Telegram-herald., 1889-06-06
DONE AT LANSING
Several Minor Matters Disposed or
Dy Both Houses
TIE LIBEL LiB PASSES TIE House
The Text Bssk B.n Pa.sss the senate
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LAssIss, MAn-. june 5.-The Gov
erlor has approved the following sen
ate balls. Providing Tor the incoFp0ra-
ton of subord mate courts of tAe Inde-
pendent order of Foresters, and OF
Temples of Hoa0x and Temperance
cedng ~ the United Stats u acres 0f
land la MacOmb county for a canal
making appropriation tor decorating
tie Capitols referring t. oaths ii exc
eui0rs, administrators and guardians
in probate courts, authorizing tine
township of Clam Lake and city OF
Cadillac, T. jointly own and control a
cemetery.
The senate tabled An adverse report
oa tae House blIl IN reference % the
formation ot corporations 10 engage ia
commerce and navigation.
The senate went into committee of
The whole, ln the afternoon. On the
IyfeH Free Textbook bill, made no
amendments and reported the bill
laFoubiy.
The Sennate passed the following
bls The University Appropriation
bat. the Fish Comm i~slor biI. the w
reAfree Textbook bill. thatfo the cree
ton 0f two nilrnAries and detached
cottage at the Traverse City Insane
Asylum.
The House occupied a considerable
part OF the forenoon in committee OF
Toe whole ON the Purity of Elections
b ". Mr. Wells proposed 20 amend the
b.ii so as to adopt the Rhines' vote
recording machine IN Incorporated
c.tes. and employ the Australian
method. without the machine, in rural
precincts. This precipitated an exclt-
iag debate, lu which Mr.. Waite asserted
thai members had been placed in such
position, bv being offered stock in the
company. that no one could vote for
II without opening the way To sus-
pl0ou. Mr.. Waite further made the
astonishing statement that the very fact
that the machine would work with per-
feet accuracy was an argument against
II. for the reason that 1t might be made
70 work wrong accurately The time
having been consumed the committee
arose and asked leave 10 SIT again.
The House this afternoon refused TO
concur in the senate amendments 10
the Damon High License bin, by vote
o. / 20 -.
The Libel hin came up as q special
order this afternoon in the House COM
mlttce of the whole, the speaker being
H. the chair. Mr.. Brearloy. president
of tine State Press Association, and sew
erli OtneruCWsDapCr mcl, were present.
Iae debate waXcd very hos, Dr. Baker,
OF Berrien. and Mr.. Judd, OF Kent, be-
ing especially bitter toward the bill.
Nj. Hoagland, of Calhoun, also op-
posed the bill, and read an editorial
from the Detroit Nelcs severely critl-
cis.ng the Legislature. IL was very
evident that those who opposed the bill
were sularted under the Necs criticisms,
winch We're without doubt uuwarrauted.
judge Pealer was almost alone IN OPP
posing the bin on its merits.
After numerous amendments had
been proposed and voted down. a mo-
ton was made % strike ont all after
the enacting clause. This motion failed
T. pass by u vote of 3S % 3S.
When the committee reported this
acton o. the House. Mr. Goodrich at
once moved To- suspend the rules and
place Che bill on Its passage. After a
ltt.c more juggling by the opposition,
3 vote was secured aud the bll passed
80 to 30. Messrs. O.il Kllcau and Ne
MILAN voted for the BIN, and Mr.. Judd
against It. The IuuICrHeutOuiys slight
amendments before us adoption.
The following message was sent 90
the legislature by the Governor to-
day
..I.xslSG, June 3. 1SS9.-lo Pie Hon
eratls Senate al,d House II Reprrseltefires:
avail myself of tins, tle frst oppOr -
tun.ty when both houses are IN session.
tO cal your attention. and through
you the attention of the people of tins
generous State. To the unparalleled
calamity winch has hef8lleu the pOOplc
ol Johnslown, Pa.
"Ibc afflicted Ouescry aloud not alone
fol human sympathy. bit for material
AL IN relieve tue wants and distressed
Of those who have in moment boau
robbed 0t their all
The public Journals have 50
eioqusutly aud pathctcalv described
the exStng conditions tnft u.e.I uut
recte thefu here. Iut Z ur-c gpo1
you the adoption Of v-s ani luilciors
mf tnods to 8.d - contributing to tne
reie ~ t.Htstrcr r.u people. either by
n direct aHprupr. ration on hr q general
appeal ga r.Ie -ele rn-fr ut tae humane
CT frens ot tns C0mHiHlw wealth.
1.gr early ruu-li ration of this
su. lrfl is earnestly nF kei.'