Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-12
is ALL FOR EFFECT
Democrats Are Posing As Re-
formers at Lansing.
THEY'RE DOWN ON jUNkETS
Doran Brings Out His Circuit Court Fee
Bill. M. Weston Wants More
Money for Michigan's Exhibit.

LANSING. Jan. 1.-The democratic
contingent became frisky this morning
Immediately on the opening OF the
session Of tho house. Tom Barkworth
Of Jackson offered resolution to the
effect that no committees be asked to
visit state institutions unless there WAS
. difference between the state board
Of corrections and charities and the
local board controlling any institution
and then only by special resolution Of
the house. The resolution 10 similar TO
that adopted in the democratic JOINT
caucus last night. The reform yelps
Of the minority arc music to the ears
of the republicans ~ they are 20 evil
IDENTIFY made for political effect, and
this one 10 particularly ludicrious IN
connection with the extensive junkets
OF the squawbuck legislature. Every
democrat present voted yes on the reso-
luton ana nearly all OF the republi-
cana opposed 1t. The vote stood 81 to
"a against Its adoption.
Concerning the resolution Speaker
Tateum said to the correspondent for
The HERALD: at 10 mere political
clap trap. The state board, which Is
composed entirely of democrats, has
itself recommended that all these in
stitutlons be inspected 40 the board
has not been able to make an investi-
CATION for two years. You can safely
make up your mind that these institu-
tions will be thoroughly overhAuled
by committees of the republican iegis-
lature."
eat" White gave notice of four bills
the first day of the session, and three
of them were introduced by him this
morning. One bill directly affecting
Grand Rapids 10 In relation to the JUS
tees courts. Its effect would be to
consolidate them into q higher court
of record for civil cases.
worlds Fair Exhibit.
1. NJ. Weston of Grand Rapids ar
rived in Lansing this morning. In the
afternoon he was closeted for
an hour with Speaker Tateum
aud four or five members If the
legs ature in the speakers private
room. IL was rumored that Mr.. Wes-
ton was here in the interests of pro-
spective bill for an additional sppro-
priasion of $4,000 for the Michigan
exhibit at the worlds fair.
To the correspondent for The HER
AID, however, Mr.. Weston positively
denied that he was doing any lobbying.
~ came here," said ne, ''at the ex-
press request of the governor and my
errand was simply to lay before the leg
isIature the needs of the state worlds
fair commission, the various interests
which we desire to have represented
and the means we have of gratifying
them. In no sense am / here as lob
byist."
Leavitt of Oceana, the balloon and
tight rope reformer, bobbed up in the
house again this morning with another
resolution to prohibit smoking. this
time during sessions. To his great de-
light IT was adopted. Mr.. Leavitt wears
q set of whiskers of the Don NJ. Dick
inson pattern.
In the Senate
The senate did not convene until .
O'Clock this afternoon, and very short
session was held. Changes IN standing
committees were announced as follows:
Library--Sawyer in place of Clapp.
Notwithstanding IN place of Crane.
Printing-Sawyer IN pace of Weiss.
Weiss and Hough were added to the
contested eectlon committee of
Wheeler vs.. Mngford.
Senator Weiss gave notice of joint
resolution to amend the constitution
relative to the house of representa-
tives. His intent IS to bring the elec-
ton of representatives nearer to the
reople. Ii provides that all large cities
shall be divided into as many represen-
tative districts as they send represen-
tatives, and that candidates for repre-
sentatives shall be nominated in separ-
ate conventions held in the different
districts. The idea is to keep any par
ticulsr clique of politicians from fur.
nishDg ali the representatives. from any
city.
On the first day of the session Sena-
tor Weiss gave notice IF a bill to repeal
the Miner Law. Today he filed notice
of bill to place the former election
law into effect. 1t IS entitled, "A bill
TO provide for the election of presiden-
tial electors"
senator Dorap's MN.
Senator Doran gave notice OF bill TO
amend the act TO provide for the CON-
peusation and prescribe the duties of
certain Kent county officers. Mr..
Doran. with his accustomed phil
antnropy, is trying TO make things
easler for the new republican county
clerk. Under the amendment, attorneys
will pay 81 ON the entry of the case in
the circuit court, and 81 when the final
judgement or decree Is rendered.
Senator Mueford filed HE answer to
Senator Whceier's protest this after
noon. and the investigation will begin
before the committee at 10 O'Clock to-
morrow.
The following appointments of COM
nsittee clerks were announced; Judi
clsry. Mark Powers. Grand Rapids;
clties and villages. Thomas Farrell.
Detroit, state affairs, Bert c. Read
Grand Rapids; railroads. j. n. Powell:
liquor traffic. c. {. Canpau. Detroit;
finance and appropriations, g. ;.
/ Frenzen.