Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-05-24


one fifth "a the bill originally provided
An attempt 10 exempt cities having 10000
from the act was voted down. Under a
call OF the house the dill wiggled through
by vote OF % TO Al Wells and St0tet OF
Wayne voted with the majority.
The event in the house the other after
noon was the discussion OF the bill 10 Sc
cure TO women cit Zens, who are othcrw SO
qualified the right 10 vote in school, town,
city and other municipal elections. The
bill is as follows:
Sec, 1. The people OF the state of Michi-
gan enact, that at ali school, town, city and
other municipal elections hereafter held in
this state, women shall be allowed 10 vote
tor all school, town. city or municip i ofh-
GERS; and on all quest ons pertaining TO
school, town, city and munlt ipal regula-
tions on the same terms and cond lions
prescribed by the law for male citizens
Sec. 3. All laws OF tn state prescribing
the qualifications OF voters at school, town,
city and other municipal ele,ti ms therein
shall apply 10 women, and women shall en-
Joy all the rights, privileges and immuni-
ties, and be suoJeCt u al penalties pre-
scribed for voters at such elections.
Sec. g. Women who are emitted 10 vote
under the pre- e1lng sections OF this act
shall be SUBJ to ali l.ws relating 10 the
registration of voters, and be liable 10 all
penalties attached TO the violation of such
laws, aud their mes shall be received and
registered by the various boards OF regis
traton at the time and in the manner re-
qAred by law for other voters.
After a thorough .scussion participated
in by nearly all the members present the
vote was taken, and sto q - TO 81 The
bill was given immediate effect.
The woman suffrage bill passed by the
house was brought up in the senate the fol
lowing day. The Bit was referred 10 the
judiciary and election committee, whence
it was reported To the senate without rec
ommendation. IL was at once put on its
final PASSAGE and lost by ayes TO l2 nays.
1t was afterwards recousidered.
The bill creating new circuit iudgcship
for Kent comfy, which was called back
from the governor 70 correct a clerical err
ror, has again passed the house. NJ. G..
Burch of Grand Rapids, appears 10 have
the call on the Office and will probably be
appointed by Gov. Luce.
The house has pa sod Representative
Tyreis free text book bill
The bill TO provide the penalty OF death
for the crime of murder came up in the SEN
ate Nay 10, MIR Don Hcrder made we'll
prepared and elaborate speech in favor OF
the bill in which he reviewed the hist lry
of penal laws and drew the conclusion that
the only adequate pun shment tor the crime
OF murder is death, and that that penalty is
the most o nCacious deterrent of crime
Mr. Fox took the contrary view and pro-
duced statistics showing that there were
more COW ctiOns for a relatively less num-
Der of capital crimes in Michigan than
in New York, where the penalty
for murder is death. Mes,rs HolbroOk and
Leavitt made effective speeches on the same
side OF the question. MIR. Palmer handed
in a letter for Mrs Minnie Ward Pat erson
of Marsh Il, which WAS read bv the secre-
tary, charging that th3 Detroit Tribune h Il
garbled 8 atistic5 and was endeavorlng 10
brOwbeat and coerCe the senate into the
adoption OF a barbarOus me lsure. All after
the enacting clause WAS strIck out of the
bill by the committee of the Whole. In this
action the senate conCurred by vote Of Is
10 10.
The senate has passed the bill OF Senator
Dunstan TO low the board of inspectors of
any prison or penal ins'itut on IN this state
60 contract with the United rtates for the
confinement OF pr some 5 en- enced by the
United st les courts IN any OF the states
or territories pro, id ng that he compensa-
tion shall not be less tn 5 "A week and
that the Uni ed States shall return the
prisoners to the state or territory from
whence they came az er the expiration Of
their terms OF imprisonment. The 90 ect
of the bill is in p r. To allow the Marquette
pri 4On to be opened, it be ne now vacant,
and the other prisons in the state having at
the present many va ant cells.
A bill increasing TIE bounties on English
sparrOws from one TO three cents has pass
cd the house
The Governor has sent 70 both houses "A
message urging an Important change in
the laws Tor the management Of the ms ane
He recommends tat the count es should
bear the entire expense of caring for their
fuaa at IL ina 90 nF itlsri i'm
eral hundred state pat enis n the asylums
as at present. He th.nNs there are many
patients who are limb rs and do not be
long in the aSylums at all and that the
change he recommends would reduce the
appropriations many thousand dollars.
An adverse report HIS been made upon
the new libel law.
Gov Luce has vet cd the bill repeating
the present mOrtg &c tax system
Both houses have p ssed the bill authoriz-
ing East Saginaw 20 bond itself for 10000
for new c,ty hail
The house has passel the Stofet bill to
provide for lac rel ei OF Union soldiers and
marines, outs de the so.Giers home, and
the Indecent W yes, widows and children of
such. This fund is raised by "a tax lev ed
by the board OF su, cryisors in each county,
not exceeding one tenth of one mill upon
taxable property. TIE Judge Of pro ate
appoints a commission OF three 10 regulate
the disbursement OF the money.
In committee OF the whole the house con
sidered the other day the Tyrrell free text
book hi /. The measure pro ides that
school str;c :, except those in cities oper.
ating under spcci charters, shall furnish
the pupils BOOKS in the following branches
free Of charge: CrtlOgraphy, spelling,
writing, reading. geography. ar thmetic,
grammar, national rnd state history, civil
government physiology and hyg enc The
district DO ri Of each district shall select
the kind of books ANA shall not change
oftener tn n Qnc3 in i've years. IL Is local
option and re luires ma GRITTY OF the voters
of the district TO 50 yote. No action was
taken.
The senate judiciary committee recon-
meno the passage % the bill 10 repeal 80
mach OF tic Herr uIsou divorce act OF 1881
as re uires he a tendance in court of the
prosecu ing attorney IN cases whore the
parties To- the suit have minor children. to
represent tho interests Of the chi dren and
the state. Others OF tue Herr ngton provis