The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-10

The house was called TO order at n;ib
by Speaker Buriingame with a quorum
present
A senate regolution authorizing the gem
sral treasurer TO apply the amount, $Si,-
ass II. received by the state from the
limited States treasury in settling the
Civil war claims OF the state against the
United States government. to the settle
ment of the claims against the state aris-
ing out OF Spanish war. and TO liquidate
the note of the Industrial Trust company,
was read and passed.
A senate resolution on tho petition OF
Joseph ]. Kaimel for change OF name to
Joseph J. Mann was referred to the COM
mittee on the judiciary.
From the senate came speciai mes
sage from Governor Garvin relating TO
the bribery of voters in elections. IL
was received and referred to the commit
zee on executive communications.
Mr.. Ogden presented the petition or the
Rhode Island branch OF the American
Federation of Labor asking Tor the pass
age OF a bill pending before the senerai
assembly TO regulate the practice OF OAR
herring. signed by A. r.. Kohler. president.
and placed on file
Mr. Hassard presented a bill In amend
ment OF section / OF chapter T. Generai
Laws, granting 10 the United States the
authority to acquire real estate In any
part of the state for the erection or puphc
buildings or fortifcations. with accom-
panying papers from the United states
uuartermaster general and the United
states treasury department; committee
on the judiciary.
Mr.. Brindamour presented the following
resolution:
Whereas. The state OF Rhode Island Is
known far and wide for the high cnaI
acter of it's Industries and Tor the ihuus i Us
trious and energetic characteristics Oh It's
Whereas. Among said inhabitants none
are more industrious, iaw,aplains sha na
conducive to the general celebrity OF the
state than the citizens or Canadian pirtn
or parentage, ana . .
Whereas, Recently In coordinate
branch of the legislative department OF
this government a certain senator Sratui-
tously and without any ground therefor
attacked said citizens. be IL
Resolved, That we, the members or the
house OF representatives of the state or
Rhode Island, do hereby enter our pro-
test against the columination of a law
abiding and industrious class OF citizens,
and do hereby condemn the statements OF
the senator from Block Island, arti deny
most emphatically the truth OF the state
ments or the insinuations therein con-
tained.
TO LAY ON TABLE.
Mr.. Johnson moved that the resolution
oe laid on the table. He stated that the
house was asked to criticize matter
that came as indefinite knowledge. a
happening I'm the coordinate branch OF
the general assembly. The matter was 10
him peculiar for he was OF the opinion
that the class OF citizens referred TO had
been sufficiently well recognized and II
was known OF all that these citizens
were thrifty, progressive. and had been
honored by the state. He did not recog-
nize any people by nationality but he did
recognize all American citizens az Amer
leans
Mr.. Fitzgerald believed that the state
ment OF the leader OF the house that he
did not recognize and class OF people by
nationality was fitting rebuke 10 the re-
marks OF the senator 10 whom they were
attributed and was the best reason IN
the world for passing the resolution.
LAID ON THE TABLE.
Mr.. Gauvin OF woonsociet asked II the