The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-16
Two SENATORS

OF Charles Alexander Zaslavsky FOR
change OF name TO Charles u. Alexander.
The act providing for the sale OF vine
gar was passed. providing for the purely
OF the article.
Also the act amending chapter 27l Of
the general laws. OF forcible entry and
detainer
Also the act amending the charter OF
the Silver Spring Bleaching and Dyeing
company.
Also the act amending the charter OF
the Greene Dyeing and Finishing COM
pany.
The act to incorporate the American
Casualty Insurance company was passed.
The act in amendment OF an act to In
corporate the Westerly and Hopkinton
Railway company was passed.
Also an act to incorporate the William
Reynolds omestead cemetery.
Also an act TO incorporate lie Cercle
Franco-American," OF Arctic, n. l.
Also an act I'm addition to chapter 1I9
or the general laws. entitled "Of Birds -
This act caused a great deal of discus
sion, several amendments being offered
and voted down The act itself was Also
opposed, but was finally passed IL pre-
vents the shooting or having In possess-
ION any partridge OF woodcck previous
TO Oct ]. 1906. under a penalty OF $40 for
each bird.
FOR WORLDS FAIR.
Also an act to provide for the collec-
tion. preparation and exhibition of the
exhibits from the state of Rhode Island
at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at
st. Louis. state OF Missouri. in 1904. The
act approprtates $4,000.
Mr.. Carroll offered an amendment 10 the
original BILL which gave the governor of
the state authority b appoint but three
members of the commission while the
speaker OF the house was authorized TO
appoint four. He said the act was a re-
hcction on the legally elected chief exec
utive OF tho state. that heretofore the
governor has always appointed such COM
missioners. He declared the governor
should appoint the entire commission.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said the whole thing was
n very small and picaunish piece OF poll
tics, and the only object In putting the
power OF appointment OF four OF the com
missioners. majority. sn the hands OF
the speaker was I'm order that he might
appoint certain men on II whom the gov
ernor would not appoint. He reiterated
the statement that the matter was a
very cheap one
Mr.. Brown also spoke against the bill
and said IL merely took the appointment
OF ,he four commissioners from the hands
OF" the governor and placed II In the
hands OF a representative from Warwick
He hoped the majority would not thus de-
part from long established custom
Mr.. Palmer moved that the amend
ment be indefinitely postponed and on a
roll call vote the amendment was de-
feated by vote OF 35 TO 81 on a strict
party vote. the Republicans voting
against tho amendment and the Demo-
Gratis for IL.
A POINT OF ORDER
Mr.. Mcdonald rose to point OF order.
that the defeat OF the amend
ment defeated the whole bill.
The speaker declared the point not
well taken.
Mr.. Bliss offered an amendment pro-
hibiting any other persons than the
,omm missioners or their employees from
'eceiving any pecuniary benefit from the /
appropriation: passed.
Mr.. Aldrich offered an amendment 10 /
he act placing the value Of the building 4
o be erected at ST. Louis AZ y25,O0O In /
tead OF $4,000.
Mr.. Johnson agreed with Mr.. Aldrich
hat the building 10 be erected by the
tate OF Rhode Island should be n credit .
o the state and should cost az least
I25. 600.
Mr. Fitzgerald said tho smalIness OF
he spirit which prompted the appoint
nent of the commission would make the
lufding look like a hen coop. The small
less Of the spirit as evinccd by the ma
ority made the whole matter look like
% cents
Mr.. Fitzgerald moved that the price
u the building bc $50 600: lost.
Mr. Bliss moved 90 make the appropria
lion FOR the exhibit from this state
'35, 900. passed
The house took n recess tu a.Os