Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-04
EMPLOYMENT BUREAUS.
Senator Sharp's Bill TO Establish
Them Passes the Senate.
REPRESENTATIVE DOILE'S DENIAL
or the Charges Against Him-An In
vestfgation ordered-Fhs Worlds
Fair appropriation Biii-
County CSualnissioners-

LANSING, Mich, June 3.-The Senat
passed the Sharp bill for the establish
ment OF free employment agencies un-
der State supervision. At the cities OF
Detroit, Grand Rapids, saginaw, kala-
mazoo, Manistee. Sault Ste. Marie, st.
Joseph and Ironwood, and making an
appropriation of $4,000 for the pur.
pose. The vote was yeas Is, nays IL,
five Republicans voting in the affirma-
tive. and six Republicans, four P.'s OF
l. and one Democrat voting In the neg
alive. Ii the bill becomes a law. the
supervision of the agencies will DO un-
der the control of the Labor Commas
sioner, and will become one OF the most
powerful political machines in the State.
The consideration OF the Miner trust
bill, which had been made the special
order for ii II. M, was postponed with
out specifying the time. 1t was suose-
quen;ly taken up by unanimous con-
sent aud, after short discussion, WAS
defeated by vote OF 10 TO II. The
| vote had the usual reconsideration and
| the bill was tabled.
The Senate was unusually sluggish at
| the afternoon session. Representative
| S. F. Jackson's bill, which permits
hunting and fishing in any and all the
navigable waters of the State, took up
the time, but no CONCLUSION was reached.
The Alleged Bribery.
When the House convened at the
| morning session Representatives Doyle
and Munthe were IN their seats. Repre-
sentative Doyle rose to question OF
| privilege and called the attention OF
the House to the attempt to destroy his
good name and reputation during his
temporary absence, declaring his entire
| innocence and requesting the reconsl-
| deration of the vote making the mat
ter the special order for p. m. today.
| His request was granted, and the Cook
substitute WAS adopted by unanimous
| vote. The Speaker subsequently ap-
| pointed Representatives Cook, Connor,
| Lambert, Hall and Dafoe members OF
| the committee. The resolution was
amended previous to Its adoption, pro-
viding that all of the committee ses-
sions be held at Lansing.
The Worlds Fair.
The House then went into COMMITTEES
| of the whole for the consideration OF
Tic SOiulIlpidu EADOcltlOu apptOpA sos-
| tiOn bill. An agreement had not been
reached when the noon hour arrived,
| and its consideration was resumed at
the afternoon session. The amount re-
ported by the Ways and Means Com
nittee engrafted in the bill was $l25,
| 600, understood to be compromise.
| Several amendments were offered,
Lambert to increase the appropriation
to $3.50, 900; A. A. Smith, 100000,
and Connor. Sl50,000, the latter being
| accepted. When the committee rose
| it SO reported. but the House refused
| to concur. Several attempts to further
amend were defeated. except that the
provision for the appointment OF alter
| mates was stricken out.
The bill then passed the House, ap-
propriatlng Sl25, 900, by vote of so to
33. Mr.. Trip raised the point that it
| required a two-thirds vote for the pas
sage. but he was promptly overruled
| by the speaker, who cited authorities
to sustain his position, but Mr.. Trip
| was granted permission to have his OBJ
| jections spread upon the journal. The
bill was then given immediate effect.
County Commissioners.
The bill providing for the election of
| a county commissioner of schools was
then taken up. The bill was amended
to provide that the compensation deter
mined by the Board of Supervisors
shall not be less than S400 in counties
having so schools; not less than $1,000
where there are 100 schools, and not
less than $1,000 where there are over l25
schools, and IN no case shall the COM
pensation exceed the sum of $500 per
annum. Each member of the Board of
School Examiners, other than the COM
missioner, shall receive $4 per day,
when actually employed. The COM
pensation of assistant visitors shall be
fixed by the County Commissioners, but
shall in no case exceed So per day en-
ployed. The bill as passed provides
for one commissioner to be elected by
the people and two by the Board of
Supervisors, they constituting q Board
of County Examiners.