The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-09

II was 11.2s o'clock .oday when the
house settled down to business. win
quorum present and all matters on the
| clerks desk were ordered communicated
10 the senate.
| There were no committee reports 30
new business was first in order.
Mr.. Bliss Of Cranston presented 're
s1st annual report OF the state board oi
charities and corrections; referreo 10 'he
committee on charities and correcuons'
Mr.. Kane OF Narragansett presented
| resolution restoring Capt. Walter H. Har-
! rineton 10 all rights and privileges under
! chanter 2aS of the Public Laws. entitled
"Of the Militia" referred to the Judi-
ciary committee.
Mr.. Rich OF East Providence presented
the petition of A. l.. @. Chace' ASKING
for extension of the franchise TO women
in the matter OF choosing presidential
electors: referred TO the committee on
special legislation
Mr. Olney OF Providence. from the COM
mittee on fisheries, reported back faVor-
ably a substitute for the originally pro-
posed amendment TO chapter lOSo OF 'he
General Laws regulating the oyster ana
lobster fisheries Of the state. IL "as Vi =
tered placed on the calendar a..
Mr.. Rathbun OF West Greenwich; Iroaa ~
back an act changing the name or e tIe
American Trust company TO the Hoine
Realty company; referred TO the commit
MIR ~ J'esris presented an act governing
the election OF justices or peace IN lme
town OF Warwick; referred TO the judi
ciary committee.
PUBLIC PARKS.
Mr. Harris Of smithheld presented ar
act CREATING public park commission, OF
a nefropolitan scale similar TO that o.
Boston The members OF the controlllnt
| commission shall be executives OF tl'
various cities and towns interested an'
acting conjointly with the executive com
mittee OF the Public Park association
providence II was referred TO the com
mittee on judiciary.
A. tho suggestion of Speaker Burlin
game Clerk Mowry read an invitauo'
from the commissioners OF inland nsh
cries 10 inspect the proposed eAhloIt
that department OF the state government
l at the forthcoming St Louis iair. ~, ~
4 exhibit can be seen any afternoon tnl
week in the museum of Brown uhlNeIsi''
The invitation was accepted
Mr uolden OF Woonsocket introduce
: ON act incorporating the CumperIati
a EIectric Light and Power company. ~
! ircornora+ors named are John McLausi
a lin James Mclaughlin, Harley =. 70
well. Frank j. Burdick, Stephen W. pa
Ion. Dexter Il. Alurk, Elmer = Nose al
FRANK E. stephens, all OF Cumberlan
ny, rarttaI stock is fixed at 100000 ar
,s tho corporation has an Office IN Nuli
herland The act and accompanying y
~ tItton were referred TO the committee
corporations ..,,., -, y,
st The calendar was next taken up al
or after n few words OF expishauoh y
q. house passed an act authorizing ths 80 ooS :
- of westerly TO hire the sum OF si",N
TX co. The purpose OF having munlclp
ughting plant and OF improving the san
ne PARTED COMPANY.
nj A. socopd number on the Gale
reached. quite discussion c
-',aa and the leaders OF the mlhorl'.
-, >Sossrs Fitzgerald and Browh-1elhP'
as ariIv parted Democratic company, q,
90 90 49, act In amendment OF chapter
ar ~ the Public Laws, AN act ploviul p',n,
W For the better management Oh 'i'o P''
,s- schools OF the state -, x,,as ,
NJ fitzgerald thought the act was
aoing W. FOR II permitted single To-
- - oIact a school superintendent al
-, stsOO receive half, or sioo' Da
az - .ha state as reimbursement "A
,or nroNt thereby financially he ,S.
of giving every possible ala 10 ,no os'ra
, scbools but did not want 10 .
small towns. that reftseo W o,har n
,onpagement with one or more o'"e
tatnaItIes coming In and from the s'",
aac,ars securing an advantage over
c,ties lie even went farther ana oirsu
- vres TO show that Glocester
".u- " Charlestown, Tiverton, BarrinB'on
SO, othtS towns paid less than one ha'l
Grt go, received back from the state
MIR Brown Of Newport In delen.e VI
nal ronort and recommendation or tne oS
Re ,,ittse declared that a public nearing
rer hsen given. no opposition shown ana :
e. art was desired by Commlsslo
s,o.Swell and other educators OF
III state. >o,nroi,
sail Mr. Harris Of the judiciary conHi'
'on' and Mr. Williams OF the commi''ee
'as- .ducation also spoke in its favor ana
a rleius vote it prevailed W aye " '.
,ars nay, a number OF the Democrats ~
the over TO the Republicans
,me The following measures were auop
sed thus dsposing OF the calendar OF ,he
An act in amendment OF an act,
,,tIed IAN act to incorporate the 80
can wood Congregational society OF crans'
has y =" passed at the January sess
the a u 1892 committee on education rec'
ana mends passage In concurrence ana pr
ing is suspended: passed
no An act 20 incorporate Saint 81 {
.,itb man Evangelical Lutheran church
'ict- berkeley. Il. l.: committee on educat
srn- recommends passage and printing is
lks pended; passed