The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-22
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.

Mr.. Perrin presented a resolution ap-
propriating $3.50 TO ht up quarters for the
signal corps, II. l. M, at Pawtucket; re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Mr.. Smith presented bill for an act to
incorporate the Mechanics Hall associa.
tion, and it was referred to the committee
on education. Mr.. Smith for the COM
mittee on education also recommended
the indefinite postponemeut of the bill to
incorporate the Young Mems Literary
Association of Foster. So voted.
Upon recommendation of the committee
on education the House voted not to con-
cur with the Senate in the passage Of
bill TO incorporate LaGarde Lamoriciere.
Mr.. Covell reported back from the
committee on judiciary bill for an act
in amendment to Chapter 735, relative to
voting districts and recommended its
passage in concurrence; 80 voted.
Mr.. Remltnger introduced a resolution
appropriating $3.50 for the remuneration
of the camp commissioners. 1t was re-
ferred TO the committee on finance.
Mr.. Smart presented resolution to ap-
point a commission to investigate the
Torrens system OF the registration of
titles; tabled.
Bills were passed incorporating the
Mount Vernon Christian Society, and the
New England Savings and Loan Com
pany.
Anti-Vaccination BIZ Killed.
Mr.. Fish called for the special order, a
bill for an act in amendment of Chpter
IA, entitled General Provisions relating
to Public Schools" The bill is to repeal
the law making the vacci-
nation of school children COM
pulsory and was recommended for
passage by the committee on education.
The vote in the committee was to 3 and
the members decided as follows: For
recommendation, Fish, Bullock, Arnold
and Munroe; indefinite postponemeut,
Hill, Smith and Buffum.
When the question was brought before
the House there was long and very
general discussion. Mr.. Wilson, Mr..
Varney and Mr.. Cushing spoke in favor
of repeating the law compelling
vaccination and argued that it is
not prevention OF small pox but on the
other hand Is apt TO result most seriously,
and furthermore a citizen should be al
lowed TO choose for himself in all matters
relative to his own health.
Mr.. Blodgett said that he was grieved
and disgusted that any such bill should
be recommended to the Rhode Island
House OF Representatives for passage, and
paid tribute to the good results already
secured from vaccination.
Mr.. Slocum spoke against the bill for
repeal and made such an impassioned
his third speech the members had named
him Sunset Cox sieeum.
The question was then put and the roll
called. 1t resulted as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Aldrich. Barnes. Bachelor,
Bentley, Blodgett, Bowen, Bufrum. Burdick, |
Burgess, Cole, Congdon, Charles c. !
Gray, Hannaford, Heyion. Holden, |
Edwin A. Kenyon. Kimball, |
Landers, Lippitt, Lovejoy, Peck, Per rim, |
Race. Rounds, Scott Sheffield. Smith. slo-
'um. Stanton, studley, Edward Thayer, Philo |
E. Thayer-33.
NoEs- -Messrs. Boucher, Covell, Cushing, |
Dulude, Fish, Fournier, Mowry, Root, Smart,
Studloy 49,.
ABSENT OR NOT VorINo- -Messrs. Allen. Ar
lolG, Barstow, Brown. Bullock. Dodge, East
wood, Samuel Is. Gray, Harrington, Hill,
Horton. Hull, John r. Kenyon, Munro Mel
on, Peckham. Potter, Rathbun, Ray, Rem
niger Rogers, Simmons. steere. Tallman,
rhresher, Tillinghast, Ward-27.
The Highway Improvement.
Mr.. Wilson called from the table the
,ill for an act to provide for the mainten-
nee and repair OF highways and bridges,
md il was read in connection
With the report of the highway commits
ioners recently presented and then passed
IS recommended by judiciary committee.
This is the first OF a series OF three bills
or the purpose OF securing and maintain
ng better state roads.
At O'clock Mr.. Wilson moved that the
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