The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-22
HOUSE,

| the Hepubiicans Woulu De neiu Iuesuay
morning.
HOUSE.
The house OF representatives was called
10 order at IL ;1s this morning by Speaker
| Burlingame and quorum was found To
| be present.
Mr.. Crafts Of Westerly for the commit
| tee on judiciary reported back. with a
recommendation for Its passage; a reso-
luton authorizing Dennis Cronin and
Jane Cronin. his wife. both Of the city or
Providence. In this state. TO adopt as
their child Mary Margaret Flannelly OF
said Providence.
Mr.. Crafts stated that Mr.. Cronin was
] very sick and that the passage OF the
| resolution would set his mind at rest
It was passed In ooncurrence.
Mr. Crafts also reported back a bill for
an act In amendment OF section l6 Of
chapter 2S3 OF the General Laws, entitled,
Of civil actions, with recommendatio ton
for passage. II was referred to the cal
endar.
Mr.. Fitzgerald OF Pawtucket for the
committee on judiciary reported back a
resolution validating tho acts OF Frank
Craig az notary public with q recon-
mendation OF passage, without being just
printed.
The resolution passed.
CLERKS FOR COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Allen OF East Greenwich presented
bill for an act I'm amendment Of chap
ter 1908 OF the public laws which amends
chapter 7os providing for the hiring Of
clerks by certain committees and in ef-
feet is another way OF providing clerks
for the committees on fisheries, educa-
ton, public Institutions and special legfs-
lation at a salary OF $500 year and - AK
the salary OF clerks which may be ap-
pointed for other committees at $500
Salaries Of certain other clerks OF COM
mittees were increased TO $500 year.
The bill was read and referred to the
committee on finance
Mr.. Rathbun OF West Greenwich intro
duced bill for an act In amendment OF
section fve Of chapter So OF the public
laws. entitled public schools, which was
read by title and referred to the commit
tee on education.
Mr.. Holden OF woonsocket. introduced
a biH for an act regulating the taxation
OF personal property. which was read by
title and referred to the committee on
judiciary.
Mr.. OConnor introduced a bin for an
act Tor establishing q lien for attorneys
and Its enforcement, whfcn was read by
title and referred to the committee on
judiciary.
A bill for an act In amendment OF chap
ter f0s OF the public laws was introduced
committee on judiciary, after being read
by title.
Mr.. Crafts OF Westerly, introduced a
resolution authorizing the town of
Westerly to hire 500 oo0 for the purpose
OF erecting and maintaining a gas or
electric lighting plant
1t was read by title and referred to
the committee on judiciary.
A communication was received from
~ a.
alteration OF the matters on the calendar
was taken up.
YIELD DAY ON RULES.
The fieid day on rules. as II has been
referred to on several occasions opened
after the reading Of the resolution TO
amend the house rules by the addition
Of rule g. with the recommendation of
the committee on rules for an indefinite
postponement.
Mr.. Fitzgerald of Pawtucket inquired
the reason for the action OF the commit
tee on r,aes and orders the reason for It's
unfavorable comment. 1T seems the
committee desires to have hard and
fast rule on the previous question" he
said. IF there is an idea concealed In
that action OF hard and fast previous
uestion I would like to know II. together
with the reason for the postponement Of
the question"
Mr.. Allen Of East Greenwich said that
all of the Democratic members OF the
committee voted for an Indefinite post
ponement when 'he rule was FIRST con-
sidered Though I was not a member Of
the house last year I understand that the
previous question OF last year was suf
ficient TO govern the house.
Mr. Fitzgerald stated that there was no
rule for previous question last year.
What I wanted TO know In n IL was for
fha ,f hnt rfy lab fac
Mr.. Allen stated that he supposed that
every one understood the rule az In use
then I understand that II is a general
rule Of parliamentary saw. Referring to
the question Of the graoiousness OF the
committee. Mr. Allen said that after con-
sideration the majority had inslly yielded
TO the arguments OF the minority In con-
neetion with the indefinite postponement
Mr.. Fitzgerald remarked that II took
quite a while for the majority 20 como
10 that way OF thinking.
Here Speaker Burlingame ruled that
there was previous question and that
In such case there was no debate
The resolution was indefinitely post
poned by n rising vote.
II was also voted 10 postpone the reso-
luton amending rule 50 of tho house
rules.
The recommendation OF the committee
on rules for the indefinite postponement
OF resoluton recommending the indefi-
mite postponing OF rule "a and the passage
OF substitute a, introduced by Mr.. Moran
as minority report OF tho committee on
rules was next considered.
Mr.. Brown OF Newport said the pre-
vious question rule was originally In
tended to prevent the introduction OF
scandulous matter and TO prevent the un-
due prolongation OF debate
Because we feel that we will not be
fairly used we ask that this substitute be
passed.
A CowARDLY COURSE.
Mr.. Murphy OF Central Falls referred 10
the use OF the previous question as n
cowardly course and said Il was the right
Of his constituents to understand the
measures that came up and that there
should be the right OF debate.