The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-19
THE ASSEMBLY.
Senate Passes Bill to Estab-
lish City Of Central Falls.
A Protest to the Measure introduced
in the House.
Bill to Adopt the Gold Cure for Drunk
enness at State Institutions.

In the General bly, today another
4 resolution for adjournment was intro
| duced, this time in the House. The Gen.
| trail Falls City bill passed In he Senate and
was referred to the House Judiciary COM
| mittee. Several important measures were
introduced in the lower branch.
| The Senate.
| The Senate was called to order soon
after IL o'clock thif morning.
| Before the minutes had been read the
| clere OF the House appeared with reso-
| luton appropriating the sum OF 1890
| Tor the use OF the commissioners OF in
land fisheries, which was referred to the
| COMMITTEES on finance, and the resolution
TO pay the bill of 4. f. Prentiss, which
was passed in concurrence.
Senator Freeman, for the committee on
| Judiciary, moved the passage of the act
establishing the city OF Central Falls. At
the motion of the Lieutenant Governor
| the reading OF the act was omitted, and
the purpose of the act was explained by
Mr.. Freeman.
When he had completed his explanation
Senator Easton of Pawtucket offered some
slight objections to the act. He said that
while he had no objection TO the division
OF the town of Lincoln he thought that
the act was faulty in one respect.
1t provided that every qualified
voter OF the present town of Lincoln
should have right TO vote upon the
question of the government to be chosen
for Central Falls. In bis opinion 1t was
the people of Central Falls only who had
a legal right to vote upon this question,
although the people OF the whole town
should be allowed to vote on the question
OF division, and he would like TO see the
act amended in this respect.
The original motion was put, however,
and was carried without opposition, and
sent to the House under suspension Of
| the rules.
The act IN amendment to the act re-
garding medical examiners and coroners
was recommended by the judiciary COM
mittee and passed, and the resolution
| authorizing the city OF Providence to
borrow s400, 900 for school purposes was
passed in concurrence, upon the recon-
| mendation of tho same committee.
The committee on judiciary reported
favorsbly upon the resolution authorizing
Emma Lucretia Scott to change her name
to Emma Lucretia Aldrich and IL was
| passed.
The act to incorporate the Rhode Island
Perkins Horseshoe Company was passed
upon the recommendation OF the COM
| mittee on corporations.
The bill of Alfred Frye was referred to
the committee on accounts and
claims; the act to incorpor-
ate the Workingmen's Loan Association,
the committee on corporations; and the
| acts to incorporate the Providence Grand
Lodge OF Perfection, Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite, and Quidnick Grange
| No. 30, were sent to the committee on ed
| ucation.
| The annual report Of the Board of State
Charities and Corrections, was presented
| by Senator Woods and ordered commun-
icated to the House and the
resolution apprcpriating s1OO to enable
| the Narragansett Tribe of Indians
| TO obtain the evidence necessary to prove
| their claim TO { he shore lands was passed
| upon the recommendation OF the commit
| tee on finance.
The Senate was then adjourned.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Heydon, for the committee on
finance, reported back bill, referred
| Friday, for an appropriation for the
| United Train of Artillery, and asked that
| 1t be referred to the committee on
militia.
| MIR. Buffum for the committee on edu-
| cation reported back bill for an act to
| incorporate the American Whist League
and recommended its passage in con-
| currence.
Mr.. Horton presented q pill for an act
| in amendment of Chapter $50 relative TO
| the Newport police. 1t was referred to
| the committee on judiciary.
r..
| mittee on education a bill for an act to
incorporate the Westminster Club and
recommended its passage. Passed.
Mr.. Munroe, for the committee on edu-
cation, recommended concurrence with
the Senate In amending bill to incorpq-
rate Woonsocket Lodge, No. 10, ]. o. o. f.
The measure was referred to the COM
mittee on engrossed acts.
Mr.. Fournier presented q bill for an act
In amendment to Chapter 126 OF the Pub
lie Statutes relative to the sale OF butter
nuts, shell beans, etc.; referred to the
committee on judiciary. The bill was also
ordered printed and distributed.
Mr.. Bullock for the committee on edu-
cation reported back a bill TO incorporate
Washington Council, 10, O. u. A. M, and
recommended its passage. Passed.
MIR. Rounds presented bill for an act
in amendment TO Chapter 11S0 of tho
Public Statutes, entitled: An act to pre-
hibit the carrying OF concealed weapons;
referred TO the committee on judiciary.
The amendment provides fer the dispo-
sition of the cases in the district courts
without awaiting the action of grand
ment Of negative allegations involving an
enumeration of the positions that the Of
fender does not hold.
Mr.. Remlinger presented bill for an act
TO refund portion OF the city hall and
sewer loan OF the city OF Providence; re-
ferred TO committee on judiciary.
MIR. Landers called for the special order
OF the day. IL was the bill for the amend
ment TO the act relative to the commits
sioner of shell fisheries, presented last
Friday. The amendment as recon-
mended by the committee on
fisheries provides that there shall be Eve
commissioners instead OF three, that one
ofthem shall DC n practical oyster man,
and that the salary OF each shall be $500
per annum, instead OF 900.
The line relative TO the necessity OF one
member being practical oyster man was
objected to by Mr.. Covell and the oppo-
sition was so general that the amend
ment was lost by az vote of