The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-21

~, general laws of jurors and juries.
with recommendation OF passage In conS
currence. calendar.
Mr.. Pierce, OF Providence. from the
committee on finance, reported back a
resolution appropriating $1,000 for 500 cop-
les of the report of vital statistics with
recommended ton of passage IN concur
renee; calendar.
Mr.. Jeffers. OF Pawtucket. from tho
H-cpnami ttsS~stss sainiittia, reported back ~
resolution appropriating $4,000 for y
state armory at Westerly with recom-
nendation that the same be referred to
the committee on finance: So ordered
Mr.. Wells. OF Westerly, presented an
act In amendment OF an act TO inco-po-
rate the Westerly Fire District: commits
Mr.. Burlingame. of Warwick presented
a resolution TO pay the bill of the town or
East Providence; committee ON accouras
and claims.
RESOLUTION OF ADJOURNMENT
Mr.. Johnston OF Foster introduced an
act giving notice of the tendency of tho
petition of the Coweset Terminal and
Transportation company: judiciary cons
mittee.
Mr.. Rice OF Pawtucket presented tho
bill OF Amasa M. Eaton. as secretary to
the committee of the bar; committee on
accounts and claims.
From the judiciary committee came.
with recommendation of passage with
certain amendments, an act 10 sasithoriza
the town OF New Shoreham to facilitate
transportation TO and from the town
After Mr.. BIodgett of Pawtucket had
explained that the amendments made mo-
great change in the act, 1t was passed in
concurrence.
Mr. Curtis OF Providence introduced ~
joint resolution providing that when tho
General Assembly adjourned ON Friday.
March %, IL be TO meet on Tuesday, Nov.
u, at IL a. m, and he moved Immediate
consideration. under suspension of the
rules
Mr.. Garvin OF Cumberland objected to
suspension and moved reference to the
judiciary committee, but the House voted
TO suspend the rules, and the question
came on passage
After a few words by Mr. Garvin I'm
opposition. the resolution was passed, on
rising vote, Al to S.
ACTS FROM THE SENATE.
Mr.. Clarke OF Newport. from the com.
mittee on fisheries reported back an ace
in amendment of chapter ia public laws.
with recommendation OF passage; calens
dar.
Mr.. Msthewson OF Smith1eki. from the
committee on engrossed acts. reported
back as rightly engrossed, an act in
amendment OF chapter 6e6. public laws.
of the election OF certain officers and
the holding of a financial town meeting
in the town OF Johnston; passed in con-
currence as engrossed.
From the Senate came a resolution pros
viding for the payment OF the undrawn
balance OF the appropriation for tha
Rhode Island College OF Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, and il was passed In cons
currence.
Also from the Senate came an act IN
amendment of an act 10 enable the town
OF South Kingstown and the District oc
Narrsgansett TO open and maintain a
broadway from Point Judith pond TO tho
ocean and to lease the shell fisheries i'm
the breachway one TO another; read and
referred TO committee on engrossed acts.
AFRAID OF THE ACT.
Mr. Johnston, OF Foster. moved 10 recall
the act giving notice OF the pendency oc
the petition OF the Coweset Terminal
and Transportation company from the
Judiciary committee. and asked that IL be
put upon it's passage.
Mr. Rice, Of Pawtuckct thought that
the act related somewhat 10 the railroad
act which was before the House yester-
day. He said that he had heard that a
% motlon was to be made to reconsider tho
postponing the Danielson act. and he
would like 10 walt until that act was
disposed OF before no voted on the act
Mr.Johnston. OF Foster. said the present
bill. was entirely separato from the Dam
ielson road act. He was not disposed 10
The speaker suggested that the bin Law
on the table temporarily, until the ume
when reconsideration OF Yesterdays act
could be taken had expired. and u was
so ordered.
Several matters from the Senate were
received and referred to the proper COM
mittees after which Mr. w. a. w. Grant.
OF Providence. said that several members
were desirous ~ attending the funeral of
ex-Mayor Barker. and he moved that tho
The motion prevailed and the House
stood adjourned until Friday morning.
NJ IL o'clock.