Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-24
MILNES' BILL PASSED
And q Big Lawsuit Is Confidently
Anticipated From II.
AT. WHITE 4 FRIEND TO REPORTERS
he IatFodasss . Bin To Open the Divorce
Gaze Fitss-SIo,ooo for the Library
worslnsmea Make Themselves
heArd-HouSiae Work.

LAssISs. April 23--The Senate Com
rnittee on State Affairs this morning
recommended the passage OF Senator
MeCcrmick's bill TO regulate the charges
OF telephone companies. The Commit
tee on state Library fayorsbly reported
the most liberal appropriation oil for
that Institution ever framed. 1t IS the
House bill amended SO as TO give the
library $40. 900 for the two years lsSl-z,
and TO authorize the State librarian to
employ ali necessary assistants at not
10 exceed $500 per annum each.
The Detroit IaDorlng men have come
before the Senate with petition HOO
strong, asking for the passage or Sena-
tor Parks bail To regulate the hours OF
labor on the street car lines. This Is
the bill prohibiting the requirement or
more than ten hours labor III any con-
secntlye twenty-tour, or more than six
days IN any consecutive seven, except
IN case of unavoidable necessity. Sen
ator Mines introduced q concurrent
resolution this morning providing for
the issue OF the remainder OF the State
bonds already authorized for payment
OF bounties 10 soldiers. The amount Is
about s54S, ,0Oo.
Milnes' Railroad Bill.
The senate III the afternoon resumed
the consideration OF Senator Mines
famous Michigan Southern Railroad
bill, which had been partially consld-
cred IN the forenoon, The bill was on
Its Ilnal passage and at this critical mo-
lnent Senator Wisner arose and SAID:
"Mr. President, | am opposed 10 this
bill, and nave been from start 10 tin,sh.
1 know and YOU Senators know that
the oil IS unjust aud unconstitutional.
The passage OF it will be followed, as
my friend Senator Mines admits, by
big law SUIT with the railroad company,
and know tnat the Supreme Court
Will decide the law unconstitutional.
The State will be put TO Il great ex-
pense. ! want the Senators now here
10 remember what l say, and when the
law comes up Tor \ test and IS settled rs
] propnesy, | want them 10 recall the
words OF an Old farmer" After this
Characteristic introduction be entered
upon long and carefully prepared ar
gument against the bill. senator Mines
repeated MS ott-told tale, and Senators
Doran and Benson spoke briefly IN ia
vor of the bill. Alter Senator's Mines
and each other. both bills passed by %
yeas to nays-Frldlender and Wisner.
These bills provide for the repeal of tie
old Michigan Railroad charter ana the
bringing OF the company under the
general railroad law The Senate IN
committee of the whole considered and
passed the Miner electoral bill, with the
committee anne ndment tor the election
OF two electors in an eastern and q
western district. The bill was discussed
at length, the sole effort of the Demo-
Gratis being 10 conciiiate the Patrons.
Against sappr~-sing Court Files.
Among the committee reports IN the
House this morning was an adverse one
by the Committee on Judiciary on
Representative Whites bill To amend
the laws so rs to prevent arbitrary sup
pression OF papers fled IN cases IN the
county clerks office. The proposed
amendment consisted of all addition TO
section 7244 OF Howells Annotated
Statutes, IN these words: And all
papers tlled IN any court and IN con-
nectlon with, or as part OF any SUIT or
acton shall become the property OF the
court aud shall remain IN the custody
of the proper officer of the court, shall
be- open To inspection as public docu-
ments, and the same rules snail apply
20 the publication OF such papers, as
applies TO the publication Of proceed
ings IN open court, except IN cases
where n capias is sworn out or where il
Is necessary TO get service IN attach
ment cases. IN which cases the papers
may not be made public until the ar
rest, or the service contemplated shall
have beea made" On motion OF Rep
resentatiye BarkwOrth, the bill was
placed on the general order, and IT will
have 10 stand on It's own merits before
the House.
An Avalanche OF Reports.
The House Committe on Education
reported favorably Representative
Nsgner's brill for the establishment of
the township school district system IN
the Upper Peninsula. The Committee
on State Affairs made a favorable re-
port on Representative Richardson's
railroad bill. 90 bring under the general
law all companies now operating under
special charters. Senator Towns bill
relative 10 prosecuting attorneys ap-
peaTng before the Supreme court in
criminal proceedings was favorably re-
ported by the Judiciary Committee
Representative Miners bill adding 81
new sections 10 the act for the Incorpo-
ration OF building and loan asSocia-
tons was adversely reported by the
Committee on Private Corporations.
The chairman Of that committee, Re-
reSentstive Marsh, says that thts ad-
verse report was made because the ns-
toaai and local associations could not
agree upon the hiu and tnev will be
allowed % fight q out before the Iegis-
isfure. The blil was placed on the gen
erti order. The Committee on Navs
and Means reported without recon-
nasndabcn the Dodge bali. authorizing
the payment of state eounties 70 sol
diers. Is provides for equalzng the
bounty on the bass of si0o Il spprO-
pirates s200.0oo fer each Of the years
issI-0s. The blll was placed on the
geuersl order.
Massexon's urdtle strstgntsrea Up.
The House spent some time this fore
rooa over Representatives COOKS biil
directing the Auditor 10 credit ~ the
county Of NUssegou about sSc00 OF
dehn4ueBt taxes. ssss ssed upon certain
lands within ssfd county ard granted
% the state by acts Of tangress af June
2. 1888. aud March a. i>-s. wh,ie the
tile to the iants was in TIE inited
states or the state. TIE bill Was upon
It's passsrp and was strongly opposed
~ Representative Rsrkworsa aud de-
Tended Nv Representative Cook. The
btH cot 'ass 81 Votes fi lts favor ard
the Sresser declared the biii psssssd
Representative worth, ao~eveF,
cfsanssf thst the hiit shouid receive
two th ris vote. hut the speaker eyer
Fsftest NE rnins Grssaf4sr frrsss's k.fi