Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-18
HERE'S YOUR GERRY
Sublime Democratic Fairness and
Decency
EyIyCED IN FIXING NEW DISTRICTS
Tor state Representatives In the Lsgis-
IasxFs-Whiss1s Biu Amsndsa 20 Add
0sAseEstie ssa Cot on aii Doubt
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sltion Of some routine work, the House
took up the bail of Representative
White. TO spporuon anew the repre-
sentatlyes among the several counties
snd districts Of this state. A call OF
the House vas ordered 20 marshal the
forces Of the faithful. F. Homer Hos-
ford Was conspicuously uhiqitous, IS
usual when Democratic parnsAnship is
on tap. Democratic representatives
hustled IN from committee rooms, post
once. cloak room, corridors and else
where. What's the bill, Lew IN
CURED Representative Hayward, ss no
breatnlessly rushed through the back
doof- democratic gerrymander," was
the reply ne got and he struck bee
line Tor his seal The bill having been
read, Representative Swift Rsp-l of
Eaton moved 10 amend the bill 50 As 10
give NAcomb county but one, mstcad
OF two, representatives. and Eaton two.
instead OF one Macomb IS an lntensely
Democratic county, With 81 .siS1nhao-
itants and Eaton Is Republican with
s., u9f. Representative Miller or Eaton
industrial, endorsed by Dem. and
PTohlo. favored the amendment as a
matter OF justice 10 the county with the
greatest population. The amendment
was lost py 81 yeas 10 90 nays
Representative Lester (Dem.l OF
Montcalm moved to amend So
as to give Montcalm two
representatives instead of Menomnee,
Montcalm having 81. .6S7 population and
Menominee 33,b39. This amendment
was rejected by - yeas TO 5S nays.
Representative A. A. smith Rep. }.
moved To give Hiilsdale county go. 900
pop.l, two instead of one. and st. Clair
t32 ,ls5 pop, Two instead of three. This
amendment was also lost 10y 23 yeas to
45 nays. Representative Marsh DEM ],
of Midland. moved 10 put Midland and
Clare together, end Gladwin, Roscom-
mon and Ogemaw together. being q
transposltlon OF Clare and GladwIn.
Representative Hall Rep. }. of Ogemaw,
favored the change. This amendment
failed to "catch on" by 81 yess to AZ
nays. Representative Hall (kep.), of
Ogsmaw, made another attempt TO get
Midland, Gladwiu and Clare together,
putting Crawford, Osceola, Roscom-
mon and Ogemaw together and leaving
Kalkaska. Otsego, Nontmorency and
Alcona together. This amendment
met the same fate as the rest. by %
yeas TO - nays.
Republicans Knocked silly.
Representative Church (Rep.) Of
Montealm tried to take one from Ma
comb (3i, ,si3 pop.) aud give it to Mont
calm go .G37 pop.) reversing the repre-
sentatlon of the two. Representative
Chisholm Up. H. of Gratiot favored this
amendment, but the House did not, by
81 yeas to 81 nays. Representative
Conner tDem.) OF Saginaw moved the
previous question, but Representative
Diekema Rep of Ottawa, said be
wished 10 be heard on the constitution
atty OF splitting up the county OF
Houghton, IN the manner already not
iced by the TELEGRAMHERALD. The
House refused TO order the previous
question. Representative Harry Rep
OF Houghton then moved TO amend the
bull So "A TO give Houghton county
(3l,s57 pop.) two Representatives..
This raised the very question that Mr..
Diekema desired TO discuss. He IN
sisted that the county IS the unit of
representative apportionment and the
functions of the Legislature in such
appoTtlonmeut ends with the county.
Representative rripp (Dem,) of Oak
land argued the necessity of dong this
tn lind any territory contiguous TO
Keweenaw county, which stands alone
by itself with no county but Houghton
touching il. The amendment OF course
failed 10 attach. Representative Ry-
land Rep of sanilsc moved 10 take
one Representative from Mscomb
(ll,sl3 pop,l and give II to Sanilac
lS2. $50 pOp.l. This amendment failed
and the bill went to vote. The yeas
were 50 to 81 nays, and the bill was
passed.
Work In the House.
The Senate substitute for Represent
ative Barnsrd's bIll 10 enable cities or
villages to acquire the rights of toll
roads in their streets. which extends
the provisions OF the original bill to
townships, WAS returned fro m the Sem
ate and concurred IN by the House this
afternoon.
The committee on Taxation this af-
teTnoon reported to the House its per-
fected tar bill. which was ordered
printed and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
The House this afternoon passed
Representative Whites bill To raise the
salary of Stenographer Bender, of the
Grand Rapids superior court 10 $1,000:
also Representative w. b. Jackson's =
hill To punish fraudulent entries and
practices in speed contests.
The House adjourned until Monday
at9.lS.