The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-30
Military Appropriation in the
Senate.
Fuss Over the North Providence
TriviaiitY Settled in the House.
Bill Presented to Abolish Three Days
OF Grace on Promissory Notes.

The business OF the week at the State
House opened with brief sessions in both
branches and nothing of Importance was
transacted.
The Senate.
Senator Powell, for the committee on
militia, recommended the passage of the
resolution appropriating SLIPS to purchase
uniforms for Co. f, First regiment,
X. i. M, of Wakefield; Senator Fran
els, for this committee recommended the
passage of the resolution appropriating
400 TO obtain heat and light for the
armory, and Senator Gregory, for the
committee, also moved the passage OF the
resolution to appropriate $3.50 to furnish
the new armory OF the same company.
The House resolution was passed.
The resolution to pay the bill of Willis
A. Cass was referred and Senator Woods,
for the committee on judiciary, recon-
mended the passage of a substitute act,
which authorizes the payment of the
travelling expenses of the ~attorney-gen-
eral, the assistant attorney general and
the stenographic clerks OF the court to an
amount not to exceed $3.50 a year each.
The bill was passed.
On the recommendation of the commit
tee on judiciary Richard Krasintzky was
authorized TO change his name to Rich
ard Cross.
Senator Freeman, for the judiciary
committee, recommended the act govern
ing the purchase of railroad and street
railroad property and it was passed in
concurrence.
The acts to incorporate the Hebrew
Club Dramatic and the United Hebrew
Cemetery Corporation, were referred to
the committee on education.
To Abolish Days of Grace.
The most important matter OF the day
was then introduced by Senator Woods,
at the. request Of the Rhode Island Hos
pital Trust Company and other banks.
IL was an act in amendment of
Chapter 1854 OF the public laws and
abolishes the three days of grace upon
bills OF exchange and promissory notes.
The act was read by title and was referred
to the committee on judiciary.
The annual report OF the election of
officers OF the Warren artillery was re-
ceived and placed on file.
The House then reported in concurrence
in a Senate resolution 20 restore Louis r.
De Wolf to civil rights and presented a
number OF new matters.
The act to incorporate the Newport
Iron Manufacturing Company was re-
ferred to the committee on corporations
the application OF Harriet +. Flynn
and Harriet II. Flynn for a change
OF name was referred to the committee on
judiciary and the annual report Of the
committee on inland fis heries was received
and read and placed on file.
The Senate then adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Gray called for the special order OF
the day, which was the substitute bill for
an act relative TO the election OF certain
officers, and holding a financial town
meeting in the town of North Providence.
MIR. Cushing said that everyone in North
Providence is satisfied with the bill with
the exception Of the provision that mem
bers OF the school committee be elected
for five years. He moved to amend by
making the term OF Office
three years. and Mr.. Slocum
endorsed the theory that as the three
year law is in operation in all other towns
1t should be in North Providence. Mr..
Wilson and Mr.. Gray reiterated their
argument of last week that the bill as
presented was the same as passed
by the Senate after several pub
lie hearings and that the
efforts to tinker il In the House is the re-
suit of North Providence m~alcontents
trying to make trouble. The amend
ment was lost, the bill passed as recon-
mended by the judiciary committee, and
the fuss OF five days about nothing was
ended.
Bills for acts authorizing the town OF
Cranston to issue bonds and TO incor-
porate the Daughters OF Independence,
Lodge 6S, were passed as engrossed.
Upon accommodation of the commit
tee on education bills TO incorporate Com
pany A, Irish Foresters OF Providence,
and Sedgwick Post Z. q. A. II. Of South
Kingstown, were indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. simmons presented a bill for an
act to incorporate the Bristol Chapter,
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