The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-29
TODAY'S SESSION.


The House of Representatives was
called TO order at 10 o'clock, and asst he
first business Speaker Allen announced
his committee appointments:
The Committees of the House OF Rep
resentatives.
Speaker Allen announced as his COM
mittee appointments for the General AS
sombly of 1886 the following:
Finance-Henry ID. Heydon, George r.
Barstow, Semuel l.. Peck, Frank f..
Holden. Edward Stanley, Edwin A. Per-
rim, Godfrey Moffatt.
liam p. Sheffield, Jr., James b. Hanaford,
J. Edward Studley, William II. Covell,
Charles 9. Gray, George T.. Bachelor.
Corporations--George W. Simmons,
Robert L. Lippitt, George e. Bachelor,
Edward Thayer. John w. Rogers, Myron
Fish, George A. Littlefield.
Special Logislation-Henry I. Root,
LiviGgston Ssott, Thomas c. Peck ham,
Philo l.. TbAyer, George T. Bachelor,
Charles L. Cotlrsll, Leroy Falcs.
Education-Frank Hill, Daniel w. Bull
locE, George Lewis Smith, William p.
Buaum, Joseph II. Munroe, Charles ID.
Kimbsil, Walter Price.
hDitia--David s. Ray, John L. Kenyon,
John L. Remlinger, Frederic Dulude,
JOAN ~. FeaFs;er, Edward ii. Hig by,
Alexander q. Crum.
Charities and Corrections-John M.
Rounds, JOAN x. Hull, Philippe Boucher,
Samuel y. HoYsie, Jr., George w. Brown.
Elections-PhiloE Il. Thayer, Lafayette f.
Mowry, Charles =. Cotirell, George t.
Greenhalsh, John. A. Battye.
Agricnlture--C. Alvin Potter, Alvin w.
Burgess, George w. Whitman, George II.
Helme, John Dillon.
State Property-william b. Tillinghast
Job Steere, Charles ID. Kimball, John
Stanton, Clarence G. Rose.
Manufactures-John NJ. Fournier,
Randall A. Harrington, William V. Slo-
cum, Philippe Boucher. Monroe s. In
man.
Fisheries-Bepjamin Tallman, Isaac
Brown, William w. Congdon, A. Her bert
Ward. George A. Lemunyon.Jr JrE
Rules and Orders-John l.. Remlinger,
Edwin A. Perrin, John T.. Bowen, David
=. Ray, George Il. Bachelor.
Unfinished Business -Myro Fish, Henry
It. Root, Henry j.. Heydon, Thomas G.
Peckham, Frederic Dulude.
The House members of the joint COM
mittee are:
Executive Communications - John T.
Kenyon. William b. Tillinghast, Randall
A. Harrington, Myron Fish.
Accounts and Claims-L. F. G. Garvin,
John Il. Bowen, John NJ. Fournier, Edwin
A. Perrin, William q. Slocum, Carlisle
Vose.
Printing-Charles c. Gray, Edward
Thayer, Joseph II. Munroe, Edward Ii.
Highly. Ben Comstock.
Rules and Order-A. Herbert Ward, Job
Steere, Isaac Brown, John K. Hull, George
Il. Barstow.
Engrossed Acts-Lafsyette +. Mowry,
Henry I. Root, John Stanton, George L.
Greenhalgh, Ben Comstock.
Public Health-William w. Congdon,
Benjamin Tallman, George w. Brown,
William p. Buffum, Leroy Fdles.
Real Estate-Daniel w. Bullock, Albert
w. Burgess, {. Alvin Potter, Samuel B.
Hoxsie, Jr., John Dillon.
Mr.. Studley presented a resolution that
when the House adjourns this day IL
be until the third tuesday in January,
1896. Passed.
Mr.. Studley also introduced a resolution
inviting the Governor and Senate to join
the House in Grand Committee. Passed.
Mr.. Fish for corporation committee rec
commended passage OF act relating to pur-
chasers OF property and franchises of the
New York 81 New England Railroad Com
pany. Passed.
Mr.. Garvin presented bill to repeal the
act passed last month authorizing the
city OF Providence to make a new contract
with the Union Railroad Company and
nskci for ,ts Immediate passage. The bill
was referred to the judiciary committee.
George l.. Barstow Withdrew the name
OF Judge Cooke, and William II. Sweet
land was elected judge OF the Sixth Dis
trict Court.
sented a petition from the Christian ALI
ancc protesting against the election OF
Judge Lee. The Speaker refused
to allow the petition TO bo
read. Representative Garvin spoke in
support OF the petition and Mr.. Sheffield
Of Newport raised the point that
Mr.. Garvin was out OF order. The
A petition in favor OF Judge Lees reeec-
tion was placed on file. Representative
Garyin appealed from the decision OF
the chair preventing the reading OF the
Alliance petition on his point OF order.
Senator Freeman aud Representative
Sheffield spoke in support OF the point Of
order and the chair was sustained.
In the senate.
Governor Liupitt called the SENATE 10
order at IL O'clock and upon mot ion OF
Senator Free an the rules OF last year
were adopted.
A resolution was passed appropriating
10000 for tho State ce's su8, aud after tho
transaction OF considerable small busi-
ness Governor Lippitt named the COM
nittees for the ensuing year:
Biennial Elections.
Tho bill for IN amendment TO tho con-
stitution providing for biennial elections
was presentcd by Senator Roelker and
passed by vote OF q 10 ?. Senators
Andrew and Page voted in the negative.
Governor Hppitts Committee hp-
pointmcnts I'm the senate.
The following committee appointments
we're made by His Excellcncy Governor /
Lippitt:
Jud iciary- Edward l.. Freeman. Walter |
A. Read, J. &. u. Woods. Andrew J. |
Currier, William g.. Rocker.