The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-26
Senate Votes for the City Of
Cranston.
Majority and Minority Report on
Kingston School Appropriation.
House Directors Call a Halt on Undue
Haste In Passing Corporation Bills.
The Senate.

The committee on corporations reported
on the acts TO incorporate the Atlas In
surance Company, the Arnold Real Estate
Company and the Kent e. Stanley Com
pany Limited, with recommendations of
passage. They were passed.
Senator Coggeshail, for the committee
on nnance, then recommended the passage
OF the resolution to appropriate 10000
Tor the use of the Rhode Island College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. lie ex-
planned that s35 600 was to be expended In
rebuilding the dormitories destroyed by
fire; $4,000 to build a new drill hall, and
5000 TO increase the water supply at the
institution.
Senator Drown said that .he report
simply represented the majority OF the
committee. In order to give the minor
ity an opportunity to state their side OF
the case he moved that the question be
made the especial order for Wednesday
at IL 80 o'clock. The motion was carried.
The resolution TO pay the bill OF Israel
Whaley was referred to the committee on
accounts and claims.
The House notified the Senate OF its
concurrence and presented q resolution 10
change the name of Richard Krasnasky.
1t was referred to the committee on Judi
ciary.
The House amendment TO chapter 147 of
the public statutes, o Fisheries" was
also referred so the judiciary committee,
and the act TO establish the city of Gram
ston was favorably reported by Senator
Freeman for the judiciary committee,
and was passed without OF position, the
reading of the long act having been dis
pensed with upon the motion Of Senator
Drown.
The Senate then adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
The first half hour OF the session in the |
House was devoted TO %untangling the
snarl gotten into yesterday by conflicting
motions TO adjourn and the claims of
mo quorum" and the next 30 minutes TO
listening TO arguments by Cushing in
favor of still further delaying concurrent |
action on n bill that had been passed |
by the Senate after three public |
hearings. 1t was the bill for
an act relating to the election OF certain |
officers and holding a financial town
meeting in The town. OF NorthrprovTdsnce. |
Mr.. Wilson objected 10 the postpone
ment and claimed that il was desired
by a lot OF malcontents of North
Providence trying TO split up the Repub-
lican party of that town. Mr.. Slocum
and others thought that the majority
could afford TO be generous and supported
Mr.. Cushing in his desire 10 have the bill
made special order for next Tuesday and
it was so voted.
Mr.. Wilson presented a bill for an act
in amendment to the act relative to the
election of assemblymen, and it was re-
ferred to The judiciary committee. II
simply provides for the destruction of the
ballots after the official count.
A bill for an act in amendment of the
charters OF the Howard * Low Company
was referred to the committee on en-
crossed acts.
Bills for acts to incorporate the Rhode
Island Engraving Company and the East
Providence Water Company were pre- l
sented by unanimous consent by Mr..
Gray and Mr.. Wilson, ands referred to
the committee on corporations.
Passed as Engrossed.
The following bills were reported back
from the committee on engrossed acts and
passed accordingly: To authorize the
Tow of Cranston to issue bonds, TO in
corporate the Daughters of independence
ledge 6S, bill for an act in amendment to
chapter So.
In Concurrence.
The House passed in concurrence with
the Senate n resolution to restore rights of
citizenship to Louis {. DeWolf, q bill for
an act in amend ment to the charter
OF the Providence Institution for Savings,
and the bill to incorporate the Rhode
Island Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Mr.. Blodgett for the judiciary committee
recommended the indefinite postpone
ment OF the bill for an act relative TO the
licensing of plumbers and the regulation
OF plumbing, so voted; also the
passage of the resolution authorizing n
change OF name on part OF Harriet f.
Quinn and minor child TO Hazard, passed.
Mr.. Rogers, for the committe on corpo-
r~atious, reported back the bill TO incorpo-
rate the Newport Iron Manufacturing
Company with recommendation of its
passage and ii was passed.
The bill, reported back by Mr.. Lippitt,
to incorporate the Washington Real Es-
tate Company, with the recommendation
OF the corporation committee for
its passage. was temporarily laid
upon the table, its passage being objected
to by Mr.. Slocum and Mr.. Rowland, until
the petitioners should comply with the
rules of the House and have the bill
printed at their own expense.
As the result of a similar objection from
the same members bills to incorporate the
Grosvernor Mutual and Claremont Mutual
Fire Insurance companies and the Wat
son & Newell Company were subjected TO
the same delay.
The bill for an act to ro~-establish the
fire district of Manvillo was indefinitely
postponed,
Copies OF the bill to incorporate
the Claremont Insurance Company were
then unearthed and distributed and a
motion made to take il from the table.
This was carried on "a rising vote, the
counting of which disclosed the fact that
there was no quorum, and the House adj
journed.
Public Hearing.
After adjournment today tho members
of the House judiciary committee gave a
hearing on the bill for an act
TO abolish the district school system
in Rhode Island. Remarks were made'by
several members OF the State board OF
education and Commissioner Thomas b.
S~tockwell in favor OF the passage Of the
bill.
Mr.. Stockwell outlined the district
system and pointed out It's numerous de-
fects and the detrimental influence 10 had
on on the system of public education in
general.
Assemblyman Frank Hill OF Hopkinton
was the only on" TO appear IN opposition.