Telegram-herald., 1891-06-20
THEY HAVE ADJOURNED!
But Only Until s:l5 O'Clock Nom
day Afternoon.
THIS IS IHE GlyG THAT WOULD WORK
senator sharp Cossiitated and the Ger.
rJmsndsr Passsd-sehsoi 1oard
Consolidation Bill Passed
Cock and jackson

LANSING, June Is.-when the Senate
convened today there was apparent
settled purpose 10 concilists Senator
Sharp, by taxing up and passing ms pet
scheme for consolidating the State pub
lic schools with the other institutions,
and make way for the Congressional
gerrymander, from whie senator Sharp
baked yesterday. 10 WAS considered
in committee of the whole by striking
out the provision for women on the
board and amending so as 10 have the
appointment OF the new board within
fifteen days after tie passage OF the
bill. Xhen the committee rose, pend
ing the passage OF a new edition OF the
Hosford Senatorial 4 pportiOnmentbill,a a
series of dllatOry motions were INDUCED
IN, and the early turbulent scenes of
the session were re-enacted. This con-
tuued until p. m, when the bill went
through; few districts here escaped re-
modelling, although there IS
No change In the Kent County Districts.
except the numbers are changed from
seventeenth and eighteenth to sixteenth
and seventeenth. MuskcgOn and OF
tawa are together in the Fifteenth dis
trict. Aliegan and Van Buren, consti-
tute the Ninth; Iona, Barry and Eaton
the Twenty-socond; Newaygo, Mont
calm, Isabella and Midland the Twenty
fifth.
When the Senate convened in the
afternoon the Public School Considera-
ton bill was placed upon its passage, a
A. ...A llad
Axe" despatched for the absentees.
Senator smith was invisible and suik-
ing 10 his tent hy reason of the defeat
OF his pet measure, providing that the
clerk of the recorders court OF the city
of Detroit he made elective, but after q
long discussion of nature somewhat
pcraonsl. the bill was passed by vote
of II to 10. After this the
Congressional IApportionment A went
Through by vote of Is TO 9. Boughner
ami Sharp swinging into line. Other
hills passed. q prevent the spread or
the yel!ows among fruit trees, and the
Congressional Apportionrnent bill. with
out change. except that Otsego county
was placed hack in the Tenth district.
The resolution prohibiting the Board OF
STATE Auditors from paving the ex-
pense of the Adrian school investigation
by the hoard was adopted.
Hon. J. A. Hubbell, IN response tn an
invita- stion. addressed the Senate. SEN
ator Brown. r. of T., was granted an IN
definite leave of absence and the Senate
adjourned until 9l5 Monday evening
Doran's BIZ souped.
The House judiciary committee re-
ported, without recommendation, Sem
ator Doran's bill providing for salaries
instead office for the Kent county
treasurer. clerk and register of deeds,
and representative Fitch had it re-
ferrcd to the committee of the whole
and placed on the general order. The
conference committee on the general
game law, agreed upon an open season
for deer in the Lower Peninsula. No
vembcr 5 TO %. and from September %
20 Octoter 25. There are no other
changes in the bill "a il passed the
House. The new drain law was taken
up. and large number of amendments
and sabstitutions made and the bill
passed. The bill for making general
election days legal holidays was lost on
its passage, but reconsidered and
tabled.
The House committee OF the whole,
in the afternoon, took mp the Mining
School appropriation bill. which passed
the Senate at the figure of s-3, 400
The House Ways and Means Committee
reduced the amount tn s57 600. Rep
resentatives Connor. Diekema. W. y.
Jackson and Northup supported warT :
ly An amendment restoring the bill 10
lts original proportions. and Representa-
tive narkworth favored standing by the
committee report. The reductions
were agreed to; also Representative
Cooks lien law bill. The Senate bill
providing for
Clerical Help for the supreme Court
Justices passed the House. h3 to 1s. A
recess was taken until 7:30 p. M. when
the Tax and Elections bill will he re-
ported and an adjournment will be
taken until 9:i5 Monday evening.
n ~ well known that the virtue Of
brotherly love. has a nesting place in
the hosoms of Representatives Cook
ard W. b. Jackson. This morning the
latter voted yea on the hill making gen.
eral election days legal holidays. Sub
scquently. Representative Cooks vote
heing demanded. he inquired and
learned how his friend Jackson had
voted and said. "I also vote yea, Mr..
speaker" "f change my vote to no."
sAld Jackson.