The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-23
Good Roads Bill Passed Both
Branches
nouse and Senate at Variance Over
Insurance Commissioners Bill.
Bigamist Alexander 5. Stewart Par
doned-$iOO,OOO for Normal School.

When the Senate was called TO order
this morning, Senator Read, for the COM
mittee on Judiciary, recommended the IN
definite postponement OF the petition OF
John F. Cummings aad 500 other residents
OF Johnston, In relation to weekly pay
monts. This was done.
On the recommendation of Senator
Powell the Senate passed the resolution
appropriatiug sS25 to purchase new field
outfit for tho Newport Artillery.
The Senate concurred with the House
In the passage of the act to incorporate
the New England Saving and Loan Asso-
citation, aud the act to incorporate the
Scandia Savings Fund and Building Loan
Association was referred TO the committee
on corporations, and subsequently passed.
On the recommendation OF the commit
tee on accounts and CLAIM the bill OF the
town OF North Kingstown against the
State was ordered paid.
Senator Church introduced an amend
ment to Chapter 147 OF the public statutes
"Of Certain Fisheries" and 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary.
The pardon of Alexander q. Stewart was
then granted, and the annual school re-
port was presented by Governor Brown
aud ordered communicated 10 the House.
The Dill OF the hnOue lslhAu Nens
Company was ordered paid.
The Senate then concurred with the
House In the resolution to repeal the joint
resolution from Friday to Tuesday, and
in the resolution continuing the joint
committee on properly liable TO anu
exempt from taxation.
The Senate also concurred in I he amend
ments to the resolution appropriating
sll25 for Company F, 1st Regiment, X. 1.
NJ, and the amendments to the act "Of
ofenses against private property"
The Senate refused TO concur in the
amendment TO the act providing for the
appointment OF an insurance COM
missioner.
The committee on education then
cleared its files by recommending the in
definite postponement OF number oil
acts of incorporation, and Senator Free
man presented joint resolution of ad-
iournment for Friday OF this week. II
was passed aud communicated to the
House.
The Senate then took up the revised
statutes and after passing parts and 2,
resolution was passed authorizing the ju-
dietary committee to incorporate In the
volume all laws or amendments to laws
passed before the adjournment OF the
present session.
The substitute bill In anne ment to tn,
act relating to bills OF exchange ano
promissory notes, was passed upon th'
recommendation of the judiciary com
mittee.
The new act abolishes the three day.
OF grace on notes, but leaves the time o
grace on sight drafts unchanged.
The Senate then took a recess until 81
O'Clock.
The first matter brought before tn
Senate after the recess was The recon
mendation for passage of q resolution
making an appropriation for the repair
OF the armory Of the United Train o
Artillery. 1t was passed.
The committee on finance also recon-
mended the passage of a resolution Z
make an extra appropriation of $4,000
for the State Normal School. 1t wa
passed.
The same committee recomme nded tn
passage OF the resolution appropriatin
$4,000 for the Institute for the Deai
Passed
The good roads BILL relating to the up
pointment OF State highway commits
sioner and the division Of the towns int
highway districts, was passed upon ia
recommendation OF Senator Woods, IL
the committee on judiciary.
The Senate concurred In the amend
mont TO the act relating TO offense, agains
private property, and in the passage {
the amendment to the judiciary act.
On the recommendation OF the tinanc
committee the resolution, making an az
propriation OF 1880 for additional cleric,
labor in the adjutant- generals office, Wa
passed.
COMMITTEES for Conference.
The Senate received notice that tt
House insisted upon Its amendment I
the act providing for the appointment
sn insurance commissioner and on III
motion of Senator Freeman it was vote
TO notify the House OF its adheren'
10 its refusal to concur and aske
for q joint committee of coDferenc
Governor Brown appointed Senate
Freeman, Read, and Rocker to represel
the Senate, and the House was immed
ately notified OF the action.
The Senate then concurred with Il
House amendment to the resolution nal
ing an appropriation for the Captain Jot
Waterman memorial, and passed an n
creating the Office OF rifle inspector 4
the United Train OF Artillery.