Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-20

The House Ias-s~ Mr. NcNksrk6
Female Suffrage 1siil

LASsfsG. Mich. May IA The friends
~ female suffrage are rejoicing tunigh ht
and Representative Nevkirk il prob
ably the mos. popular mar With Mic,.i-
gan women. His female suffrage bili
came up M the house this morning and.
contrary ~ expectation. there wac little
debate upon II. tie sublcci having been
exhausted Mr.. Newkirk has worked
hard for the passage ~ TIA. till. and for
weeks has been making a canvass ~ the
members of the house. This morning
he considered the time ripe and he
brought UP this. his pet measure. Mr..
Barkworth wanted ~ amend the blli -
that only women who could read English
language be permitted u vote. tut .hs
amendment Was defeated and the ball
was passed 10y the following vote.
Yeas Bagoi. Benoi,. bishop. Blakiey.
Buell.. II. r. Campbell. J. I. Campbell.
Cartwright. Chamberlain, Church. q.
NJ. Curtiss. Davock. Eaton. kw.ng W.
W. Ferguson. Fitch. Fuller. Giuecsis.sh.
Green, Hammond. Hzrtsn. Hxrwoa.i.
T.. Hicks. j. r. Hicks, Hilton. Hoyt.
Hugre,t Jones. kingsland. kSagsi~y.
Linderman. Lyon. Mckiulay, Miller.
Moody. Moore. Morse. Nudge, New kirk.
Norman. Norrington. Place. Raymond.
Eedfern. Roberts. Eose. Scheiilerg.
sheldon. sherman. Smsllcy. Smith.
Summer. Wagar. Watson, Weeks vii
dey. Woodruff
Nays Bailey. Barkworth. Baum. Ben
nett. Brenner. Butter. Crippcn, J. W.
Curiiss. Dempsey. Dodge. Nj. Ferguson.
Gilday. Hart. Henry. lIoliridg.. kel-
logg. Kline. McKinstry. Mills Engner.
sullivan. Tsteum. Wachiel. wIs9er.
zimmerman -
The bill appropriaiiTA s25ooo fcr the
state normal school sas also passed and
Mr.. WIldey's local option hlll. with the
obnoxious search and seizure" clause.
was defeated.
The hili prescrihing the qualifications
of electors. fully dcscrilsi ln thess
columns. was then taken up and the
democrats Immediately showed their
teeth. Obstruction followed oteiTuc-
ton and IL wac long after the noon hour
before recess as taken until = o'clock.
and nothing had been accomplished.
AZ = O'Clock the trouble uss taken up
just where IL had .secn druprsd and
motions. objections. roll calls and sp.
pcela from the decisio. - the chair
followed each other in rapid succession.
Although the republicans had ei,ty-
seven ~ their sixty nine menbers pres
cnt. the democrats succeed IN i3ocsin-
legislation until $50 when tie bsl Ras
passed.
At the ienc;ure Mr. Buell. brought
up the bili providing for q separate
board 81 conirul for the state pntllc
school si Ccidwater. passed by ts,tb
houses. and asked that IL l'e given ina
mediate effect Mr.. E,be-is, ore ~ the
republican meuhers. was absent aud
Mr.. Bpells motion failed T., one voie. a
requiring sixty seven votes o. GIVE hiii
immediate effect The bi.l was then
tabled
The democrats then cnoled down. and
the bill relative Ia the sppointrssnt - a
game and tsh warden and prescribing
he duties. and the isll providing fs an
additional judge for the third Judicial
circuit gin Wayne counf,i were psr-rd.
The senate amendments 70 Mr..
Moody's oil biii. increasing The salary -
O. .i,on. were agreed q. and the lail viii
fSscofDe Iav as s,sBu IA the governor
signs IT.
for several dsys there has bern q
growing sentiment, in The housa fos \
l,ostpsremert q tho date n final cd
jourr ,neni and today u to-sk tangible
form n The share - q rtarufinn intro
ducsa ~ NJ wpeAr1l'f. extending the
date - finsl aajoufn,nsri' until JDns n.
Mr. Covcll moved tina, n ~ nisie III.
special order 'of neat Tuesday evening.
hot the motion WIS defcstssi aud the
resolution vent oyef day under the
rules
Mr. Bsrkwcrsh s,tesspse3 ~ have the
house adjourn tonight until Aondsy.
bot ii rae rssf surcs-=ssiil nnd N. house
t,ok r-c-ess until 40 . ~.
Ai the evening session a TIE huuse
the democrats again sfteH,fs.d shess
os,strpcfiug tarfirs bsii they verr
rheked ssfT w 'hs bousr roing into cosn
rnittee - the vbs.ls with dr s-nsnser
IN TIRE char Several tnlis - 10 great
Importance vers t-orsiti~FsJ 10 tlis svyrn.
BIitis.s t-iOre adjournment