Telegram-herald., 1891-03-18
MICHICAN'S CAPITOL
The Legislative Halls Filled With
Vsriegated Irishmen-
The STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Is Provided for In All Its Departments
"A Bill To Protect Gravsyaras-
After Two short sessions the
Senate Adjourns.



LANSING, March list. Patfiek's
day IN the morning." Almost every
one, from the presiding officers down
To the janitors. are "a-weanng OF the
green" Ii has been the custom IN the
Michigan legislature for many year
10 give the Irish color free sway on ct.
Pstrick's day and IT is not to be sup
posed that the present Democratic ag-
gregation would be any less courteous
10 the immigrants from the ''ould sod"
than were the Republicans. "Joe
Weiss, the Irishman," Is not unmindful
of his "Corktown" countrymen and
wears the green with an elegance
that outdoes his Hlbernian neighbors
and throws INTO the shade hls HlborE-
ian cast of countenancc. The ebony
hued keepers OF the cloak rooms also
wear great green fiiers anu 60 about
their duties humming 1--WE kept the
pig in the parlor, an that was Oirish
too" It's in the air and one cannot
help it. The TELEGRAM-HERALD cor
respondent is rs 'green" as the
greenest today, although he has care
fully strained the blood of his ances-
ters and cannot find ''dhrop of the
crature" in it. 1t reveals an English,
Scotch and Welsh tint-wIth several
other "furrln parts" TO hear from-but
nary ''shpot' of Irish green.
Tnp SeDxfs ~ rf,.d auf today on the
plan OF holding both forenoon and al
ternoon slttings. 1t convened at 10
O'Clock and commenced active opera
tons. The Committee on State affairs
iavorably reported Gen. Sharp's bill TO
amend the act relative to uniform
system OF accounting IN state instltu-
tutions. The bill provides for board
10 contract with bidders for the States
supply of stationery and all other sup
plies needed for the departments. The
| senator Is impressed with the idea that
that the state pays more for It's sup
Plies than the National government
does and he thinks the PROVISIONS OF
his bill will promote economy.
The House Committee on Agricul-
tural college this morning reported the
Appropriation bill for that institution,
recommending the following items:
SlO, 600 for the erection, heating, furn-
lshing and equippng of laboratory,
lecture room, office and fire proof her
barium vault for the department Of
botany and forestry; 81 800 Tor rebuild
ing the greenhouse; Sll2o for Il foundry;
$3.50 tor sheds for visitors teams; 500
tor heating the South half of college
hall; $500 for the horticultural labora-
tory; 800 tor heating the presidents
dwelling; $1,000 for permanent walks;
$2lOO for the farm department; $500
for the mechanical department; 500
tor the horticultural department.; $500
for the greenhouse; $500 for the botanl-
cal department; 500 for the veterinary
department; $500 for the chemical de-
partment; 5000 for the physical dek art
ment; 500 for the zoolog g,cal depart
ment; $2O45 for the steam works de-
partment; 5000 for the mathematical
and engineering department.; Sl50 Tor
the English department.; 5000 for the
military department.; $1,000 for the
library; $3.50 for the drafting depart
| ment; $500 tor the repair of buildings,
steam and water works: $4,000 for
student labor; $1,000 for farmers lnstl-
tutes; a total of S47 $50, one-half to be
paid III 1891 and one-half in 1892
The House bad = large number of
bills on the order of third reading this
| morning, many OF which were local
| measures. The most important gen.
eral measure passed was Representa-
tive Shull's bill TO provided for the pro-
lection OF cemeteries and private burial
grounds. 1t provides that any person
who shall wi.lfully aud mallclous.y
| trespass III any cemetery or private
burying ground by taxing and carrying
away any flags, or other emblens or
decorations, placed ut, near, or upon
| the graves of the dead, or III any man.
ner trespass on the same. by destroying
or injurng any plant, shrub or flower,
placed or growing upon or near any
| such grave, shall be punished by fine
not exceeding fifty dollars. or by I'M
| prisonment not exc seding three months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment
| in the discretion of the court The orI-
| gin Of this bill is peculiar. Ii was sent
to Mr.. Shull, by a committee OF the G..
! A. Il. post at Ogden Center. Owing TO
| the split IN the church of United Breth-
rem, on the subject of secret societies,
| the animosty being extended even to
| the G.. A. K. organization, trouble arose
| on last decoration day and the G.. A. X.
| emblefns and decorations at the church
were torn down. This bill is intended
to head OFF any such riotous demon
strations in the cemetery.
Tie afternoon session of the Senate
was very shirt. A few local bills sent
over by the House were passed and
then the Senate dlgested few verses of
| alleged poetry dedicated to ST. Patrick.
sent up by General Smith. In honor of
the sanity old snake and frog banisher,
the senate adjourned.