The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-14
The ASSEMBLY.
Senator Gregory of North
Kingstown Retains His Seat
House Passes Bills Authorizing Provi-
dence 10 Borrow $1,000, 900.
Additional Legislation Relative TO the
Duties OF the Attorney General.

The North Kingstown contest In the
Sepate was today settled in favor OF the
gentleman rho has attended the sessions
since the Assembly first convened. Sew
eral measures OF Importance TO the city OF
Providence were passed in the lower
branch and a bill was introduced provid-
ing for Q better control of tie States
prosecuting officer by the Legislative de-
partment. s.
The Senate.
o'clock this morning.
After The roii had been called and the
minutes read, Senator Read for the COM
mittee on judiciary recommended, the
passage of the resolution changing the
name of Forney Comstock to Walter j..
Comstock, Jr., and 1t was passed.
The resolution authorizing the com"
mission on the Newport armory TO ex-
pend portion of the additional sppro-
priation for the purpose Of heating, light
ing and other improvements about the
building, was recommended by the
finance committee and passed In concur
renee.
The resolution to appropriate $1,000 to
purchase 800 copies OF VOL VIII OF the
Vital Statistics of Rhode Island was
recommended by the finance committee
and passed.
The committee ON finance also recon-
mended the passage of the resolution APP
propriating $764. 90 to reimburse the First
Machine Gun Battery for repairs made
upon the armory OF the company, and 1t
was passed.
Senator Coggeshali, for the committee
on finance, recommended the passage OF
the resolution 'making an additional APP
preparation OF $500 for improvements and
repairs upon the armory ut Westerly.
Senator Kenyon then called the bill CT
the commission upon the condemnation
OF State house land from the table and
mittee on judiciary.
Senator Smith objected He thought
that the matter was one that should be
considered by the committee on finance
The question 10 be considered was
whether the Legislature would consent to
pay the bill or not, and he hoped that it
would be passed after 1t had been amended
by the substitution OF the sum of $1,000
for $500 as payment for the services of the
commissioners.
Legislature had any right to consider the
bill until 1t had been approved by the
court and Senator Arms supported Mr..
Freeman in his opinion. s.r.
A vote was taken on the motion to refer
the bill to the Judiciary committee and 1t
was lost by a vote of 20 to 4. The motion
to reduce the appropriation by
s4500 was then put and lost
and Senator Babcock's motion that the
whole matter be left upon the table was
passed by vote OF n to z, the roll call
having been demanded.
On the recommendation OF the COM
mittee on finance the resolution authoriz-
ing the city of Pawtucket to appropriate
$1,000 for the use of Tower Post, No. IL, g..
A. r., was passed, and the resolution
authorizing George Carmichael to erect
and maintain a wharf on the shore of the
Great Salt Pond, was referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Senator Babcock, for the committee on
elections, then presented the report upon
the North Kingston contest. 1t was found
that while Mr.. Gregory's name had been
removed from the voting list this
did not necessarily imply that he
had but his rights as resident Of the
town. In the opinioa- of the committee
this depended upon his previous conduct,
and as no evidence had been
brought to show that he ever intended to
take up his legal residence in Providence,
the appellants simply proving
that he intended TO make 1t
his winter home, IL was recon-
saended that the petitioner, Mr.. Clarke
Potter, have leave to withdraw and that
Mr.. Gregory retain his seat as Senator
from North KiDgstown. The report was
accepted. ..
The bill of Benjamin York against the
State was referred to the committee on
accounts and claims, after which the
Senate adjourned. st
House of Representatives.
Speaker Alien announced that the re-
cording clerk, Mr.. Raymond q. Mowry,
was unable TO be present and called for
nominations for a clerk pro tenn. Mr..
Kimball OF Providence nominated Mr..
William b. Greenough and he was elected.
From the committee on engrossed acts
came the bills for acts relative to foreign
surety companies and to voting districts
in Tiverton. Both bills were passed as
engrossed.
Mr.. Root presented n resolution to APP
propria.c $1,000 for the Rhode Island Poul-
try Assoc alton; referred to the finance
committee.
Mr.. Tallman for the committee on fish
cries reported back the Senate bill
relative to she'll fish commission
ers with the following amend
ments: At least one OF the
five members OF the board shall be a prac-
teal oysterman, and their salaries shall
be $500 each per annum, instead OF $500
The bill was ordered printed and made