Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-26
SENATOR'S SQUABBLE
Over the Saginaw Charter Amend
menE Bill.
MURDER AND THE DEATH PENALTY
nads . special Order for Next TUESDAY
-fFuAar Girls al be Pfstsetsd-stAts
Bonds Dis4pprosed and . ship
tAsAl ts be eonsldsrxa-


LANSING. March 25.-Pontieal gorge
aTlses II the Senate on very slight pro-
vocation. senator Brown, q Patron.
1t present allied with the Republicans.
this mornlng moved that tue bill 10
amend the saginaw charter be recalled
from the House. Senator wsner
thought such a matter concerned the
Saginaw people more than Senator
Brown. and he (Wisner) was here 10
speak for them. senator Crocker
came 10 senator WIsners assistance
lie waxed exceedingly wroth IN belab-
oring the Patron Senator, who had
slipped from Democratic control. The
motion failed. \ little tale hangs there
b. The amendment 10 the charter
Was quietly shipped through both houses
and gives Saginaw big increase IN
representation on the board of super
Nisors. Representative Robinson, Of
Saginaw county, discovered the African
ia The Saginaw wood pile when the bull
vas on its way To the Governor. lie
desired Senator Wlsner 10 move 10 re-
call the bili, but the latter would
not do SO. Senator Brown made
the notion in the interest of
Representative Robinson, but tie Sem
ate refused To consent. In the House
Representative Robinson then moved to
CLscharge the committee ON enrolment
from further consideration of the bill.
80 as To ConsIgn 1t TO the table. Repre-
sentative CoanOr, of Saginaw City,
raised the point of order that such ac-
ton was irregular. The Speaker over
ruled bis objection. Then Representa-
tive Dlekema offered. ss a substitute,
resolution requesting the Governor to
veto the bill. Representative Robinson
accepted the substitute, thus making 1t
the original proposition. Representa-
tive Barkworth offered substitute re-
questing the Senate to recall the bill
from the House. as the latter had passed
II under Misunderstanding. This pro-
position pleased Representative Connor
and II was finally adopted.
Gag Rule and Tsuancy.
When the Senate IN the afternoon
received the request of the House to
recall from the House the Saginaw
charter anne ndment, Senator Wisner
got the floor, opposed the request. got
IN all he wanted 10 say and gagged off
thh rest with motion to- table. That
motion prevailed. Then senator Mines
moved To reconsider tile Senate's acton
IN refusing. at the mornings session, TO
recall the bill, but that motion was also
tabled. Senator Wisner is now on top.
but the House may be indignant
enough at the discourtesy to request
the Governor TO veto the bill.
The Senate this afternoon passed
Senator Doran's bill to- amend the
truancy act. IL changes the act IN re-
latiOn TO girls. and Is one of the bills
approved by the State Association of
County Agents. To meet the case of
girls WHO have no parents, It makes
them guilty of truancy If they frequent
improper places against the command
of their guardian. IL also prosides
that girls between ten and fifteen shall
be confined IN the Adrian Home until
eighteen, and girls over fifteen, until
twenty years OF age.
state Bonds and ship Canal.
The House Committee on Municipal
Corporations this morning reported
back without recommendation several
bills to permit municipalities to bond
themselves To erect electric hight plants.
The committee said: "Iour commit
tee while unwilling TO stand IN the way
OF proper enterprise, are yet persuaded
of the danger OF countenancing a gem
eral system of bonding for such pur-
poses, which would, IN the opinion of
your committee. be apt to result IN ms
fortune IN many instances, when the
enterprise had been entered upon with
the best intents. This policy Your COM
mittee deem too dangerous IN Its re-
suits 10 take the responsibility OF re-
commending and believe that the mat
ter properly belongs TO the House 10
settle the merits of each particular
bill Tho bills were ali ordered
printed and referred to the committee
of the whole for separate consideration.
The House Committee on State Al
fairs reported. without rccommenda-
ton, Representative Whites bill max
ing an Appropriation for the survey Of
n snip canal across the state, but the
bill vas referred TO the committee of
the whole. The same committee favor
ably reported the biIl making an ap-
preparation OF $500 for the state
Weather Service tor ls9l-2.
Murder Rewarded by Death.
The House tins afternoon made
Representative fienze's Capital PUNISH
ment hill the SPECIAL order for Tuesday
next. al , o. m. This bill proposes TO
amend section 9075 Of ilowelFs stat
utes. 80 "a to read "a follows. "AIl
murder which shall be perpetrsted by
means Of poison. or lying in wait, or
apv other kind of wiilful. deliberate
and premed itated killing, or which
snail be committed in the preparation
or attempt to peTpetrate any arson.
rape, robbery. or burglary, shall be
deemed murder Of the hrst degree, and