The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-17

The senate convened at lie with Lieu
tenant Governor Utter in the chair.
From the house was communicated an
act TO incorporate the Italia-Amertcan
1 Trust company. Referred to committee on
corporations
Senator Robinson for the judiciary
committee reported substitute A Of an
act In amendment OF an act to incorporate
the New York. Providence. Boston and
| Old Colony Railroad company, the bill be-
| Ing the widely talked OF tunnel act" On
motion OF Sir. Robinson the act was
made special order for Friday at II 30
o'clock
For the committee or finance Senator
Ellis reported a resolution making an ap-
preparation of 1890 for the erection OF a
monument over the remains OF Major
General Frank Wheaton in the Arlington
cemetery at Washington, d. c.
The matter was placed on the calendar.
PASSED AS ENGROSSED.
From the COMMITTEES on ensrossed acts
the following bills were reported as
rightly and truly engrossed
An act authorizing the city OF Paw
tucket 10 issue bonds for funding the gem
eral Indebtedness
An act authorizing the city OF Paw
tucke TO hire s250ooo for highway pur-
poses
An act authorizing the city of Paw
tucket TO hire sl25,00o for extension and
Improvement OF its water works
An act authorizing the city of Paw
tucket to hire ssoO for building and fur
nishing q fire station.
An act authorizing the city OF Paw
tucket to hire $4,000 for bridge purposes.
An act In amendment OF an act entitled
An act 70 incorporate the Rhode Island
Society Tor the Prevention OF Cruelty 60 |
All Of the acts were passed in concur |
renee as engrossed
senator Connolly presented a petftfon
from the town council OF the TOWN of |
warren, which was referred TO the com
mittee on judiciary.
FROM THE CALENDAR.
From the calendar was taken an act for
the better prevention OF dishonest pr-ac-
tees of agents. employees, and servants
and those dealing with them. which was
recommitted 10 the committee on tu-
dietary.
Also an act In amendment OF and I'm al.
Hilton to an act entitled IAN act TO in
corporate the Hillside Cemetery assooia-
ion,' which In accordance with the rec
,mmendation of the committee on ju-
liciary was passed
On an act in addition to chapter 1los OF
he Public Laws. passed April II, 1903.
MAKING an adunlonaI appropriation for ,
he Louisiana Purchase exposition at ST
Iouis. state OF Missouri. in 1904 thcre
vas considerable discussion.
MIR KENYON OBJECTS. ,
Senator Kenyon said he had no OBJ {
ectlon 10 the representation OF the etate
4 the exposition but he thought no un- :
ecessary expenditures should be made
He wanted TO know for what the money I
vas TO be expended.
Senator Horton replied favorinr the
ct and explaining that n anything was
1anner which would uphold the dignity G
( the state. a
Senator Thurston said at first he had .
soked askance at the bill, but after more Il
nature consideration he thought the act
'as a very fair one. {
He said that IN certain lines of industry e
.hode Island led the world and he
1ought that the eXpositions like this one
ere 2 good thing. II they did not come
20 often
After further discussion the matter was
sferred TO the committee on engrossed
cts =
This finished the business of the dsS>
enNon OF Richmond arose and asked
lat Reading clerk David j. White sing
he Wearing OF the Green"
At " 40 o'clock upon Snotlon of Sem
.or Thurston, the senate adjourned n
As soon as the gavel fell Mr. White ac- q.
'ded 10 the request OF he senator from :.
ichmond, and az the last strains OF the =
irst OF applause, both from the floor a
the senate and from the gallery, where
ere we're a number OF women who had
aited to hear Mr.. White sing. 81