The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-01
MONEY SAVED.
One of the Benefits Of
Assembly Recess.
Not Enough Business to War
rant Continuous Session.
Ten Weeks Pay of Members and
Clerks Will Stay In Treasury.

The princiral reason for adjournment Of
the General Assembly yesterday until the
7th 81 April was that about 100 out OF 100
men bers In both branches realized that
the State didn't need them as much as
their wi private concerns, that there is
no public business demanding inmedi-
ate attention and Incidentally because
adjournment now for a recess at ten
weeks ma kes quite a ma teTial difference
In the cost Of the January session. Nearly
SO, 600 will be saved in the pay OF mem
hers and clerks, and that is not the least
thing TO be considered at a time when
pablo works are being temporarily sus-
ended and the stats 10 selling edvance
ordtrs en- its receipts tecause oil def-
cheney a. the tr asury.
The inn GRANT committee work Is not
to be sus9 I'd 81 q ell and the public is
10 have Ihe p iv. leg Of expressing opin-
iops an urging favorable action on the
pending bills at ppolic hearings during
the recess.
During tie eight days that the mem
bers have been doing business consider
able matter Of importance has been at
tended TO. The first resolution goes into
effect TO-DAY, the n formally adopting
the revised statutes OF the state or TO
use the title OF the big volume, 1.-The
Gensral Laws of 1896"
1he financial problem which confront
ed the State government has been most
s~atisfac torily solved by a joint special
committee and in a way that will bring
1900, 400 into the treasury TO og,et an es-
timatei dehcie ,cy Of only s231. 900 at the
end of the present fiscal year. The annual
appropriation bill has been passed and
that calls for $50, 900 less than II all last
year. And on the other hand, the ex-
traordinary expenditures, so called,
that are absolutely necessary at this time,
rave all been provided for. On the last
day the Census Bureau received 500 900
more which will enable them to 60 ahead
In the collection and compiling OF the
most valuable and comprehend We set OF
statistics ever undertaken for the bensht
of Rhode Islard. The new court house
at Woonsccket has been provided for, the
Rhode Island inst tnte for the Deaf has
received an addition and the state normal
school commissioner have received an
extra allowance.
The legislation, however, has not been
confined to financial matters. Beth
branches have passed the very important
bill which now makes 1t possible for
the police of"the towns and cities TO deal
with greater advantage with criminals,
and O man caught with Burglars tools in
his possession Is liable to ten years i'm
prisonment, while before this very con-
elusive evidence of criminal intent was
| nothing against him according to la =.
The city of Providence has secured the
passage OF one of the bills asked for and
may now use s3s. 900 to purchase lane for
| the extension OF Davis Park.
The town of Cum erland has had the
numner of its voting districts doubled.
A new Jaw has been enacted which will
protect dealers In silver from competition
on the part OF those who sell inferior
ware and guarantees IL TO bs genuine.
The system by which the profession Of
pharmacy is controlled has been improved.
A number of things not demanding inn
mediate attention have bsen left in CON
mittee until after the recess. These in
clude the police commission bill and sew
| eral other matters OF interest to Provi'
dence, two distinct bills for acts establish
ing ballot reform in political caucuses,
and halt a dozen petitions for a constitu'
tional convention.