The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18
A new JUDGE
MIR. BOSWOrth of
Warren Chosen
An Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court.
No Opposition and He Was
Unanimously Elected.
Bill Relating TO Wrongs of Children
Passed by House.
State Flag Bill Becomes a Law Teachers
Retirement Fund Bill.
No Opposition and He Was
Unanimously Elected.
Bill Relating TO Wrongs of Children
Passed by House.
State Flag Bill Becomes a Law-Teachers'
Retirement Fund Bill.


of an additional associate justice of the
Supreme Court. Hon. Benjamin NJ. Bos-
worth of Warren was the only nominee
and he was chosen by unanimous vote.
The bill changing the state flag from
blue To white was passed by both branches
and the bill relating to the wrongs of
children was passed by the House.
Senate.
In the Senate this morning the act
amending chapter of the general laws
in relation To the seal and flag of the
state was formally reported and passed
The act authorizing the town of New
Shoreham To grant licenses from May ID
to October ID of each year was presented
and referred to the. committee on judi
ciary.
The act providing for the improvement
of the principal highways of the state was
referred to the committee on judiciary.
In Grand Committee.
The meeting of the grand committee
was held at II. % o'clock. After the pre-
liminary business had been transacted
Mr.. Blodgett OF Pawtucket moved that
Benjamin M. Bosworth of Warren be
elected as the additional associate justice
of the Supreme Court Mr.. Dunn of
Warren seconded the nomination and as
there were no further nominations MIR.
Bosworth was declared unanimously
elected. The committee then adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
The House of Representatives. was not
called TO order unJil II. 30 today when a
quorum was found TO be present.
Mr.. Remlinger moved n suspension Of
rule TO enable the House.t to take up last
Thursdays calendar first. The matter
was discussed at length and the House
then refused To suspend this rule the
vote standing ayes and 80 noes.
Mr.. Blodgett of Pawtucket, for the
committee on judiciary, reported favorably
on an act creating fund FOR the support
OF the retired school teachers of Proyi-
dence. 1t was placed on the calendar.
MIR. Grey of Providence for the com
mittee on judiciary, reported favorably on
the resolution providing for the transfer
ence of the interest of the proceeds of the
sale of the State House bonds to the
State House fund. 1t was placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Studley of Providence for the com
mittee on judiciary reported favorably on
the act in amendment to the act provid
ing for the taking of the state census
The amendment provides that the board
of state census shall include the presid
ing officer of the Senate ana House and
the chairman of the two committees on
finance 1t was ordered placed on the
calendar.
Mr. Higbee of Newport for the commit
tee on judiciary reported favorably on the
act amending chapter 11S of the general
laws 1t was placed on the calendar. The
act relates TO the protection of navigation.
TOReStrict Sale of POisOns.
Mr.. Hanaford of Warwick, for the com
mlttee on judiciary, reported favorably an
act restricting the sale of poisons. 1t was
placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Thayer OF Pawtucket, for the COM
mittee on corporations, reported favora-
bly, on the acts amending the charter or
the Lonsdale and Hope Companies. He
moved that the rules be suspended and
that the passage, explaining that they
were of "a somewhat unimpCrtant charac-
ter, as IL simply struck out the provision
under which any stockholder owning 50
shares could call a meeting of the corpora
tion. This no explained, would leave the
calling of such meetings to the provisions
of the bylaws. The rules were then sus-
pended and the bills were passed.
Mr.. Studley introduced "A resolution i'm
yiting the governor and the Senate to
meet the House i'm Grand Committee To-
elect AN additional associate justice of the
Supreme Court. The resolution was
passed.
Mr.. Barstow introduced n resolution
providing for the transfer of an unex-
pended balance of the appropriation made
last session for a new building at the
state college TO the other fund for the
government Of the institution. The rules
were suspended and the resolution was
passed.
Rules TO Be Suspended.
Mr.. Studiey of Providence gave notice
that tomorrow hc would move to suspend
the rules i'm order to facilitate the trans
action Of business
Mr.. Rcmlinger of Providence introduced
an act I'm amendment TO the charter of the
city of Providence in such manner as
fee for the election of certain city officers
such ms auctionccrs, etc IL was referred
to the committee on judiciary.
Mr. kimball of Providence introduced
an act relating to Sunday observance. It
provides for the broadening of the statutes
and enables the conduct Of certain lines of
business and have the matter Of amuse-
ments under the control of City and Town
Councils It was referred 90 the commit
tee on judiciary.
Mr.. Littlef field Speaks.
Mr. Studlcy then called up the act
amending chapter ll5, of the general laws,
i'm relation 20 the WRONGS OF children.
Mr. Lttlefleld of Providence explained the
act and presented several amendments
that had been preferred u meet the obiec-
tions of certain Of the members. The
matter was discussed and the act as
amended was passed.
Mr.. Thayer introduced an act authoriz-
ing the appointment of n state boundary
line commission. IL was referred Co the
committee on judiciary.
The rules of the House were suspended
and the act relating to the flag and seal Of
the state was passed in concurrence.