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

WOEk VI IF1E ASSEMBLY.
The general assembly 1905 passed history During
session unnecessarily prolonged because the
ranks of the majority passed.
OF the character compromised
for which likely greatly lessen their value and effectiveness
while several measures OF public and of admitted
consigned pigeon
the credit Of the assembly just passed
enacted law that is distinctly bad On failed
to pass many that unquesionably good.
BY far the important labor of which legislature
Quilted itself the revision of the judiciary system the
and the election judges of superior
that revision AS The News has already
practice because of the hostility
towns toward the probate feature which the original bin
aned and which defeated
in incomplete and defective FORM That
these known and admitted defects before final adjourn
is surprising and disappointing The legislature
OF superior justices gnay all
appreciated because known candidates
fitness had vigorous which did
emphatic of the grand committee their preten
sions preerment.
The like practice
being all that should be that hoped
again the activity of representatives country
against the tangible personal property
in forcing compromise by which the law robbed Of
much of efficacy However
into the will unquestionably prove pro-
dng additional and fairly important
the direction of equitable distribution of the burdens
of taxation.
Of the law creating examiner pro-
vdng for strict supervision banks companies
be said without qualification commendabe highest
degree and provides for that scrutiny operations
institutions in this commonwealth that absolutely necessary the
interests of stockholders and dposors adequately
guarded the bill had been passed
committee judiciary with the provision craftiy
the effect of which would be drive every
in Rhode Island the capital surplus which aggre
gate $5ooooo praise portion
Nor would be ds directing
ton the splendid work Speaker Burngame ralying
hcien strength the representatives attempt
to establish trust Of trust companies" in this
This brief the important work performed
by the general assembly during the session closed for which
entitled to the approval Of citizens generally For other
should have done but did do open criticism
the people will manifest the polls November the
and indignation this remissness deserves.
There is in Rhode Island today intelligent progressive
citizen who does not recognize the enoy of the evils
that exist here because of the nadequacy
antquated organic law political afia-
tons the great body Of the people have demanded
reform and measure bring about
the instance of the Citizens
to the committee special legislation Although
public hearings upon IT, although overwhelming
public sentiment in favor OF the passage of
OF presented strsnged Why?
need be told thus hroted because of
ranky partisan spirit still dominant which desires
to pepetuae by insignificant minority pre-
restoration Of that government by majority which is the
foundation Of republican instiutons
be the chasent visited the party responsible for this refusal
comply with nsent demand for reform by the
citizenship of Rhode Island when its power by its
ballots.
Nor in this reform the assembly
neglected perform what plainly mperaivey its duty
Even Governor Uer inaugural