Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-24
EVERYONE ENONERATlD
That Is 20 be the verdict In the
Wilcox Bribery.
LOCAL OPTION REPEAL BILL LOST
werias Fair Appropriations h~sse~s in
COMMITTEES. bat sne Senate Nsa-
Sesosrs-w enca Len oat-
Ilssttes saa xsx nfils-


mittes upon tue bribery charges at sct-
ing the standing Of Senator WILCOX m
Inmates that report may De expected
u is understood thai everybody w4li be
exonerased. Senator Wilcox having
swung into line with his party his rec
ord is 20 be made clean.
Senator Holcomb introduced q reso-
luton authorizing the payment OF S.5
extra compensation - the Senate mes
senger boys. Senators sharp and Park
became oienssSely personal, and tbe
gayei Of President Strong fell with fire.
Qnency and emphasis. The resol lut.on
was not adopted.
senator Smiths till FOR q repeal Of
the local option laws of 1850 came up
on third reading, il being strongly OPP
posed by the Republican senators
Nllenes. sat,in, Washington and WiIkla-
son, and favored 10y senators smith,
Doran, Park and Erldleadrr, Demo
Gratis The bill failed 10 pass by vote
of 10 10, all the Republicans except
Weiss voting no.
The finance and appropriating COM
mlttee reported the worlds fsir appro-
priation bill reduced 10 500 900 at TIE
earnest request Of Gov. Wlnans,
and the commission reduced 10 sx
members. The Senate refused 10 con-
cur i'm the report of the committee by a
vote Of 10 %. The bill has been also
amended 10 provide one commissioner
from each Congressional district with
no provision for the appointment OF
women.
The agricultural college spproprss-
ton was increased from So 500 70 s&a,-
Ss5, the items being si0, 900 FOR botani-
cal laboratory and the amount for
greenhouse increased from So 500 10
81 TO. also also 500 for a gymnasium.
NSAe biil was then defeated by a vote of
IS to l3. The vote was reconsid cred
aud the bill tabled.
House Proceedings.
The House receded from i,s amend
ments 20 the Senate bill fipng the age
Of admission 20 the reform school at
ten years instead Of twelve and the
Senate bill stands. Bills were passed
appropriating So 600 for the current
expenses Of the mining school for 1917,
aud for the incorporation OF subordi-
nate camps of the Sons OF Veterans.
The bill authorizing the formation of
companies for the construction of
sewers IN cities was lost, but WAS recon-
sidered and tabled. Then Senator
Parks substitute bill making ten hours
legal days labor was indefinitely
postponed.
Representative Cook introduced q
concurrent resolution, which was laia
over one day under the ruler, providing
that Clerk Brant, of the House, be paid
the cum Of $500 for compiling the
House journal and preparing an index
thereto; also that the sum Of $500 bc
paid TO Secretary Murphy for perform
ing the same work upon the Senate
journal.
The conference committee upon the
bis for erection Of cottages at the
Aichlgsn asylum and furnishing the
a. ne, and repairs the Northern Mich
igan asylum, reported that the Senate
amendments reducing the amounts st
each institution. had been agreed 70
and the House concurred.
The House. IN committee Of tffe
whole, agreed 30 the bills for the crea-
ton Of the Office Of factory inspector.
he JUDICIARY Committee was dis-
charged from further consideration OF
a bill making provisions for designating,
marking and recording corners of sut-
divisions Of sections IN the State. snd
be bin was subsequently defeated ON
third reading.
The consideration of the substitute
election and tax bills had been made
the special order At p. m. and long
and somewhat personal alteration en-
sued. Representative w. II. Jackson
and several other members exhibited
unmistakahle
cf -
And after some time spent the consider
alton of the tax hil was made the
specml order fer tomorrow and the
consideration OF the election bill Was
fixed for Thursday.
The Senate bill fixing the rate of in-
tercst OF money on account, interest on
money, judgments. vofdicts, etc, vas
passed. 1t makes the legal rate of 6
per cent, but il may he stipulated II
writing 10 receive a. high rs : per cent.
any amount IN excess Of this shall
render the whole amount Of interest
subject 10 forfeiture. The bill does no
apply 10 present contracts.
The liquor traffic committee were .,
dered 10 report on the orth bill, pro-
vidiug for uniform tar. on Wcdncs-
day. There has been much dissstisfac-
ton with the committee by the er-
treineists, headed by erth. The more
conservative are opposed 70 any iegisls-
ton upon the liquor traffic. The renii-
ment Of the House scerned 20 he favor.
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