The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-14
Speaker Asks Them to
Attend Sessions.
THE PEACE RESOLUTION
Indefinitely Postponed by House
Alter Short Debate.
LITTLE BUSINESS in SENATE

Aho uouoTai ASsombly truusdcb0u quito
q grist OF business today, the House hav-
ing the largest share. as usual Quite
| q discussion prevailed over the iuCe1nits
postponement Of DIR. Garvin's peace reso-
lution, Democrats and Republicans being
arrayed against the measure, the Cum.
berland represen tative being alone to
speak in its favor. Several Important
bills were referred to commit tees while
Others we're passed under suspension OF
thu rules.
IN THE SENATE.
The Senate was called to order br Gov
Dyer, at IL o'clock, with a quorum pres
ert.
Senator Robinson prsssued the report
of Of the commission appointed TO estab-
Iish the boundary lines bswteen the towns
of Charlestown and south kiDgstown;
read and ordered communicated to the
house.
Senator Read, from the judiciary COM
mittee. reported back an uct restoring
James N. Hathaway To his OWL rights;
read and passed.
senator Drown presented an act In
relation to the division OF the town OF
Foster into highway districts and the
election OF the surveyors OF highways:
judiciary COMMITTEES.
Senator Robinson presented q reenlu-
tion making an appropriation OF Gil, 500
for the erection and completion OF certain
buildings for the Rhode Island College OF
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; finance
committee.
senator freeman, from the judiciary
committee. recommended indefinite post
ponement or an act In amendment Of
chapter l91 general laws, entitled "Of
the domestic relations" which relates 20
marriage laws. The act was made she
special order for Tuesday next
Several other routine matters were dis
posed OF, and. on motion Of Senator
Anthony, the Ssnats adjourned to Friday
'norni9g, at II O'Clock.
IN THE HOUSE
The House was called to order At llO6
by speaker Studley. and some difficulty
was experienced in getting q quorum.
AT ll:l5 o'clock MIR. Rathbope dardner
arrived and there was q sufficient number
present to transact bnsiness.
Before proceeding Ito regular business
Speaker Stuuley took occasion TO say that
it was very desirable that there should
he a quorum present on every Legislative
day. particularly as this executive might
have at any time important matters to
the Legislature. 1t might, he said, even
beoore necessary to have six legislative
days week, and he hoped the members
would see the necessity Of giving their
attendance TO their Legislative duties
OdIuUeT vi IFUvlO60C6, IIOm GU0
committee on education, reported back
an act providing for q more uniform
high standard in the public schools.
| with the recommendation of the passage
of substitute A. and the indefinite post
| ponement of the original bill, anu he
| asked that the bill be placed on the cal
| endar and be made the special oruer for
| April 20 at IL 80 O'Clock; so voted.
| Mr.. Irons Of Providencs. from the
| committee on militia, reported back an
| act giving authority to tie quartermas-
ter-general to hire suitable quarters for
! the storage of military equipment with
| re ,ommendation of passage.
Upon motion OF Mr.. KENYON of Johns
| ton, the rules we're suspended and the act
| was passed at once.
From the calendar was taken the joint
resolution recommending to Congress the
country and Spain. upon which the
I COMMITTEES on judiciary recommended
| indefinite postpoGement
| Mr.. Garvin made an argument against
war, laying stress upon the immense ex-
pense involved. and claiming that the
| increase in taxation would weight very
heavily upon the poorer Glasses. vha
| great body OF business. ne said, would be
| injured by war. and Rhode Island
| would suffer particularly in this respect
! Mr.. Garvin said that II this resolution
was not desired, he believed the General
<ArfttuuAy ouOuiu ouQoHbt lut klOl<6 I0k10~
| luton against the Senate resolution.
| Mr. Gar dner of Providencs was OF the
ouinion that a resolution which tended
toward honorable peace should not lie In
definitely postponed. but this resolution
under discussion wns IN the nature of an
| impertinence. He was OF the opinion
that Rhode Island was too patriotic TO
array itself against any necessary war, on
the grounds Of purely selfish and local
| reasons.
After remarks by Mr.. Allen, Mr.. New
ell, Mr.. Rawson ard Mr.. Ames OF a war;
like nature, the resolution was indeds
nitsly postoned by q unanimous vote.
Also from the calendar. substitute A,
an act 10 incorporate the Providence
steam Company, on which tire com nit
tes on corporations recommend that the
original aot bc indefinitsly postponed and
| that 81 ubstitute A be passed; so oted.
4 Mr.. Allen OF East 0.eonwic flom the
| Judiciary committee. reporte- back an
| oct authorizing the cIerk Of tno appellate
division OF tbs Suprems Court Ia Provi-
denoe To appoint an additional assissont
c'erk. ana asked that 10 put rp,u ito
rissage, under n suspension of che rulo4
Tae rules were suspended and the nct was
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