Telegram-herald., 1889-05-18
A GRAND RAPIDS DAY
Three OF Senator Wesselius' Bills
Pass the House.
SlLRI OF POLICE JUDGE RAISED
Gr.9d Rapids A. -slskiP ~ be AllO .ed 10
n~istsla street Lam - 2ad Provide
Fire frotestl0a agreement
A. ~ the Charter.
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LANSING, Mich May l7.-Grand Rap
lds and the thickly settled township
upon the east bearing the same name
shared little IA t0day's legislation.
Three OF senator Wesselius' bills affect
mg the city and township passed the
House, and are now before the Cover
nor. One amends the city Police Court
act, raising the salary OF the Judge
from 81 800 10 81 500, aud the salary of
the clerk from al 200 70 81 200; another
authorizes Grand Rapids township 70
maintain street lamps. aud the thifd
authorizes the township 10 provide fire
protection by connecting with the mains
OF either the city or Hydraulic com
pany's system.
The city members are coming 10 an
agreement upon the Grand Rapids
charter amendments. 1t Is quite likely
that but three or four of the amend
ments proposed 10y the committee upon
revision viii be reported fayoribly.
Among these Will be tie amendment
relative 10 the collection of taxes twice
year; the one requiring aldermen to
vote upon all measures when the same
is demanded; one dividing the Third
ward 50 as TO create the Ninth ward
and, possibly, the amendment relative
TO mlik inspector.
The Senate Judiciary and Liquor
Traffic committees that are now work
ing on the Damon high license bill,
have decided TO report IN favor of cut
ting down the retan tax from 5000 to
500. They Will also cut out the section
which requires druggists 10 secure q
permit from the township or village
board, and to file monthly sworn state
ments giving names of the parties pur-
chasing liquor.
The House Labor committee has
favorably reported Mr.. Janowski's bill
making ten hours labor IN any twelve
consecutive hours full days work for
street railway employers. II the bill
becomes IL law the companies cannot
compel their men to work over that
time.
The Senate passed the House bill
amending the law providing n bounty
for the killing of wolves. The Michi-
gan wolf-slsyer hereafter will receive
$l2 per head for his destructive game.
The joint resolution, surrendering to
the United States certain lands granted
Michigan for the construction OF q
railroad from Marquette toOntonagon,
passed the Senate.
Senate file 15I, appropriating S23,475
for the support and maintenance of the
Michigan asylum for insane criminals,
passed the higher Legislative body.
Governor Luce had scarcely let the
ink dry upon the bill providing an ad-
ditional Judge for the Kent circuit, be
fore his pen was busy writing the order
directing the Secretary OF State TO issue
be the new Judge. The commission
was forwarded to Mr. Burch today.
The House bill granting compcnsa-
ton of g per day to the members of
the Michigan Soldiers Home board,
while they are actually attending to the
business of the board passed the Senate.
The House passed concurrent reso-
luton providing for a committee to in
vestlgatc as to the adyisabiity of estab-
fishing second State normal school,
somewhere in the northern part of the
Lower peninsula. The committee is to
report to the succeeding Legislature.
The board of managers of the Pontiac
insane asylum, together with q number
of asylum attendants. petitioned the
Legislature for the publication of the
testimony taken at the recent
investigation. \ resolution TO
have 500 copies of the proceedings pub
lished failed to pass the House, several
members declaring the publication to
be Il useless and eytravagant measure.
The AOuse passed the Senate bill To
increase the salaries of the state libra
ran tr 81 200 from 81 900. and OF the
assistant librarian to 5000 from 5000.
The Senate took an adjournment
until Monday evening, but the House
VIII struggle through a Saturday morn
ing session and adjourn to meet agan
Monday afternoon.
Big Thunder storm in Kansas CITY.
kansas CRY. No, May 1.-THE worst
thunder and rain storm experienced