The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-22

Today the house OF representatives
opened at 1884 o'clock with speaker Den
mis- presiding and quorum present.
Mr.. Gibson OF Providence introduced an
act entitled an act in amendment of and
In addition 10 chapter 102 OF the general
laws. entitled "Of the supervision OF in
temperance and in the several acts in
amendment thereof and IN addition there
TO. Referred 10 the committee on SPECIAL
legislation.
Accompanying me bill was a petition
from the wholesale druggists OF this city
pleading for the passage Of the act and
the granting OF special druggist license.
The petition was signed by Blanding and
Blanding. George l.. Clsfin & Co, and the
Hall a. Lyon Company. The petition
a sked for the passage of the act as the
only wholesale druggists I'm the state
whom the law would affect The act calls
for a license fee OF $500 instead OF $1,000
as is now the case.
Mr. Rich Of East Providence, for the
committee on corporations reported with
recommendation of indefinite postpone
ment OF the original act and the passage
OF substitute A. OF an act to incorporate
the Barstow Stove Company. Placed on
the calendar.
Mr.. Martin OF East Providence for tho
with recommendation that IL be referred
to the senate the first annual report Of
the trustees Of the State Sanitorium for
Consumptives. So ordered.
Mr.. Manney OF Providence. for the com
mittee OH public institutions. presented
the annual report OF the commission on
Providence harbors and waters OF Nara
gansett Bay. Placed ON Ale.
Mr. Money OF Exeter presented reso-
luton appropria ting $500 to pay the boun-
ties on wild hawks. crows. owls, etc,
provided for in chapter lleo OF the pub
lie laws. Referred to the committee on
finance.
Mr. Cranston OF North Kingston. for
the committee on education. reported with
recommendation OF passage an act incor-
porating the Miskiana Company OF New
port Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Burdick OF Newport presented an
act I'm amendment OF the act incorpora-
ting the Henry c. Anthony Sons Com
pany II was referred TO the committee
on corporations.
NEWPORT CHARTER.
Mr. Burdick OF Newport presented the
petition OF Richard &. Durfee and others
asking that the new charter for the city
OF Newport be submitted to the electors.
IL was referred TO the committee on ju-
Mt Holden or Providence presented an
act for the better protection OF uuahaugs.
This act undertakes 10 make IL illegal to
take from the waters OF this state qua
haugs of less than one and a quarter
inches I'm diameter.
GYPSY MOTH BILL.
From the calendar was taken an acs 10
provide for SuppressinR the gypsy and
hropn tail moths The committee on tu-
dietary recommended non-conCurrence.
AS soon as the bill was read Mr.. Crafts
of westerly asked for an explanation OF
the act and the recommendation OF the
committee
Mr. Allen for the committee on judiciary
stated that the act had been continued
on rho calendar for some DAYS and ~ was
10 be regretted that Mr.. Crafts was not
preSent when the explanations were Of
fered previously. He then stated that the
house OF representatives realized some
time ago that some law was necessary
and had drafted n bill for the annihlation
~ tho pest This act went through the
hands OF the proper committees and was
voted upon and then sent to the senate.
Theu for some reason. the senate decided
NOT 10 concur. but passed n bill Of its own
and voted to vreate permanent commits
sion a. well as 20 appropriate n very large
sum Of money. to 10 spent while the re-
suits were not in the way OF realization.
when the recommendation OF the senate
eaue 10 the house II was referred 20 the
-ommittee and II was deemed best not 20
concur The Committee so recommended.
hut felt that something ought 20 be done
to relieve conditions. but the senate