Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-14
DICKINSON DOWNED
HIS County Nsmesaks suffers q
Hopeless Relapse.
SENATOR'S LET Up on FRIDLEsDER
Aaa f~ks . ssasibis Adisaramsns-Ths
nsass IN NJ haaasr for Saturday sss-
sisss-Sotss Absat she Corridors
OF tks Capitol.
Special 10 the Ts1ssa..-HraAlo.


LAssIsG, Mich. March l3.-Soon
after the House convened this morning.
Representative Meilen, OF Aacornp.
whose new young wife Ishere with him,
sent up the following resolution: .sRe-
solved, That II IS the sense OF the
House that no leave OF absence should
be granted members from tomorrow $
or Mondays sessions, except on ac-
count of sickness" The members
vhose wives are at home, impatiently y
awaiting the return Of their liege lords,
were in an overwh helming majority and
the knocked the resolution into iu-
sensibllIty. This IS the time for another
attempt at holding . Saturday and
Monday session, and the House seems
Inclined 70 do 80. on paper at least.
But leaves Of absence granted ana
French" leaves taken will reduce the
usefulness OF the House TO the zero
point.
Black Eye for Dickinson.
The bill TO organize the new county
Dickinson came up on the order of
third reading IN the House this fore
noon, and consumed considerable tine.
Ii passed through committee OF the
whole yesterday. without any discus
SION. The proposed county is COM
posed Of twenty-ons full and three
fractionaln surveyed towships taken
from the thre counties of Menomnee,
Iron and Marquette. The temporary
county seat IS fixed st Iron Mountain,
Menominee county. The discussion OF
the bill was opened by remark by
Representative Perkins, of Menominee,
10 the effect that Menominee county
was opposed to- the bill. Representa-
tive Doyle, OF Chippewa, replied with \
long and well prepared argument for
the new county. Representative Wag-
ner, or Marquette. opposed 1t, for the
Upper Peninsula had too many coun.
ties already. He ridiculed the big
counties with little populations now or
ganiZed IN that part of the State.
Representative Henze followed with
long speech. After listening
for some TIME the TELEGRAM Err
AID was unable to determine
which side he favored and inquiry from
several members failed to settle the
question. The House took a recess at
noon, without deciding DIckinson's fate.
Another whIrl was taken at the bill IN
the afternoon, so that nearly the whole
day Was consumed IN It's consideration.
Representative Thatcher, of Muskegon,
chairman of the Committee on Towns
and Counties, explained the bill from
the committee . standpoint. Represen-
tative Wagner, OF Marquette, again
attacked the bill and Representative
Northup. of Delta, added his condem-
nation. Representative Doyle, Of
Chippewa. again spoke for Dickinson at
some length, and the vote MAS taken.
The bill received only - yeas TO 46
nays, Mr.. Doyle having voted nay 10
move . reconsideration, notice OF which
he gave At once. One black eye for
Dickinson. He'll get the next one at
the spring election.
The senate Adjourns-Notes.
The session of the Senate developed
nothing of special interest today. Sena-
tor Doran got his bill, TO amend the act
TO provide for an additional Judge in
the seventeenth judicial circuit, or
dered TO take immediate effect, with
only nineteen Senators IN the chamber.
Such tritlIng objection is a matter of
indifference TO LIeuteuant-GovernOr
Strong, however. and ne helped the
Duke out of his 'slough of Gespond."
The Duke was so delighted that he
forthwith moved an adjournment until
Monday, at 9i5 p. M, and the Senate
gave Fridleuder q little let-up on the
terrible strain ne has suffered the last
few days.
Representative Henze's hanging bill
was reported without recommendation
this afternoon, by the House Commit
tee on JUDICIARY. aud quietly tabled,
Mr. Henze beng out of the room. Ii
was stterward taken mp. ordered
printed and referred TO the committee
of the whole. Representative Whites
bill 10 regulate the plating of land out
SIDE of cities aud villages came up on
the order of third reading, out was
tabled on Mr.. Whites motion.
The Grand Rapids "dock line" bill
has been printed and received from the
state printer. IL - known as File No.
l55. IA printed it conforms 20 the
lines agreed upon by the parties inter-
tsrssted at Grand Rapids Representa-
tive Hayward. however. has notified
Hon. G. c. Comstock that he will en-
dsavor to amend the bill in its passage
through the House, but he declines to
state at present what his amendments
will be.