The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-08

for constitutional convention Com
mttee on special legislation.
Mr.. Place presented an act Incorporating
the Coventry Telephone company, increas-
ing its capital stock 10 $500, ,4A Commit
tee on corporations.
Mr.. Place also presented an act chang
ing the name OF Butler hospital for the
insane 20 Butler hospital. Committee on
corporations
From the calendar was taken an act
to establish the custody OF the flies and
records OF the supreme court and superior
court on which the committee on judi
ciary recommended indefinite postpone
inent OF the original act and passage OF
substitute A. So ordered
CHANGE IN REPRESENTATION.
The special order of the day. an act in
amendment OF section-assof chapter 10 OF
the general laws as amended BY chapter
$40 Of the public laws, passed March %.
1901
This is the act which proposed to take
away from Westerly a representative and
give II 10 Cranston
Mr.. Crafts fired the first gun He said ::
IF there is anything to be said in favor
OF this act / should like TO hear e. Per-
haps silence is golden. but I should like
to see how much gold there Is in The
measure"
Mr.. Bliss quoted the statistics showing
Cranston's preponderance in the matter
Of population
Mr.. Crafts-The constitution saws II a
town has more than half the ratio II shall
have an additional representative.
would Ike TO ask II CranEton has more
than half the ratio. exclusive OF persons
confined in the state Institutions?
Mr.. Blss-We have not
Mr.. Crafts-Do you recognize the constI-
tuition OF the state?
HAS TWO SIDES.
Mr.. Palmer-The question before the
house has two sides 70 IT, This is not an
inquisition II these questions are asked
for the purpose OF delay or breaking con-
tinuity OF thought l object The other
side can present its side and we Will pre-
sent ours.
continuity OF thought. hut wish to en-
courage H. I move indefinite postpone
ment Of the act
Mr.. Ccdlin-I second the motion.
Mr.. Crafts, speaking on the motion OF
postponement, said: They are going to
take n representative from Westerly and
give IL 10 Cranston IL has been said
/ had better claim a residence I'm Gran
ston and he elected from there / should
be afraid to do so
'I should be afraid | should be called
n zebra representative from the cage OF
Cranston. In my remarks today there may
be certain facts open TO harsh construc-
ton. l do not believe there will be any
which will not be able 10 bear a fair
construction.
POLITICAL WIRES
81 have no criticism 10 make OF the bu-
reau of Industrial statistics. ! eliminate
every reflection on my beloved enemies
from Cranston They have all used us
fine and used Westerly fine. but they have
probably used some political wires / do
not blame them so. probably would have
done the same thing II / had been in the
same place in the same circumstances
They are going 10 take from wester-
ly representative she had had since 1861
and give II TO Cranston. This question
Is one Of Importance under Constitution
OF the state. This legislature has arbi-
trary power 10 change town boundaries
In 1901 representative was taken from
Bristol county. In 1902 another was taken
from Newport county. Today Il is pre-
pared TO take one from Washington
county. Don't you see the handwriting
on the wall?
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