The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-13
Writs Issued for the Absent
Representatives.
After an Hours Waiting the At
tempt Was Abandoned.
Baby Farm Bill Passed In Concurrenc.
With Minor AIN ndm nts.

Rule 46 Of the State House of Reproscn-
tatiyes is as follows: The speaker shall.
at the request of any 10 members, compel
the retention of all members present, and
also, at the request of any 10 mombors,
shall compel tho attendance of absent
members by his warrant, under his hand
and SEAL atuested py tho clerk and
directed to the sheriff and his deputies of
the county where the General Assembly
is sitting.
1t was enforced today and the members
who answered at the first roll cali, to-
gother with 90 young ladies from the
State Normal school, were locked in and
guarded by General Hunter c. White and
Deputy Sheritfs Blanchard and johnson,
while Deputy Sheriff Child went out
armed with a warrant, on hunt for
mem bers.
MIR. Hemlingor OF Providence first asked
for the enforcement of the rule to lock
the doors, but only eight out of tho nec-
essary ID backed him up.
A motion TO adjourn then resulted in q
tic vote of IL to IL and Speaker Allen
voted no.
Mr.. Remlinger again asked for the on
forcement of rule g MIR. Crnidb1 saDfe
Westerly said that he didn't object to the
deputies hunting up any stray assembly
men that there might be loafing around
Providence, but he didn't want to stay in
confinement while they went bushwhack-
ing out in Foster and Exeter.
The rule was then enforced. The young
ladies looked uneasy and tried to kill
time by reading tho bill for an act in
amendment OF chapter 229 ''Of the Grim
inal jurisdiction OF district courts.
printed copies of which Captain Joe
Mullen CONSIDERABLY distributed.
The doors were locked for an hour
without the appearance of another men,
Der and then upon motion OF Mr.. France
of Woonsocket the House adjourned by q
vote Of 10 to ID.
Senate.
The Senate today passed the House bill
for an act 10 prevent baby farming with
two amendments that are merely techni-
cal TO supply clerical omissions and do
not in any way detract from tho effac-
tveness of the bill as passed in the House
A bill Tor an act to enable tho city of
Woonsocket to establish a board of public
works was referred back TO the Judiciary
committee upon motion of Senator Fran
els, who Is in favor of single headed
commission.
Upon recommendation of the judiciary
committee the law relative to the board
of dentistry was so amended as TO reduce
the examination fec from $25 TO $40.
The bill authorizing the town of East
Providence TO issue bonds for 500, 600 was
passed in concurrence.
Senator jerks introduced bill for an
act to change the name or the state
asylum for tho insane to Estate Hos
pital;" referred tn judiciary committee.
The bill authorizing Providence to hire
s25, 600 for a fire alarm system was passed
in concurrence.
The bills of the Woonsockct Court
House commissioners amounting to $500
each were allowed.
The House resolution relative TO un-
form system of public school education
throughout the state was passed IN con-
currence and also the bills for act relative
to offences against private property,
births, marriages and deaths and obscene
literature