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Speaker Holden made brief but witty
speech of acceptance and returned his
| thanks
Mr.. Blodgett of Providence then nom
mated Tor reading clerk OF the house
\ Thomas u. Lee OF Woonsocket, and for
| recording clerk Raymond &. Mowry of
| IroVluence, and they were unanimously
| elected. The usual resolution inviting
| the governor and the senate To meet
| the house in grand committee for the
purpose OF counting the votes cast on
the first Wednesday i'm April last was
| then passed.
In the senate Eugene +. Warner of
coventry was, as usual, reelected clerk
OF the senate. and then the governor
ana the senator's filed into the house
chamber. Ut
After the grand committee had been
called TO order by Governor Dyer a
committee was appointed TO count the
votes. she members being as follows:
ienry +. Anthony. Henry c. Luther.
Harry {. Curtis. William III. Salisbury
clarence Ill. Mathewson. Providence
county; Daniel Wilbur George II. Law
ton. Ray G.. Lewis, Newport county;
Henry =. Aldredge, Ezra X Parker.
Joseph +. Burlingame Kent county:
Alexander G. Crumb. Edward :. Hall.
George L. Briggs. Washington county:
William Il. Lewis, Jr.. Samuel L. Peck
Harry IL. Shepard Bristol county.
The grand committee then took a re-
cess until o'clock, at which hour the
report OF the committee was made and
Elisna Dyer, William Gregory, Charles
Il. Bennett. Willard r. Tanner and Wal
ter "A. Read were declared elected and
the usual proclamation was made. The
TWO bodies then separated. ana i'm each
branch an adjournment was taken to 10
o'clock on Wednesday morning.
Last evening the caucuses for the
nomination OF sheriffs. state auditor. a
Justice of the supreme court and the
several state officials that are annually
elected by the General Assembly were
held, or rother were held by tn erepre-
sentatives OF Providence and Washing
ton counties, the other three counties
holding theirs at $3.50 O'Clock this morn
ing. IL was decided 10 make no changes
whatever in the several officials and
Charles &. Grey was nominated for
state auditor Hunter &. White for
sherln OF Providence county and Hon.
Edward &. Dubois as justice of the su-
preme court
Ii is now practically decided that the
Providence police commission bill will
not be brought up at this session. al
though IL is not improbable that IL NAV
bob up serenely at the special session
TO be held early I'm July I'm Providence.
The resolution passed today provides
that the special election on the revised
constitution shall be held on thv. Goth OF
next month and the governors procla-
nation calling speciaf session OF the
General Assembly will be issued prob |
ably on July ), which will make the ses- |
sion fall on about July H.
There is a big lobby I'm Newport this |
year. but IL differs from the average |
lobby In it's makeup and complexion |
as Ii Is largely composed OF lawyers and !
many OF them among the best at the /
Providence bar. All this lobby is on /
1and over the controversy between the |
Sea View railroad and the Rhode Island |
suburban Railroad company. an <pe |
light is warm one. The Suburban !
,eople have tie strongest lawyers but |
he Sea View men arc also on deck i'm |
arge numbers. What the new com
nittee on corporations will do remains
o be seen some time today or early to-
morrow morning.
Indications are az present that the |
esslon Will adjourn some time Thurs
lay afternoon. "a all the members are
'esirous OF getting home as soon as
,ossible