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subject to the provisions OF chapter $50 Of

subject 10 the provisions OF chapter lS0 OF
the general laws.
This chapter provides that the members
of manufacturing corporations shall be
liable for the debts OF tho company ex-
cent as therein provided. The bill con-
tanned no reference TO this chapter Mr..
Gardner's amendment was agreed to by
vote OF Is to 20 and tho bill as amended
passed by vote Of 4S to q.
The resolution providing for the appro-
priation OF SlG0, COO for the completion OF
the state normal school was passed after
an amendment reducing the amount To
$35, 000.had been agreed TO.
Mr. Allen Of East Greenwich introduced
"a resolution providing fer the appropria-
tion OF $3.50 for repairs of Kent county jail.
The former speaker gave fine word pic
turo of the condition of the jail and said
il was impossible TO coniine anyone with
in il.
Mr. Gardner was again not slow In
catching tho speakers eye and when the
words OF recognition came from the speak
RS lips everyone was On the qui viye for
another battle royal. The gentleman
from Providence saw that everyone eg-
pected war and the lines on his face relaxed
aud in his blandest tones no announced
that no was In favor of the appropriation
and in no way opposed 10 the enlarge
ment of the jail in East Greenwich or to
keeping it in thorough repair.
The appropriation was then passed with
out a dissenting vote.
The House passed resolution of ad-
journmcnt this afternoon until January
noxt
Liltlefield Of Pawtucket on State Fina &c.
Mr.. George j.. Littleneld of Pawtucket,
recent Democratic candidate for governor
and now AN mblyman In the fusion
minority and member Of the House
finance committee, has declared war
against the financial system Of Rhode
Island and has intimated that he will be
against most everything in tho way OF
extraordinary expenditures.
He's agin the state House commission,
the normal school commission and the
armory commission
He declares that the stnte system has
been one of outrageous extravaganza and
IL is not finance nc all, but ffnessing and
says that IL reminds him of the western
boom town methods.
He wants the normal school commission
TO sell l75, 600 feet OF their land at one dol
lar foot and finish their building with
the proceeds without asking the Assom-
bly, for more.
lie thinks that $500. 0O0 would have
built state House good enough for Rhode
Island and is provoked at the idea of hav-
ing "stecple' ON the marble building
upon smiths hill
Mr. LittIetield also takes querulous ex
ceptions 90 the system selling tax orders
on cities and towns six months before
their due and discounting the receipts.
All of these opdurations were made last
night by Assombiymnn Iittlefield at
the AQuidneck House. His auditors
were speaker Studley Col Arming-
ton. also on the finance committee, and
X.Speakcr Allen. Mr.. Studley asked
tho Democratic bank president what
would become of hanks OF loan if'his
theory that discounting notes Is bad,
was generally adopted
"Wcll," said MIR. Littlcfeld, dis
counting is good thing IN business, but
the state has no right 90 do 10, which
statement is IN surprising contrast to the
political war crv Ct his democratic and
t,o1-GoO associates that state should
bc run on business principles.
MIR Littlpiield had nothing 20 say In
answer to Mr.. Studley's point that In the
last five years the state had paid. for ex.
trnordinary expenses so'0 OW out OF the
ordinary receipts, and that the general
treasurer had not been obliged Co avail
himsolf Of his privilege to borrow
$50 90.
Tho state armory appropriation was
finally defeated.