Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-05


work accomplished up to this date is not
equal to that of former sessions, but IL
is expected both branches will soon set
tie down and perfect some OF the really
healthy legislation proposed at the be-
ginning Of the week.
Senator Benson, p. of l., introduced
the following goodwill on earth and
peace to men" resolutions:
Resolved, That we earnestly wish that all
the individual members of this house,
comprising the three independent organiza-
tions of Democrats, Republicans and the
Patrons OF Industry, animated solely by
an ardent desire for the public welfare,
will labor faithfully to ighoro party ties
and partisanship as such, and Will en-
deavor TO pass such measures as the public
needs and demands, Therefore, we pledges
ourselves uhselhshly and energetically for
the passage OF such measures as will, ac-
cordlng to our own best belief, advance the
true interests of the people.
Senator Doran, of Kent, introduced
resolution asking the Auditor General
for statement OF all taxes received
during the past year, together with an
itemized statement Of the sources from
which the revenues have been received,
whether from lands, corporations or
specific taxes. The object Of this reso-
luton is to ascertain whether the taxes
on corporations and specific taxes on
railroads, etc, have increased In the
same proportion as the taxes on farm
lands and property and the poor mans
cottage.
Representative Clapp, Republican, OF
Calhoun, introduced joint resolution
petitioning Congress to submit to the
1 81 n
ment to the United States Constitution
providing for the election Of United
States Senators by popular vote instead
of by Legislatures as at present. 1t was
/ referred to the Committee on Elections
| A bill has been introduced In the
House to bring private bankers under
the espionage Of the Commissioner OF
Banking Also to prohibit the words
bank or banking by any individual or
| corporation not organized under the
laws of this State or the United States.
The three so-called Independent L. OF
/. Senators, who have been swaying
back and forth between the two old
parties with all the coquettish agility OF
a Spanish skirt-dancer and who with
| final double back somersault landed
squarely in the Republican camp on
| Thursday, brought down upon them
selves storm of wrath from the p. OF l.
members in the House.
BY combining with the Republicans
the three J. OF l. Senators succeeded in
TAX ng the appointment of the Commit
tee on Redistricting the State from tho
hands OF the President OF the Senate
and requiring that the committee
shall be elected by the Senate.
The combine could thus elect any
sort of a committee it pleased, and
block the redistricting plans for time az
least. 1t may be that the Patrons are
actuated by the purest of motives 10
going into this scheme, but their
House colleagues fail to see II
in that light. They assert point
blank that the three have placed
in jeopardy all the farmer legislation
which 1t was hoped to pass by the aid oil
the Democratic majority this session,
and unhesitatingly denounce the com
bine in the most unmeasured and indl9
nant terms. The House p. OF /. men,
bers will stand squarely by their Demo
| cratic allies They state that they were
elected with the help of Democratic
votes, and that reform legislation will
not be materially aided by swapping
principle for the qualification OF per-
sonal ambition.
The three p. OF LIS swung back into
the Democratic fold on Friday under a
rumored combine that all parties should
be fairly represented on the Apportion'
ment Committee, consisting of eleven
one of the most important in the Legis-
lature, but purely political.
Gov. Winans has sent the following
nominations to the Senate during the
week, all of which were confirmed In
executive session:
George Gundrun, of 1onia, to be mem.
Der of the Michigan Board Of Pharmacy,
TO succeed George Mcdonald, OF Kala-
mazoo; John III. Buggie, of Coldwater
member of Board of Control State Pub
lie School, term of six years, to succeed
Hon. c. ID. Randall; John Pridgeon, Jr.
Detroit, member Board of metropolitan
Police, term of eight years, to succeed
Horace NJ. Dean; Robert Whaley, o.
Detrbit, member Board of Trustees Deai
and Dumb Asylum, to succeed Charlie:
L. Belknap.
Inspector General-H. A. B. Lothrop,
of Detroit
Adiutant General-General Judson s
Farrar, Mt. Clemens.
Quartermastcr General-Frcderick b
Wood, Adrian.
| MemDeTS OOluleTS I1Olno DOdTu-huSt
]. Shank, Lansing, six years from Marcl
/, 1891; L. q. Rutherford, Grand Rap
ids; Charles II. Manley, Ann Arbor, tt
fill vacancy caused by the resignation o.
Michael Brown, Of Big Rapids, time ex
pires June 12, 1898; L. Wells Sprague
to fill vacancy caused by resignation o
Gen. r. A. Alger, time expires March /
1881, now held by E. f. Grabill, o
Greenvile.
State Salt nspector-Marshal Case!
Of Saginaw; two years from January
Insurance mmissioner-William Il
Magill, West Bay City; two years from
July 6.
Members State Board of Agricultur
Edwin Phelps, Pontiac; Henry Cham
berlin, Three Oaks.
Warden Upper Peninsula Prison, Mar
quette-A. William Malmbourg, Ishpem
ing, two years from. April L Charles II
Higdon of Jackson, Inspector OF tn
State Prison for the full term of si
! years, and Dudley o. Watson a membe
OF the Board of Managers of the Ioni
Reformatory for q like period.
GEO. A. DYER
THE miner who invented metal rivei
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