Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-06
TOM MAKES A KICK
Bark~orth Wants a Special Com
mittes 70 Visit Jackson
AND the MOTION COTS OVER
Wh<shey kIecsss,cossoa Wss fssorss1
ar Nos By HI. Co~Assmst~. nr.
summer WAs CsAblr y, Say.

LAssIso, Mich. April a-Ths republic
an members Il tie house held ioliifsa-
tion us~tlnss all forenoon over the gre
ssai saccsss q the party ID the stst'.
sni many decks were appropriately te-
decked this as,erna-bn when the house
sas caliesl - order.
Mr.. Green. chairman n the committee
Ga state pssson. reported THAI the com
mittee hai considered the resolution
offered by Mr. barkwosth providing for
the appointment Il q special committee
O. Investigate the affairs of the Jackson
PRISON. and a. the committe. had a.
ready visited the prison. 10 considered
itsslf competent IA make the inyesslz1-
tion The ret-,ft concluded by askIn Z
the house % adopt the resolution intro
duc.,i 10 the senate BY Mr. Fox, sal
anssnded a. Ia make the Investigating
committee the house standing commit
treon ststr pri-cn-
The resolution xas a hong one. and
NJ barksotth took advantage ~ this
fact IA state that A. 10 was too long ~ tc
fu.ly understood after one reading. 10
xould move IL be made the special order
= ~ clock
SPEAKER Tateum evidently did not
taAs Kindly "a the motion AZ he stated
that the resolution was ;hr same as tAas
.atroduc~si by senator Fox. ~sth the OK
cep;ion noted. and a. u had been printed
10 the Journal. the members should he
familiar With a.
However. when the motion was put to
a vote. II pres allied 10y a vote - b to !.
Shortly after this Mr. Foxs senate
resolution came up. and MIR. Watson
submitted a substitute identic al with
the resolution previously submitted 10y
Mr. Green.
Mr. ..ISworth again took the fioor
and ma.le lengthy speech IN support
90 his ldca. that the committee II inves
tigati0a should be a special one. lie
pointed 10 TIE fact that the house stand
Ing committee on state prison contained
bui one lawyer. lie thought every ui-n-
ter II the Investigation committee
should he a lawyer. thus insuring most
thorough investigation lie said that
the majority ~ the committee would
necessarily 10 republicans. but be hop.si
tie Democracy would 30 represented 50
that the verdict would he accepted by
tn, people u the state as coming FROM a
non partisan source.
Where We're They AZ?
On motion IL Mr.. Widely the matter
xas allowed 20 60 over with the other
special order for tomorrow afternoon.
The state prison committee submitted
a report on Mr.. summers eicctrDcution
ball. bat a. the clerk was unable To- de
c.de. by the report submitted. Just how
the committee decided 20 report on thu
bail. and Chairman Green appeared In
b. unable 20 explain how the committee
81 decided On report. u was referred
AacS o. the committee. although Nr.
Sumner said he understood the commit.
tee had decided upon favorable report
on the measure. The apparent helpless
ness ~ the committee m this matter
may have had considerable Ia do with
the action afterward taken by the house
on Mr. BarsSovth's motion on the dis
position ~ the prison investigation reso-
luton.
Mr. White presented petition. signed
- usary citizens % \cwavgo- county.
asking Tor the crestioa OF county Ia be
called >to,Shridge
l. committee - The whole this after
noon NJ NnderSon's bill amending the
act aNI1ht iAhR a trdftl OF pHDitc works
To- Grand Rapids was passed
Among the bil!s passed vas one pro
hihiting the catching 20 fish in the
waters = - Joseph county Tor two
years II. G,r-enyille incorporation
bsg and the bill providing for iish .hu,es
~ the Muskegon river we're also passed..
Among tho hil.s ps-ss,i IN committee
- tho Whole were. \ bi!l prohibiting
the employment q minors in certain oc
cnratI9ns, bull Tor The protection -
sheep. ti!l appropriatIng 5000 FOR a
home Toe the feeble minded. and bill
providing Tor tie appointment 70 game
and hsh warden.
Tee nill providing for a hoar.l q arb.
trsti0u o. decide disputes between en-
p.oyers and employees 1as Isid on the
tsi1ie.
Adjourned