Telegram-herald., 1889-05-16
WOMEN MADE HAPPY
The Equal Suffrage BIZ Passes
the House.
The MORTGAGE TiI BILL VETOED
ths Erss fsx1Bssz eook BAH Passed
ia the Hoass- Defects tns CiFsatt
Logrt Bin ksEaedied HaYaAras
struggle fsE APPSiEE1as4t.


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LAssIss, Mich. May Il-The M.chl-
gan equal suffragists are IN very tall
clover. The House 0f Representatives
passed the Curtis blll securing munici-
pal suffrage % women this afternoon.
The bil WAS the special order Ia the
House for the afternoon session. and
about two hundred ladies, prominent
ln the cause OF equal rights, occupied
s.tung- Ia the hall during the Discus
sion and vote. The measure Was very
rapidly disposed OF ia committee of
the whole. and as soon a. the commit
Zee arose a mOtion ~ suspend tne rules
AID place the bail upon rs immediate
passage Was carried. Jast then
large basket of flowers Wa sent u the
Speakers desk bearing the word Yes"
wrought in white carnations. \ hand
some nOral offering was also sent % the
CLERK desk. Both bore the cOnpl--
meuJs OF the state Equal SgHag.sts
AssOs latlOn, but Ncsdames knaggs, Ot
Bay City, Cook and ketcham, OF Grand
Rapids, who have been - deeply inter
ested IN the measure SINCE is nitro
GucuOn, had the floral part OF the
programme IN charge. The roll was
called under q call OF the House, and
resulted 0o ayes 60 81 nays. \ storm
Oh applause greeted the announcement
OF the bllis passage. Mcssrs. Judd and
Mcmillan voted ia the Affirmative. and
Messrs. killean and Gill IN the negative.
Among those stood firmly by the ladies
were Judge Pealer, Messrs. Abbott,
Waite, Alcshire, Baker, the two
Browns. Goodrich, Randall, SlOsson,
O. :. smith, Watson, Wells, W. W.
Williams, Wood and Speaker Dlekema-
The Curtis bill Is snort and reads as
follows.
section l. The people OF the state OF Michi-
gan enact That az al school. village and city,
and other muuici pal eleettons hereafter held
in this state women shall Do allowed 20 vote
Tor all school. tVwn. city or other munlclpal
officers, and on an questions pertaining 10
school, town. city and municipal regulations
oa the same terms ahd conditions prescribed
by the laW Tor male citizens
see 2 All laws Of this state prescribing the
Qualifications 0f voters tt school. village and
city ana othtr municipal elections therein
a. rights. privileges and immuuities, and
b. subject % all the penalties prescribed Tor
voters az such elections.
see =. omen who arr entitled 10 vote un-
der the preceding sections Of this act shall be
subject 70 al laws relating 10 the registration
Of voters. and be liable te all penalties at
tached 20 the violation u such laws. and theic
names shall he received and registered by the
various boards of registration at the time and
Ia The maGacr required by law Tor other v0terS.
y a f,af
many connected with the Legislature
pr~lictect ne would do-vptocd the bill
tO repeal the law requiring the report
ing of mortgages Tor the purpose Of
taxation. The veto message sent to
the House was quite lengthy, but in il
the Governor sets forth that the law
requiring the reporting of mortgages
was directly in line with the policy of
taxation that has prevailed IN Michigan
for the past fifty years, that TO repeal
the law would be DEPRESSION from this
policy that should be made with great
canton, at least with the votes of two
thirds Of all the membcrs-elect OF the
Legislature The demand for the
laws repeal" says the Governor, "is,
as I understand Il, based upon the de
mand Of the mOney-lender for a higher
rate of interest, because provisions are
made for enforcing the law as il now
Is. THIS Is so repungent 10 my ideas of
right and justice that | must withhold
my approval from the measure"
Again, the Governor says. ''If the bill
O. repeal becomes law We virtually
say We are I'm favor If a law taxing
mortgages but are opposed to It's en-
forcomeut." The message also hints
that T the bill IS passed. despite the
veto. 10 should BE- followed by other
legislation ~ tine line of tins DEPRESSION
from q tNcd policy. The vote whereby
IT, bill was passed in the House was re-
considered immediately after the read
lng of the veto message. and the bill
was tabled 10 VIII. undoubtedly. be
passed over the Governors head hy the
necessary two-thuds vote IN the lower
house, but vii hardly SAL over as
gracefully IN the senate.
A bill % amend the act providing a
bounty for the killing Of English spar
rows and placing the value Of spar
rows head at three cents, passed the
House.
The Governor was very busy debating
messages today. He mas addressed one
t. the Legislature, which will be read
before the House tomorrow. touching
upon the present policy Of managing
the insane asylums of the state The
Governor argues that each county
should pay an the expenses OF Its in.
sane. and that the old rule of consider
ing inmates of two years time and more
asstste charges should hC abolished. The
Governor believes the asvlums C0uts .a
large numbers not strictly insane
charges persons who should be Classed
as mbeciles and who are always quiet.
The Senate Committee WI favorable
report the Wisner s:si-the most I'M
portant insurance hi0 of the session.
The bill requires tne fire insurance
companies 90 pay the fun face values
OF their companies IN case IF loss. and
prohibits aIl contracts o. maintain IN
surauce rates at a certain figure.
The Pres Libel tlu received lts ev-
pectei hlsck eyes today hv the judi
c-arv Con3n' ttecs of both houses. Two
bns. silxe to letter, were introduced.
and the committees made similar res
ports. recommending that they do not
pass. Tn both houses. however, the
measures were ordered printed and
placed upou che general order.
RerrcsentatIve Tvrrells free text
book b'li passed the House by = vote Of
- to 4.
The Wous1 Committee on Fisheries