Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-06
STATE LEGISLATURES.
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S SPRING A
SURPRISE IN THE SENATE.
They Unseat Two Republicans In the
Latter Party's Absence.
Two Reports on the Nellie Griffin
COidwater School Case.

Two Reports on the Nellie Griffin
Coidwater School Case.
Representative Richardson's ''kerosene
oil" bill was introduced in the house
Tuesday. 1t reduces the state oil inspect
or's salary from 81, 800 TO $500. and that of
deputy oil inspectors from 81. 200 TO 5000.
The sum paid for the inspection OF oil must
not exceed one-tenth of cent per gallon,
whereas at present one-fourth or "A cent per
gallon is paid. The bill also reduces the
test from l20 degrees TO 10 degrees.
| The bill OF Representative Miner calling
! for an appropriation OF SO, 900, for the
establishment and maintenance of a
| homlopath school of med cine. TO be To-
Gated upon the grounds OF -. Luke's hos
ptal at Detroit, Was introduced in the
house Tuesday morning. Mr.. Miner
thinks the place an excellent location. and
that the passage of the act Will ultimately
, lead to the removal OF the homeopathic
school from Ann Arbor
Representative Hawley of lonia proposes,
in bill he has intro iuced. To abolish the
altogether The bill was drawn up by one
DR.. VIM. Bell of Smyrna, Ionia county.
''Dr Bell be ongs to the eclectic school. 4"
said Mr.. Hawley, ''and believes that al
medical schools should be on an equality
and given an equal chance at the univer
sity / fully agree with him and in many
respects | thnk the measure l have
faLhercd is Just one The bill provides
for the absolute sale of all medical appli-
anccs an apparatus ut the university, the
money to be turned into the state treasury.
A bill intro luced by Representative Car
pcnter OF Oakland proposes 10 prohibit the
killing of partrdges for five years from
November /, next The bill provides n
penalty of $50 fine. and impr for
from thirty 70 fifty days.
While the republican state convention
was in sess on at jackson on Tuesday,
claiming the presence of several republican
senator's two committee reports Gu con-
tested election cases were sprung on the
senate and were adopted amid great con-
fusion. THIS action uuseated George Il.
Horton of the fifth district and Ben &.
Morse OF the twenty-siXth, both republi-
cans. and gavo their seats TO Jas. III. Nor
row ana ChaS. \. Ere llander. democrats.
I he new senators took the oath privately
and appeared in their places on wednesday
morning 4 great uproar ensued but the
action Of the democrats was sustained.
The committee apo Dted to investigate
the state public school, in relation 10 the
Nellie Griffin case, has made its report.
The report OF the majority of the COM
mittee believes that for the negligent
management of the affairs of the state
public school, eliminating in the death OF
Nellie Griffin, the members OF the board of
control in Office at the time OF the event
aforesaid. whose province IL was 10 appoint
and remove superintendent are Justly
deserving of censure, and that the superin-
tendent. for his gross carclessness in the
Nellie Griffin case, be now removed from
Office" In the minority report the history
of the sad case OF Nellie Griffin is related,
and while the general WORK of Supt. New
kirk is commended he is found TO be cen
surable in this case for not following the
rules OF the board of trustees. which are
quite sullc cnt 10 govern against
such dcceptons as were prdctcc1 by the
wretch Garfield. The committee think the
superintendent neglect can be safely left
they may think proper.
BY rising vote the senate adopted u
resolution OF respect TO the memory oil Col.
James W. Romeyn. The resolution was
offered by Senator Smith, who stated that
Mr. Eomeyn was IA soldier, memLer Of the
Detroit boarl of education, member Of
the house of representatives. in 1865, and
member Of the senate in 1870 and 1883.
The Grand Rapids annexation bill passed
the house Friday and WAS at once trans
mttei 10 the senate. 1t was expected
that when it reached that DO ly it would be
ac,ed uEon with pronptness, but Mr..
Doran preferred 10 IL take the regular
course. The members Of the house from
Kent county expedited the bill.
Senator'S Fried nder and Morrow will
/ receive their per diem from the first day
of the sess on, January {. a claim for
their mileage has been presented.
Ex-Go- Regole occupied the presidents
big chair during the session % the senate
Friday. Being invited TO address the SEN
ate, he responded very gracefully.
A committee Of the senate will visit the
! Detroit house OF co rcction to investigate
that institution upon request OF Supt
! Nichols
The supreme court decides that the pub
| lie interest would best be subseryed by the
/ suppression OF the charges IN bill OF COM
| pia MT for divorce and upholls the county
clerk in Withholding from the public press
cases OF this kind and of similar character
where only private business 10 concoraed.
! 1t holds that the interest in divorce suits is
mere curiosity. and the grounds for such a
suit should never be made public property.
! The test case was that OF Detroit report
er against VIM. My, clerk Of Wayne
county Jluge Grant wrote The opinion.
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