The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-07
Mr.. BarStOW Gives ReasOls
for the Reduction.
State House Commissioners EeporI
Is Attached.
Business on Calendar of House OF Repre-
sentatives Piling Up.

Proceedings in the General AssemuIy
TODAY, especially in the House, were suil
ciently interesting to repay for their at
tendance nearly one hundred young
women from the State Normal school who
were given seats within tho bar of the
chamber for the purpose of having prac.
: tical illustration of their studies in civil
government.
Mr.. Studley created sensation when
the report of the State House commits
sioners came down from the Senate VITA
recommendation of that body that 10
received and printed.
Mr.. Studley moved that the House non
concur with the Senate so far as the order
for printing was concerned.
He referred TO Appendix "a" which is
an account OF the cornerstone ceremonies
as a most Instructive and important rec
ord and declared that that should 10
printed and generally distributed that the
citiZenJ OF the state might have the bene.
fit of II. But he strenuously objected to
having this appendix printed and bound
together with the body of the report.
which he denounced as n mere apology CT
the commissioners and as something
which the Assembly should resent as an
insinuation. Mr.. Blodgett objected to
the motion and upon motion OF Mr.
Littlefleld the whole matter was referred
| To judiciary OOmrnlLtee.
The Census Bureau divided the honors
of tho day with the State House commits
sion and received a rehuke frcin the
finance committee.
The House adjourned without taking
up the calendar which has beeN accunu-
latng matters for the greater part Of the
week and which now contains several
important measures awaiting final action,
including the bill to prohibits baby
farming.
Senate.
The wide tire act which was passed by
the House on Thursday was communi-
Gated to the Senate today and referred to
the judiciary committee
Resolutions were passed approprinting
$500 for the prevention of tuberculosis in
man: 500 900 for a barn at the state in
stitution and 800 for the purchase of
humane apparatus for the restraint of the
violent insane.
House of Representatives.
For the judiciary committee Mr. Gray
reported back "a substitute bill for an act
to amend chapter 22l relative to the
Supreme Court.
The b II provides for six instead Of five
assoc at justices and also that the Appel
late DIVISION of the Supreme Court shall
be held by the chief justice and three of
the associate justices TO be from time to
three of whom shall constitute a quorum
for all purposes as hereinafter provided,
and in case of the absence or disability
from any cause of the chief justice. the
said court shall be held by the senior In
service of the associate justices of the
Supreme Court who arc present and quali-
fled to act, together with two other OF
such associate justices designated by him.
Any one Justice of the Supreme Court.
assigned TO the Appellate Division, shall
be "a quorum for all purposes whatsoever,
in said Appellate Division, except for the
trial of contested petitions for divorce and
the entry of final DEGREES therein, petit
tions for new trial, demurrers, motions in
arrest of Judgment, writs of error, peti-
tions for mechanics liens, and ali other
statutory proceedings following the
course Of equity and the hearing OF bills
i'm equity and the entering of final DEGREES
therein; and one justice shall also be
quorum TO enter all orders and decrees
including final orders and DEGREES In bills
and petitions in equity, and in statutory
proceedings following the course OF
equity whensdecree is to be entered by
reason Of default or by reason of consent
of parties and where the petition or bill
is for the appointment Of n new trustee;
and also TO hear and enter decrces and
orders on all interlocutory motions in
equity causes and statutory procce dinCs
following the course Of equity. The f.il
went 10 tne
Census Appropriation.
Mr.. Barstow for the finance COMMITTEES
reported back n resolution TO appropriate
$500 for the completion Of the state CEN
sus with rccommendation Of Indefinite
postponement and he recommended pas
sage of n substitute 10 appropriate $3.50
and in explanation MIR. BarstOw made the
following statement
Mr.. Speaker At the request of tho
committee OH finance / submit te fol.
lowing statement I'm connection with tie
resolution appropriating FORTY. eight
hundred (sisOO) dollars 20 the State Census
Board Under chapter 69 of the 1encral
Laws the Census Board T. directed % take
"A census OF the population, manutac-
lures etc, etc, Of the several towns
The discretionary power given under
this statute seems to he moro than ample
indeed. so full rs might lead 90 some
abuse. Tho board for all practical pur-