The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-08
APPROPRIATION BILL MAY
CAUSE A HARD FIGHT.
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The calendar was then in order, and
house bill Al, in which Judge Harris is
interested. was first, but by motion OF MIR.
Bowcns request for the absent judge, II
was put over until next Tuesday
House bill 81, for an act making appro-
priations for the support OF the state OF
Rhode Island for the fiscal year ending
on the 31st day OF December. 1906, OF
which the committee on finance recon-
mended indefinite postponement OF the
original act and passage of substitute A.
was then taken up. the members ooJecting
TO any item as IL was read II they had any
question the objected matters being held
for special order later and the unop-
posed ones taken as passed and approved
The items objected to included the fol-
lowing: Commissioner OF railroads. $500;
his assistant, 500; expenses OF commits
sioner $1,000 secretary OF state returning
board. 5000; state registrar. 5000: clerical
assistance in office OF secretary OF state;
clerical assistance OF state returning
board, $50; clerks OF committees OF gen
eral assembly, $500: advertising and pub
fishing the public laws, 5000; witnesses
fees in supreme and superior courts,
SIS 900. and state home and school, s22,0oo,
all by Mr. Rattey; for support and main
tenance OF Rhode Island Institute for the
Deaf, $4,000 Judge Rathbun); state sana-
torium. $4,000 CMr. Peck; state board OF
charities and corrections. $4,000; state
board of agriculture, $50. 600; state printing
$4,000; state binding. 5000, by MIR. Rattey;
militia affairs, $4,000 heating and light
ing OF arrnories, $500. by Mr. Allen fuel
and gas for court houses, $4,000; interest,
SlOO, ,ooD; factory inspectors. 5000; expenses
OF Industrial statistics commissioner
5000; state record commissioners ex-
penses $500: railroad commissioner eX-
penses. s1oo0. and expenses of state re-
turning board. 5000. sll by Mr.. Rattey.
SPECIAL ORDER FOR WEDNESDAY.
Mr.. Newell inquired what commercial
feeding stuffs was and why $500 was APP
propriated for II.
Mr. Bliss called attention 10 the fact
that the member had missed his chanel
10 object. and then followed a debate on
the matter OF making the contested por-
tion a special order. Wednesday was
finally selected on motion OF Mr.. Bliss,
who said the departments needed the
money.
House bill IS for an act to enable Ar
thur r. ScatterEood. Louise l.. Peck and
the A. r Scattergood company to build
and maintain a bridge across Throop
street in the city OF Providence, of which
tho corsmittee on judiciary recommended ID
indefinite postponement OF the original act
| and passage OF Substitute A, entitled An
| act TO enable Louise l.. Peck. the Cong
! don e. Carpenter company, and the A. i.
| Scattergood company 10 build and nam
tain a bridge over and across Th9oop
| street I'm the city OF Providence"
! Mr. Rattey inquired for his own Inform
| alton what need there was OF this meas
ure If the highways were the states,
| why did IL leave the matter finally TO
| the city, and IL the city's. why did the
| city come up Mt oil 20 ask the state for
| permission? He asked an answer OF some
member OF the judiciary committee.
i
| speak. when Mr. Rattey emphasized that
II was OF the Judiciary committee ne had
| inquired.
SUBSTITUTE PASSED.
Judge Palmer said that 81 was only 10
! bring UP the reputation which the Gran
| ston members had for zealousness in look
! ing out for their constituents, and said
| that the members OF the judiciary were
| not privileged over any other committee
! to answer on the floor.
Mr.. Scattergood was a fellow house
man ol his, he said who had run against
him for the legislature several times but
had not won vet" said the judge. Here
I am and he is outside
He explained that the law requires the
state give permission and said thst the
law should in his opinion, he changed.
Mr.. Rattey, assuming a very gracious
air accepted the explanation OF the
L
in favor with the principle OF home rule
| he hoped 20 see him Judge Palmer) in
! Producing an amendment 10 the law In
| that regard soon.
Mr.. Bowen OF Providence. who Is on
the judiciary committee, explained that
the courts had time and again ruled that
the city highways were the property Of
/ the people of the state TO the extent OF
their use OF them and that this work
when the state gave the city authority.
this being permissive act. tho city could
! oversee the work and take the respon-
sibllity.
Mr. Rattey said he had understood
that the highways were the peoples. but
| In Providence, as wcllNas in Pawtucket
| and Central Falls, they seemed TO belong
to the Rhode Island company.
Tho substitute biIl passed. the original
being indefinitely postponed
Tho house at 1885 adjourned on mo-
flor, Of MIR Peck OF Warren.