The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-08
GENERAL ASSEM- BLY,.
House Regulates the Government Of
Building-Loan Associations.
Act Relative To Offences Against Pri-
vate Property Amended.

AS soon as the Senate was called to order
this morning Senator Freeman, for the
committee on judiciary, reported the bill
In amendment to Chapter 242 of the pub
lie statutes, "Offenses against private
property" The committee recommended
the indefinite postponemept OF the House
act and the passage of Substitute b.
Senator Freeman explained that tho new
bill provided that prosecution under the
act must be by Indictment, and that no
wires or posts can be placed upon private
property without the consent in writing
of the owner and that 80 days notice will
be sufficient for their removal.
Senator j. V. B. Watson objected to the
passage of the bill until it had been
printed and considered. He was ready to
guard the corporation, but he thought
that this bill tended to give the companies
too many righ hts, to the exclusion of the
rights of the private individual.
A long discussion followed, but the
Senate at last voted to make the bill the
order for tomorrow at IL 80 O'Clock, and
it was ordered printed.
On the recommendation OF Senator
Read, for the committee on judiciary,
School District No. of Johnston was
authorized to issue bonds.
On the recommendation OF the commit
tee on finance the Senate concurred in the
House resolution appropriating 5000 to
enable the the State Board of Health to
continue its study of diphtheria.
The Senate concurred with the House in
the passage of acts to incorporate Bristol
Chapter of the Daughters of American
Revolution, the Rhode Island Photo-En-
craving Company, the Watson Il Newell
Company, the American Transportation
Company, the American Loan Cmpany,
the Pawtucket Steamboat Company, the
Newport Iron Manufacturing Company,
the Society of Colonial Danes of Rhode
Island, Mt. Olivet BapvSa Church of New
port and the Woonsocket Young Business
Mems Club.
The act to incorporate Rhode Island
Council. No. g. o. q. A. NJ, was recon-
mended by the committee on education
and passed, and the act to incorporate
Mt. Vernon Christian Society was intro
duced by Senator Wright and referred to
the committee on education.
The committee on special legislation
had house cleaning yesterday, and this
morning they presented some thirty bills,
representing the accumulation of lumber
for five years and recommended indefinite
postponement OF each. The bills were
postponed.
Senator Drown presented q resolution
to appropriate 1000 for taking the State
census. 1t was referred to the committee
on finance.
The bill of the town of Warren against
the State was referred to the committee
on accounts and claims after which the
Senate was adjourned.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Studley, for the committee on
judiciary, reported back bill for and act
to regulate building loan associations,
with recommendation of its indefinite
postonement, and moved the passage OF
two substitute bills.
The two bills are for the regulation of
associations incorporated within an with
out the State, respectively, the two to be
provided for separately. On all the for
eign associations a tax Is TO be levied for
money received, but not invested in the
State. There is also to be special
tax OF $50 for the first 100000 worth of
stock and s5 for every subsequent S100, 900
until the amount shall reach 800. The
books of the association must be exam
ined at least biennally by the insurance
commissioner who shall receive for each
examination S25.
The association can no longer be char
tered under the general law, but must Sc
cure special charters. The two substitute
bills we're passed and the original bill in
definitely postponed.
Bills to incorporate the Richard +.
Tobin Post "a, q. A. r., the Young Mems
Athletic Club, the Walker True Blue
Loyal Orange Lodge, l13, and the bill for
an act in amendment of Chapter 1922 were
passed as engrossed.
Mr.. Heydon presented q resolution ap-
propriating $1,000 for the State board of
health, to Investigate the causes OF tu ber-
culosis in maj n, and it was referred to the
committee on finance.
The House then adjourned.