Telegram-herald., 1890-06-15
SENATOR MMILLAN.
now He Managed Committee of Whom
the Rest Were Women.

now lie VI anhscn "A 4 ON nllNtcc OF W nom
the Rest Were Women.
Senator Mcmillan is not quite 50 ar
dent on advocate Of woman suffrage as
was senator Palmer says the Detroit
Sunday Neo's Washington correspond
ent. The bill which Senator Mcmillan
has introduced tor a reform school for
girls in Washington has recalled 10 nm
ms experience with women while
member of the executive board of the
reform school for girls at Aduan, Mlcn.
That board was made uD almost en-
urely OF women; u was OF women un-
I'll Governor Jerome selected Mr.. Nc
MILAN as member. The women sent
the new member notice that they
would meet at the old Michigan Ex-
change, III Detroit, and discuss ways
and means for improving the ADRIAN
institution. At the gwen hour
they assembled, three women
and Mr.. Mcmillan. One OF the ladies be
gan talking at = o'clock and took until
three with q lengthy essay upon re-
forms in general. Another essay lasted
until nearly Iour;by five the third female
member had been heard. Then Mr.
Mcmillan took an inventory OF what
had been done and found that nothing
whatever was likely 20 be accomplished
az the meeting unless some practical
business steps were immediately taken.
With some diplomacy ne managed to
retire the essays TO the rear, and IN ten
minutes had asCcrtAucd, By JudIClOus
Questioning. that the ladies' wanted GER
tam legislative appropriations Tor the
school. Nhereupon Mr. Mcmillan set
"A time when they should all meet at
Lansing and OeS.ege the legislature.
Promptly at l0O'ClOC6 on the day ap-
pointed, the members Cf the board
wele on hand at the Lansing House.
tlTaC had already been secured for
tnCm by NJ. Mcmillan and they were
wnulcd Up 20 the capitol. lie had also
previously arranged with the chairman
! of the House Committee 70 hear the
! delegation at once, 80 that fifteen NM
utes vas sufficient tor covering all the
/ talk before tile UOuse Committee then,
| as had been arranged. the Senate Com
mlttee met the delegation and the
chairman asked Mr.. Mcmillan what
was wanted. He briefly stated the mat.
ter, tne chairman responded that
| there was no objection to
the appropriation asked for,
and IN fifteen minutes more all
/ tne work before the senate was accom-.
pushed. Then Mr.. Mcmillan led the
three ladies' down % their carriage
a-aiu and they were whlrled back %
I the Lansing house within forty minutes
/ from the time they left lt. They bal
/ Just got into the par.OT. when Mrs. Fu-
Ier. one of the most ardent and most
/ valuable Of the board members, could
/ contain herIe.t no longer.
"Wel. would really Ike 70 have
you explain. Ir. Mcmillan, what has
been gong on. Have We accomplished
I anything
Certainly, madam, tho matter of
/ thc appropriation is settled IN botn
7 senate and House. and YOU can take
I toe tram home az 4 o clock THIS after
noon.
4o'clockT
"Cerra .aly, that's tie time T intend
leav-1- fox Detroit The business Is
/ en5tl
very well, TIL e.. bat this not tho
I Wv nc have been used 20 dong hus-
/ ness. had brought my trunks 20 STAY
/ two weeks. and ali the rest of t1e
I lad -s have done tBo same"
1 hut .tirtr4 f'A t-lr t+tif Ii'Ili f'ffS e.
I che board folded up tne,r essays. which
1 NT. Mcmillan lad So dp'onstcs 81
Sept - the rear. and arranged to de-
T part on the 4o'cl0cS tram. II Vss o1 s.
q few weeks Iater that Governor Jerouo
( received Mr. NcNIan's resignation
I from t1e board TIE letter of res e~s-
/ son c.d not exactly express g that
F vsv. bat the truth Vas. a tie Serator
I now s5r1 ~, tnst lt vss case of t1o
I rnrr N1r-ar-