Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-01
CRIME TRIUMPHANT
The Houss Kills the Hanging H1u
on . TIE Vote.
RED-HlyDED lSSlsIsS ASSURED
a Lsfs's ysb wtsh Ds4ssss Asd Sissty
to k&t ~ the stsss's nsssi ~ jack
soa-- -Asasr's Amssdsd Eisetsral
HilI fassed-Lstsis - Wsxk Dsss.

IAssEsG, Nich-. April 3o.-The Senate
had 40 sess4oa tnss mornisg, bas the
House sfArtsd OF ~ the usual time
The judiciary committee f4vorably re-
ported Representative BarnaTd's ball.
which gives the circuit court concur
rent jurisdiction with tho superior
court. IN cases agrnst the city or ia
officials. The Grand Rapids "doek
line"-bili was reported oy the commit
tee on municipal corporations, with the
amendment a. 20 the west hns. The
committees on public lands and judi
cary recommended the passage OF hep-
resentatiye Connor's bill, setting apart
Wild Fowl bay, part OF saginaw bay,
for public hunting and fishing grounds.
The old question CT the eonsohdsuoa
Of Az Sable and OscodA into one city
came up in the House Mis- morning.
and consolidation won, by the pass
age Of Representative orth's bill
10 amend the Al Sable charter.
The house refused 10 pass Senator
Stevens bIll TO provide for the organiziS
ton and INCORPORATION OF companies for
clearing out and improving the Ontoua-
gon RIVER, or any streams entering into
it for the purpose of driving logs. Rep
resentat.ve f1idew voted against the
bili for the purpose OF moving a recon-
sideratlon. it Is stated that the real
purpose OF the bsll ls 10 put an end TO
the monopolistic control OF that stream
now enjoyed by the DIAMOND Match
company.
Miners Biu Goes Through.
When the Miner election bill came
back from the Senate with the amend
ments reported, on motion OF Represen-
tatiye Miner II was referred To the conn.,
Inlttee on Judiciary TO consider the
changes made There were numerous
amendments, but the main purpose IS,
rs has often been stated. TO provide for
the election of two electors III an eastern
and western district OF the state, IN
stead OF at large as contemplated IN the
original bill. the heremaining twelve 70 be
chosen in the congressional districts.
Somewhat later Representative Miner
concluded that the amendments had
been carefully made and were all right
He moved that the committee on the
judiciary be discharged. THIS motion
prevailed and PRIOR 10 vote on con-
curing IN the senate amendments. the
faithful were hustled in by call of the
House. The House concurred by 60
yeas 10 20 nays
a Tribuss 60 Murdsrera
The first bill taken up by the House
on the order of third reading this after
noon. WAS the uenze hanging bill. A
saii Of toe H0use was oFdssed eBd the
vote taken under the call. After n
brief argument for the bill by Repre-
sentative Henze, an elaborate argu-
nent against It by Representative
Clapp and q scrlptural endorsement of
capital punishment by Representative
CHISHOLM, the clerk called the roll.
ine result showed "a yeas and ~ nays
and the bill was declared not passed,
amidst much applause by the opponents
of the ball.
The next bill on the order was Repre-
sentative Richardson's bull to establish
o toll road commission, for the regula-
ton of toll roads and a general over
baullng OF their style of doing busi-
ness. He argued the necessity for such
regulation aud was ably supported by
Representative Barnard, who drew bis
ILLUSTRATION entirely from the AFRO
gance and inefficient service of the toll
road companies IN his own locality.
The bill passed.
The house then went into Committee
OF the whole and Representative Wen
dell, of Wayne, tEled TO have the bill TO
establish the Ihirty-second Judicsa. cir
cut. consisting of OutOnagOn and Co
geblc counties taken Up, but Represen-
tatiye Harry. of Houghton, said be had
received telegram from the super
visors Of Ontonagon county, ASKING that
no action be taken until after their
meeting on May q. when they would
consider the question. TIE committee
refused to take up the bill. Then the
committee considered and passed Rep
resentative Miners bill to amend the
act for the incorporation Of building
and loan associations
Iight work In the senate.
In the senate this afternoon the
judiciary Committee recommended the
passage of Representative w. r. Jack
sons bill TO prevent fraudulent entries
and prsctlces IN sp3ed contests. The
Committee on the Mining school recon-
mended an appropriation for that in
sttutiou. OF $500 for current ex-
penses for 1912. and of So, ,seT for the
erection and maintenance OF building
for metailurgv.
The senate graciously passed sens-
tor Bsstone's general election bill in
return for his support of the Miner
Electoral bill snd then put through
Representative Whites Representsuv.
Apporiionuent bill. after many vain
attempts on the part of Republicans 30
correct some OF Hs inlquitous pro-
VISIONS. Senators Bsstone and Benson
delivered themselves "a was expected.
and the biil received eighteen votes.