Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-07
IT'S ALL OVER NOW
nuRRlEOLy LEAVE FOR HOME
The Democrats Had 10 Come Down
From Their Perch and Pass Toler-
ably Fair Appostionmen, B,lis.


ment committee " report bill 70 the
house which reduced tho membership
70 sixty-four. This WAS advocated and
opposed on party lines, the democrats
favoilng aad republicans opposing.
Democrats were not allow to see the
INN ense advantage bill Of this kind
would give them. Il vac disc usscd at
some length and finally amended "
leave the matter discretionary with the
committee a. to the figure NJ which the
membership would be placed. Pending
a report of the committee . recess was
taken until IL IA.
II Was very soon ascertained that the
nxty-four membership bill, or any 9TH
er number, could not be made salts
factory. ~ it Disseminated heavily
against the country districts, but the
democrats would haye ~ great par
tissn advantage in it in the election OF
United States senator that they chung
tenaciously to the scheme.
white's hin Adopted.
When the house convened the com.
mittee reported the sixty. four bill with
out recommendation. and made unsn-
imously favorable report upon what
Was known at the regular session as the
White bill, its author being Representa-
tive White Of Kent
A recess was taken till 1:30, when the
bill was unanimously agreed to In COM
mlttee of the whole, :he sixty-four bill
had all sftor the enacting clause
stricken out, and subsequently the
former bill WAS passed under suspen.
sion of the rules by vote Of 81 to 4.
The nays were Cannon, II. Johnson
and Lambert, democrats. and st.
Clair. republican. 1t was gwen imme-
diate effect, and cent to the senate.
The senatorial apportionmcnt bill
came over from the senate. and the
house under suspension of the rules
passed 1t by vote OF 68 To 10, and it
was given immediate effect.
With this ended the duties OF the
house, so far as the tive bills were con.
oerned, unless the senate should
amend, which was not among the possi-
bilitles.
The Senate Was Harmonious, Too.
An equal degree of harmony pre-
vailed in the senate. 1t became appar-
ent TO the democrats that they could
not command the necessary seventeen
votes to pass bill to their liking very
early in the day, 80 they made virtue
of necessity and assumed to feel happy
over their defeat. Republicans were
bubbling over with good nature and
when the bill introduced by Senator
Brown, q =. of l. man with repub-
lican antecedents, and tendencies, and
who had acted with the republicans
through Yesterdays session, WAS unan-
imousIy reported by the apportion-
ment committee. Republicans gave y
sigh Of relief and satisfaction, for
it indicated that the battle had been
won aud that Hosford aud his follow
| ing had been Inundated.
The usual .formalities were gone
through with, the rules suspended, and
the bill went through bya vote of "a to 3.
The nays were Senator Wilmington OF
Jackson, who objected to being placed
IN hopelessly democratic district,
Taylor, who was not satisfied with the
construction of the bill on general
principles, and Holcomb, who objected
10 the boundaries OF hia district.
Immediate effect was withheld until
its return from the house. for tho rea-
son that republicans desired to sec in
what condition IL came back, for
should it be amended in the interest of
democrats, the amendments could be
concurred in by a majority vote. and
they would be powerless to protect
themselves at this stsge Of the proceed
ings.
senator brown Honored.
Senator Brown, the author OF the
senatorial bill, was honored by being
elected president pro tenn. of tho SEN
ate by unanimos vote. Senator Wheel
er voted for Frank ~. Hosford, CON-
mander-in- chief of the democratic
| forces, but after wards humorousiy
announced that ne had ascer-
| member of the senate and hc went TO
! Brown.
| The home representative bill received
. favorable committee report, and it
went through flying by . practically
| unanimous vote.
Governor Winans sent . special mes
senger, suggesting that q commission
Dc authorized 10 report plan for i'm
provement Of country roads and for the
employment OF convict labor for that
| purpose.
In accordance with this concurrent
resolution was passed Authorizing the
| appointment OF . commission OF three
TO serve without compensation. except
the payment OF expenses and an appro-
| pristlon not to exceed $500 was author.
lied for that purpose.
A concurrent resolution WAS passed
authorizing the secretary Of the senate
to procure . sufficient number Of maps
of the new representative and senator
isi districts 10 ha placed IN tue entire
ed ton of the 1891 legislative manual.
Issert~s Appssstmssss Confirmed
senator Doran of Kent introduced q
/ resolution which waa unanimously
adopted asking the governor To report
/ what information he had upon the
/ defalcation OF Thomas NJ. Wilson, late
/ clerk of the state board of auditors.
| This VAS for the purpose of nnllify.
/ my the effect of the Dan soper rcsolu-
| ton, passed last night.
| The senate went into executive ses-
| sion and confirmed some interim sp-
| continents made hy the governor.
| They were; ~. NJ. Barnes. Ianssng, q
member of the state hoard of prison
inspectors for eight years, Francis W.
Palmer for Gx years, Edward Duffy
for four years and Milo ID. Campbell
/ tor two years.
Gilbert r. Corbin, 81. Johns, member
/ of the state board OF examiners ia
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