses.
This bill is a consolidation of several laws,
Massachusetts law is largely en-
grated. The most important pro-
which allows $1,000 for the legitimate ex-
penses of the candidates for Governor and
members of Congress; $500 for
other general officers; $50. for
General Assembly and $40 for all other
officers. Sundry other amendments of
technical character were adopted and the
bill passed as amended.
The judiciary committee reported
substitute bill relative to proceedings
supplementary TO executions. The
ment that a judgment debtor shall be re-
quired to attend court and be examined
concerning his property. Passed.
The House then adjourned to Monday
morning at IL o'clock.
In The Senate.
The Senate was in session just Is min
utes this morning. The resolu-
tion authorizing the purchase of
the publication of the Soldiers
and Sailors Historical Society for distri-
button among public Libraries OF the
State, and the resolution to appropriate
5000 for improvements at the State lnsti-
tuition at Cranston were passed upon the
recommendation of the committee on
finance.
The annual report OF the railroad COM
missioners was presented and referred TO
the House and at the request of Senator
Champlin his amendment to the Judi
ciary act was made the special order OF the
day for Tuesday.
The Senate then adjourned until Mon
day.