Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-07
RAISED A ZEPHYR
HEKSEW NOTHING OF an AMENDMENT
Aads by The senate aaa Refused 60 Let
the Btit Pass Until he Did-ts Wa
Aarsisiy FssspeseA uasil FRI
day Ter His 0oas6I

LANSING. May e.-Rspresentative
Doyle raised . little breeze in the House
this forenoon. Representative w. b.
Jackson, ~ chairman Of the Select Com
m;ttee on Apportlonment reported back
to the House Representative white'sap-
portionment bill, which had been re-
ferred to the committee to consider .
Senate amendment. just at his point
Representative Doyle sprang to HE feet
and exclaimed: "Mr. spea ker. wish to
enquire whether the chairman of that
committee has done his duty and given
every member of that committee an
opportunity to he present and take part
in the action of that committee. am
4 member OF the committee and knew
nothing of its action. The chairman
has seen me around on the floor Of the
House timo and again, and has never
ouce intimated to me that there would
be committee meeting. make this
statement in the presence OF House
that, think, is disposed 20 he falr."
Chairman Jackson explained that the
Senate amendment was q mere correc-
ton of clerical error in the bill and
he had not supposed any one would
object to 1t. 'The BILL" retorted Mr..
DOYLE. "when before tho committee,
was the especial object Of the chair
mans care and protection. 1t was GER
tilted to be all right by him and was ac-
cordingiv reported for passage and yet,
Mr.. Speaker, one township in the Up
per Peninsula was left out. 1t has
been rumored and reported in the pa
pers that the mistake has been cor
rected, but / do not know whether it
has or not and prefer To SEQ for my.
self. Mr.. Speaker, move that the bill
I've recommitted to the committee. and
move call of the House," The call
was ordered.
Abssntees Called Into the House.
Representative Hall. (Rep.) was one
of the absentees. When a proposition
was made to dispense with the call,
Representative Doyle objected. He
wanted Mr.. Hall brought in "for" said
he, II know Mr.. Hall will be disposed
to DO the fair thing" The absenteee
having been coralled, Representative
Doyle, who is the most ardent cham.
pion of the organization of Dickinson
county, charged that the forcing of thb
bill through was to fix the apportion-
ment and prevent the change Of boun-
diaries necessary to form that county.
Chairman Jackson laid great stress
upon his "camness'' and insisted that
the Senate amendmentNmply corrected
the misspe ling OF one name and IN
serted the missing township and thAt
the House could not amend any other
part of the bill, He ignored. however,
the charge Of having made the report
withoue properly calling the committee
Together. The motion to rccoNnnit
prevailed by 81 yeas to 26 neweI
FIusha1 BY this victory Representstu1
Doyle moved IN take up the ord$s 81
third reading of bills. whera the Dick
inson county bill had been placed yes
terday. Representative Northup pro-
tested against the bill being forced
upon the House ct this time. and
wanted it made tho special order for
next Friday. Representative Doyle
urged present action. "This is not the
b:Il OF the gentleman from Delta.
(Northup) but Representative Munthe
and .myself and Senator Sharp,
the sole representatives Of the
Democracy of the Upper Peninsula
have this matter in charge and We
come here and appeal to the Lcgisla-
ture to 90 what our people. who won
the glorious victory last fall. want as
their due" Continuing. he fail: s'Why
does that gentleman want action post
poned until Friday? We have a full
house here today, and he knows it
takes fifty-one votes to pass this bill.
1t means, too, that he will have lobby
here then" Representative Northup
insisted that he only wanted the House
to wait until Representative Perkins (of
Menomiuee) returned. He knew he
would be here ny Friday. Representa-
tive Tripp, of Oakland, protested that
the matter was not political, and it was
only fair to wait until all parties inter-
ested were presrnt. The hill was then