Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-15
MURPHY WOULDN'T READ IT.
He Declines to Read . Report to Allow
Himself Extra Compensation.

He Declines to Read . Report to Allow
Himself Extra Compensation.
LANSING, May 14.-An interesting lit
tie episode occurred in the Senate this
afternoon. The Committee on Finance
and Appropriations has for some time
had under consideration the resolution
granting extra compensation to Secre-
tary Murphy and his assistants, Emery
and Lamson. A report was agreed upon
last night, which was to have been made
this morning. After the secretary fin
ished reading the reports sent up. Sena-
tor Mines inquired why the report on
the resolution had not been read. He
said that the chairman, Senator Gilbert,
had informed HIM that the report was
in the hands of the secretary and he
would like to know why it was not
read. Secretary Murphy denied that
any such report had been sent HIM TO
be read. Senator Mines then turned
to Senator Gilbert and asked him
whether he had not sent up such re-
pert. 81 have not sent up any such re-
port" replied Senator GILBERT" but /
handed IT to the secretary"
Having thus cornered Secretary MUIR
ply, Senator Mines demanded the
reading of the report. Not being able
to conceal his possession Of the report
any longer, Secretary Murphy angrily
exclaimed, II am not going to read the
report until l am instructed to do so by
the chairman of the committee" Sem
ator Mines with provoking GOODNESS de-
sired to ask Senator Gilbert if the report
was not considered report, but Lieu
tenant-Governor Strong deemed it in
cumbent on him to help the chair
man and the secretary out of their bad
predicament, and he asked the cues
ton himself. Senator Gilbert" said
he, "dld you make any report to the
Senateg" The chairman knew his cue
and answered, mo, sir; did not"
And the farce was ended. The reason
why the report was not read, was be-
cause the secretary had been keeping
careful tabs on his friends and found
too many Of them absent. He doesn't
have sufficient reliance upon the Sen.
ate'a idea Of his usefulness to trust to
ANYTHING but partisan votes for extra
compensation.
Dctroirs Appropriation.
On motion of Representative Miner
the bill to appropriate $4,000 for the
G.. A. X. encampment at Detroit was
taken from the table. This bill q few
days since failed to receive the neces-
sary two-thirds vote for its passage and
was reconsidered and tabled. Its
friends have been very industrious
since and resolved this morning to
make another effort to pass it. The
vote was taken under call of the
House and resulted in 20 yeas and 20
nays-three more than necessary TO
pass the bill. motion to reconsider
was tabled and the passage of the bill
fixed solid. The House adopted res
olution, asking the Senate to send back
the representative apportionment bill.
The bill Was sent to the Senate yester-
day in accordance with its request. 70
provide for Dickinson county's repre-
seniation, should that county be
formed. but the Senate was unable 10
reconsider its passage, owing TO the ex-
piration of the time limited for such
action. On third reading tho House
this afternoon passed Representative
Bakers bill 10 amend the act relative
To- the construction of sidewalks along
highways in townships and villages;
Representative Holton's bili appropri-
ating SAC. 500 for repairs and improve
ments Mt the State prison.
The joint resolution providing for
transferring the remains OF Ex-Governor
steven 7. Mason from New York 10
Michigan for interment received
favorable report in the House this sf-
ternoon.
The senate Committee on Judiciary
this morning favorably reported the bill
to prohibit gambling in grain and other
commodities. Ii had another tilt with
the bail that was before II some time
since, to protect bees from poison,
caused by sprayiiag trees, etc, with
sris-eresn, London purple and such
like. After some discussion the bill was
amended by striking out shrubs and
vines, leaving trees 10 stand alone, and
then the bill was passed. The senate
committee outowns and COUNTIES this
afternoon reported the Dickinson
County blIl back with amendments pro-
viding that the county. when organized,
shall be in the twenty fifth judicial dis
trict, the thirty second senstorial,
twelfth congressional, and in the repre-
sentative district composed OF Iron,
Ontonagon and Baraga counties This
settles the necessity of reconsldsrlng
the representative spportontment bill.
The ball was made the special order for
Wednesday next ut 2 pm. She senate
passed Senator Bensen's bill providing
for the payment OF bounties to soldiers