The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
The Senate.

Ihe senate.
Senator Woods OF the committee on
judiciary reported on the act govern
ing the erection of fire escapes with
recommendations for passage. The act
was passed..
On the recommendation Of the commit
Cunningham was changed to Emma L.
Billings.
Senator Hoxsey, for the committee on
judiciary presented the act prohibiting
the flying of foreign flags on school
houses or public buildings and the act to
prohibi; the carrying OF concealed wea-
pons with recommendations of passage.
Both were passed.
On the recommendation OF Senator
Read the resolution authorizing the town
of Cranston to issue bonds and the reso-
luton authorizing the town OF Charles
town to hold O financial town meeting
were passed.
Senator Wood for the committee on
judiciary, recommended the passage of
the act governing the construction of
sewers in cities. 1t was passed.
The House notified the Senate of its
concurrent action upoff many bills and
submitted a number OF new measures for
ooncurrence.
The act in relation to the licenses of
hawkers and peddlers was referred to the
committee on judiciary.
The acts to incorporate the Newport
Baseball Association and the Wanskuck
NJ. +. Church were referred to the COM
mittee on education; the acts to incorpo-
rate the Isaac l.. Goff Company and the
Seaconnet Point Land Company were re-
ferred to the committee on corporations.
The resolution changing the name of
Eunice p. Austin and the resolution au-
thorizing Louis p. Caswell ct al. and Pat
rick II. Horgan to erect wharves were sent
TO the committee on judiciary.
The resolution appropriating $1,000 for
dredging the harbor in front of the New
port armory and making the annual ap-
propriations for the support of the agri-
cultural associations were referred to the
finance committee.
The resolution authorizing the Inter-
national Association of Factory Inspec-
tors to occupy the Senate chamber during
their meeting in August was referred to
the committee on State property.
Senator Jencks presented a petition
against the passage of the peddler's and
hawker's bill, and it was referred to the
committee on Judiciary.
The special order OF the day was then
taken up.
The proposed amendment granting the
elective franchise to women was read,
and Senator Freeman spoke in favor of it,
but finally moved to postpone the matter
until the May session.
Senator Arms objected to this action.
The committee had decided that the peo-
pie had right to vote on the question
and he thought 1t ought to be done at
once.
After some discussion Senator Kenyon
moved to make the matter the special
order of the day for Wednesday at IL 80,
and as both Mr.. Freeman and Mr.. Arms
consented, this was done.
A large budget OF unimportsnt business
that had been in the hands of the iudici-
airy committee for some time was in
definitely postponed, after which the
Senate was adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The annual resolution to appropriate
certain sums for the several agricultural
associate ions of the State was passed upon
the recommendation OF committee on
finance. The appropriations are as fol-
lows: Rhode Island State Fair Association,
$500; the Horticultural Society, the
Pawtuxet Valley Park Association,
woonsocket and Washington County fair
associations $1,000 each and the Rhode
Island Poultry Association, S40o.
A bill for an act in amendment toChapter
S97, relative to the game laws, was intro
duced by Mr.. Lovejoy and referred to the
judiciary committee.
Mr.. Bowen presented bill for an act
authorizing the lower council OF Johns
ton to electa judge OF probate, referred
to the same committee.
"a resolution authorizing the Secretary
OF State TO allow the international Asso-
citation OF Factory Inspectors to use the
chamber OF the House OF Representatives
for the session of its ninth annual con-
vention next September and resolution
appropriating 5000 for dredging the har-
bor at Newport and building bulkheads
were passed.
Mr.. Cole presented a resolution to allow
the claim OF the city of Pawtucket against
the State for s67.62 for sewer assessments
on the armory. Referred to committee
| on accounts and claims.
A bill for an act TO incorporate the
Wakefield Land aud Investment Compa-
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