The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-07
Ex II RA!
$50 O'CLOCK
ANOTHER WEEK
The Assembly Will Not
Adjourn Tomorrow.
Senate Passes Transfer Bill
Without Reference.
very Brisk Session in Inc House
Regardless of "a Ne Quorum.
Senate Passes Transfer Bill
Without Reference.
very Brisk Session in Inc House
Regardless of {" Ne Quorum. ;,

The House resolution TO aoJouru on
Nay has died a natural death in the SEN
Ate and the General mbly will be in
session until the 10Th at least.
All of the important committees still
have measures under consideration and in
the Senate tomorrow the militia bill is the
special order.
To-Day the Senate passed the substitute
transfer bill without reference.
In the House there was slim attend
ance but the anxiety to clear up the mat
ter, which had accumulated during the
two days. discussion of the transfer bill,
kept things going and there was lively
session during the last half hour of which
business was done without quorum.
Senate.
The most Important matter in the SEN
ate today was the passage of the tranler
ticket act in concurrence. Soon after
the opening OF the Senate the act was re-
ceived from the House and Senator Woods
of Providence Immediately moved its
reference TO the com nittee on judiciary.
Senator Freeman of Central Falls OBJ
jected to this, however. He said that the
committee sent 10 the Assembly by the
city was not in position TO accept any
compromise measure and as it would he
impossible from the legal point for the
Legislature to accept the city's PROPOSE
tion ne thought that any reference to
committee would only result in unneces.
shrY delay. lie moved, therefore, that
rule % be suspended and that the act be
read and passed by sections.
Senator Wood said that he adm itted
that the act asked for by the City Coun-
Gil was unconstitutional but he thought
that there were Others w 10 might like to
be heard in the matter.
A vote was then taken and the motion
to refer being lost the act was passed.
section by section, without further oppo-
sition.
On the recommendation OF Senator
Read, for the committee In,judiciatry the
fines and costs in the case of the State
against Michael Splgn were remitted and
the act authorizing the Secretary of State
TO fill up the sci OF Rhode Island reports
in the Offices of the justices of the Su-
preme Court was passed.
Tire amendment TO chapter 16 of the
General Laws was passed ana on the
recommendation of Senator Currier. for
red in the passage OF the act adopting the
Bertillon system of measurement OF GRIM
inals and in the ma bitual criminal act.
An act to incorporate the Dunnen Park
Land Company with capital stock of
100000 was passed upon the recommen-
The bill of Benjamin York and the
claim of the Narragnsett Indian Commits
sion were allowed upon the recommends
tiou OF the comMittee on accounts and
claims.
The report of the Newport Armory
Commission and the annual report of the
Kentish Guards were received and refer
red.
The committee on finance recommend
ed the passage of an act authorizing the
state Board of Soldiers Relief 20 expend
$4,000 for an electrical plant ar the Sol
dier's Home, Bristol. 1t was passed in
concurrence.
The bill OF Richard II. Lyman was re-
ferred to the committee on accounts and
claims.
A resolution to appropriate S10,0 900 for
the use of the State Board of Agricul-
ture was referred to the committee on
finance.
On the recommendation OF the finance
committee a resolution was passed appro-
priatipg $3.50 for furnish angs In the boat
house of The Providence company of the
Naval Reserve.
ThE acts to incorporate the pawtuck ct
Elecyical Company and the. Provldent
Security Company were passed in concur
renco without reference.
The House act TO award The charter of
the A. j. ST. Onge Dry Goods Company
was referred TO the committee on corpo-
rations.
An act establishing the harbor lines in
the harbor OF jamestown was introduced
by Senator Weeden and referred to Ihe
committee on judiciary.
The senate then adjourned.