Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-17

The members of the Rhode Island
general assembly receive IS for at
tendance on each legislative day, for
sixty days, with mileage, and occa-
sionally they work overtime and with
out pay. Not so in the session of
1916, which ended Friday night with
the sixtieth day of the session. A
matter of special interest to Westerly
the bill which provided for alternate
sessions of the superior court for
Washington county in Westerly and
Kingston, instead of adjourned ses-
sions from Kingston to Westerly. died
in the pigeon-hole of the committee
not even having been given a respect
ful hearing. In the Connecticut leg
islature every measure presented is
given a public hearing and should the
legislature adjourn without final ac-
ton, on any resolution or bill, they
come up as unfinished business in the
succeeding legislature
In Rhode Island public hearings are
optional with the committees. and
matters referred to the committee may
either be reported back for action, or
pigeon-holed. If not acted upon all
deferred measures die with the gen.
eral assembly in which they were pre-
sented. On the final day OF the pres
emit session, the house concurred with
the senate in the passage of the act
authorizing the establishment of n
| sewer system in Westerly. The senate
Will Ine mouse, IN allowing
the temporary use of the state armory
| in Westerly to the Alert Hook and
Ladder company.
The senate, in concurrence with the
house, passed resolution for the
| payment of $546.66, to Everett
Kingsley of Westerly. This is for SER
! vice under appointment by the gov
| ernor, as special commissioner for the
| purpose of making an inspection Of
/ and repairs to the boundary markers
| along the Rhode Island-Connecticut
| boundary line, and an inspection and
perambulation of the Rhode Island
Massachusetts boundary line.
At the annual convention of the
| Rhode Island Department, Woman's
Relief Corps, held in Providence, these
officers were elected, and installed by
Mrs. Harry Alexander Brandenburg.
| national president: Mrs. Catherine G.
kenne, president: Mrs. Hattie W.
Thurber senior vice president: Mrs.
| Susan Jessoisan, Junior vice president:
Mrs. Hattie Ford, secretary: Mrs.
Myer ]. Olney, treasurer: Mrs. James
| Grath. councillor; Mrs Celia A. Ken
yon, inspector; Elizabeth Gladding, pa
| triotic instructor; Sarah Willard, press
| correspondent.
James Shame, arrested Thursday
night for dischareing a shot gun,
| pleaded guilty to the charge Of reveIl-
| ing and was fined 80 with costs of
| $3.50, when arraigned in the Third dis
| trict court. Saturday. Prior to ar
| raignnI5nt it was set up that there
| were really providers on the premises
| when the gun was first discharged
| skywards and that the discharge the
| second time was not at the officer
but was caused when the officer struck
| the barrel of the gun, supposing that
Shame was about to shoot him. After
| a. careful investigation Chief of Police
| Brown made complaint for revelliny
| instead of the more serious charge OF
| assault with intent to kill.
Eugene A. DriscoII, 40, died Satur-
day night from Bright's disease and
heart trouble. The sudden death OF
his brother Mark. a few months age
was a severe shock to him and he
never recovered. He was the son OF
the late Eugene and Mary DriscolI
and was born in Westerly. He WA:
engaged in the electrical business d
his own account, and was a member
of Narragansett Council, knights o.
Columbus, and Westerly Lodge o.
Ell1s. He is survived by two sister,
and two brothers, Mrs. Mary Harring
! ton of Montville, Miss Hannah Dris
i coll of Westerly and Michael Driscol
of Westerly and Martin Driscon o
Taunton.
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