The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-31
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House was called to order at IL od
O'Clock by Mr.. Speaker Holden, with q
quorum present. The journal Of Wedncs-
day was read and approved.
Mr.. Blodgett of Pawtucket, from the
judiciary committee. reported back an
act In amendment OF chapter 272, general
laws. OF replevin. with recommendation
of passage; calendar.
Also resolution upon the petitions OF
Amos A. Smolofsky for change OF name
to Amos A. Small, and OF Helen Grace
Brown Allen TO Helen Grace Brown Buff
fington, with recommendation OF passage
in concurrence; calendar.
MR.. CURTIS IN THE CHAIR.
Mr.. Littlefield OF Providence. by re-
quest, presented the petition of Chas. A.
McGlynn for change OF name to Charles
". Kicks; judiciary committee.
Mr.. Garvin OF Cumberland introduced
the petition OF George Rogers and others
for the initiative and referendum
amenument; committee on special legis-
lation.
From the calendar was taken an act
I'm amendment of an act entitled an act
to incorporate the Hope Live Stock Mu-
tual Benefit association of Providence, on
which the committee on corporations rec
commended passage in concurrence; re-
ferred to committee on engrossed acts.
Also from the calendar substitute A OF
an act In amendment OF an act, entitled
an act in amendment OF an act incor-
porating the Gorham Manufacturing
company, on which the committee on
corporations recommends passage Of this
act and tho indefinite postponement Of
the original act; read and passed.
MONEY FOR NEW STATE HOUSE.
Also from the calendar, an act to au-
thorize the issuance OF bonds to bs
known as the Third State House Con-
struction loan, on which the committee
on finance recommends passage OF sub
stitute act entitled Substitute A" and
the indefinite postponcment of the origi-
nal act.
Mr.. Peck OF Warren, chairman of tho
committee on finance, explained that tho
only change made IN the act as passed
by tho Senate by tho substitute act, was
the reduction OF the interest from four to
three per cent. and fixing the accruing
interest so that ~ shall be turned over
TO the general treasurer instead of TO the
State House commissioners.
Mr. Blodgett OF Pawtucket said that, In
his opinion the using .~=such interest for
any other purpose except that which the
people intended when they voted In favor
OF the loan, would be improper.
Mr.. Rice. of Pawtucket, said the ppo-
NE had voted the money for a specific
purpose. and the use OF any part ~ tho
whole or the interest accruing would 10
"a misappropria tion OF the funds.
Mr. Newell. OF Central FaUs. wns not
Of that opinion. and he believed if was
cminentlv proper 20 turn the asrrting ln-
ferest over 20 the general Treasurer fcr
several purposes.
Mr. Buriinname of warwick WIS ~
the same opinion and stid tNa thn sitre
course had been adopted nrcveus'5
SPECIAL ORDER TCa TOMORROW
Nr l,sston of Providence ihau4hi ,''s
recommends tlor Of the nn.iNcc crmwittn-
WAS business one. bur r@ lie rls n't
nrDrnrcd f1 vote uron The i-rdl fiif ff
act b. made the succia. order for fr,nNf~
row mornius az 1850 O'clock. fteesd ~
q sising VAtc. Al io 4.
land the substitute ~ tho sci Vac
ordered rrintrd
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