The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

joint committee to whom was referred
the SEVERAL bills for acts submitted by the
com mission on the revision OF the statutes.
The report enumerated the changes in the
general laws which had been recon-
mended by the missioners and re-
peated or endorsed by the joint COM
mittee.
Mr.. Heydon prsssnted the report OF the
commission and both Documents were I'M
fhediately COMMUNICATED to the Senate.
Then upon the accommodation OF tne
committee on accounts and claims the
bills OF the following members and others
who have devoted their time and atten-
tion TO getting the bill for revision into
shape for passage were allowed:
Eilery II. Wilson, $500; f. L. Freeman,
$3.50; j. T.. Il. Woods, $500; William w.
Blodgett, $500; Charles Z. Gray, t3oo;
William II. Covell, $500; Walter A. Read,
$3.50: j. Edward Studley, 900; William 7.
Sheffield, Jr., goo; William Hoxsey, slbO;
Andrew J. Carrier, $50; A. A. Rhodes,
goo.
The Senate resolution, making an ap-
preparation for securing the oil portraits
of ex-Governors for the State House
gallery, was passed In concurrence.
For Road Building Material.
Mr.. Gray presented q joint resolution
to appoint joint special COMMITTEES to
secure geolog ical survey of certain por-
tanning the location OF rock suitable for
road building and appropriating 1900
for the same. The members named In the
resolution were:
Senators Read and Woods and Repre-
sentatives Wilson and Covell. The resolu-
tion was passed.
Mr.. Wilson then introduced a resolu-
tion inviting the Governor and Senate to
meet the House in Grand Committee for
the purpose of electing commissioner ot
highways. The invitation was accepted.
In Grand Committee.
Governor Brown and the members OF
the Senate entered the House Chamber
and after the roll calls of both branches
Mr.. Wilson nominated for highway COM
missioner Charles +. Chace of Bristol.
In placing the name of Mr.. Chace before
the Assembly Mr.. W ilson said that he is
a civil engineer of the first rank in the
country, Is familiar with the needs Of
Rhode Island in respect to its roads.
highway commission, which had made
thorough investigation of the entire
subject Mr.. Rowland, Mr.. Gray and
Mr.. Simmons spoke in behalf OF the
nominee, and Mr.. Chase was unanimously
elected.
The two branches then separated.
The final provision was then made for
carrying out the preliminary work sug-
gested by the highway comm ission and to
comply with the bill recently passed, by
the passage OF q resolution, introduced
by Mr.. Wilson, appropriating S34,5O0.
Thirty thousand OF this Is to be expend-
cd in building half-mile lengths sample
roads in the various towns, $4,000 for the
commissioner and 1880 for his assistant.
Increase Of Salaries.
A bill was passed for an act raising the
salaries OF the Attorney General and the
Secretary of State from $500 and $500 to
$500 and $500 respectively. And In con-
nection with this bill resolution was
passed appropriating the 1000 necessary
Tor the increase.
A resolution continuing all unfinished
business TO the next Assembly was intro
duced by Mr.. Holden and passed.
A bill for an act In amendment to Sec
tion 9, Chapter 15S, relative to rail-
roads, was passed In concurrence. II
place at all grade crossings the sign
''Stop, look, and listenl" instead Of the
familiar warning to 'look out for the
engine when the bell rings"
The Speaker announced that he had
appointed as the House memb bers Of the
Joint committee on the John Waterman
memorial, Mr.. Barstow and Mr.. Bachelor.
Nippon recommendation of the commit
tee on militia a resolution was passed, as
amended, appropriating $3.50 to pure
uniforms for the mem bers of the Provi-
denoe Naval Reserve.
Revision of Statutes Completed.
From the Senate came bill for an act
TO consolidate the two acts for the revis-
ion of statutes, from title to title 25 in
elusive, and from title 26 to 80 inclusive,
into one act to be known as the General
Laws OF the State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations" The bill was
passed in concurrence.
There WAS also a resolution, introduced
by Mr.. Wilson, passed by the House pro-
viding for the printing OF 5000 volumes of [
revised laws under the direction of Mr..
Isaac II. Southwck, at salary of s25O0,
| with $1,000 for clerical assistance.
Mr.. Wilson then introduced a resolu-
tion to suspend Sections I and 10 of
| Chapter 20, providing for the printing of
additions TO the laws In the newspapers
| anu it was passed. The object of the
| resolution Is to obviate the expense of
having published the recently -ad opted
amendments to the judiciary act.
MIR. Slocum's Resolution.
Mr.. Slocum presented resolution di-
recting commission on Inland Fisheries
| to instruct the Herreshoff Manufacturing
| Company to build the new cup defender
| out OF Rhode Island granite. to equip Ii
wit wide tires, and TO launch the boat
| from the Great Salt Pond broadway. 1t
was communicated TO the Senate forth
with and later returned with a request
! for Joint committee Of coincidence and
| so amended as to provide for the con-
struction OF the boat under the Torrens
| system.
Resolution OF Thanks.
| Mr.. Heydon was in the chair, and Mr.
| Cushing OF North Providence said that
throug hout the session the majority had
ruled the minority with an iron hand, bu
| that today the several Democrats OF the
| House were in most benevolent
| mood, and would submit to anything
asked for by the majority, but that they
would insist on the passage OF certain
resolutions without a dissenting voice
He then presented resolutions oi
thanks to Speaker Allen, Re-
cording Clerk Lee, and Recording
Clerk Mowry. Remarks complimentary tC
the presiding officer OF the House were
then made by many OF the members
| The resolution was passed by a risin q
vote, and Speaker Allen spoke In sincere
| recognition OF this final acknowledge.
ment Of his services.
Remarks we're also made in recognition
| of the services OF clerks Lee and Mowr,