The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-30
Newport and New York Rapid Transit
pany was referred to the committee
on corporations
The Senate then adjourned.
House of Representatives.

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Speaker Allen was only twenty min
utes late In calling the House TO order
today, which was so much earlier than
usual that there was no quorum. The
members who were present waited for
fifteen minutes and then member from
Providence addressed the chair with the
intention of moving to adjourn, but the
speaker refused TO recognize him.
At twenty minutes OF twelve the speak
er announced that quorum was present.
Substitute bills for acts to amend the
charters OF Courts jefferson, Narragan-
sott, General Sheridan, Phillip Allen,
Central and Thomas w. Dorr of the An
cient Order of Fcresters of America were
passed upon recommendation of the COM
mittee on education. Each bill was to
change the number of the cqurt.
= A resolution wac passed upon recon-
mendation of the judiciary committee re-
leasing Moses TruedeIl from jail. Mr..
Studley explained for the committee that
the man had been arrested for some sligh
offence and convicted on technicalIty
and that being unable to pay the fine he
had been i'm jail since August OF 1895.
Upon recommendation of the same CON-
mittee William Mason yeas released from
the Jail at Kent county.
Or. Garvln's proportional representation
bill to amend chapter 80 relative TO the
election OF town officers was indetipitely
postponed upon recommendation OF the
judiciary committee.
Mr.. Littlefield presented a petition of
46 citizens of Gloucester for an amend
ment OF the liquor laws and il was refer
red to the committee on special legisla-
tion.
MIR. Lippitt presented bill for an act
to amend the charter OF the America n
Surety Company; referred to the commit
tee on corporations.
For the committee on judiciary Mr..
Bachelor recommended the passage of a
substitute bill in amendment of the
law relative to mortgages OF real and per-
sonal property and 1t was passed.
The bill Is as follows:
SECTION ]. Section 16 OF Chapter 207
OF the General Laws entitled "Of Mort
cages OF real and personal property" is
hereby amended by striking out all after
the word "person" in the eleventh line
of said action, so that said action as here
by amended shall read as follows:
"SEC. 49, AT any sale by public auc-
tion made under and according to the
provisions of any mortgage OF real or
personal estate, or of any other convey
ance by way OF mortgage, or of any
pledge OF stock or other per sonal property
or OF any power of sale contained therein
or annexed thereto, the mortgage In
such deco of mortgage or other convey
his or their heirs, executors or admins
traitors, or any person for him or them.
may fairly and In good faith bid for and
purchase such estate or property so put
up for sale, or any part thereof, in the
sar1e manner as the same may be bid for
and purchased by any other person.
a bill for an act TO authorize the city
of Providence TO appropriate $1,000 for the
purchase of pedestal for the statue of
Esek Hopkins was introduced by Mr..
Rounds and referred to the Judiciary
committee.
Chairman Root for the joint special COM
mittee appointed in 1894 to consider the
taxation laws OF the State presented his
report together with several bills, all of
which were referred to the judiciary com
mfttee. These bills are for acts to amend
chapters al, 40, 20, 179 and 80 of the GEN
eral Laws relative to taxation and for
acts TO establish the office of State tax
commissioners, to provide for the taxa
tion of collateral inheritance and to inn
pose tax for the erection of buildings.