The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-27
State Legislators Are at
Work Once More.
Committee Appointments in
the House and Senate.
Bill Introduced for Use OF Electricity
on Steam Roads.

Newport fog that dampencd the spirits
OF the legislators and the second night OF
the May session was tame one. The eau
Gus OF the Assembly, as a whole, and the
five caucuses of the county delegations
were called to order at y o'clock, lasted
20 minutes and by there were more AS
semblymen in bed than out
THE CAUCUS.
Lieutenant Governor Allen presided at
the caucus, and Speaker Allen was secre-
tary. The following were nominated:
For State auditor. Albert Z. Landers OF
Newport; for inspector OF beef and pork,
Henry Nj. kimbsll of. Providence; inspec-
tor OF lime. Herbert Harris OF Lincoln;
inspector Of cables, Joseph &. Church OF
Charlestown; inspector OF sythe stones,
Charles III. Smart OF Providence.
There was no trouble in the county
caucuses, and the following nominations
were made:
the Supreme Court in Newport, Charles
j.. Harvey; in Providence, Bertram s.
Biaisdell; in South kingstown, William
ii. Caswell; for clerks OF the common
pleas division OF the Supreme Court in
Newport County, Charles H. Harvey;
Kent County, Henry A. Thomas; Wash
ington County, William ii. Caswell; Bris-
tol County, Henry NJ. Thompson.
The sheriffs were all renoniinated as fol-
lows:
Newport County James Anthony OF
Providence county Hunter e. White
of Providence.
Washington county-Edward J.Cundall
OF Hopkinton.
Bristol county-Philo v. Cady OF Bris-
tol.
Kent county-Amasa sprsgue OF War
wick.
ToDAY's SESSION.
All OF the above nominee were unani-
mously elected today by the Assembly in
grand committee.
Rev. Charles j. White of woonsocket
and George 4. Baker OF Darlington were
reelected as members OF the State Board
OF education.
The two bodies then separated and the
most interesting business OF the day was
the appointment OF the committees.
TIE SENATE COMMITTEE.
His Excellency Governor Charles War
ren Lippitt announced the following APP
pointmeDts:
Judiciary-Edward l.. Freeman, Walter
A. Read, j. q. B. Woods, William q.
Rocker, Thomas A. Jenckes.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES M. Wright, h.
Courtland Bentley, Christopher Il.
Chanplin, David ). Ray. Andrew ]. VIII
COX.
Finance Ben jamin Drown. Chandler
III. Coggshall, Frederic W. Easton, T..
Charles Francis. William Gregory.
Education-J. G. Is. WOODS, William
Duane Aldrich, Edward Stanley, John
Warner, Charles ii. Page, Jr.
Special Legislation-AlfredW w. Kenyon,
Jesse V. B. Watson, George X. Lamphere,
Edwia A. Kenyon, Albert A. Babcoek.
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Duane Aldrich, John X. Hicks, Benjamin
j. Pitts, A, Herbert Ward.
Militia - Frederic, W. Easton, Il. Charles
Francis, Charles IA. Burdiak, William
Gregory, DAVID y. Ray.
Eiections--Albert y Babcock, Andrew
Luther, Charles Il. .Weeden, Otho Tarbox,
A. Herbert Ward.
Charities ana Corrections--Andrew B.
Whipple, Edward II. Dutemple Andrew
Luther, George Il. A.. Beane, John
Warner.
Fisheries Benjamin Drown, Chandler
il. Coggeshall, Edwin A. Kenyon, Samuel
u. Gray, benjamin Tallman.
Agriculture--Jesse V. Is. Watson, Otho
Iarbox, Charles ts Weeden, John II.
Hicks, Benjamin Tallman.
Pardons-Jesse M. Wright, Edward L.
Dutemple, Il. Courtland Bentley.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
On Finance Henry ID. Heydon, George
y. Barstow, Samuel l. Peck, Frank T..
Holden, Godfrey Motft, henry 4. Root,
Philo Il. Thayer.
On Judiciary-wm. W. Blodgett, J.
Edward stndley, William IL. Covell, C.
&. Gray, J. Is. Hannafcrd, Livingstone
Scott, T.. W. Higbee.
On Corporations-Edward Thayer, q.
W. Simmons, John W. Roger,,C T. Cot
rell, Walter Price, Henry =. Luther, Ar
thur Il. Austin.
On Special Legislation--LeRoy Fales,
g. A. Littledeld, Philip Bonehrr,, hes-
ton Cole, Charles 4. Chasnon, T.. j.
France, Joshua Perkins.
On Education--frank Hill. George
Lewis Smith, william p. Buffum, Charles
j.. KimbaIl, q. h. Stearns, 5. 5. Rich, q.
Il. Greenhalgh.
On Militia-.John It. Kenyon, John l..
Remlinger, Alexander ID. Crumb, j. II.
Netherell, James II. Arlington, Hobart
l.. Gates, Hector Schiller.
On Charities and Corrections--J. l..
Saunders. John II. Arnold, John A. Bat
tey, 9. J. Greene. Frank NJ. Burroughs.
On Elections = Charles Il. Cottrell,
George I. Greenhalge, John A. Battey,
Charles r. Chagnon, William II. Bolster.
On Agriculture--Albert w. Burgess,
George w. Whitman, &. Al. Mathewson,
a. h. Tucker. George W. nelm.
On State Property william Il. Iilling-
hast, l.. B. Stoere, David Burton, William
IL. Bolster, Z. G. Rose.
On Manufnctures-han n. bnrring-
ton, Philippe Boucher, W. Il. Tilling hast,
j. Perkins, III. Schiller.
On flsheries - William W. Congdon,
George A. Iemunyon, q. Il. Lawton, G..
j. Coggeshall, j. X. chase.
On Rules and Ordess--John J.. Rem
linger, Charles ID. Kimball, George Il.
B'rstow, John 4. Kenyon, William T..
Buffum.
On Unfinished Business Henry ID.
Heydon. G.. l.. Smith, l.. Ii. Steere, q.
W. Whitman, &. IL. Tucker.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
Executive Communications-Of the Sem
ate-Edwin X. Alien. Charles II. Burdick,
Alfred W Kenyon. OF tine House-Jobn
u. Kenyon. Randall A. Harrington, John
II. Wetherell, George X Lawton, Clar-
ince L. Rose.
Accounts aud C.ains--Of the Senste-E.
tharles Francis. John Jcnckes, Charles
n. Burdick. OF tho HoGse-C. Vose, j.
4. Remlinger, frapk II. Hazard, j. T..
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