Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-08
IT'S PORT MICHIGAN
STATE BOARD OF INSPECTORS BILL
surs Up a. Aerimeaisss ParsisAa Dis.
eussiea In the ~-IiiamlassinE
oiis and Whiskey coasidsrsd-
work IN The Housa.

esSf SAey inc oe1etc SuAfi-
ciary Committee this morning favor
ably reported Representative Barnard's
ball to ascertain and give notice OF the
heirs OF deceased persons. The Conn.,
mittee on Finance and Appropriations
recommended an appropriation of $780,
600 for the fish commission for ls9l-2,
but failed TO recommend the appropri-
atom OF sils.397 for the mining school.
The committee OF the whole spent all
the forenoon on Senator Wisner's bill
10 provide Tor State Board of Inspect
ors 10 manage the state Prison, state
House OF Correction. State Prison a.
Marquette, Reform School and Indus
trial Home Tor girls. Senator Wilkin-
son moved 10 strike out the provision
making the governor q member ex-
officio, but the motion failed by par
tisan VOTE SenstorMilnes offered An
amendment making the board non-
partisan. "How many boards were
made non-partisan. when the Republic
ans were IN powerp' asked Senator Wis
ner. Never one IN the whole thirty
wears" he continued, land now YOU
come begging for office at the hands
OF the Democrats. l do not
think that the Governor wants to be
hampered by any Republican dicta-
uon. Senator Mines said that he didn't
care TO bring out so much discussion by
the Democrats, for IL was a waste of
wind for them. since in two years q
Republican Governor would have the
appointing power. Senators Gilbert,
Park, Sabin and stevens all took part
IN the discussion. The committee did
not finish the consideration Of the bill
before noon.
Oil and Liquor Talk.
Representative A. F. Ferguson's bill
to amend the act for the inspection OF
oil. which has had hard luck in the
Senate, was reported without recon-
mendatlon by the committee on public
. health this afternoon. 1t was taken up
in committee of the whole later. re-
stored to the shape in which II came
from the House and afterward passed
by the Senate.
Senator smiths bill TO provide for
uniform liquor tax was taken up in
committee of the whole. Senate Doran
offered substitute TO make au equal
izatlon tax of $500 or $4OO. not vet de-
chair refused to recognize the substi-
tute, ruling that q substitute could not
he received in committee of the whole.
This stirred up Senator Wisner's bill to
10 the oveIrunnIng point, but Senator
Stevens held the fort and barred out
the substitute. The bill was then semi
to the committee OH liquor traffic and
Judiciary jointly.
The eov, = 70 ~<,sx, vv,,fxao oy, ~pxvrorr;a
tions and finance reported back the bill
10 make appropriations for improving
the buildings and grounds for the asy-
lum for insane criminals, cut down
from "a, loo to 81 .S95.
House Routine.
The House committee on judiciary
this morning favorably reported the
joint resolution to permit JOSIAH w.
Begole to go before the Board of State
Auditors with his claim. The commit
tee on ways and means recommended
an allowance of $i0.s00 for building
aud repairs at the State Prison, having
cut down the original estimate OF $685.
40. In committee of the whole, on
special order, the House consumed the
better part of the forenoon on the bill
ID consolidate the villages OF Benton
Ifarbor and st. Joseph into one city.
The greatest trouble seems to be the
naming of the bantling. Rockwell"
Britain" "La Salle," and est. Joe
ITarbor,', were all proposed. The mat
ter was not settled when the committee
rose for dinner. The House continued
the consideration of the St. Joseph and
Benton Harbor embroglio in committee
OF the whole after dinner, settled upon
the name Port Michigan" on motion
of Representative G. l.. Eaton, and
recommended the passage Of the bill.
The House put the bill on its immediate
passage and got rid of it. The Gov
ernor has approved the act amendatory
Of the act TO establish q board of police
and fire commissioners in Grand Rap