Telegram-herald., 1891-03-20
kIELY'S CONTEST
He Fails 10 Unseat Republican
Representative DeVers Hall.
SOME APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED
ihs eommittss E.tabiishmsas sf .
Bureau OF Labor and Industrial
stasi.tte.s Reports kassrabiy-
ihs Cs.s ma ssioasrs ro~erA
Special to tbs rslssa4.Hm.LD.

providing Tor the printing OF school
text books by the state came I'D In
committee OF the whole and was some
what discussed, but the committee rose
without taking any action. The SEN
ate then went into executive session
and confirmed the following appoint
nlent:
Members of the Board of Trustees of
the Northers Asylum-Henry II. Noble.
OF Fix Rapids, and Henry c. DAVIS, Of
Traverse City.
Members OF the Board of Trustees of
the Eastern Asylum-Warren q. Vim
ton, OF Detroit, aad William W. Stick
ney. OF Lapeer.
Members OF the Board OF Trustees OF
the Michigan Asylum-NlramA A. Fetch
eT, OF Grand Rapids and Chauncey F.
Cook, OF Hillsdale.
Commissioner of Mineral Statistics
James b. Edwards, OF Houghton.
Member of the Board of Trustees for
the school for the Deaf Ito I'LL vacancy
Joseph Turner, OF Bay City.
The Senate 10 the afternoon again
took up Senator Bastone's text book
bill N committee of the whole. but took
no acton on II.
The House this mOrning spent nearly
a.! It's time IN the passage OF local
measures. The Senate resolution Tor
adjournment was received and WAS re-
Ierred To the Committee on State
affairs. The resolution is very brief
and informal for the purposes contem-
plated. lt Is merely this: Resolved by
Senate the House concurrIngl, That the
Legislature do adjourn It's present ses-
SION on the 3Otn day of April next"
Resolutions for final adjournment usu-
ally make some provisions tor properly
closing business before the session
terminates.
bureau of Labor Statistics.
The only important measure in the
House this forenoon, came from the
Committee on Labor. 1t reported
favorably bill TO amend sections / 3
and 4, and 10 add section 10 the act
creating the bureau OF labor and indus
trial statistics The only change made
IN section /, IS the insertion of clause
fixing the commencement OF the term
March /. la section 5, a clause is in
serted, imposing a penalty tor a wllful
neglect TO obey subpoena to testify
before the commissioner or other men,
Der OF the bureau. In section 4 is
found the meat of the bill, being an in
crease OF the annual Appropriation for
the Bureau of Labor Statistics from
$1,000 to sic, 900. The following is the
new section: "Sec. 8. The commissioner
or his deputy shall have power to enter
any factory or workshop, when open or
IN operation, for the purpose af gather
ing facts and statistics relating to said
bureau; and If the Cwner or occupants,
or his or her agents, shall refuse TO
allow the officers OF said bureau TO so
enter, or shall refuse to answer ques-
tions. or refuse To allow their employees
TO testify At the time and manner pre-
scribed Oy said bureau. then said owner
or occupant, or his or her agent, shall
be deemed guilty Of n mIsdemesnor,
and upon CONVICTION thereof before any
court of competent jurisdiction. snail
be punished by fine not TO exceed
twenty-five dollars" The bill Is now
on the genera. order.
Contested Election Case.
Immediately after the House as
sembed IN the afternoon the Commit
tee on Elections summarily disposed of
the only contested election case IN the
House. The following IS the report
made.
The Committee on Elections, TO
whom was referred the protest of
Eugene kIely against the admnistra-
tlou OF the oath OF office to Devere Hall
as a Representative IN the state Legs
lature and against his admission To r
seat N toe House of representatives.
respectfully report that the protest and
answer of the respondent. the amend
meuts duly made TO the pieadiugs and
the several witnesses named respective
~ b. the protestant and respondent
were duly examined and considered by
your committee; and your committee
find that the said protestant, Eugene
Kieiv. is not entitled 20 a sest IN the
House 10 this Legislature. bat that the
seated member, Devere Hall. IS entitled
TO the same.
Dated March 10. 1891.
lsixued. George A. Lambert. chair
msn Vim. h. Jackson. Micnael !,
Doyle, Frank ". Clapp. AiOaKo h.
Northup.
The report was unanimous and it was
unanimously adopted The sitting
member, Mr. Hall. "a a Republican and
the contestant ga Democrat. Later IN
the afternoon Representative Bsrkworth
moved 10 reconsider. and Representa-
tive Hen1e 10 lay the motion to recon
sdsr on the table. TINS vas done.
The House In committee OF the whole
frat considered Representative Ortb's
hiN making appropriations for toe
state Public school for lSeI2. The
committee approved the following
items SIS 900 for current expenses FOR
each year for repass, $500; for slate
or metal roofs. sio0. for furniture and
hesid ns. sSoa. for improvements in
hospital. $500, for Improvements IN
laundry. SF0o.
lawyers Fi~is nay.
The committee had a serious tnia over
Representative HenEe's bill to amend
.orpriler's sections $50 and $751; rela-
ave h estates N resl properly. fhe
changes proposed % these nportantssc-
tons can be understood from the tot
iow'ng.
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Isr1ds made - tso us more persons Tor
a. husband snd vife exsept a. pro
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se8 uot n laint Eeusucy Iuulsss ct
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