The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05

court house Of Newport county was
A bin TO amend the charter OF tfe
Cercle Jacques Cartier Library associa-
tiof OF Manville was passed
A resolution appointing committe OF
seven, four from the house ana three
from the senate 10 consider the adVisa-
bility and TO secure an estimate OF the
cost of erecting Rhode Island building
at the Louisiana Purchase exposition
a bin I'm amendment OF the charter OF
the Miller Iron company of providence
was. after some discussion and desirable
amendments had been proposed. on mo
ton OF Mr.. Fitzgerald, recommitted 10
the committee on corporations Tor re-
vision.
the Rhode Island Knitting company,
changing the name OF the corporation 10
the American Tubing and Webbing com
pan, was passed.
CHARTER AMENDMENT.
bill I'm amendment OF the charter OF
the People Savings bank OF WoonsOcket,
increasing the right TO hold property up
TO S,O00.mO, was read and referred 10 the
committee on engrossed acts.
message was received from the senate
announcing the passage OF several house
measures and transmitting TO the house
for action several senate measures.
senate bill to amend the act authoriz-
ing the Woonsocket Electric Machine and
Power company. 10 issue bonds TO an
amount not IN excess OF $500 900, was re-
ferred TO the committee on corporations.
A resolution giving notice OF the pen
dency OF the petition OF the incorpora-
tors Of the Westerly and Hopkinton Rail-
way company for an amendment to char
ter was passed by unanimous consent OF
the house.
MIR. Fitzgerald presented bill creating
a police pension fund for the city of
Pawtucket; committee on the judiciary.
From the calendar was taken a resolu-
tion making appropriate tion for the use of
certain agricultural societies. The bill
was first discussed soberly enough and an
amendment was made striking out the
maine of the Pawtuxet Valley Agricultu-
raj association, 4 being represented that
this organization was defunct. Another
amendment increased the appropriation
for the Newport Horticultural society
from $500 70 $3.50
The bill provided that the money
should not be paid TO any organization
which permitted the sale OF intoxica ting
liquor or permitted gambling on the
grounds.
MIR. FITzGERALD'S CONTENTION.
Mr. Fitzgerald moved 10 strike out the
provision relating TO the sale OF liquor,
saying that to his mind the provisions OF
the resolution would not be observed and
that the state could otherwise withhold
the appropriations. He did not believe i'm
Hypocrisy, and he assumed that there
would be no more disposition on the
part OF the various organizations TO per-
nit the sale OF liquor without this pro-
vision than there would be with the reso-
idtion in it's original form.
There was discussion In which Mr..
Fitzgerald, Mr.. Brown. Mr.. Kane, Mr..
Arlington Mr.. Rathbun, Judge Harris,
Mr.. Maroney and others took part. in
which there was a good deal OF badinage
and repartee. The knowledge OF liquors.
the capacity OF some OF the members. and
personal knowledge OF conditions exist
ling at the country fairs. etc. came In for
n good deal OF attention, and then Mr.
Brown moved To amend the amendment
by inserting the words 'or drinking OF
liquor" so as TO prohibit the drinking OF
liquor on the grounds under penalty of
loss OF the appropriation allotted to the
organization violating the provision. He
sad he proposed to find out just what the
proposition OF the majority OF the MEM
bers OF the majority was.
Tho am, ndment TO the amendment was
lost and then the amendment was lost
and the amended resolution was passed.
A roll call was necessary on Mr..
Browns amendment to the amendment
and the second amendment was lost by a
vote of IL to H. a roll call being demand
cd by Mr. Brown. who voted against his
excused from voting, among them being
Col. Arlington and "Tal" Dodge OF
Block Island.
At this juncture the house was ad-
journed on motion OF Mr.. Fitzgerald.