The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-07
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Foreign Surety Bill Passed the
Senate.
Resolution to Appropriate $4,000 for
New College Hall at Kingston.

The Senate was called to order by Gov
ernor Brown shortly after IL o'clock today,
nearly all the members being present.
Senator Wood, for the committee on
ducation, reported favorably on the pc
tition OF the Elmwood Club, for authority
to issue stock TO an amount not TO exceed
$4,000, and it was granted.
Senator Coggeshall OF Bristol presented
a resolution appropriating ZOO for the
erection OF new building at the Rhode
Island College of Agriculture. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
The bills of Edgar l.. Arnold, the city
of Providence and Richard s. Keane
against the State were referred to the
committee on accounts and claims, and
the annual report of the board of license
commissioners OF the city Of Newport
was received and ordered communicated
to the House.
On the recommendation of tho COM
mittee on accounts and claims the bills OF
Nathan ID. Pierce and George Carmichael
were ordered paid, and the bill OF Will
liam A. Phillips, which was presented by
Senator Waterman Smith, was referred to
the committee.
The petition of George II. McAusland,
ct al, for an act to incorporate the Elm
wood Temple Congregational Church, was
referred to the committee on education,
and the act to divide the town of Tiverton
into voting districts, which was presented
by Senator Osborn, was referred to the
committee on judiciary.
The clerk of the House then appeared
with a number of matters to be passed in
concurrence.
Th6 acts to incorporate the Newport
Co-doerative Institute for Savings, the
Jam&s A. Budlong g. Son Company and
the Mode Island Life and Accident In
surance Company were referred to the
committee on corporation, and the
acts to incorporate the First
Church of Christ Scientists, the Hudson
Band, the Arlington Public Library As
sociation. Liberty Council No. IL, Order
United American Mechanics and the
Swedish Congregational Church of Paw
tucket were referred to the committee on
education.
The act in amendment to the judiciary
act, providing for supplementary notice
of proceedings in probate cases,
and the resolution changing the
name of Percy Densmore Smith
TO Percy Densmore Smith Slocum were
referred to the committee on judiciary,
while the resolution in regard to the ex-
penditure of the appropriation for the
State armories at Newport and Westerly
was sent to the committee on finance.
The act regulating the admission Of for
eign surety companies TO do business in
this State, which had been made the spe-
cial order of the day, was taken from the
table. Mr.. Freeman explained that the
only change that had been made
was to provide that foreign companies
should DO only surety business in the
state, and the act was passed without
opposition.
Governor Brown presented a packet Of
letters in regard to Rhode Islands part in
the Cotton States Exposition and they
were referred to the committee on exc
cutive communications.
On the mmendation of the CON-
mittee on education the acts incorporat-
ing the Niagara Wheelmen and the West
erly Business Mems ASSOCIATION were
passed and the petition for an act TO in
corporate the American Whist League
was sent to the committee on education.
The House then notified the Senate that
the bill of Nathan ID. Pierce, Ji., had been
passed in concurrence, and a number of
matters We're sent for the action of the
Senate.
The bill providing for the selection of a
site for the State Normal School building
was referred to the committee on judici-
ary; the acts to incorporate the lvanhoe
Association of Providence, the Union
Band OF Manville and the Grand
Commandery, Knight Templars of Rhode
Island and Massachusetts was referred to
the committee on education, while the
resolution 10 pay the bills of John Ken
yon and G.. Nj. Brown were passed without
opposition.
The Senate then adjourned.