The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-27
MASSACHUSETTS SOLONS.
Various Matters Submitted at the Legis.
lative Sitting Yesterday.

lativc Sitting Yesterday.
Boston. Jan. ~ In the senate yester
day Senator F'lynns bill for an investi
cation of the mill strike postponed till
Friday. Resolve for forest survey of the
state taken from files and referred C
harbor and land commissioners. Bill.
was offered TO authorize construction o,
dams across unnavigable rivers for max.
bng ice ponds.
House bills. petitions and orders-Bos.
ron board of aldermen TO consist of i.
members: licenses not TO be, given 10 mill
dealers unless on satisfactory proof tha
COWS are free from tuberculosis; con.
stitutional amendment instituring the
single tax; local option in taxation for
local purposes: cattle from outside the
state having heen neII3hsd as free ol
tuberculosis. afterwards condemned
owners shall have same compensation
as for cattle raised in the state: mayor OF
Lowell shall appoint or remove superin.
tcndent of streets without approval ol
city council: superintendent Of streets ir
Lawrence 70 be elected by the people II
the act be approved by the people al
next state election; none but resident,
field water supply district may furnish
electricity for light and power; Roma,
Catholic bishop OF Springfield To be g
corporation; no person or corporation
may manufacture cigarets i'm the com.
monwealth, under penalty OF embezzle
ment lawyers must turn over TO clicnt-
money collected for them within so DAYS
state board OF agriculture shall under
take determination Of brown tail moth
windows of factories where persons ar,
employed shall have plain glass. no knC
90 glass TO be used which win obstruc
view from tho inside appropriation o
$4,000 for apparatus for practical exam,
inatiQn OF engineers and nremen: no III
insurance company shall issue polio,
upon the life OF n child under years o
age; assistant register for Hampder
probate court: women. not attorneys a Z
law. may administer oaths. take deposit
tions and acknowledgements of deeds
close season FOR coots 10 be from NAV Q
10 sept. ]: correspondents in suit for di
Norce on statutory grounds may he com
PEELED to contest the libel i'm court: new
charter asked for the Berkshire and Uud
son River railroad.
Bills reported--Examiner OF insuranc,
70 examine accounts Of receivers OF in
solvent insurance companies: appropria
tions OF S3i.5OO for salaries and expense,
of state board OF health: ssn. 900 for purit,
iof Inland water; South Hadley fire dis
trict 10 issue $4,000 In 30-year percen
bonds FOR protection OF its water supply
high level sewer for relief OF, Charles an,
Neponsnt river valleys. leave 10 with
draw on bin 90 regulate practice o
pharmacy
Among the nominations made to tn
executive council 10y Governor Nolcot
yesterday were shose OF Eliza q. Durfe,
Of Fan River ana B. W Childs of Wsrces
TO- 90 he trustees of Tile Wcstbnrn Ins,n
hospital. Francis " Lincoln ~ worces
ter Go be e trustee OF the WorcestrTrUU,
ti' hospital Susan H. Learoyd of Taun
ton 10 Doc e trustee Of the Taunton luna
t'c hospital. Sarrh " Butler Of North
rmpton to Doe trustee of tho N,rtb
amrton lunatic hospital. Florence r.v
man of Boston 10 10 q trustee ~ IN
panvcrs lunatic hospital