Telegram-herald., 1891-06-19
SENATORIAL BURLISQUI.
The senate Gets Awfully Ratified
Over . small Thing.
CONGRESSIONAL CERRYYiyDERFAILS
a scene OF uproartoas Coafasion-Daks
Dorsn frtss to keeonsider Al
Jssssu ussat--seaAtsrs Left IN
had Axs's CiuIehes.

LANSING, June ls.-Ihe Worlds Fair
appropriation bill WAS amended IN con-
mittee, reducing the number OF COM
mlssloners from twelve 10 six. Four of
them 10 be men and two women. The
executive committee IS 10 be composed
OF members The compensation was
liked At s. per dav ard actual travelling
expenses. and All allowance of s. per
day for subsistence. when actually en-
gagged, the State Commissioners at
large not to act as ex-orflclo members
The consideration of the bill consoll-
dating the boards of the several State
schools WAS made the speciai order for
.. m. when II MAS re-commltted 10 the
Judiciary committee.
senators Mines, Mccormick and
BOughner were appointed As the COM
mlttee OF conference on the Richard
son railroad specific tax bill; and
Senators Doran, Miller. Wilcox, Wheel
er ana Fleshelm were announced "a a
committee OF conference on the part of
the Senate on the Asylum Approprla-
ton bills
Congregational APportioDmentF y aiis.
The Senate had very warm time in
committee OF the whole over the Con-
gressonsl Apportonment bill. which
had been stlll further amended IN the
interest OF the retormers. When the
committee rose, II WAS placed upon Its
passage and call of the Senate or
dered.-
Senators Brown (P. of I.) and Sharp
(Dem.) kicked clear over the traces.
aud the ball WAS lost by a vote of Is to
IL. Senator Park moved To reconsider
the vote, and senator Mines moved to
lay the motion To- reconsider on the
table, which came very near prevailing.
A motion to 10 into committee or the
whole was followed by motion
10 adjourn, resulting in vote
of l3 yeas TO IL nays. President Strong
ssId the motion DID not prevail, but cor
rccted himself IN response To several
protests, and declared the Senate ad-
Journed." al move to reconsider the
vote for adjournment" shouted Senator
Doran. Then everybody shouted.
senator Gilbert rushed up TO President
Strong demonstrating, "It IS necessary
to reconsider in order TO let US out Bad
Axe has the doors locked"
The Senate stands adjourned, roared
Mr.. Strong, and Bad Axe was in
structed To let the frantic squawbucks
out. Thus ended one of the lost ludi-
crous episodes of the session.
House Proceedings.
The House at the morning session
passed the bill changing the age for ad-
mission 10 the State Reform School
from 10 to II years; concurred IN the
Senate amendments TO the bill author
lang the sale of the Saunders and
Whitney property at the Soldiers
Home; also the conference committees
report on the bill for election of county
commissioner of schools. The bill pro-
vldiug for the incorporation of subor-
dInate camps of the Sons Of Veterans
was passed then reconsldered and re-
committed TO the military committee.
The Senatorial re-apportIonment bill
WAS by request returned to that body
for q reconstruction. Boss Hosford is
experiencing extreme difficulty IN keep
ing the party IN line, the gerrymandcr
heing so outrageous as TO incur the hos
tIlty of the reformers even.
The Speaker announced Representa-
tiyes Richardson. White and Diekema
as members of the conference commit
tee on the part of the House upon the
Richardson rallroai Dill Tor increase OF
specific taxes, the Senate refusing TO re-
cede from Its amendments.
In the afternoon the Speaker an
nounced as the committee of confer
ence, on the part of the House, upon
the Asylum Appropriation bill, Repre-
sentatives Tripp. Rowden, Rockwell,
Watts and Collins.
The House agreed to the conference
report upon the Richardson Specific
Tax bill. IL hres the taxes upon the
gross earnings of railroads on the first
$1,000 at per cent; $1,000, Il per cent.
5000, ~ per cent; and all IN excess OF
5000, per cent. Ii Is estimated that
the increase IN taxes will be Sl7s 900, or
$4,000 less than under the bill as IT
passed the House. There are thirty
seven roads operating IN the State that
VIII not be affected by the bill.