The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-11
General Assembly to Elect
u. S. Senator.
ALDRICH WILL BE CHOSEN
Bill For the Reorganization OF
Militia to Be Passed.
OTHER IMPORTANT MEASURES,

An adjourned session Of the May SESSION
of the General Assembly will be held at
Newport next week. commencing at IL
o'clock on Tuesday morning, for the pur-
poss OF electinR United States senator
for six years from March next and also
for tbs purpose of transsctinR, what In
all probability will be, considerable other
important business. There is a great deal
of street talk as to what will and what
will not be done, but, as a matter OF fact.
the greater part OF this talk is mere guess
WORK, as the party lenders are net ready
to tllk about what may have been
mapped out for the business part OF the
session.
rne election Of United Statos senator
takes mp q part Of two days. although in
this paIticular Instance the time devoted
to IL on the second dsy will bs very bi ief.
At 12 o'cluck on Tuesday both branches
OF the General Assembly. separately and
In their respective cham bers will proceed
to vots for a senator. This is done by
some person nominating candidate,
which In this case will be the present
senior senator from Rhode Island, Nelson
w. Aldrich, and then the roll Is called.
As each members name is called he rises
and pronounces aloud the name OF the
candidate he favors.
This ID done In the Senats aud the
House Mt the same time, and the proceed-
inRs are, of course, recorded in the Jour-
malls OF the respective bodies. While there
will probably be no candidate placed in
nomination by the Democrats there is
nothing to prevent vote being recorded
for any other person other than the one
placed In nomination. Or such votes
there will certainly be very few. II any.
On the following day resolution will
be introd need in the House inviting the
Senate to joiu the House IN joint assem-
bly,, which means practically In grand
committee, though called by another
name, for the purpose Of electing a
United States senator. The Invitation
being accepted and both houses being IN
joint assem- bly, and the roll Of each branch
called, tho secretary OF state will read the
senate journal cf Tuesday. The record
ing clerk Of tine House will then read the
House journal of Tuesday.
Both Of the journals showing that N 81
son w. Aldrion mas received majority
| of the viva vooe votes In each house, and
the same being approveu, dov. Dyer. as
presiding officsr, Of the joint assem biy,
senator OF tbe United States from Rhode
Island, for term OF six years beginning
! on March 4, 1899.
There are several matters Of Importance
| which are expected to come mp at the
session next week, and not the least of
these is the consideration of the new mil
itia bill. A new BILL to be known as
| substitCts A, has been prepared, aud this
| will In all probability be passsd by good
| m ajority, willis the bill which was re-
| ferred to the COMMITTEES on militia at tn 9
| former session will probably be inoefl-
nitely postponed. substitute incorpor-
ates the leading features of the first bill.
| toRether with other features, which the
| military authorities claim are just VIII q:
is nesded to put the state troops In proper
condition.
AT this session also will be introduced
joint resolution asking for . further
appropriation for Gov. Dyer's war ex-
pensss. and there Is no doubt that 1t will
be pessed, and probably withous refer
ence. When this resolution Is introduced
there will also I've presented an itemized
| account of oil the expenses 80 far incurred
| by the governor, every detail being pui
into the account even to the smallest
sums. BY this means every mem Der OF
the General Assembly and every citizen
Of the stats will know just how the
money has been expended.
duced also bill for wnat Is known as
the SHARING act which will 90 model
ed on the hill introduced In the Msssa.
chusetts Legislature, and which has al
ready passed the Houss. by such men
ne Charles Francis Irain, William Il
Crapo and other eminent nlan Of the Bay
State. This method, which provides foI
q sharing proots tss between corporations
and the state, has been adopted In severa
states. and also In many POINTS OF the ole
world, with most excellent results. IL Il
permisslve' and not an obligatory act
ana can In NO way affect contracts oI
franchises already existing between cor.
poratiors aud municipal bodies.
1here is come talk about other legisla
| tion being or acted for the better ofgani.
zation and conduct of certain municipal
departments. particularly In this city.
but there Is nothing definitely arranged
| up TO the present.