The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-02
NAY SESSION
IS AT AN END.
Assembly Adjourned Yesterday
to Meet in September.
IMPORTANT MEASURES PASSED
Act Regulating Pay Of Clerks Of Senate and
House and Of Committees
WILL PREVENT LEGISLATIVE GRABS.
Revised Constitution 10 Be Submitted 10 Vote Of
The People on Iuns 20 Fay for ihs Normal
School Commissioners.
Act Regulating Pay Of Clerks Of Senate and
House and Of Committees.
WILL PREVENT LEGISLATIVE GRABS.

The May session OF the General As
sembly is a thing OF the past, both
branches adjournjng just before 8
O'clock yesterday afternoon. until Sep
tember next. when a special session will
be held. A great deal of business was
accomplished in very short time, and
1t Is a noticeable fact that there was a
pleasing absence OF snap" legislation.
An important act passed was that
regulating the pay OF members and
clerks. The bill, as passed, provides
that the clerks of the house and senate
Will receive annual salaries OF $1,000.
Those OF the three committee of judic-
iary, corporations and finance will re-
ceive $500 and there will be no clerks
for the other less important committees.
except by special vote OF the assem-
bly,. In cases where the outside COM
mittees are authorized to engage clerks
the salaries will be $500 per year When
additional labor is performed by MEM
bers of the Assembly on committees
which are authorized TO sit and hold
hearings during recess. the assembly
men who are members of such COM
mittees will receive $40 per day for ac-
fual attendance at meetings. This will
prevent any more grabs" in the future
The proposed constitution OF the state
was passed by both branches and will
be submitted 10 the people for approval
or rejection at a special election to be
held on June 20. The ACT abolishing the
office OF state highway commissioner,
which has carried with IL an annual
salary of $4,000. and the doing away at
the same time with the absurd sample
road building which has cost the state
many thousands Of dollars was also
passed In concurrence.
Governor Dyer announced the follow
ing appointments: Member OF board OF
state charities and corrections. Walter
A. Read; board OF managers OF Rhode
Island College of Agriculture. Chandler
H. Coggeshail; board OF control OF
State Home and School. Belle III. Mat
teson and Fred w. Easton: harbor COM
missioner. Alfred w. Kenyon.
A resolution providing for an appro-
priaticn for the payment of the State
Normal school commission was intro
duced In the house. and was passed in
concurrence This gives the three MEM
bers OF the building committee $4,000
each. The resolution authorizing the
appointment of a commissioner to the
Paris exposition and appropriating 81
500 as compensation was also passed.
A substitute for the original act in
cooperating the Rhode Island Automo-
bile Transit company was presented by
the committee on corporations. Mr..
Sheffield again compelled the excepting
of Newport TO the provisions OF the
act, which was then passed in concur
renee.
There was quite discussion over the
resolution appropriating $1,000 for the
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts was reported back bv the COM
mittee on finance. Mr.. Sheffield attack
ed the financial MANAGEMENT of the in
rfftnffop md Mr. SanhOrp smoke for 10
appropriation. Mr.. Newell was against
the resolution. but II was passed.
There was quite a quantity Of busi-
ness OF minor Importance disposed OF
with a rush, ani then came the ad-
journment.