Telegram-herald., 1891-03-05
CROW BILL KILLED
BounIiss and SALARIES Both Get
Hack Optics.
COLDwATER SCHOOL REPORT PASSED
A. ssssastsss By the hiasrisy-Tas sss-
aser. W srmas Discuss the ssesscs
Asd Ws0d pF ~ fsssiaS she
l.ssssr Avn M tas I've

speeikg 90 the fkEkaRAs -hsasIn.
LAssIse, Mica, Maroh a.-rhe Houss
Committee on State Affairs KILLED Rep
neseRtatise kolseora's hall intended ~
promote the slaughter of crows by the
offer OF bounty. IL Was tabied on tho
committees adverse report hepresen-
lAuse Flldsw's blll 10 repeal the q Rak.
conspiracy law came mp IA committee
Of the whole and was passed 10 thtTd
reading, with little discussion. The
committee of the whole Knocked Dan
Soper's proposed increase of salary oat
oi Representative D0ramus' JOINT reso-
luton 10 amend the constitution, leay-
ing Attorney General Ellis alone on his
merits, II he hss any. lie wants 5000
per annuln.
Representative Doremns called mp
has joint resolution to increase the Al
torBey Generals salary, the afternoon,
bat II dad not get the necessary two
thrGs vote 10 pass II.
Minority Repors Passed.
The Senate this afternoon took mp
the reports OH the Cold water school in-
yestgauon. Senator sharp, chairman
OF the JOINT committee, moved lhe
adoption of the msloriy report. which
oensares the buard of control and de-
mands the removal OF superintendent
Sswkirk. Senator Nllnes moved 10
sabsttute the minority report. which
censures superintendent Aewklrk, but
leaves nlm 10 the board 10 deal with.
Senator Doran seconded the motion 60
substitute with few remarks, and
senator Mines spoke al length. Char
man Sharp argued earnestly IA support
OF the majority report, ana senator
Doran replied, depreciALng any ce
sure OF the board. senator Nithlngtc
Defended County Superintendent T.yI
who had been censured for hls actso
IN the premises and attacked the con
sstency of the report Senator Mines
showed up the ohsurdity OF eensurIng
4 board that did not and could not
know anything bout the Nellie Griffin
case. Senator Park, with his usual
peculiarly of legal perspicu nv,
thought that the superintendent of
such an institution had n right 10 vio-
late q rule or law 80 long as no harm
came from II. But harm did come ia
this case. lie considered the majority
report a whitewashing report. senator
Wisaer INDUCED IN one of hls long pre-
lminary fiourlshes and then opposed
the censuring of the hoard for some
thing which they had nothing 10 DO.
He made an eloquent appeal IN behalf
of Supt. Newkirk. Senator Park, for
getting his legal opinion that the super
intendent might indulge IN the law 40
long AS no harm came from it. thought
The Board Ought To Have known
OF his former Infringements and
hence were censnrsble. Senator wis-
ner said his young friend argued ~ a
lswyer, but no lawyer, no judge, no
officer could be found who did not
occasionally infringe the law. 'The
Senate OF Michigan itself, said Senator
Wisner, "sometimes infringes the law
It has helped TO make" Senator Park
suggested that his elderly friend was
arguing the matter rather 81 q lawyer.
$50 far a. Superintendent NevkIrk is
concerned replied Senator wIsDer, II
never saw him in my life" senator
Sharp closed the argument IN favor CT
the majority report. The minority re-
port was then adopted by IL yeas 70 4
Days.