The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-01
General Assembly Adjourns
for Five Weeks.
A Long Session Devoid Of important
Measures in Either Branch.
Senate Passes the Blll Creating a Re-
tired List for Militia Officers.

The last day OF the State Legislature be-
fore its adjournment TO April 3 was
characterized by rushing through OF
routine matter without any bill of i'm
portance being presented or reported back
from committee.
The Senate.
The Senate was called to order by Cow
ernor Brown at ii O'clock this morning.
After the roll had been called and the
minutes read, Senator Freeman. for
the committee on judiciary, recon-
mended the passage OF the act
empowering the City Council OF
the city of Pawtucket TO pass,
amend and repeal all ordinances relative
TO tire erection, construction, repairing
and inspection of buildings in the city,
and also to require that the buildings be
constructed in such manner and of such
material as was considered necessary.
The act was passed as amended.
The amendment 10 the act of incorpo-
ration OF the Rhode Island Homeopathic
Hospital was passed in concurrence, and
the bills OF Henry Whipple, George w.
Hoxsie & Co., Mary l.. Burlington, George
IA. Barber, the town OF North Kingstown
and the city OF Providence against the
State were allowed and ordered paid.
Senator Drown presented resolution
authorizing the appropriation OF 900 TO
pay the salary of the clerk of the she'll
fish commission, and it was put upon its
passage and passed.
Governor Brown then presented
a communication from the children OF the
late Ex-Governor Lipptt presenting a
picture of Governor Lippitt TO the Senate
and it was accepted and referred TO the
House.
On the recommendation OF the COM
mittee on education the acts TO incorpor-
ate the Sanctuarie Christophe Colombo of
Central Falls; the First United Presbyte-
rian Church of Central Falls, and
the Young Mems Athletic Club of
Wanskuck were passed, and the
act to incorporate the Edgewood M. Il.
Church, which was introduced by Sena-
tor Merrill, was referred to the commit
tee on education from which, subsequent
ly, it was reported and passed.
Senator Woods presented a resolution
authorizing the Mayor Of the City of
Providence to contract with the offic ials
of the Rhode Island Hospital for the erec-
tion of a hospital for contagious diseases
and moved that 1t be put upon its passage.
There was no opposition and the rssolu-
tion was passed.
The act establishing a retired list of the
officers of the Rhode Island Militia was
passed in concurrence, and the bills OF
John Nj. Howe, S. II. Northup, G. T.
Swartz, the town OF Warwick and George
X. Thayer, against the State, were
allowed and ordered paid.
The resolution to appropriate $1,000 for
the extension of the buildings at the
Sockanosset School for Boys and the reso-
luton appropriating $4,000 for the COM
pletion of the new armory at Pawtucket
were passed in concurrence.
The invitations to the Governor and the
State of Rhode Island TO participate
in the Mexican Exposition of Indus
tries and Fine Arts and the Baltimore
Centennial Exposition were referred to
the committee on executive communica-
tion, and the act to incorporate Pocasset
Tribe No. 13, Order of Red Men of Central
Falls, was referred to the committee on
education.
The Senate concurred with the House
in the amend ment TO the act extending
and changing the time of voting in the
town OF New Shoreh ham.
The Senate then adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
The following bills came from the COM
mittee on engrossed acts, and were passed
es engrossed: To incorporate the Cedar
Cemetery Company, the Kingston Con-
gregationsl Church, Portsmouth Camp
Meeting Association, the General Six
Principle Baptist Church, the Hudson
Band, aud the bill for an act in amend
ment TO chapter 420 relative TO the medi-
cal practice.
Mr.. Wilson for tie judiciary commit
tee recommended the passage of the bill
for an act relative 10 the time of voting
at New Shoreham in concurrence, with
two amendments.
The passage OF the bill as amended was
objected TO by Mr.. Sheffield of Newport
on the ground that the people OF New
Shoreham themselves should have some
voice in the matter. The House failed TO
concur.
For the committee on corporations Mr..
Cole recommended the passage OF the bill
for an act to amend the charter OF the
Howard & Son Co in concurrence. Passed.
Mr.. Heydon Tor the committee on
finance recommended tho passage in con-
currence OF the resolution appropriating
5000 for compensation of the clerk OF the
she'll fish commissioner; passed.
Bills authorizing the town OF Cranston
TO incur "a debt In excess OF three per
cent. of it's taxable property and provid-
ing for the division Of the town OF Lincoln
into four voting districts were passed as
engrossed.
MIR. Buifun, for the committee on odu-
cation, recommended the passage of the
bill TO incorporate the Arion Club;
passed.
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