The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-12
the SENATE.


be taken up.
the SENATE.
The senate was called TO order by
Governor Dyer at IL o'clock, and there
was a quorum present.
Senator Freeman of Central Falls.
from the judiciary committee. report
ed back an act to divide the town OF
Coventry anlto voting disSrlcts; passed
In concurrence.
Also a resolution to- remit the fines
and costs against Margaret Raftery:
read and passed.
Senator Anthony OF East Providence
presented an act in amendment CT the
charter OF the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad company; judi
ciary COMMITTEES.
Senator Luther OF Johnston, from the
committee ON corporations. reported
back substitute A OF an act concerning
certain street railroad companies; read
and passed, and the original bill was
indefinitely postponed.
Governor Dyer presented the annual
report OF the bureau OF Industrial sta
tistics: received and ordered commu-
ntcated to the House
Senator Chilson or WoonsoclSet. from
the committee on engrossed acts, re-
ported back as rightly engrossed an act
TO provide for refunding a portion of
dence.
Senator Drown. from the same COM
mittee. reported as rightly engrossed
an act for the protection OF labels and
seals OF labor organizations.
Senator Anthony, OF East Provi-
dence, presented an act to provide for
notice OF tendency OF the petition OF
the New York. New Faven and Hart
ford Railroad Company for the passage
OF an actin amendment OF and in addi-
ton to it's charter; read and passed.
From the House came Joint resolu-
ton OF adjournment until Tuesday
next; passed in concurrence.
Senator Chilson. of Woonsocket. from
the committee on education. reported
back an act TO incorporate the board OF
trustees for ministerial fund, with GER
tain amendments, reducing the amount
10 be free from taxation from S50,0 TO
$4,000; head and passed.
The act 10 establish a board of Ii
cense commissioners I'm the town OF
Cumberland was received from the
House, with certain amendments, and
was passed in concurrence and on mo-
ton of Senator Chilson, the Senate ad-
journed.
THE HOUSE.
The House was called to order at
HOS o'clock, by Speaker Holden, and
there was quorum present.
Mr.. Faunce of Woonsocket from the
committee on judic airy, reported back
an act TO change the name OF Lille j.
McCue TO Lille J. Parrish, and moved
its passage: passed.
Mr.. Curtis of Providence, from the
judiciary committee. reported back an
act In amendment OF the act incorpor-
ating the Sea View Railroad company,
recommending passage in concurrence
with the Senate The act simply ex-
tends the time in which the company
may file its location and complete it's
road; passed in concurrence, and re-
ferred TO committee on engrossed acts.
Mr.. Bower OF Woonsocket. from the
same committee reported back an act
TO incorporate the American Ball COM
pany, with recommendation OF passage;
calendar.
(Mr. Kimball in the Chair.)
Mr.. Curtis of Providence. introduced
the petition OF the Sea View Railroad
company for notice OF pendency of the
petition of the corporation for an
amendment OF charter. and ordering
that the petition shall be advertised in
certain newspapers, and he asked i'm
mediate passage. and it was so voted.
and the act was referred TO the commit
tee on corporations.
Mr.. Blodgett OF Providence asked
immediate passage. under a suspension
OF all rules. a Joint resolution OF ad-
journment from today until Tuesday Of
next week. over Good Friday. The res
f. olution was adopted and ordered COM
mitted TO the Senate forthwith.
Mr. Curtis of Providence. from the
committee on corporations. reported
back. with recommendation Of passage.
an act authorizing the Sheldon Bald
ing company to increase it's capital
stock: passed under suspension OF
the rules.
Mr. Pierce OF Providence, introduced
an act to amend the charter OF the
Riverside Cotton mills; referred to
committee on corporations.
Mr.. Remlinger of Providence. intro
duced an act for an additional appro-
priation for the support OF the state
government. consisting of $500 for the
Prisoners Aid association. and also
resolution appropriatng 81 900 annually
for the Prisoners Aid association:
committee on finance.
Mr.. Pierce. OF Providence. introduced
a resolution making appropriations for
certain agricultural societies; commit
tee on finance.
Mr.. Curtis. of Providence. Introduced
an act IN amendment of an act 10 incor-
pouate the Green Farm Land company;
committee on corporations.
From the Senate came the petition OF
the New York New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Com pany of notice OF
pendency OF i's petition for amendment
of charter. and on moflon OF Mr.. Blod-
gett OF Pawtucket the act was passed
In concurrence. and sent to the commit
tee on engrossed acts.
Mr.. Blodgett, ~ Pawtucket moved
that No. rs on the calendar be taken
out % its order. and placed upon its
passage.
This is an act 10 enable the town OF
Cumbctsind TO elect n board OF license
commissioners. on which the commit
tee on judiciary recommend D. assage Of
within bill in concurrence with senate
with certain amendments. as follows:
Strike out In line ~ the word "Febru-