The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-12
Forty Bills Indefinitely Dis
posed of in the House.
Judiciary Committee CIeares Its Pig
con Holes Of Antiquities.
Legislation OF Importance to Central
Falls and Lincoln In lie Senate.

After yesterdays inactivity both
branches of the General Assembly today
transacted enough business to maintain
the average of daily efforts, and silence
the members who were complaining that
it was useless to come to town to answer
at roll call and then adjourn.
The Senate.
The Senate was called to order by
Governor Brown at IL o'clock and nearly
all the members were present when the
roll was called.
Senator Read, for the committee on ju-
dietary, reported upon the act in amend
ment to the act governing the registra-
tion OF births, recommending the passage
of substitute A. The act was passed.
The act to incorporate the Scandinavian
Band of Pontiac was presented by Senator
Rocker and referred to the committee on
education.
Senator Dyer, of the committee on COPPER
alton, recommended the passage of sub
stitute A of the act to incorporate the
Interstate Consolidated Street Railway
Company. The act was passed.
tee on corporations, the act to incorporate
he Continental Investment q Security
Company OF Wakefield was passed.
Senator Freeman presented an act to
divide the town Of Lincoln into voting
districts. 1t was referred to the committe
on judiciary.
The Senator from Lincoln also pre-
tad ct Gxi inn ho ho~ ~f h.
members of the Town Council of Lincoln.
1t was referred to the committee on judi
ciary.
The act amending the act of incorpora-
tion of st. James Church, Woonsocket,
was presented and referred to the COM
mittee on education.
Senator Freeman also presented an act
authorizing the Town Council OF Lincoln
to determine the number of justices OF
the peace to be elected by the people and
to fill all vacancies occurring between
days of general election. 1t was referred
to the committee on judiciary.
| Senator Dyer presented the petition for
an amendment to the act of incorporation
Of st. Paul's Church, Portsmouth, and
the act merely asked for permission to
change the number of church wardens
necessary for a quorum from Z to 5, the
request was granted, and the act was
passed.
Senator Hoxsey of Westerly presented
an act esta tablishing the boundary line b.
tween the town of Westerly and Charles
nd M n hio mt st~
passage and passed.
Senator Wood for the committee on
education reported favorabIy on the act
| amending the act OF incorpora-
tion of st. James Church, Woon-
socket and Senator Brown, for the
same committee, recommended the pas
sage of the act to incorporate the Scandi-
navian Band of Pontiac. Both acts were
passed.
The act to provide for the election Of
license commissioners In the city of Gen.
trail Falls was then received from the
house and on the motion of Senator Free
man the act was put upon its passage and
passed.
The Senate concurred with the House
hlueuuincnts u tuo dCt proSiuihS iof
the signing OF a new contract between
the City of Providence and the Union
Railroad and Cable Tramway companies,
and the act relating to the election Of
officers OF the town of Gloucester, after
which an adjournment was taken until
| Tuesday.
House of Representatives.
| In the lower branch OF the General
| Assembly this forenoon was presented the
laug farce comedy entitled "Inded-
mite Postponement of the Fate OF Forty
Bills" with the following cast:
| Villain n......................J. Edward Studey
| squelcher aud Explainer. .Eilery III. Wilson
Comedian .s.....s..Chafles ~. Kim Oaii
| Doubling Thomas ......... w llllam v. Slocum
| Another Doubling thomas. Arthur ushing
| Cautious Man.....,.. .George +. Narney
| OF No Avail. Charles n. smart
| lnterlOcutor............. W. II. Allen
(............C Charles G.. Gray
Minor Villains ............ William II. Coven
t.......W William w. blodgett
.........,...t...,.......... .Garvin
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