Telegram-herald., 1889-06-05
OUR LEGISLATURE
Very Little Business Transacted
Yesterday.
4 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR PICTURE
The Senators Attend LIS ! uner@i of thsi'
Colleague hlsaes ssften bln
psfeated-Ehe K&iir.sds score
victory.


IANsING. Mich. June 4.-There Was
no session Of the senate today, large
majority Of the members going to Bay
CITY 10 attend the funeral of their late
colleague, senator Tyler. The House
listened 10 the reclIals of far elocu-
zionist and worked diligently for al
hour and a half thereafter tins fore
noon, worked full hour this after
noon and adjourned, Ostenslbly out oi
respect 10 the deceased senator.
The most impOrtantmcasure handled
by the House today was fUncle" Henry
Watson : b.ll for the introduction OF
the kindergarten method of instruction
m the public schools. After consldera-
ble debate the roll was called and the
bill failed of passage. The ayes We're
33. the NAYS p. Nr. Judd voted IN the
affirmative. Mr.. Gill IN the negative,
Mr.. Mcmillan not recorded and Mr..
killean absent.
Representative Ferguson's bill, file
No. 3S6, relative 20 railroad crossings
and the signals 10 be placed thereat TO
protect human life, Was defeated by a
vote Of 80 to ..
The House adopted resolution for
the payment OF $1,000 Tor the IIOugh-
ton lIte-slzed portrait now hanging IN
Representative hall. The portrait
represents the celebrated explorer and
geologist as standing upon huge rock
that over looks Lake Superior. He
holds a geolOglst's hammer IN his left
hand; hls trousers are tucked IN has
boots and he wears "A fine white shirt
| with Understanding collar and black
| craVat. The coat Is a neat cut-aWay,
and the costume j. altogether like one
| naturally expected OF a man standing
| for portrait, but quite unlike one cx-
pected of an explorer penetrating the
Northern Michigan wilds for traces of
| rich ore. Beside the explorer stands
| his faithful dog that was found alive
in the boat after the drowning of his
master in Lake Superior.
Representative McElroy introduced a
| resolution at the morning session TO the
| end that hereafter no indefinite leaves
| of absence should be granted members
except in cases of actual sickness OF
death. The resolution also proposed to
require a majority vote of the House to
grant leaves of absence and provided
that not more than twenty such leaves
should be granted at the same time. 4
motion was quickly made to table the
resolution, which prevailed by vote of
80 to 27.
Clerk Crossman read, in the messages
| Il Il
! % Representative Damon's high-license
liquor bill. The bill, as amended, was
ordered printed IN the Legislative Jour
nal.
The House passed: Senate file l63,
10 amend the laws relating to mining
and smelling corporations. House file
393, amending the charter of Three
Rivers; changing the name of Jane:
Sears to James f. Hartwell, and to in
corporate the public schools of the
township of Kilman, Montmorency
county.
Up to date 1S5 House bills have been
sent to the engrossing and enrolling
clerks. At the same date two yeari
ago 227 bills had been sent 10 them, and
on June 4, 1885, the record shows tha
only 164 bills had been enrolled. Th,
House enrolling clerks have had thei
hands full the past month. the bill
being longer, for the most part, thar
those passed two years ago. Anon:
the bills going to their department the
past two weeks have been several
lengthy city charter bills and amend
ments, including the charters Of Jack
son, Ionia and Bay City.