The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-03-10
THE LEGISLATURE.
Business Transacted by the States
men at Lansing.
No Work OF Great Importance Is Done
Memorial Exercises In Honor of
Ex-President Hayes, Ex-secretary
Blaine and Ex-GOv Baldwin.
HOUSE.

| HOUSE.
| LANSING, March 1.-The two houses met n
! Joint convention Tuesday evening and partici-
pated In memorial exercises in honor OF ex-
| President Hayes and ex-Goy Henry p, Bald
| win Lieut. Gov. Giddings presided and eulo-
gies upon the ex-president were delivered
| ~ President james b. Angell; OF the
Centerville, and Morrow, OF Adrian, and
Representatives Kline, OF Ann Arbor, and
Newkirk, Of Lake. Hon. William II. Bates, Of
| Detroit, delivered the principal address on the
| life and character of ex-Gov Baldwin, whose
| private secretary he was for number OF years
| and addresses were also made by Sena tors Glib
| son OF Detroit and Doran OF Grand Rapids and
! Representatives Barkworth OF jackson and
| Dovock of Detroit.
| favor OF the bill for constitutional convention
| TO meet October 3, lS93 limiting the time to
| sixty days and the membership to 100 The
rules were suspended for placing II upon It's i'm
mediate passage but some objection being
made, its consideration went over
| LANSING, March bills were introduced in
the house amending the charters of Gladstone
and Bessemer counties In the upper PENINSULA
and submitting constitutional amendment
authorizing Grand Rapids TO bond itself for
public improvements Favorable reports were
made upon a bill providing for female suffrage
ana to prohibit walking on any railroad track
OF the state.
Joint memorial services in honor of james
G.. Blaine were held In representative hall in the
evening. Appropriate addresses were made by
Gov. Rich, Associate Justice McGrath, of the
supreme court, and several members from both
houses OF the legislature.
LANSING, March 2 The house passed the
Gladstone, Cass City, Gobbleville Thompson
vile, Tustin, Standish and Bay City charter
bills. and they were given immediate effect
The judiciary committee made favorable re-
port on the house Joint resolution for the SUBJ
mission OF constitutional amendments for %
state and county road commissioner system
LANSING, March 3-The bill providing for
the Rhines vote recorder was the subject OF o
long discussion in the house. but pending it's
final passage IL went back TO tho judiciary CON-
mittee. The house passed bill making an APP
preparation OF Sl65,OOO for the maintenance of
the soldiers home for the years 1898 and 1894
Representative Barkworth again presented
the protest which he offered two weeks ago
against the resolution adopted by the republic
an majority condemning the lynching OF negroes
in the south. Speaker Tatum again ruled the
protest out OF order because OF its being couched
in supplementary and disreputable ian
all reference to the matter was expunged from
the journal Mr.. Barkworth claims this TO be
denial OF his constitutional rights and ruling
ana the basis for mandamus proceedings To be
commenced in the supreme court next week to
compel the speaker TO receive the protest and
order IL printed in the journal
LANSING, March 4.-The house was the scene
of a most sensational and personal debate be-
tween Speaker Tatum and Representative Ew-
ing during the consideration OF ReprcSen tatiVe
Barkworth's protest against expunging from
Fridays journal all reference TO his previous
protest relative 10 the action of the house
in adopting the Ferguson resolution condemn
ing the lynching OF negroes i'll the south AS
there was barely quorum present, and the
democrats refrained from voting, the motion
to expunge all reference 10 Representative
Barkworths latest protest did not prevail, less
than quorum voting.
LANSING, March 6-In committee of the
whole the house passed q joint resolution pro
posing amendments to the nstitution fixing
the compensation of members of the legislature
at 1850 per term; providing for utilizing the la
Dor OF convicts on highways consoli-
dating the village OF Fort Gratiot with
the city of Port Huron, and reducing the
time within which bills may be intro.
duced in the legislature from fifty to thirty-flye
days. The Australian ballot bill received favor
able consideration, and the house agreed to a
amendment granting municipal suffrage TO
women 1t was made special order for
March 10.
LANSING, March 1.-The senate refused to
concur in the report of the committee on
state affairs recommending the appointment of
joint committee 10 confer with like COM
mittee from the legislature of Wisconsin with
O view to securing the enactment of uniform
game laws in the two states. The major
ity OF the committee on elections re-
ports favoraoly on the bill providing
pear but once on the official ballot, thereby
rendering fusion between political parties inef-
fective An adverse report was made on bills
providing central boards OF con troll OF state in
stituuons, the sentiment being in favor of re-
turn to the separate board system which pre-
vailed previous TO 1891 Amendments to the
state constitution were suggested by the com
mission appointed by the governor to report
necessary legislation for the improvement of
the public highways.
LANSING, March 1.-The senate INDUCED in u
long and heated discussion upon the McLaugh-
lin bill providing an annual tax of one-fifth OF
mill for the support OF the Michigan university.
1t was amended so as TO read one-sixth OF
mi ~ 10 4
will bring to the institution about $751;
600 annually. Other bills were passed estab-
fishing state board of control for the state
public school at Coldwater, and authorizing
Bay City to borrow money for the completion
OF the city hall. The senate failed to pass the
worlds fair appropriation bill or make any
material progress toward its passage. The
worlds fair appropriation bill was intro
duced and passed the house early in the
session, 1t provided for. an additional appro-
priation OF $4,000 and an addition OF two MEM
bers to the commission. In the senate the bill
came before the committee on appropriations,
of which Senator Burt is member, he sue
ceeding in getting the committee to recommend
that the amount be reduced 10 100000. The SEN
ate refused TO concur in the amendment
LANSING, March 3-After discussion last
ing several hours in the senate the worlds fair
appropriation was cut to $50 900 from $50 900 and
then the bill failed to pass, lacking one vote
twelve votes being recorded against it, The
vote was reconSidered and the bill lail on the
table. A bill was reported from committee APP
propriating $4,000 for establishing home for
the feeble minded on the cottage colony plan.
LANSING, March 4-Only business OF minor
importance was transacted in the senate on
Saturday.
LANSING, March 6-The senate passed the
bill making an appropriation OF 10000 for the
support of the Industrial home for girls for the
years 1893 and 1894; also appropriattng fl02,OO0
for the support OF the state normal school for
the years 1893 and 1894.
Trap Shoot at Lansing.