Telegram-herald., 1891-05-27
LAWMAKERS IN SESSION
The sqaawbuck Mill Slowly Grinds
It's Grist.
DORly PRESENTS A IEs-HOUR BILL
A. sasstatate for the Recently Defeated
Eight hoaF Measure WinAas
Gfses Notice of His Ihira
Veto Ca the House.


miLIee on apportionment fayorably r--
ported senator Benson's representative
apportionment bill. In this way the
Democrats crawl out OF the hole they
We're put INTO by their inability 70 sus-
pend the rules and reconsider the pas
sage Of Representative Whites bill 80
as 10 let IN Dickinson county. The bali
was afsersard passed oy L. yeas TO
nays, senator Wilcox refusing TO vote
Tor Il. The new bail for tine relief OF
the supreme Court was passed through
committee OF the whole. The senate
has asked for JOINT committee OF the
two Houses % consider the bills rela-
tive 20 interest on money, ETC., and
Senators Croker. BastOen and Carve
Ink have teen appointed On the part
OF the Senate.
Doran's Tsn-Hour Bill.
IN committee OF the whole Senator
pOran offered a substitute 10 senator
Parks oil relative 10 the hours OF
labor on surface street railways. IL
provides that ten hours shall constitute
a days work and prohibits any con-
tract IN derOgat.On OF the rights con-
feTred by the bil. The substitute was
ordered pTinted and Te-cOmmltted 10
the committee of the whole. In the
afternoon the select committee on
elections reported favorahiy bill To
repeal sections Is, 10 ana 20, of act l95,
OF 1889, relative 10 the election boards
OF review The Mining school appro-
pration bill has been made the special
order Tor Thursday next, at > p. IN.
House Proceedings.
The Governor this forenoon sent IN
ms veto of the bill appropriating $780,
coo for the O.. 4. Il. encampment ut De-
tIoit. The bIl was reconsidered and
sent 20 the Committees on judiciary
and State Affairs jointly. The House
passed the bi.i appropriatlng $500 Tor
"A detached building FOR male patients
ut the Michigan asylum for the insane;
n blll TO authorize the village or Rock
ford TO issue bonds and raise money for
pubic improvements; the bill to pay
amount due on salaries 10 circuit judges
from November I, 1882 TO January /,
1858; senator Doran's bill to incorpor-
ate supreme aud grand temples and
primary societies of the Legion OF the
cross, and senator stevens bill TO in
corporate mutual proyldent associa-
tions OF miners, etc.
Flock of Bills Passed.
This afternoon, the House IN COM
rnittee OF the whole passed Representa-
tive Wagner's bull 20 amend compiler's 5
section 5000 relative to the acknowledge
ment OF deeds and conveyances outside
of the state; Representative WachtePs
blll TO create the Thirty third judicial
circuit, by making the counties of Chip
pewa. Luce, Schoolcraft and Ager
compose the Eleventh. Grand Traverse.
Leelanaw, Antrim and Charlevolx the
Thirteenth, and MacSInac, Manitou,
Emmett and Cheboygan the Thirty
third; Senator Parks JOINT resolution
to authorize the Board OF State Audi
tors To settle the claim of Charles
Bfesler for the unpaid portion OF
circulating notes or bills; House SUBJ
srtute for Senator Doran's bill TO
amend the act for the uniform regula-
ton OF certain State Institutions; the
ball to abolish the Independent Forres-
try Commission. The committee struck
out all after the enactlng clause of
Representative A. +. FeTguson's bill for
n IOard OF commissioners to secure n
uniform series of school text books and
informally passed Senator Bastone' :
free text book bill.
The Committee on Education favor
ably reported Representative Diekema' 5
bll to introduce the Kindergarten
method into the public schools OF the
State.
Representatives White, Gibbons and
Hall have been appointed committee
on the part OF the House to act With 4
Ike committee IN consideration of the
balls relative 10 interest on money, etc.
Last Nixhvs Proceedings
twenty-five G.. A. r. members OF the
Legislature, ata caucus last evening,
decided to work for the passage of the
appropriation bill over the Governors 3
veto. Representative Leach, of Sani-
lac. was the only one who dissented.
The House committee of the whole
tonight struck out ali after the enact
ing clause of the bill TO amend the law
relative 70 the Board of Corrections
and Charities. TINS was a bill TO de-.
prive the board of supervision OF jsils
and poor houses and 10 reduce the sec
retary's salary.
Report Of Couusittee.
The senate committee To- investigate
the Industrial Home Tor girls At Adrian
viii report tomorrow. It will recon-
mend the reduction of the board from
i've to three members and reduction
Of help IN the cottages. lt finds a diff
ference between the superintendent
and resident member OF the board
detrimental 20 the management of the
home. The books OF account are kept
excsilently. The punishment il ex-
tTerleiy cruel and unwsrrantsble.
There a extreme negi igence IN placing
out girls without proper application or
endorsement by county agents. Ex-
trsfne negligence IN the ease OF a grs
sliiicted with loathsome disease. Man
sgement OF home u by q ladies. super
intendsnt. assistant superintendent,
book keeper, : cottage managers,
housekeepeTs. teachers. relief Off
Ger enc laGndvy teacher, and one sew
ing tescher. The committee recon-.
mends placing the institution IN the
care OF husband and wife. ne 20 sup
eriutend business and finances, and she