The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-26

The senate was called TO order at 1:05
o'clock by Lieut.. Gov. Kimball and tho
records OF last Fridays session as read by
Secretary of State Bennett were approv-
ed.
After the reports OF standing commit
tees had been called for and presented
two executive communications re-
ceived from His Exceneucy. Governor
Gregory was the announcement made by
the presiding officer.
The first communication of a congratu-
latory character was read by Clerk White
and follows:
To the Lieutenant Governor and the
Honorable Senate:
Gentlemen, L very much regret that
cannot be with you this last day of tho
session, but the doctors have forbidden
me 10 leave the house for some days.
our relations for the past eighteen
months have been more than pleasant TO
me. i feel that we have done our duty TO
the people and the state and those who
may have failed to he returned may still
have the consciousness of duty well per-
formed
Hoping you have enjoyed the work and
responsibility as much as / have and
wishing you all a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year.
j am, sincerely yours,
WILLIAM GREGORY,
Governor.
The resolution was received and order
ed on file.
NEW POLICE BOARD.
The second communication was OF de-
cidedly business nature brief but TO the
point 1t was the expected appointment or
a board of police commissioners Tor the
CITY of Providence In accordance with the
| act passed by both branches OF the as
| sembly last week
The following are the names or the
| members OF said board appointed with the
! date Of expiration or their terms or o1ice:
For chairman. Frank +. Olney, term eX-
piring February !, 1903.
| For second commissioner. Richard IL.
| Deming, term expiring February ]. 1904
For third commissioners, William VI. Luz
| ther. term expiring February ]. 1907.
| There was no opposition 10 ratification
and promptly, upon motion OF Senator
! Parker Of Coventry, the nominations
/ were confirmed.
MORE MONEY FOR SALT POND.
! Considerable discussion was provoked
| over n resolution introduced by Senator
/ Champlin Of New Shoreham. tic stated
that the town had appropriated NoVU Tot
| an inner harbor 60 Great salt pond ana
tho resolution asked for Slo'VVo more 10 ue
appropriated by the state TO complete the
/ work.
senators Kenyon OF Richmond, Heydon
! NJ warwick and Parker OF Coventry Ia
! vorcd having the resolution 20 over VII
January. Senator Parker SUGGESTING that
it looked Ike a move 10 benent the new
! steamboat line plying between froVloShce
and Block Island.
senator Freeman thought the lmted
| Stltoe government should make sugh I'M
| movement. but nutWlihHiuhuuE lu' V.-
| position the resolution was put upon ~
noas1po aud approved. Ipon motion or
senator Champlu the resolution ana ~
other measures on nc ptesln!lE 3ll'
| Tbc house ACT changing th" name ol
tho central Land company 20 ihg NiiPlv
wood Hotel company was pa~1'a y, ~, GOV
rurrcncc Similar action was lakeh rs
/ tn two other acts, one nuthoilliuE IN,
/ town of Bristol tu estabhsh system ol
sewerage and hire $1,000 Tor that pur-
pTbe roturn Of tho annual charter eloc;
| tion' of the Ecntish Guards was approved
g.rator parker was appointed 10 repro.
. seut the senate GA receiving the GIT gi
- field howitzer from the Ienuh hhooe
Island Veteran association.
CITY - PROVIDENCE ACT
From tho house came an act empower.
| fur tho city Of Providence 70 eNIrno
s1lnD0 for the Improvement OF the ohlc'
| of recorder OF deeds and issue bonds for
| that purpose. This ~ IN nctorlohce Wit
/ t.ipt resolution of the Prov idfnre ci't
! council aud upon motion Of senator lnrk
| hurst war approved In concurrence.
| senator Manchester. from tnc cOrnmlt
| - on educntf0u. reported back an acl
| gIigbUv amending the charter OF the
S777T7nrurn association. passed in concur
senator Parkhurst. from the committee
| on mdlCiart reported b3ck an act h
| amendment Of chapter "A Qt the genera
/ Iav.s or TRAVELLING on hlrhWdNS ant
/ gufduNnards The am, uduig nt regulate
4uI limits The speed OF vehicles in TIE
compact districts of cities. and it %
blow al future automobile races on pub