The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-12
THE HOUSE.

] ~ h.Za, on notlon or senator oyer, tne
/ senate adjourned since die.
THE HOUSE.
! After the recess the house convened At
! $500 p m.
Mr. Richmond Of harrington. for the
! committee on finance reported an act au-
! thorizing the sheriff OF Providence county
! to secure temporary quarters made neces-
! sary by the court and practice act
Mr.. Fitzgerald proposed To amend the
! act by making IL necessary 10 find the
! quarters I'm buildings owned by the state,
! saying there was room I'm the old court
house for temporary use.
! Mr.. Bliss and Mr.. Allen comhatted this
! amendment
The amendment was lost and the act
/ then passed
Mr. Bliss for the committee on finance.
reported a resolution 10 pay the bill ~
/ Amasa NJ Eaton as secretary Of the com
mittee of the Bar Association I'm the in
vostigation Of complaints against mem
! bers OF the Bar the bill calling for $500
| The committee reported without recon-
! mendation. Mr.. Palmer moved 10 postpone
indefinitely. Mr. Bliss explained the meas.
ure, saying that II was one OF the bills
which tho committee on finance had moth
ing 10 do with II had PASSED the sonata
he said Mr. Richmond ~ harrington said
he favored the bill He said the claim. II
allowed would he paid from an appropria-
ton already made.
DTSCLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY
Mr., Palmer said he wanted to call the
attention Of tho house To the fact thatthe
bill had been held up In preceding legis-
lature lie said that the amount OF work
done by'Lfr Eaton was not sufficiently
onerous 10 warrant the amount Of $500.
Mr.. Richmond corrected Mr.. Palmer
saying that the bill had come up for ac-
tion last session on tho last day and by
accident was left unacted upon
Mr.. Murphy OF Central Fails thought
the house should act favorably on the bill
Mr.. Palmer said II was peculiar thing
that the bill came up on the last day Of
this session He said It came up on the
last day OF the last session too.
The motion to postpone was lost by a
vote OF 10 to 26 The resolution then passed
by vote OF 26 20 s.
Mr.. Palmer rose TO question OF person
al privilege. and getting the floor said hs
wished to make IL definitely known that
neither he nor his colleague from Grams
ton had any part in the act that prevented
the election OF a clerk OF the Third Judi
cial District
Mr. Allen said he would take all the re-
sponsibility OF introducing IL I'm the mouse
and called attention to the fact that the
resolution had been read several times
and the omission had not been noted be-
fore.
a REDUCED APPROPRIATION
Mr. Bliss reported for the committee
on finance resolution making an ap-
preparation for the compens ation Of dep
uty sheriffs for attendance on the gen
eral assembly from Jan. 10 Nav H. 1906
and il was passed.
Mr.. Frost Of Tiverton. for the finance
committee, reported a resolution for the /
payment of the commission appointed to /
revise the judiciary system of the state /
The committee recommended the amounts !
of 5000, I'm place OF $1,000 as included |
I'm the original bill
The commission sent in bills for $500 /
each. but the finance committee thought T
$500 sufficient compensation
Mr. Palmer thought the services OF the /
commission was deserving of much more |
than the amount recommended by the |
committee. The commission had held 9o5 !
meetings in preparing the act. he said,
and had done a great work
The amendment of $4,000 was adopted
and the resolution passed
The senate communicated resolution
the gavels used by the gov
ernor and lieutenant governor I'm this
session TO those officials. The house CON
Cured in the resolution.
Mr.. Stedman OF South Kinystown, for
the committee on finance. reported a reso-
luton to appropriate $500 for the repair
OF the stone building in Charlestown.
MIR. CRAFTS WARMED UP.
Mr.. Stedman, for tho finance commit
tee. reported n resolution appropriating
$4,000 for dredging tho Salt Pond I'm South
The resolution was passed
Mr.. Newell. for the committee on state
property. reported the resolution Of
and asked for immediate con
sderation. Their csolution was passed
Mr.. Crafts then rose 10 a question OF
personal privilege. and scathlngly de-
nounccd the individual who drew the
grand committee resolution.
Mr. Harris reported back for Tho COM
nittee on judiciary an act amending chap
ter los Of the General Laws. permitting
the sheriffs or deputies 10 enter any ex-
hibition or performance or place where
any such Is going on. The act was
passed
He also reported an act amending chan
ter 1l3 OF the general laws. establishing
, close season on game In this state. IL
VAS passed
MIR bliss reported resolution 10 NV
he doorkeepers and pages OF the general
assembly $50. It was passed.
Mr. Burllngamc OF Newport for tho
on finance, reported a resall.--
Ion approprIa Ing 5000 FOR the purchase
}f 800 copies OF the "Eariy Records OF
Births and Marriages 81 Providence" II
Vas passed
SCRAP OVER ARMORIEs.
Mir ward Of Middletown. FOR tho COM
uittev On finance. reported an act ap-
rropriating slo0 for tho Newport Artillery
'ompanv. 10 be used IN lighting ana heat.