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

The house was called TO order at 11:21
o'clock by Hon. Arthur W. Dennis, speak
err
Mr.. Martin for the committee on militia
reported with recommendation of passage
an act emitting Charles Pittman to all the
right and privileges mentioned in chapter
2s OF the general laws. Calendar.
Mr.. Peck presented resolution ap-
propriating $1,000 for 800 copies Of corrected
indices OF the Rhode Island civil and mil
itary lists. Finance committee.
Mr.. Bowsn Of Providence presented an
act in amendment of section OF chapter
OF the General Laws. entitled "of can
vassing the rights and correcting the lists
OF voters" as amended by section 6. of
chapter SOS OF the public laws passed at
the January session, AID 1901. as follows:
Section /. Section OF chapter OF the
general laws. entitled cot canvassing the
rights and correcting the lists OF voters.
as amended by section OF chapter sos OF
the public laws passed at the January
session, A. p. 1901. is hereby amended so
az 10 read as follows.
Sec A. Said boards OF canvassers shall
also az said annual meeting on the Tues
day next after the first Monday In Sep
tcnlber canvass ana make cup the VOTING
lists for their respective towns and
wards: which said lists shall contain the
alphabetical lists provided for In section
three OF this chapter and also the resi-
dence by street and number and the post
office address OF each person thereon.
sand lists shall be. by the town and city
clerks, printed and posted up in at least
three public places in such towns as are
not divided into voting districts; and in
tcwns divided Into voting districts and in
the several cities said lists shall be post
a. UP I'm at least three public places in
the respective wards and voting districts
and in the office OF the city clerk at least
twenty days before the Tuesday next af-
ter the first Monday in November except
that in the city OF Providence the lists
provided TO be posted up In the office Di
the city clerk shall he posted up In tho
office OF the board OF canvassers and reg
istration: which last lists shall he open 10
the examination OF any elector of any
city ht all reasonable hours. Whenever
wards I'm any city shall be divided into
voting districts. separate lists Of the vo.-
ers In each OF said districts shall be made
out OF the board of canvassers OF said
ward and the lists for each district shall
te posted up in two or more public places
I'm such district"
Sec This act shall take effect upon its
passage. judiciary committee.
THE STATE LIBRARY
Mr. Bowen also presented a resolution
creating a joint special committee to ex-
anime into the condition and needs Of the
state law library as follows:
Resolved. That a joint special commit
tee consisting Of two members OF the
house OF representatives and one member
OF the senate he and the same is hereby
created and instructed TO examine into
the present condition OF the state law
,,af Il
quired TO provide both for its safety and
more convenient use, ana for future ac-
qulstions 10 its volumes Said commit
tee is further instructed 70 report as early
as possible TO the general assembly at
It's present session. judiciary committee
Mr.. Davis presented an act providing
for the election and number of tax asses
eors In Glocester Judiciary committee.
Mr. Goodwin presented an act in amend
ment OF the act Incorporating the Gre
field Waste and Batting company. Com
mittee ON corporations.
CONSTITUTIONAL CANvENTIoN.
Mr.. Rattey presented an act providing