Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-07
ON HIP AND THIGH
BAsk~osth's Hard Tusr-Oose m
the Legislature
ON PRISON INVESTIGATION
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yess ssza ssensgsaphers He Em-
SbDye1. Wss fs.rd

LAssfS6. 4j<n-. Apru o-Ihw istsf
nooa's sssui On a the houss 90 saltry
sn-. 90 ing IA the hsatsd sryusssnt IN
dalg.d In BY many - the members.
After number % petitions for a state
f-formAtofy fos vo0sa. equal suffrage.
and the creatioa u . county To te calied
stockhridgs. the special order d tho
dzy-ths JscksDn prison Investigation
resolutions vsre called up. and on no
ton u Mr.. Nsvkirk 10 wss decided ~
nrst act upon Mr.. wzt~Dn's substitute.
which provided fog . committss oe IN
vestigatIon b b composed u the house
and ssaats standing committees On state
prison
Mr.. barkworth toox tho dops and said
he could 80 no good reasin Tor the
sdoptisfn OF the substitute. The srnAte
had adopted concurrent resolution and
cent IL Ia the bousr which. sith some
little amendment. would be about the
proper thing There vas a general de-
sire On the part Il the people - Nlchi-
gan for thorough investigation VI the
entire system az management 1t the
pTl~pn- Among TIA. MANI things insoiS-d
was the safety Of sccisty. and non-
partisan and careful investigation WAS
Necessary. hs thought both political
parties should he represented On The
committee pro rata With their representa-
tioc IA the house and senate. The adop
tion IL the substitute meant . commit;
Tee composed vi seven republicans and
oue democrat. which would be such a
nasif-stly unfair proposals ton thar II was
doubtful II tia conservative people ut
Michigan would accept il report ~ a
fair representation ~ the situation. He
said that lawyers we're. by special train
ing. the propos persons a. constitute u
corGmittec % this kind The proper
ton u lawyers on the standing commit
tres IN state prison was not sufficient.
IL hal always bern the practice III the
house 20 instruct the speaker Ia appoint
special committees when inyestlg alton
Was "a be made. Lawyers had always
pr-dominated on thos~ committees
Mr.. N-wkirk then arose To reply and
said that two years ago the democrats
had always insisted on having a major
ify on the committees
Mr. Barkxorth challenged him 81
mention q committee on which there
hal not been one u the beet lawyers
from the republican side ~ the house.
Mr.. Nevkirk said that Mr.. Barkworth
hae not r~plicd Ia his remark. but be
did Rot care. The stencil from the
sqeasbuck legislature must be strong.
indced. in the nostrils 81 the gentleman
from jackson when u induces him to
AJAX for an Investigation of the affairs 1t
the state prison Al Jackson. said Mr..
NeNkirk.
N~wktpk's R~plv
He thought IL wculd make no differ
ence what proportion II republicans or
democrats the committee contained. lie
had recently visited the prison and ne
knew that there Was lax mar ayement
there. He BAD seen several convicts
asleep on plies u shavings near the
machinery IN the workshop. while other
cousicts were playing football on the
rosfs a; the buildings TWAS not ueccs
~ Tor the committee % ne comp ed II
li<yers O. unear'h ths rottenn-~s IL the
institution. lie said the appointment Of
lawyers on the committee would cripple
the house committees IN the important
work they had on hand. As a rule. the
SQUAT. had not concurred IN the action
- the house. returning nearly every bill
amended or substituted. and he did not
think the house should fell duty bound
o concur IN the action 1t the senate.
HE thought the people ~ the state
would IT, a. we'll pleased with a proper
taon - seven republicans tai one demo
crat 40 any other proportion. He sand
that when the special com niittee hal
been appointed to 90 a. Detroit t. inves-
tigate The election - Davock and Shell
berg. Mr. Barkworth had protested
against the appointment ON the commit
toe % lawyers. arguing that such action
snlid cripple the house. The gentle
man from Jacks q ssr not corsistent.
Mr. Jones. member IT the state
pris-un committee. then said that as
tao QUESTION bad frequently been asked.
shy hal not the coRmlttee made re-
port on the prison. he would state that
the rea-in va that the Inventory a. the
priAn hail not been completed In time
and The committee bad decided not 10
make a report until Warden Chamber
lain AL fairy assumed command Mr..
Jones then stated that the committee
hal been ant to the srispn la investi
gate it- sanitary condition and had
found nothing wrong Warden Davis
hail laughed at them for cuming on such
mission and said that Mr. Bsrkaorth
hsd told him Davis that he hal intro
duc-si the resolution SIMPLY To give the
committee trip
Nr Bsrsvorth jumped Ia bis feet on
a question - privilege. ard saii ihs,
While ne dad not doubt Mr. h,nes. be
sishs-l "a -mphsticslly and Indignantly
deny the statement credited g. Wsrdea
DAVIS. and furthermore that b. had not
introduced the resolution sending the
fosnnnttee - Jackson. The resolution
ess effere,l ~ a republican. Mr. Watson
- tascols. HIs own resolution which
ss= introiuced lrior 10 Nr. Wa;anIis :.
hsd been shelved
Worn of the pr~s>.
Mr. Buszsg ssid tia, the inve~figs
tiuu ~ The affairs II the PRISM would 10
regarded by the people q ,he state ~ q
more Importance than all tho business
the Judiciary com nsitfe~ would transact
during ne present session. The news
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