The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-12
Weary Massachusetts SoIons
Welcomed a Propagation
Early This Morning.
Governor WoIc0tt Submitted
Three Veto Messages at
the Last Moment.
MILL TAX BILL DLSSAPpR0YHD.
Legislature SustaIns Chief Executive In Each
Case-cIcsins Scenes In the House and
Senate the Last Day.

Boston, June 12.-The last act OF IN
great and general court OF Massachu
setts was completed early this morninf
But before this had been done Governo
Wolcott sent in three vetoes In rapi,
succession, and when the smoke ha,
ai...ceaa away inere vas found amoni
the dead the mill school tax bill. on,
OF the most important ard far-reachinf
acts Of the session. The two Other
measures were the Green harbor bin and
the bill In Svor Of the Societe st. Jeay
Batiste Of West Boylston.
Some Of the last acts signed were the
bills to incorporate the Roman Catholic
archbishop of Boston corporation sole
the newspaper libel bill, and the bill for
the protection of song birds.
The members Of the house presented
Speaker Bates with a handsome hall
clock and the senator's presented Presi-
dent Lawrence with beautiful loving
cup. The clerks, chaplains and pages
were also remembered.
After the presentation exercises had
been concluded the legislature took
recess. The night session was devoted
to clearing up the loose ends of legisla-
ton, and was protracted until a late
hour.
During the evening Governor wolcott
sent In several vetoes. The first was
that OF the mill school tax bill. So
called, and the house, by a vote of 103 70
73, sustained the governor. The gov
ernors chief reason for sustaining the
bill was that he deemed 1t unwise to
enact statute dealing with so import
-
pending the exhaustive consideration
whicn the commission is now giving the
matter.
The bill for the removal of the dam and
oiKes at Green harbor In Marshfield was
sent pack to the house with a veto be-
rraaESc :. =. n,s unconstitutional in some of
Its provisions, ana because of the ex~
pense to the state.
The third veto Was that of the bill TO
reimburse the ST. Jean Baptiste society
for damages arising from the construc-
ton Of the Metropolitan water basin in
Roxbury.
The two latter vetoes were almost
SUSTAINED.
There was little or no business Of i'm
portance done in the house, q large part
of the time being occupied in leave tax. !
Ing by the members. At 1890 a. M, |
after the governor had been notified by
9 committee that the house was in readi- |
ness to be prorogued, bis excellercy re- I
turned his congratulatlcns 20 the gen
eral court and stated tDet the secretary
OF state had been sent to prorogue 1t.
That official tfey addressed the house,
stating that Curing the past session the
governor had signed $50 acts and SO
geEolves, and had sent in six vetoes.
There being no further business. the
house was then formally porogued.
The senate at its evening session re-
jected the bill to pay bounties to military
and naval veterans, but did little else
in the way Of public business At 1925,
with six senator's present, a committee
was sent to notify the governor that
the senate was ready to be prorogued.
At 12:45 the secretary Of state appeared,
and, after making the same announce
ment regarding the business Of the ses-
son that was made in The house, the
senate was formally dissolved, the GER
emony being greeted with three cheers