Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-12

LASslsG. Mich. May li-ln the sen
Ate this nsorn.ils Senator Ciarks molten
that the state prison committee continue
IN Investigation and secure some IN
formation. wAs tabled
Despite the fact that the committee
on finance and appropriations reported
against concurring in the house amend
meats Ia the Kalamazoo insane asylum
appropriation bill. the senate concurred
Ia n. amendments. which provided for
an additional appropriation II sls,uO
for AT electric light plant
Further consideration q the Hud-on
charter hill has been indefinitely poet
ppnssi hy the senate.
The governor announced that he had
signed the following bills: \ ball amend
ing the law relative to the practice ~
dentistry. hiil amending an act rela
tive "a th- Michigan reform school for
Y lis ball authorizing the village IL
Fast Jordan Ia borrow money for public
improvements: bill making an appro-
prlatlon for the industrial home for
glrlt
During the morning s.ssion the West
Bay ty charter biil and the ball pro
vidirg FOR the government ~ the asylum
fpe dangerous and criminal insane were
pdsscd.
Al III. afternoon session Mr.. Nc
I.aughlin's hill prohibiting the employ
meut n free labor and the confinement
II United States prisoners from other
states IN the Detroit house uf correction
came up and was passed without debate
ty "A vote IL ~ Ia =.
Tn. following bills were passed: 4
till amending the charter Of the city ~
Lansing. bill amending the law rela
tive 90 the register - deeds keeping a
general index; a bill providing for the
examination by county commissioners ii
schools IL candidates for admission IN
the agricultural college; "A bill making
permanent, the office % crier II the su-
pr.nie court: bill providing for flowers
IN establishments where emery wheels
are used; a. bill prohibiting the employ
menr - free labor and the confinement
az United States prisoners from other
states in the Detroit house 81 correction.
II committee 10 the whole Senator
DUrans bill allowing the Grand Rapids
Driving club To sell liquor within a mile
"a the Soldiers home was wiped of the
face Il the earth by having all after the
enacting clause stricken out. However
Senator Barnard came To the rescue oi
his colleague Just before adjournment
and the report Of the committee on the
ball was not concurred in. Mr.. Barnard
then had the bill put upon its immedi
ate passage and secured not only enough
votes TO pass IL. but enough to give !,
immediate effect. for oil OF which Sena-
tor Doran is probably truly thankful to
Mr.. Barnard
The committee OF the whole agreed to
the following bills: \ bill providing for
the conditional sale or lease IL railroad
and street railway equipments; Till
creating the thirty fourth judicial cir
cuit; bill allowing the use of the
Myers voting machine atmunicipal elcc
tions; bill Incorporating a. a vlllagc
the island II Crosse lie. in Detroit
river.
The Myers voting machine bill passed
without an cnacting clause. and as al
the senator's were we'll aware - the fact
II looked like case ~ letting the Myer.
peopie dow n easy. The Myers machin,
has been on exhibition i'm the basement
q the capitol for almost two weeks.
Messrs Gibson. Clapp and Clark were
appointed a committee on conference Il
meet similar committee from the hous,
on the orange bill. and the senate al
Journed until 10 a m. tomorrow.