The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-19

| gene Herman Austin. which was passed.
STONE BRIDGE BILL.
Mr. Peck OF Warren from the commit
tee on judiciary reported back resoiu-
ton allowing $1,000 for the construction
| OF the stone Bridge between Portsmouth
| and .Tiverton. which allows but vow 10
4 be expended during 1904.
| IL follows: IAN act In amendment OF
I and I'm addition 10 Chapter ll5s or the
! Public Laws entitled "An act 20 provide
for the construction OF a new bridge upon
| the site OF the present Rhode Island
stone Bridge so called passed April II,
| 1904.
II is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
section l. Section s of SChapter ll5s Of
| the Public Laws, Is hereby amended SO
as 20 read as follows:
| Sec s. To meet the expenses incurred
! under this act the sum OF one hundred
| and seventy thousand dollars 9lDooo) Is
| hereby appropriated and the state auditor
| il hereby directed TO draw his orders on
| the general treasurer from time to time
for the Said sum. or 30 much Thereon as
/ may be necessary upon the receipt OF
| properly authenticated vouchers OF said
| board: Provided, that the said board shall
| not expend during the fiscal year ending
December 81. 1904, a larger sum than five
thousand dollars 5000"
Sec. ?. Said board OF commissioners Is
on behalf OF the state with all parties in
| interest. looking 10 secure for the state
a Just and equitable proportion OF the
| cost Of construction. equipment, opera
| tion and maintenance Of said bridge from
| such parties. And any moneys received
under such contract shall he paid into
the treasury OF the state, and by the
state auditor be deducted from the ap-
propriation herein made: Provided how
IL f~r fN.,.
cost shall be laid against any town or
| city in interest
| Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage. and all acts or
parts Of acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed
OFFERED AMENDMENT.
| Mr.. Fitzgerald offered amendments TO
that end The original act provided for
the giving Of the commissioners the right
| to contract with parties In interest
but Mr. Fitzgerald proposed that the
commissioners be given the right 10
assess"
Mr.. Crafts said he didn't believe that
the amendment was constitutional He
believed in the purpose Of the amend
/ ment but he thought there was way
in which the railroad could be compelled
to contribute without the amendment.
II they do not so contribute. the act
| might be repealed at the January ses-
sion. The judiciary committee" he
said expects this commission TO do It's
full duty In protecting the rights OF the
state"
Mr.. Fitzgerald said that the threat not
to build the bridge IL the railroad didn't
contribute was like cutting of ones nose
| 10 spite ones face.
Mr. Murphy OF Central Falls said he
did not see how the railroad company
could be compelled TO contribute to the
| cost Of this bridge under the original
bill. He favored the amendment.
A LIVELY BOUT.
Mr.. Palmer Of C,ranston spoke in his
usual vein about the bridge and took
occasion 10 rebuke the Democratic mem
| bers and referred TO their crushing defeat
at the recent election, referring to the
| handwriting on the wall and TO the way
| the people regarded the Republicans as
| the guardians of their rights. You have
no right 10 get up after the stigma Of
defeat that has been cast upon you and
! dispute what Is 10 be done hereafter. IL
YOU have any respect for the Democratic
members on that commission you will
not oppose the passage Of this act The
| fact thst you are going TO take trip
| up Salt river and live on crow ought not
q make any difference in this mat
ter"
Mr. Fitzgerald vas provoked into
warm retort 10 the words Of the member
from Cranston, saying In part Il am
glad that the gentleman from Cranston
has got that on his mind He speaks
about the handwriting on the wall.
think II was the handwriting on the
checks
II have always been under the impres
sion that an honorable defeat was not
q stigma and that a dishonorable VIC
tory was a stigma. When IL comes to
stigmas we'll lay them all out one after
the other The gentleman himself wasn't
sure Of success. He was trembling before
election. You had no arguments on state
issues but one. and that was the stun.
You didn't dare on public platform 10
meet us in joint debate and discuss the
issues All through the last session i'm
portant bills were carefully laid away In
pigeon holes. and this able bodied general
assembly didn't dare TO record its vote.
Whatever the result and however II
was accomplished. we bow TO H. But
we're here today. and as legislation comes
up we stand as before election 10 protect
the interests OF the state OF Rhode
Island
RESOLUTION PASSED.
Judge Harris said that the amendment
would teap6 rdfBe-the -9ttg- Tor -
he said. I'VE have already granted 10 the
railroad the right TO use the bridge. IL
the state builds new bridge the rail-
road will have the right 10 use II.
doubt n IL was wise but the right has
been given TO them. | don't think IL
proper to jeopardze the bill by adding
this amendment
Mr. Brown OF Newport said: 81 agree
with Mr. Harris that the amendment may
endanger the bill when II gets into the
senate II might get turned down in that
unrepresentative body and we might lose
the bridge. As a representative OF
city that will be benefited by the bridge
I am In favor Of the bin In exactly It's
present form"
Mr. Brown also briefly replied to Judge
Palmer 20 whom he referred rs MY ef-
fervescent friend from Cranston' lie
said. "f admire the magnanlmity OF our
sriends on the other side that during
these four days they have refrained from
prodding us because OF the result Of the
| election. II remained for my friend from
Crsnston 20 bring Up the subject. He
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