Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-01
SLOWLY GRINDING
SNAPS, PASSES AND APPROPRIATIONS
The Principal Features st Y Ysstsrday's La
bored Delibsration-Twe or Three
Measures Affecting Graaa
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LANSING, Mich, March Sl.-The
Senate started out this forenoon with
numerous protests against the abolish
ment of the Office of fish and game
warden. The Committee on Finance
and Appropriations favorably reported
the appropriation bill for the Soldiers
Home, as it passed the House. giving
the institution $i75.z00 for the two
years 1912; also a bill appropriating
$1,000 for Improvements al the asylum
for the dangerous and criminal insane.
The Committee on Public Health re-
ported substitute for Senator Toan's
bill to regulate the embalmlng Of the
dead. The substitute does not differ
much from the original. The Senate
then went into committee of the whole
and passed Representative Barnard's
bill TO incorporate lodges OF the Benev-
lent and Protective Order OF Elks.
The Senate this afternoon passed
Senator Parks bill TO amend the act
relative to disorderly persons. 1t adds
To this prescribed class of citizens those
who, without any visible means Of sup.
port lounge about railway stations and
steamboat landings. Representative
Barnard's bill to incorporate lodges Of
the order OF Elks was also passed.
Petitions and Appropriations.
Among the numerous petitions pre-
sented in the House this morning were
several asking for the creation Of
dairy and food commissioner. The
committee on State Normal School re-
ported without recommendation the
bill To purchase land for campus at
the school. The bill provides for Its
purchase at not exceeding SS, 800, the
citizens OF Ypsllanti to contribute one
half and the title to be taken in The
name of the State Board of Education.
The committee favorably reported the
appropriation bill for current expenses,
being ,4j, 800 for 1890 and $40. 800 for
1892, ana lhe bill appropriating $1,000
for the construction of water closets
and proper sewer connections at the IN
sttution. The bills were all referred TO
the committee on Ways and Means.
Senator Doran's bill the "Baker con-
spiracy law" was received by the House
and referred to the committee on labor
interests.
The House this afternoon passed Rep:
resentative Dcfoe's bill to increase the
specific tax from ~ to 6 per cent OH car
loaning companies and fast freight lines
within the state, and Representative
Cooks bill to define and punish lar
ceny in certain cases and to regulate
the practice therein. The bill TO pre-
vent the killing of deer in Allegan couu-
49, Dr. 60 <,..2
years, introduced by Representative
Kolvoord, was also passed. Represent
ative Northup's bill to amend the act Of
1889, to wind up mining and manufac-
turing companies whose charters have
expired was passed.
Another Democratic Snap.
A neat little lite snap game, partand
parcel of the Democratic scheme TO
work up political capital, was nipped
IN the bud this afternoon by Repre-
sentative Richardson's good sense.
Representative Kirk, who had intro
duced two bills to revise and amend
the laws imposing. specific taxes on
mining companies. suddenly came
10 the conclusion that, under the pres
ent order of things, they were unneces-
sary. He desired to discharge the COM
mittee on mines and minerals
from further consideration of
the bills, but revealed
his purpose by moving to indefinitely
postpone them before nc got them out
ardson sprang to hls feet and said
"Mr. Speaker, there seems to be grow
ing up, for some reason, 4 sentiment
III favor of doing away with the system
of specific taxation entirely. But
think we cannot afford to be rash in
this movement. There are many things
TO be considerated before We sweep
away a system that forms IN important
part of the methods OF our taxat on :"
This called the attention of the House
to the Importance OF the motion. Rep
resentative Dlekema demanded the
yeas and nays aud the motion 10 dis
charge the committee was lost by sew
entecn yeas to forty-eight nays.
Free Passes Again Up.
Both houses took q whlrl at the free
pass question this afternoon in commit
tee of the whole. The Senate bill pro-
hIbits the use of passes 10y members of
the Legislature. Senator SabIn worked
in an amendment to include State off,
GERS, whether elected or appointed.
Then Senator Fridlender offered an
amendment providing that no one
should be allowed to accept free ride
upon any wagon or conveyance than ms
own. Senator Benson was shocked
at such levity on a subject of 30
deep interest to the people. The
amendment was agreed to, after which
all after the cnacting clause was stricken
out, but the Senate did not concur and
the bill went To the order of third read
ing. The House bill was combination
substitute for Representatives Diekema
and Cooks bills. Ii is very sweeping
in terms. including all State officials
and all forms of free transportation.
The offense is made a felony on the
pasrt of the officials and severely
punishable on the part OF the corpora
ton. Some time was spent on the bill,
but 40 conclusion was reached. After
the committee rose the House ad-
journed. although Representative
Richardson tired his recess project once
more.