The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08

The Senate was called to order at ll:o5
o'clock. by Lieut.. Gov. Kimball, with a
quorum present The record Of Thursday
was read and approved.
Senator Parkhurst. of Providence, from
the Judiciary committee. reported back
an act repeating certain obsolete acts
relating to the city of Providence; read
and referred to committee on engrossed
acts.
Senator Freeman, of Central Falls,
from the same committee, reported back.
with recommendation that the commit
alton thereof. and that the bills be re-
ferred to the Joint committee on taxa
ton, the following acts:
An act imposing n collateral inheritance
tax; an act to tax gifts, legacies and in
heritances; an act in relation to the taxa
tion of railroad corporations; an act In
relation to the taxation OF street rail-
road companies; an act I'm relation TO the
taxation OF telegraph, telephone. express.
gas electric and water companies; an act
In addition 10 chapter POS. general laws,
of fines and costs In certain cases, and
the DiliS were all TeIerTeu 10 tne JOint
committee on taxation.
Senator Ballou, OF Cumberlaud. from
the committee on finance. reported back
resolution approprlating $1,000 for repairs
and painting at the State Home and
school; read and passed In concurrence.
ABOUT sCALLoP FISHERIES.
Senator Stoddard, OF Portsmouth, from
the committee on fisheries, reported back
an act in amendment OF chapter l73, gem
eral laws, OF the scallop fisheries, with
accommodation OF passage OF substitute
Il. and the indefinite postponement OF
substitute A. Substitute Il was read and
passed. and substitute A was indefinitely
postponed.
Senator Wright OF Foster, from the
committee on corporations. reported back
an act to authorize the Narragansett Ma
chine company 20 issue preferred stock;
read and referred to committee on en-
crossed acts.
Senator Hopkins. OF BurriIvillc, from
the committee on finance, reported back
resolution making an appropriation for
the use OF the commissioners Of inland
fisheries; read and passed in concurrence.
Senator Hughes, of Johnston, from the
committee on engrossed acts, reported
back as rightly engrossed, an act in rcla-
tion 10 the school committee OF the town
Also an act concerning dealers i'm junk
and secondhand articles In the city of
Providence. which were passed In con-
currence. as engrossed.
FOR ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.
Senator Parlxhurst, of Providence. intro
duced resolution proposing an amend
ment 20 the constitution of the state. 10
be known as article 10 OF the amendments.
This provides that the city OF Provi-
dence shall be divided into assembly dis
tricts, each ward 10 form such dis
trict Each district shalt elect one rep
resentative, with the exception OF the
Third and Tenth which shall elect two
each.
When additional territory shall be ac-
and the Third shall elect but ono repre-
sentative. AMI when siill further terri
tory Is acquired the 18TH district shall be
formed and the Tenth shall elect but one
representative ~
The provisions OF section 2. article >, OF
the constitution shall not amply ~ the
city OF Providence. The act was referred
10 the Judiciary committee.
Senator Babcock. or HCpMnton from
the committee on corporations. reported
back an act in amendment of an act 10
Incorporate thc william A.ltarris \. steam
Engine company: read and ordered 10 the
committee on eprrosSed acts.
Senator tbnmplin. ~ New Shoroham.
from the committee on corporations, re-
act to re.rnoct an act ~ ircorpora tc the
phenix Fire District IN tho town or War
wick: read and PASSED.
ON motion ~ Senator Freeman. OF Cen
trat FaNs the senate then adjourned To
meet or Tucsday morning. March l.. at