The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-10
IN THE SENATE.


introduced providing for an adjourn
ment over Arbor Day.
IN THE SENATE.
The senate was called 20 order at IL
O'Clock by Lieutenant Governor Greg
! ory in the absence OF Governor Dyer,
and there was a quorum present.
Senator Warner OF Coventry, from
the committee on educatiAn. reported
back an act 10 incorporate the Coven-
try Woman's club, read and passed.
Senator Studley of Providence, from
the same committee. reported back an
act to Incorporate the Watch Hill Sun
| day school OF Westerly; read and or
dered engrosseG.
Senator Eldrdge Of East Greenwich.
from the committee on accounts and
| claims, reported back a resolution TO
pay the bill of Alfred Fry; read and
| passed.
Senator Reiner OF North Providence.
| from the committee on corpora tions,
reported back an act to incorporate the
| Glen worsted mills read and passed.
Senator Simmons OF Bristol. from the
same committee. reported back an act
I to Incorporate tite-fo~--S- -Ser1te-eotff-
pany; read and ordered engrossed.
Senator browne of Warren, from the
committee on engrossed acts, reported
back an act i'm amendment of section s,
chapter SO. general laws, as rightly en-
crossed; passed in concurrence as en-
crossed.
Lieutenant Governor Gregory pre-
sented the return OF the annual charter
election OF the Kentish Guards. and
on motion of Senator Eldredge the
same was approved and ordered on file
The senate then. on motion of Sena-
tor El1ridge, adjourned to meet on
Thursday morning, at IL o'clock.
IN The kCUSE.
The House of Representatives was
called to order at III o'clock by Mr..
Speaker Holden and there was a quOr-
um present.
Mr.. Kimball of Providence, frcm the
committee on special legislation re-
ported back -aet-ite- -ei4St b+a-the town
of Cumberland 10 eject town council
man by proportional representation,
with recommendation of indefinite
postponement: calendar.
Mr.. Norris of Bristol, from the same
committee. reported back five pets,ions
for a constitutional convention and re-
commended that they be received and
placed on file; so ordered.
Mr. Heydon of Warwick, from the
committee on finance. reported back
an act appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
chase OF crushed stone for the repair
OF the Pontiac road in Cranston. with
recommendation of indefinite postpone
ment.
Also a recommendation that subst-
tute Il of the bill be passed; both sent
to calendar.
Also resolution appropriating $4,000
for the use of the commissioners of in
land fisheries. With recommendation OF
passage; calendar.
Mr.. Blodgett of Providence, at this
stage called up the special order of the
day, which was substitute IL of an act
to regulate primary meetings of po-
litical parties in the city OF Pawtucket,
on which the committee on judiciary
rrru1rrrffrrt-i.s
also an act relative TO political com
mittees and cducuses on which the
committee on judiciary recommends in
definite postponemCnt and the passage
of substitute \, and also substitute
OF an act relative 60 political commit
tees and caucuses. on winch the COM
mittee on judiciary recommends pas
sage OF this substitute.
Mr.. Blodgett made a brief eXplana-
tion OF the merits of the bill and then
said that he would yield the floor TO
the gentleman who had devoted 50
much OF his time and so much ability
10 the preparation Of the bill, referring
TO Mr. Klmball of Providence.
Mr.. Kimball asked that the bill be
taken up by sections, and there was no
objection raised.
The bill was then taken up and sec
tions l. p and 4 were adopted unani-
mously without any debate. ON aection
Mr.. Banigan of Pawtucket moved
that the part Of the section providing
that no person having voted In the
caucus OF one political party shall be
entitled 90 vote or take part In the
caucus of any other political party held
within 90 days thereafter. be amended
so as 90 read nine calendar months. In
stead Of 90 days. but the amendment
was lost.
Mr. Garvin OF Cumberland wanted
the two last lines OF The section strick-
on out. but the proposition was not sus-
tained and section : was allowed O.
stand as a part of tho bill.
Sections G. and were allowed 20
stand ns part " the bill. I'm section
Mr.. Norris of Bristol wished 10 know
whether the bill intended fhat polls
couli not be closed before $3.50 y. m.
Mr. Eimball stated shat u was ex-
prcssly INTENDED that ths caucus oiii-
GERS should not close The polls before
$50 y. m. so that ali persons could
have an opportunity 80 vote.
.... Blctgett of Pawtuckrt offere an
Amendment whIch simply served To
make the language ~ the section more
explicit. and section .. as amended
stood ~ n part Of ,he bin.
~ the request ~ Mr.. 1[imball section
10 was temporarily laid on the table. I'm
order that certain changes might be
made.
In section II Mr.. Kimball moved 90