The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-22
Aouse Kills the Anti-vacci-
nation Bill.
Bristol Authorized TO Raise Bonds 10
Purchase the Water Works.
Senate Passes in Concurrence Bill Per-
mitting Providence to Condemn Land.

In the Senate this morning Senator
Freeman. for the committee on judiciary,
recommended the passage OF an amend
ment TO Chapter 100 OF the Public Statutes,
providing for suitable remuneration for
damage done by displacement OF tide
water. 1t was passed.
Senator Freeman, for the same COM
mittee, reported favorably upon the pas
sage of an act authorizing the general
treasurer to pay the premium upon the
bonds issued by the surety companies to
the State officials. 1t was passed.
On the recommendation OF Senator
Woods, for the judiciary committee, the
Senate concurred in the acts authorizing
the city OF Providence to issue bonds to a
sum not TO exceed s150,OO0 and to con-
denim land for park purposes.
The petition OF Nelson w. Aldrich ct al,
for an act to incorporate the Coneybrook
Club OF Coventry, was passed and the Sem
ate concurred in the passage OF an act to
provide for a standard form of fire insur-
snce policy.
At tho request of Senator Coggeshall,
the act authorizing the town OF Bristol
to issue bonds for water works. purposes,
was put upon its passage and passed.
The Senate concurred in the passage OF
the acts to incorporate the Woonsocket
Society OF Sons of Israel, the East Provi-
dence Fire District, the Academy Avenue
Congregational Church, the East Provi-
dence Water Company, and the Old
Colony CO. operative Bank.
The annual report OF the harbor COM
missioners was received and ordered COM
municated to the House.
Senator Easton recommended the pas
sage OF an amended resolution in relation
to the Captain John Waterman memorial,
the amendment reducing the appropria-
tion from $4,000 to $500. 1t was passed.
The act to incorporate the Rathbone
Land Company was referred to the COM
mittee on corporations, and was subse-
quently passed.
The resolution appropriating $50 for the
support of the State military graveyard
at Dutch Island was passed upon the
accommodation of Senator Powell for
the committee on militia.
On the accommodation OF the commit
tee on finance the resolution appropria-
ting 1900 to purchase new uniforms for
the Bristol Train of Artillery was passed
and the resolution making an appropria-
tion to open breschway to the Charleston
Pond was referred to the committee on
finance.
Segator Smith introduced a resolution
providing that the new State II ouse must
be built OF OF Rhode Island granite. He
asked that the resolution be put upon it's
passage and it was passed without op-
position.
On the recommendation of Senator
Gregory, for the committee on finance,
the resolution appropriating $4,000 to pur-
chase uniforms for the brigade OF Rhode
Island militia and 5000 for the Rhode
Island Poultry Association were passed.
Governor Brown recommended the
pardon Of Alexander II. Steward, who is
serving term for bigsmy, and the matter
was laid on the table for one day.
The Senate passed a resolution author
izing the Governor to place the original
rolls and returns OF the Rhode Island
regiments In safe deposit vault until