The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-21
The New Shoreham ILL.

The Senate bill for an act authorizing
the sale of liquor In che town OF New
Shoreham was reached the first thing AT
ter the noon recess.
ponement
MIR Bodgett of the judiciary commit
tee said that although the bill came from
his committee with recommendation OF
passage. that recommendation was not
unanimous.
mir. Studley Of the judiciary committee
firmly opposed its passage. He denounced
IL as being in violation OF the very princi-
pies of the state government and contrary
To the spirit of the Constitution, which
provides that the will of tho majority of
the people legally expressed shall be tho
law for all the people.
Mr.. Crumb opposed the hill and said
that the whole systom of local option and
home rule would bo attacked by the pas
sage of such "a bill.
MIR Gray Of the judiciary committee,
said that he was opposed 20 interfering
with local affairs but In this case the
people of the town wanted their own
verdict, given at the polls set aside and
he believed shat the bill should be passed
I'm concurrence with tho Senate
Mr. Holden said that the people of
Block Island had voted for "no-license"
without wishing to Interfere with their
summer hotel business, and now they
want the Legislature To help them out.
lie suggested that an amendment which
Mr.. Gray had I'm his possession be made TO
the nill and that IL be passed in "a differ
ent form.
Mr.. Higbee, of Newport advocated the
passage of the bill with the amendment
referred to. which requires that special
town meeting be called In New Shorcham
and the voters given another chance imme-
diatcly 10 vote for or against license.
At the request of MIR Littlofeld the
petition from about 2U0 New Shureham
voters, asking for the passage Of the bill.
was read.
A remonstrance signed by about rs many
moro voters I'm New ShOreham against
the passage OF the bill was also read.
Mr.. kimball opposed the passage of the
bill and emphasized his argument hy re-
vcrsing the situation ana stating that II
the voters OF the Island had decided for
license II would be just as bad for the
Legislature To stem In and say that liquor
should not be- sold
MIR. Barstow claimed that the people of
the island knew as much abuu. the re-
quirements OF the summer hotel business
month ago, when they voted mo
license" n they do now.
MIR Blodgett who had opposed tho bill
i'm the judiciary committee said that the
| suggested amendment was lust rs ohiec.
| tionable and that ~ was beneath the dig
| nifty OF the Assembly 20 guess ard conf C.
turc as 60 whether the people had made a
mistake or not
The authentic voice of Block Island for
| this year, he said, was that OF the Te1plc
when they gave q majority OF their votes
| FOR " No-ticense, and that 10 II not the
! business ~ the House Co listen To- what
Tom, Dick and Harry have To say about
\ 10 now.
MIR Hin of Hopkinton and Mr. Kim
| ball and Mr.. Remington uf Providence
| all Of whom were opposed tn Tho Dill. asked
for roll call but thore WAS not "A
/ sufficient number and viva voCe vote
was taken on the motion u indefinitely
| postpone. The bill was indefinitely post.
| pOned by practically unanimous vote.
Pstroman Jones drove three suspicious fel.
Il lows away from the boat house at nogeF Vii.
lsms Park AT 10 as o'clock last night