The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-12
The ASSEMBLY.
Important School Measure in
the Senate
Bill to Increase The Number OF Shell
Fish Commissioners.
Mr.. Rowland Objects to Rushing Mat
ters-Mr. Gushing Wan Is Things Read.

In the upper branch today an educa-
tional bill providing for q radical change
In the law regulating the school age was
introduced and referred TO the committee
on special legislation.
Down stairs the minority, Mr.. Cushing,
made his first venture in the way of fer
ing from the majority by calling for the
reading in full of two different bills be-
fore they were referred and novelty, SO
far as the present House is concerned, oc-
Cured in the way OF an argument.
The Senate.
1t was some time after IL o'clock when
the Senate was called TO order by Gov
ernor Brown this morning.
After the usual preliminary business
Senator Freeman reported on the
bill to divide the town OF Tiverton
into voting districts for the
committee on judiciary, the committee
recommending the indefinite postpone
ment of the bill and the passage OF sub
stitute A. The new bill was read and
passed without opposition. g.:
The act authorizing the State Normal
School TO sell, lease or otherwise dispose
of its lands was reported by Senator Read
for the committee on judiciary ana
passed.
On the recommendation OF the commit
tee on judiciary the resolution authoriz-
ing Percy Dinsmore Smith TO change his
~aame TO Percy Dinsmore Smith Slocum
was passed. 49,
The bills to incorporate the Mutual In
surance Company and to amend the act
OF incorporation OF the Rhode Island Life
and Accident Insurance Company were
recommended by the committee on corpo-
rations and passed.
The act in amendment of the act of in
corporation OF Woonsocket Lodge No. 10,
L. q. o. f., was passed on the recommen-
n ha ffn m aHn ION
and the act TO incorporate the j. A. Bud
long q Son Company was passed in con-
currence on the recommendation of the
committee on corporations.
Senator Wood, for the committee on ju-
dietary reported on the amendment TO the
Judiciary act which gives greater power TO
the court TO summon witnesses in probate
cases and II was passed.
Mr.. Wood then presented an act in rca
ton TO the attendance OF children in the
public schools and it was referred 10 the
committee on special legislation.
The bill OF the Rhode Island Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
against the State was referred to tho com
mittee on accounts and claims, and the
resolution authorizing the school COM
mittee of the town OF Cranston to eject
truant officers was sent TO the committee
on judiciary.
sThe bill of the commission on the con-
demnation of State House lands was re-
ceived from the House and, on the mo-
ton OF Senator kenyon, was laid on the
table until tomorrow.
The House act authorizing the city OF
Pewtucket to appropriate 5000 for the
use OF Tower Post, No. IL @. A. r. was
sent to the committee on finance, and the
resolution requesting an immediate re-
port from the commission on the bound
ary line between Charlestown and West
erly was referred to the committee on
judiciary.
Permission was granted TO the commit
tee on elections to summon persons and
papers for the hearing upon the North
kingstown contest, and the resolution
presented by Senator Dunn authorizing
the purchase OF 2000 volumes Of the Vital
Statistics was referred TO the committee
on finance.
The report OF the Antietam Board was
presented by the Governor, and read and
ordered communicated TO the House, and
the invitation TO the Governor and his
staff to be present at the dedication of the
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National
Park, was referred to the committee on
executive communications.
The invitation to inspect the Institute
for the Deaf was accepted and ordered
communicated TO the House, and the act
increasing the number of shell
fish commissioners from three to
five and authorizing the commits
sion to engage clerk was favOrably re-
ported by the committee on fisheries and
passed after some discussion by Senators
Kenyon, Smith and CoggesLall,
The Senate then adjourned until to-
morrow.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Uowland moved that the resolution
passed on Friday TO allow certain bills OF
the commission TO condemn land for the
new State House be rccons idered and Mr..
Smart seconded the resolution. The
speaker declared the motion out of order
inasmuch as the resolution had already
been communicated TO the Senate.
In accordance with previous notice Mr..
Sheffield OF Newpost presented bill for
an act In amendment OF Chapter 20, rcln-
tive TO tho town fund OF Newport; re-
ferred TO the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Sheffield also presented bill for
an act relative TO the licensing OF
plumbers and to sanitary inspection Dy
a board OF examiners. The bill with n
petition from William II. Hunter and
Others was referred TO the judiciary com
mittcc.
Mr.. Croweil presented bill for an act
authorizing the city OF Providence TO
issue bonds for S600,OO0 TO be used for
highway purposes; referred TO the COM
mittce on judiciary.
Mr.. Rogers presented bill FOR an act TO
incorporate the Newport steam Laundry
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