The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-01
The Senate.

minutes del1beration on very trNlat mat
ters.
The Senate.
There was but little more than quo
rum present when the Senate was called
to order.
While the minutes were being read the
House announced that 1t had concurred
IN the passage of the resolution OF weekly
adjournments from Fridays 10 Tuesdays
The acts TO incorporate Division No 4,
A. o. III. OF Manville; the Westerly busi-
ness Mems Association and Woonsocket
Lodge, No. 10, j. o. o. F., OF Woonsocket
and the petition to change the name OF
the Free Chapel of st. John the Evangel-
ist, OF Newport, were received from the
House and referred 10 the committee on
education.
Acto Incorporate the Dry Goods Mutual
Insurance Company and the Protective
Mutual Fire Insurance Company and the
act to TO amend the charter OF the Security
Mutual Fire Insurance Company were IA
vorably reported by the committee on
corporations aud passed by the Senate.
The annual report OF the board OF IL
cense commissioners of Woonsocket was
received and ordered communicated to
the House.
The resolution TO increase the salary OF
the clerk of the General Treasurer from
1920 to $500 wns referred TO the COM
miltee on finance and an act increasing
the number OF shell fish commissioners
from three TO five was sent to the COM
mittee on fisheries.
On the motion of Senator Freeman the
Senate was adjourned.
Committee Hearing.
The in dietary committee of the Senate
gave pu blic hearing on the act regulat-
ing the admission OF foreign surety COM
panies to do business in this State, after
the adjournment this morning. Speeches
both in favor OF ard in opposition to the
bill were made by the repres sentatives OF
the foreign fidelity and deposit companies
and the committee took the matter under
consideration.
The House.
The forenoon proceedings in the House
opened with more obje ctions on the part
OF new mem otrs. In eading the record
Of Yesterdays sessio a, Clerk Mowry
mentioned certain measures that
had been communicated to the
Senate under the Suspension of the rules.
Mr. Remlinger objected, because the num-
ber of the rule or rules SO suspended were
not designated. and he thought that they
should be in every instance. In
some way the matter appealed to the re-
form tendencies of Mr.. Smart, the occu-
pant of 10, and he expressed the belief
that the House was establishing
very dangerous pTece%Ss,n1t %,1ton in mot not
further trouble by explaining that the
greater included the less and that In sus-
pending the rules in general those in
particular that were involved would
certainty be provided for. He further
iatimated that II could hardly be con
eidered as establishing precedent to fol-
low the custom that had held for half
century of successive Legislatures. The
matter was dropped.
Mr.. Bentley offered resolution to make
IN additional appropriation for repairs to
Westerly; referred TO the committee on
finance.
Mr.. Thayer OF Pawtucket presented the
annual report of the Providence x Wor-
csster Railroad Company; Mr.. Barstow
presented the annual report OF
the license commissioners of Provi-
dcnce, and Mr.. Perrin presented the
annual report OF the license commissioners
OF Pawtucket. The three reports were
received and communicated to the Senate.
Mr.. Stanley presented u bill for an act
10 incorporate the j. A. Budlong Son
Company; referred to the committee on
corporations.
Mr.. Stanley also presented the claims OF
John A. kenyon against the State for
services as court janitor at Cranston; re-
ferred to the committee on accounts.
Mr. Perrin presented a bill for an act to
Church of Pawtucket; referred to the
c. mmittee on education.
Mr.. Heydon presented bill for an act
70 incorporate the Central Base ball Asso-
citation Social Club of Providence; re-
ferred to the committee on education.
Mr.. Ragee presented n bill for an act TO
incorporate the Cumberland Detective
Society; referred TO the committee on
cd ucation.
Mr.. Smart Again.
Dfr. Smart arose again to legislato and
presented a bill for an act 10 make the an
nunl State election day legal
holiday; h;,, someone .,,.Vdn Whispered to
legal holiday and he with.
drew that bill and tried again with a bill
for an act to encourage uniformity OF
legislation relative to the hours of labor
for Rhode Island and the rest of the
United States. Mr.. Nelson moved that
the bill be referred back TO Mr.. Smart, for
the correction OF errors. The bill was
then referred TO the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Smart also introduced bill for an
act for the transfer OF land by registration
OF titles; referred TO the committee on
Judiciary.
Incorporate the A. Nj. Il. Social Club; re-
ferred to the committee on education.
Mr.. Remlinger offered an amendment to
rule AZ which was adopted.
Dir. Kimball offered n bill for an amend
ment 10 chapter 50c relative 10 the ordin-
nnces OF the City OF Providence regulating
plum bing and draining. II was referred
20 tho judiciary committee.
Mr.. Mowry OF Smithfeld. for the com
mittee on engrossed acts, reported that
the bills relative TO Woonsocket city loans
passed yesterday i'm the Senate had been
truly and rightly engrossed and they were
passed in concurrence.
From The Senate.
from the Senate came a bill for an net
TO incorporate the Dry Goods Mutual In
tnrarce Company; referred TO committee
on corporations.
A bill for an act to incorporate
the Protective Mutual Fire In
furarcs Company, COMMITTEES on
torpos itions; petition OF the Society OF
Nhssal Insurance 10 amend charter. 10
tninfniifee on corporations; resolution TO
allow nc claim of n. a.. Piorcc against
ile Silt te, TO the committee on accounts.