Telegram-herald., 1891-03-28
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Special to the TxlxsaAAHKRALa:
LANSING Marcn 27.-Tne Saginaw
charter blli came up again in the House
this morning and occupied full nour
Ia discussion, resulting finally IN voting
down by vote Of s yeas, 80 nays.
a resolution by Mr.. Graham. asking
the Governor 10 veto the bill. Mr..
Robinson gave notice OF motion to
consider. When the hour of 1890 ar
riyed the Speaker announced that the
discussion OF the bull for the repeal of
the Baker conspiracy law was now the
special order. ON motion OF Mr..
tIldew. the introducer, the spec lsl
order Was postponed until "Wednesday
next at the same hour. Several bulls
passed yesterday afternoon were given
immediate effect, among which was
Representative Barnard's bill for ineor-
poratlon OF the Benevolent and Protec-
tlye Order or Elks.
When the House convened this after
noon, II Was found necessary 10 order
call OF the House 10 secure . quorum.
A oill authorizing the Incorporation OF
veterinary medical associations passed
and was given immediate effect; also
bill To authorize the Board of Super
sisors OF Muskegon 10 expend 5000 IN
repairing the county lal and court
house. The first OF the electric light
bills reported without recommendation
by the municipal corporations commit
tee came up on third reading ii the
House this afternoon. 1t was for es-
tabhshment OF plant in Edmore,
Montealm county. Representative
Hayward made an extended speech III
opposition to the bill, but 1t passed by
vote OF 80 10 | tIiayward) and was given
immediate effect.
Worlds Fair Commission
The Ways and Means Committee to-
day had meeting To- perfect the bill
for n Worlds Fair commission, and
practically agreed that the commission
should consist OF SIX men and three
women. The commission 20 be incor-
porated; the treasurer required TO give
bond III the sum of $50, 600 with live
suretles; the members of the commIs-
sion shall hold Office until Jan. ! 1894;
the executive. committee TO CONSIST OF
two men and five women. Ii also re-
qulres a quarterly report of the pro-
gress OF the commission 10 the governor.
The amount 10 be recommended was
not agreed to, but the commissioners at
large are urging sum not less than
$500 600, but the present outlook Is that
no more than s20O. 900 may be expected.
Fifty thousand dollars OF whatever
sum IS appropriated will be made avail
able during 1891, for erection of build
lngs. Commissioners Lane and Rich
niond and Alternate Geo. III. Barbour
were present, and Prof. Samuel John
son and III. III. Hunds, representing the
1--we stock interests, aud Hon. Vim.
Chamberlain of the Agricultural college,
Chas. W. Garfield, of Grand Rapids, the
horticultural interest, and Fred Star
ring, of Detroit. representing the views
of President Palmer. Cooks JOINT
resolution making Dan Soper u COM
missioner to establish the boundary line
between Michigan and Ohio, failed of
passage by n vote of IS TO 10. Cook had
the vote reconsldered and bill tabled.
IdIeness In the senate.
The Senate did absolutely nothing at
the morning session. An attempt was
made to- secure an adjournment from
tonight until Monday evening; this fail
ing a recess was taken until instead of
. p. M. The bill providing for State
Board of Prison Inspectors was re-
ported favorably; also the bill for pro-
lection OF dealers IN monuments and
grave stones. The bill making an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the construc-
ton of n recompilation of the record
OF soldiers and sailors IN the Adiutant-
Generals Office, passed under suspen-
sion of the rules. The proceeding
were very commonplace up TO this
point, when Senator Sharp, acting
chairman OF the special committee on
taxation made an adverse report upon
senator Doran's bill increasing the spe-
clfic tax on the output OF the Upper
Peninsula mines. Park Dem. moved
that it be placed upon It's immediate
passage. Taylor rep. objected. and
wanted u first IN the committee of the
whole. A long series of dilatOry mo-
tons followed. They went into COM
mittee Of the whole and ont again with
out improving the situation. Parks
moved To- indefinitely postpone; lost.
Mines moved TO strike out the enacting
clause which would eifectusily kill the
bill. The yeas and nays Were de-
msnded-yeas, IL; nays, IL Mines
SAID he hoped the gag rule would be
temporarily suspended.
Fat. OF ocrao's Mining ras Bin.
Park then made a motion to in
definitely postpone, and after a long
wrsngle. u earned unanimously. Sharp
then reported substitute for porans
other bill. for taxing mining property
the same a. any other IN addition 10
the special tax. The substitute IN sub
stance strikes out the clause: Provided
that nothing in this act shall release
any mining corporation or ASSOCIATION
from paying any specific tax now pro-
vids.d by law" was stricken out, and
the entire systen Of specific taxes done
away vitE and mining tsyed the same
"a other property. The dear farmer
will now be required 20 look IN other
directions for relief than the Democrst
caucus whlch lssued the above decree
At their Pioneer Hall eoucisve held last
night.
The Republicans succeeded IN getting
this substitute placed on the general
order. Il hein Z the evident intention to
pass the oil tonight, At snv rate the
DAYS program had evidently not been
completed, for resolution adopted
early n the afternoon % adjourn until
Norday at ais p. m. was reconsidered,
and the senate adjourned until tenor
row nerniug AT the regular hour.
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