Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-02
PASSED into OBLIVION
Al the Vaunted Democratic Anti
Pass Legislation-
WORLDS FAIR APPROPRIATION FIXED
Al toi0e,0oo a. Per Gov W iaass' Dictatioa
boyle Dasbsa With Whitewash ana
Aasths Censarsd-sssasgr
phsr biii stransied-

LANSING, July lit WAS determined
this morning by the Democratic steer
ing committee that it was possible TO
Teach an adjournment At midnight and
every effort mas been exerted to that
end. The judiciary committee report
cd large number OF bills either adj
versely or without recommendation
Among the former was the Senate
anu railroad pass bill aud the Diekema-
Cook House ball for the same purpose,
has been allowed TO sleep It's last sleep
III committee. The bail has once been
defeated Notwithstanding some heroic
lobbying on the floor OF the House 10y
Governor Winans IN its favor. Tne
Sharp bill providing for the establish
nent of employment bureaus At differ
snt points IN the State under supervis-
hon of the commissioner or labor, and
the bill Tor the creation OF the ofhce OF
Dairy and Food Commissioner also
went by the hoard. The general tax
bill was completed and passed by vote
oi 6l to Is. The report OF the Confer
ence committee on the Worlds Far
hill was concurred in by 10th houses.
The amount stands at 100000. the
commission consists of four men and
two women with compensation OF IS
per day and 50 for expenses, when ac-
tually engaged, the Governor to be ex
otfcio a member OF the Commission.
Doyle whitewashed. Munths Censured.
The Doyle-Munthe investigating CON-
nnltee made majority and minority
Iha former StunQH hV
Representatives Cook, Barkworth and
Miner aud exonerates Representative
Doyle, but censures Representative
Munthe. 1t recommends no further
proceedings be taken, however. The
minority report is signed by Represent
alive Hall, who continues the action of
10th the gentlemen and Suggests that
Representative Doyle would have
shown much greater respect for the
dignity of the House, had he returned
To the city OF Ironwooc the $50 in
question, when he was made aware of
the fact that Representative Munthe
had received IL for pretended services
In passing the charter bill. Represent
alive Dafoe, concurs III the minority
report, with the exception of the return
of the $50 by Representative Doyle.
The minority report was rejected by .
strict party vote of % to As. The ma
jority report was then adopted. The
municipal election biil passed the House
l,y 30 To o. The Senate bill TO regulate
the practice Of embaiming the
dead was again knocked out by
. vote Of twenty-Oue TO thirty-slx.
The bill approprIating S4i, ,997 for the
erection and equipment OF building
for metallurgy atthe Michigan MIN
ing School was taken from the Ways
and Means committee. the amount re-
duccd To $1,000 and after hot fight
passed by q vote of 81 to %. Clerks
Brunt, Johnson. Miller and McKinstry
were granted extra compensation OF 81
per day. A wrangle then ensued over
allowing the SAME amount to the en-
Tollment clerks, Hopkins and Bray.
Exit Police Court stsnographer.
When the hill providing for q stenog-
rapher for the police court of Grand
Rapids came from the Senate with the
salary reduced froa, $1,000 TO $500, Rep
rcsentative Hayward stated that it
would be of no value as II was. and that
the bill might rs well be killed; 60 a
concurrence in the Senate amendments
was refused and the bill tabled. The
Ways and Means Committee has agreed
tO the sum Of 81 go 1888 for the expenses
ot the State government for 1912. and
the expense of the Legislature. Rep
rest NATIVE White claims, in reference
To- the agreement made by himself and
Speaker Wach<i on the Orth liquor
I'LL. that they agreed to support the
bill at the figure Of 800 only.
More Gag Rule.
The Senate had little business of inn
portance and INDUCED in the luxury of
granting extra compensation to em-
ployes. Upon one resolution, before
the result had been announced, Sena-
tor Mines demanded the vote of a
Senator bat could not get recognition
either from the Secretary or the Presi-
dent. This angered the Senator, who
suggested he had supposed the era of
gag rule had passed. TINS led to an
exchange of courtesies and ended IN
Secretary Murphy calling the Senator a
lar and wanted TO fight him then and
there. The Senator then took occas-
ion TO tell Boss Hoetord's 9
Secretary what he thought
OF hrm IN language more emphatic than
complimentary. The entire afternoon
was spent On the general tax bill, which
was agreed to in committee If the
whole. Senators TAYLOR and PrIndle
joined in q minority report of the
Judiciary Committee, upon the matter
of political assessments in the depart
ments at the capitol. II has attached
the testimony of Democratic clerks
under the new administration. which
shows that Contributions were made by
them TO the campaign fund of the last
spring election, a practice the commit
tee says has never at any time prevailed
under Republican rule. The investlgs-
tion has proved boomerang and the
hypocrscy Of the reformers has been
clsarly established.