The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-28

the house TO receive measures from the
senate. He maintained that house rules
10 and 13 made certain conditions, but
did not permit action in the absence OF
joint rules. Because OF there being no
Joint rules 1t was not permissible for the
clerk TO appear before the senate He
asked under what construction OF the
house rules the speaker could Justify the
acts OF the clerk.
SPEAKER EXPLAINS.
Speaker Burlingame remarked that
under house rules 45 and "A that the
measures could be communicated 10 the
house.
Mr.. Brown maintained that the rules
simply fixed the time for making such
communication, but the measures could
| not be communicated until joint rules
are adopted.
Speaker Rurlingame ruled that the clerk
had the privilege OF going into the SEN
ate and that the clerk Of the house
TO the senate. basing this on custom, at
| least
| zation Of the committee on agriculture
| and mechanic arts with Charles III. Ward
| as chairman and Il. Court Bentley as
| secretary.
| TO ABOLISH POLICE COMMISSION.
Mr.. Barry presented the following bill:
Section /, chapter go OF the Public
| Laws, entitled An Act TO Establish
| Board OF Commissioners for the CITY or
| Providence" and all acts and parts OF
acts and amendments thereof and In ad-
| dition thereto are hereby repealed
| Section ?. All provisions OF the general
laws or OF the public laws. and all pro-
visions OF the charter OF the city OF
Providence or OF any acts In amendment
| thereto. which were repealed by said acts.
and the acts in amendments thereof and
in addition thereto, are hereby revived
and reenacted in full force and effect as
they existed prior 10 the passage OF the
net hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take eject
| on it's passage.
Referred to the committee on the ju-
dietary.
INSPECTION OF GAS
Mr.. Daubney presented a bill TO cause
the inspection OF Illuminating gas in GER
tain towns and cities and this measure
| went TO the committee on special legts-
latton. The bin provides that In all towns
and cities having 10000 or more inhabi-
tsnts the illuminating gas shall be in.
spectcd twice a year AZ least by the In
speotor of street lights or some other per
son to be designated by the town o. city
burner burning at least five feet OF ga
an hour the light 10 he at a specific stan
dard equal to 20 sperm candles. SIX "a
the pound. with regard 90 public safety
and public health.
The measure provides penalty of .
| fine 81 500 FOR any violation OF the law
| Committee on special legislation,
Mr. Daubney also presented bill pro
| himurg the charging of deposit as Sc
curty FOR and for the use OF gas metres
| by companies manufacturing gas. Tn,
companies are given 30 days 10 refund al
| moneys held in deposit. The PENALTY u
a fine of t20o or imprisonment In jail 10
~ DAYS, OF both. Committee on specia
legislation.
r., r.rN- pprS.t. On, Gas
Mr. Dauhney also presented a hill q
fix the price of Illuminating gas In tn
| CITY " Providence. which provides tina
the price OF ga for illuminating gas shal
be % cents Tor each 1000 feet. The Law
provides standard and makes ~ a par
~ the duties " the Inspector of stree
| lights 81 the city - examine the gas n
10 quality and with regard to publ
safety IL provides further that AZ an
time the superintendent OF street light
90 make investigation and gives him IN
| power 70 subpoena Witnesses. crrnfnan ~
the production Of books, enforce tcsti
mony makes obligatory on the mayo
and city conncil to enact urdinances re-
| ative 10 the investigation md control a
the gas companies concerned and 20 pro
| vide for nll ucCe ssary funds The per
, atty for violation ~ the law is No Nm
- DAYS. Committee on special legisie
! ton
J Mr. Harris by request. presented bi
90 regulate the nomination ~ candidate
; for office and delegates 90 conventions
; This Il tho bill prepared by the Sixt
, | Ward Republican club and has been pub
J | iished Committee on special legislation
when the bill was presented Mr.. Nola
| asked n the bill related 90 caucuses IN IN
town % smithheld.
! Mr. Fitzgerald presented bill regulai