The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-14
House of Representatives
Had No Quorum.
Senate Passed Bill on Insti-
tutiOnS at CranStOn.
A Bill Amending the Dog Law Also
Adopted--0ther Business.

The majority of the members of the
state House Of Representatives decided
to observe Arbor day and failed TO put In
an appearance az the state house this
morning. When at l1.20 O'Clock Speaker
Samuel W. X. Allen raped for order there
were but 20 members in attendance As
soon as Clerk Mowry had finished calling
the roll and the speaker had announced
the fact that there was no quorum in Mt
tendance motion was made To adjourn
and it was promptly passed.
There was just quorum In the senate
when immediately after the House ad-
journed Governor Lippitt called that body
10 order.
The most important measure introduced
was the one presented by Senator j. g. B;
Woods of this city, providing Tor a pratical
change in the management OF the state
institutions at Cranston. The measure
provides that tho state board Of charities
and corrections may elect superintendent
of the state farm and also "a superinten-
dent of the state hospital for the insane
Both these officers are To nominate their
deputies and the board is 10 confirm them.
In explanation of the measure Senator
Woods said the board of state charities
and corrections had long been of the
opinion that the state prison and county
jail should bo in charge of the warden ana
the other institution in charge OF super
intendents. Another change the bill made
was that Of the change of the name OF the
state institution tor the insane from
asylum 90 hospital. This was done be-
cause the relatives of many.of those taken
to that institution complained OF the
name asylum. He concluded his remarks
with the request that the rules be sus-
pended in order tnat the bill might be In
readiness for the House Of Representa-
tives on Tuesday next
Senator Freeman I'm n brief speech in
favor of the DILL said that when the state
institutions for the insane were established
only incurables were taken there The
law had been changed so that tho insane
were taken from the different towns and
many of them .curedsand the institution
had become really "A hospital.
The Senate concurrcd with tho House
in the passage of an amendment To Chap.
III or the General Laws In regard To
dogs. The amendment provides that the
City Council Of this city may fix the
price for the shooting and listing of
dogs 1t was thought rest by the mem
bers OF both houses to leave the fixing of
the prices for this purpose rather than
making it 81 instead of 81 as suggested by
the Council committee for the selling of
dogs.
Also in the passage of act In amend
ment OF the bird law with an amendments
The Senate amendment provides that the
provisio OF the amendment which pro-
vides that no phcasants shall be killed
until 1900, shall 1t apply to partridge
otherwise knOn as rough grouse.
Also in bill fixing the compensation
Of deputy sheriffs in attendance on the
Supreme Court at s3 day.
Senator Freeman of the committee on
judiciary presented number of questions
submitted by counsel for the Narragan-
sett Indians In regard TO lands taken by
the state and asked that the governor
ascertain the opinion of the Supreme
Court thereon. The points involved were
published in The News Wednesday last.
The governor was reqested To do as the
committee recommended.
A resolution restoring Roy Ingram
his civil rights was passed.
Senator Wright of Foster introduced
the petition Of the Callendar, McAuslan a
Troup Co. for an amendment Of charter
which was referred to the committee ON
corporations.
Senator Francis of Woonsocket pre-
sented the bill Of the commission on state
revenue which was referred to tho com.
mittee on accounts and claims.
The Senate, few minutes before noon,
adjourned.