The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-16

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bills in amendment Of Chapter 2i2, rela-
tive to offenses against personal prop
erty with accommodation OF indefinite
postponement and the passage of substi-
tute bills, which were made the special
orders for Wednesday aud Friday respec-
lively.
For the same committee Mr.. Wilson
also recommended the indefinite post
ponement OF the bill providing for the
use OF Myers automatic ballot csbirsts In
municipal elections. So yotsd. The
gentleman also presented a bill for an act
In amendment TO chapter 1922 relative to
the salaries of the memb bers of the State
Law Department. Referred to judiciary
committee.
No Foreign Flag.
Mr.. Sheffield recommended the passage
OF the bill for an act prohibiting the dis
play OF foreign flags or emblems on schools
or other public buildings of the State and
making the penalty for violation fine OF
sl0O; passed.
The Fire Escape Law.
And for the same committee Mr.. Stud
ley recommended the passage of the bill
for an act in amend ment to Chapter S26,
relative to fire escapes on buildings. The
amendment provides that any building
owner shall, after receiving his certificate,
be exempt until his privilege shall be re-
voked by the Inspector of buildings or by
his own violation, instead of for three
years. Mr.. Studley explained the advant-
ages of the proposed change and stated
that the bill had the endorsement of the
inspectors Of buildings of Providence and
Pawtucket. The bill was passed.
Mr.. Barstow presented bill for an act
to incorporate the Wanskuck M. 4.
Church; referred to the committee on
education.
The petition of Emma l.. Cunningham
and Eunice b. Austin for change of
name were referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
Banking Restrictions Not Required.
For the committee on corporations Mr..
Lovejoy recommended the passage of the
bill for an act to incorporate the Isaac l..
Goff Company. The bill was read and Mr..
Studley called attention to the fact that
1t had been so amended in committee
as to bring the corporation
under the provision of Chapter 154 as well
as those of 152, thereby bringing the COM
pany under the banking laws. Inasmuch
as the Isaac l.. Goff Company have no in
tention of doing a banking business Mr..
Studley moved that the bill is referred
back to the committee on corporations
and it was so voted.
Rights of Railroad Purchaser.
Mr.. Sheffield obtained unanimous con-
sent to introduce bill for an act relative
| to the rights of purchasers of railroad and
street railway property. He explained
that the object of the bill was to
provide for the purchase of rail-
road property at mortgages sale
by an individual for the transferrence of
tho property by the individual to another
corporation qualified to exercise the
rights and privilege Of the original fran
chise. The bill was referred to the judici-
ary committee.
Petition OF Patrick ii. Hogan and w. j.
Csswell and others to build wharves at
Newport were presented by Mr.. Rogers
and referred to the judiciary committee.
corporate the Newport Baseball Associa-
tion; referred to committee on education.
Mr.. Kenyon presented a bill for an act
authorizing the town of Charlestown to
hold financial town meeting; referred
to judiciary committee.
To he Engrossed.
The following bills were passed. upon
the recommendation of the several COM
mittees to which they had been referred,
and referred to the committee on en-
crossed acts: TO incorporate the Scan
dsnavian Band of Pontiac, the st. James
Church Society OF woonsocket Falls, the
Continental Investment and Security
Company, Prospect Lodge, Daughters OF
Hope, No. 4.
Passed as Engrossed.
From the committee on engrossed acts
came bills for acts to incorporate the
First Presbyterian Church of Central
Falls, tho st. Paul's Church Society of
Portsmouth and the Second African NJ.
Z. Church of Providence. They were
passed as engrossed.
Joint Special Committee.
The Senate resolution to appoint joint
special committee to confer with the
adjutant general and investigate the
claims against the State of certain men,
bers of the Fourth Rhode Island Regiment
was passed in concurrence. Speaker
Allen appointed on the House members
OF that committee Mr.. Grsy of Provi-
dence and Mr.. Ray of East Providence.
The Senate bill relative TO the publica-
tion publication OF State business in local
papers was referred to the judiciary com
mittee and also the bills relative to the
number OF Councilmen in the Town
Council OF Lincoln, and the voting dis
tricts OF Lincoln, and the setting apart OF.
portions of Woensocket and Smit hfeld.
and dividing the remainder into three
towns.
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