Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-03
RESTFOR THE WEARY
Both Houses Adjourn TO Recuper-
ats Wasted Energiess
AID INCIDENTALLY BOOST CHAlPLIy
In the Csnias EIsetieB-Wsmsa ffis
. Msastsr Petition Ia the senAts-fhs
Baker Conspiracy Law Repealed
small Appropriations Aads.
Special to the Tz1EeaAx HsaALD.

Special TO the TzLEGRAx HERALD.
LAssisG. Mich. April 2. = Senator
Wilmington this mornIng presented =
monster petition. containing io2 names
OF women in different parts OF TIE
state, asking the Legislature for more
protection to females from feionious
assault by the death penalty for rape OF
children under IA years OF age. Ine
House concurrent resolution OF ad-
iournmen. from today until Tuesday
night was welcomed with . vigoron;
kick from Senator Benson, who AID no!
want 10 adjourn until tomorrow night.
The majority OF the Senate, however,
kicked hls kick into SUBMISSION and
adopted the resolution, aud the cleo
ton will absorb toe attentlon OF legisla
tors until the great question OF wno's
on top Is settled.
Representative Fildew's bill TO repeal
the Baker conspiracy law" was rusned
through the Senate TINS forenoon, and
thus the hustling Representative go'
the start OF senator Doran, whose oill
IS TeIegated To "'innocuous desuetude.
Regulating speed Contests.
The House JUDICIARY Committee this
tat,ve W. b. Jackson's bill 10 punish
fraudulent entries and practices IN
speed contests. The bill provides ''thaI
If any person or persons shall know
ingiy and corruptly enter, or cause 70
he entered for competition, or To com
pete for any prize, purse, premium,
stake or sweepstakes offered by any
agricultural society or driving club. or
other society organized under the law:
OF this state. or by any association OF
persons IN this State where the same i:
TO De decided by contest OF speed, any
horse, mare. gelding, colt or tilly under
an assumed or false name, or out of it;
proper class or division, with intent to
cheat or deceive such society or organ
izatlon or association, he shall on con-
viction be punished by imprisonment IN
the State Prison for term not exceed
ing three years. or by fine not exceed
ing $1,000. or by both such fine and i'm
prlsonment." The class or division, a:
well as the name of the animal, within
the meaning of the act, are TO be deter.
mined by the rules and regulations OF
the society under whose auspices the
contest Is conducted.
sundry Acts and Appropriations.
The House Committee on Ways and
Means favorably reported the bill max
ing an appropriation TO purchase land
for campus at the State Normal
School. The committee amended the
bill so as to provide for the purchase OF
thirteen instead OF five acres, at an ex-
pense TO the state of not more than
$3, 800, the city Of Ypsilanti 70 contrib.
ute an equal sum.
Representative Marion, of Wayne, 60,
his bill from the table, where il has
slept for some time, to provide for the
incorporation of builders and trader!
associations, and 1t was passed.
The House IN committee of the whole
discussed at length Representative,
Barkwcrth's bill to appropriate Sl20t
tor each of tie years 1912 for the In
dustrlal Home for Discharged Prison
ers- This 10 private institution located
in Detroit, but IL has received some
state encouragement IN years mast. The
bill was passed To third reading.
The House Committee on Ways anC
Means this afternoon favorably re
ported the Appropriation bill for ths
School for the Blind, giving the institu
ton $4,000 for current expenses fol
each OF the years ls9l-92.
Both houses did some unimportant
work in committee of the whole this
afternoon, and then adjourned until
Tuesday night.