The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-25
BAY STATE PUBLIcIsTs.
Matters Considered Monday at the Leg
islatlve Session.


islative Session.
Boston. Jan. 25.-Senate bills, petitions,
resoves-Order for an investigation Of
labor troubles in mill cities laid over;
close season for grouse, woodcock, part
ridge and quail 10 be from Dec. ] 10 Sept.
10; half the fines under the game laws to
go 10 state and half 10 the informants;
resolve protesting against reduction OF
letter carriers in Boston referred TO com
mittee on federal relations; appropriation
OF 49,, 900 for the soldiers home; appro-
priations for salaries and expenses OF
the civil service commission laid on the
table.
House bills, petitions. resolves-Presi.
dent OF Boston common council 70 be
chosen by the people; by Mr. Ross OF New
Bedford. that il be the sense OF the house
that congress have power 10 establish
hours OF labor in all the states: petition
for 81 hours week for women and mi.
nors taken from last years files; size OF
tires on wagons on public highways to
be regulated; minors and women not to
be employed more than go hours weekly;
agreement as to land damages not to ap-
ply to agreement entered into by the Bos.
ton law department after suit has been
entered; towns having public baths may
instruct in swimming and town officers
may allow non-residents TO use the baths,
duck shooting TO close March 1 no dis
trict Judge to issue warrant I'm criminal
case returnable 10 himself. and clerk Of
court 10 have exclusive power TO issue
a warrant In criminal case returnable &c
district Judge: Governor Wolcott re-
ported that monument 10 Massachusetts
troops on Antietam will be dedicated
when the season is far enough advanced: !:
secretary OF state TO issue notices 70
clerks Of courts OF record Of the appoint.
ment Of notaries public; Holyoke to be
exempted from high license. first class
liquor license not less than $500, fourth
class not less than $500; cities and towns
must maintain separate quarters in
almshouses for men and women and 70,
the insane: police officers. including
sergeants. 10 have one day off in 81 IN
cities of 100000 populations towns In
which are penal. charitable or reforrna-
tory institutions 10 be exempt from all
taxation: assessment life insurapcrcom-
panies shall not contest any OF it's poll.
cies six months from date Of issue; towE
OF webster may construct sewerage
system; deficiency appropriation of sl07..
6Ss, s35l5O for Lancaster school, S72 62s
for Lyman school reported: bill that
trustees and guardians may sell real
estate referred TO committee on judiciary:
mouse insists on referring 10 committee
on election law bill TO elect chairman OF
Boston board Of aldermen by popular
vote; notice OF 80 days must be served i'm
cases of assessment on members Of fra.
ternal beneficiary organizations
bill with a petition OF Samuel A. Dear
and others OF Taunton provides that on
and after Jan /, 1900. the wheels OF all
draught wagons, tip-carts excepted, with
four wheels and without springs. PASSING
over any public highway with load of
over 1000 pounds, shall have tires of not
less than three inches wide. If the wagon
has springs and carries $50 pounds or
more. the tires shall not be less than
three inches wide. Tip-carts of two or
four wheels must have tires not less than
four inches wide. The penalty for vio-
lation is from s. to 500. The petitioners
say that they are in the interest OF by
cycles and other vehicles.
Representative Innes offered a bill in
the house yesterday providing that in
order TO be registered a resident must
appear before the registrars of voters
with two witnesses. who shall swear that
they are registered voters in the same
ward or town as the applicant: that the
applicants time OF residence has been in
accordance with the law. and that he was
resident on the 1st Of May in the place
in which he desires to he registered. The
names OF the witnesses shall be entered
Ia, ha ~ ha
plicant.