The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-01


The Senate was called to order at ll:07
o'clock, by Gov. Charles Dean Kimball.
with n quorum present. The journal OF
Friday was read and approved.
Senator Parker of Coventry. from the
judiciary committee reported back
resolution TO change the name of Charles
Belamar to Charles Riley; passed In con-
currence.
Senator Potter of Gloucester from the
committee on education, reported back
substitute y OF am act in amendment OF
charter Ca general laws, ''of truant chill
dren,' with recommendation OF passage.
with certain slight amendments passed in
concurrence as amended.
Senator Chace, of Middetown, from the
same committee. reported back an act 10
incorporate the Quidneset Cemetery;
read and passed.
Senator Banigan. of Pawtucket, from
the committee on special legislation, re-
ported back an act I'm amendment OF chap
ter 24i. general laws. "of witnesses. de-
positions and evidence" with recommend
ttion OF the passage of the bill; read and
passed.
BOUNTY ON FoXEs.
Senator Kenyon. OF Richmond. from
the same committee. reported back an act
i'm amendment of chapter 1SS, general
laws. relating TO the killing of wild foxes.
with recommendation of indefinite post
ponement of the original bill, and the
passage OF substitute a. The change pro-
vides that only residents of Rhode Island
can claim the bounty, and q penalty Is
imposed on all persons swearing to a
false certificate, and makes the bounty "
per fox.
Senator Cross of Charlcstown spoke In
favor of the passage of substitute \, az
he believed that the farmers should be
amply protected and yet the state should
also be protected
Senator Parker OF Coventry said he
was opposed to the proposition made in
the original bill TO reduce the bounty
from s. To- 81, which would he equivalent
To having no bounty at all. The fox Is
the worst enemy 90 the poultry raisers
and farmers should be protected.
senator Crumb of Westerly said that
the committee had been Informed mat
foxes were brought from Connecticut and
the bounty was claimed on these animals.
He believed that the original bill should
be passed as il csmc from the house.
Senator Babcock OF Hopkinton believed
that 81 bounty was sufficient. lie claimed
that one dog had done more damage In
his town than all the foxes in the state.
Hunters would shoot foxes whether there
was a bounty or not, for they shoot them
for the skins
After some further discussion the senate
voted to indefinitely postpone substitute
A, and the question came on the passage
of the original act.
Senator Kenyon of Richmond raised a
point OF order that the indefinite post
ponement Of substitute carried with IL
the original act.
Tho chair ruled that the point of order
was not we'll taken and Senator Tucker
OF Narragansett moved the passage of
tho original bill.
senator Kenyon offered an amendment
20 section I changing the sum of 81 to
so cents.
Senator Parker moved that the act be
referred to the committee on finance with
instructions to report an act abolishing
all bounties; lost
ORIGINAL BILL PASSED.
Senator Parker then offered an amend
ment TO the amendment striking out 30
cents and making the amount 81
Senator Kenyon accepted this amend
ment TO the amendment and the amend
ment was lost and the original act WAS
passed in concurrence.
Senator Klnnccom cot North Providence.
from the Joint committee Uu cnErusS"t
acts. reported back an net authorizing The
| city Of Providence 60 convey 90 The nitcd
States of America certain land as e site
| TOT a poStoiu''s P"N''" ii ''iiN"' ~ ~
as engrossed.
Senator Treat of Warwick. from the
| committee on finance. reported back n
resolution appropriating S5l95 To pay the
| expense OF a new boiler and other i'm
provements at the College OF Agriculture.
| read and passed I'm concurrence.
Senator Robinson OF South Kingstown.
| from the judiciary committee. reported
back an act I'm amendment Of chapter 22S,
| general laws. "Of district courts and their
civil jurisdiction; passed In concurrence.
Senatof Wright OF Foster. presented an
| act In amendment Of chapter 1876 General
| Laws. "offences:" committee on Judiciary
Senator Eldredge OF East Greenwich
presented an act In amendment OF the
charter OF the East Greenwich Fire dis
| trict: judiciary committee.
Senator Crdnb. of Westerly presented
4 on act I'M amendment ~ chapter ls, Gen.
/ eral Laws. making IL compulsory foi
| steam railroads to carry drinking water