Grand Rapids herald., 1893-02-22
MAD RUSH OF BILLS
Over 900 Of Them introduced
Yesterday.
SALARIES TO BE REDUCED
senator Barnard "a the Front Do-
rams Biiir---W bite and Andrr-
son Present some.

LANSING, Mich. Feb. u Over 30
biils were inirodnced IN tie house 10
day and those introduced IN the seIpte
numbered loo.
Senator Barnard introduced soint
resolution providing for the appoint
ment. by the governor. ~ three colnmis-
sionegs for the reform II legal procedure
in the state. The resolution sets forth
that these commissioners shall make
study of the mode of legal procedure in
other states. and that they shall report
at the next, orsspecial. session Il the
legislature. Other measures introduced
hy senator Barnard were The hiii for
bonding 81 the city, % Grand Rapids. for
the improvement of Grand river. the bill
reducing the salary of the sfenographer
of the municipal court from s2.ooo. at
which figure IL was placed al the last
legislature. 10 si.aOo: bill amending
the act for the creation ~ a police aud
fire commission for the city ~ Grand
Rapids hy providing that the commits
si0ners lee appointed for such length of
time az they shall act in eomels man.
ner. instead of for "A definite length of
Supervisor Emmons. providing that the
county commissioners of schools fof
Kent county be elected by the town
ships alone as he has no supervision
over the schools of the city Of Grand
Rapids.
WA Liouor Dealers Want.
SenatoE, Doran introduced bill
favored by the State Liquor Dealers as
sociation providing for uniform tax ~
$500. allowing the sale of liquor on all
legal holidays excepting Sundays and
election days, and permitting the bonds
men 10 be selected from anywhere
within the county instead ~ restricting
the selection 10 the city or township
where the place of business is situated
as at present
Another bill introduced by him pro.
vided for the registration of all electors
who desire To participate in the school
elections held in Grand Rapids. He also
introduced his bill prohibiting the eoer-
cion of employees by employers and pre-
sented protest against the Mckinley
bill
A bill was introduced by Senator
Barnard. providing that diploma from
the law department ~ the university
should admit the holder to the practice
of law without any examination. and
that any attorney who had been ad
mitted 10 practice before the supreme
court OF any other state Was eligible IN
practice in the supreme and circuit
courts IL this state. The bill also makes
provision for board II examiners con
sisting of FIVE members. 90 be selected by
the supreme court. and to serve for the
term ~ two Years.
Reducing ssenographer>' Salaries.
Representative Auslerson's ball which
passed the house Last SATURDAY.. and bs
which the city os Grand Rapids had IN
tended fo raise sicann each year II II
pleased for special y pfesenenfs. caine
over 20 the sfnase fsslay II was Ills
covered that the hil bad ra>sed the
house without the necessary formality
of having y,sssss-d an enactiae CLAUSE.
Senator Barnard thereapon introduced
n bill intact with the slime end m view.
This evening the senator hpre down
hard upon the salaries - the ri"nngra
ph.r and assistant sIenoefapher - the
circuit court n Kent cpenit hy retluc
ing the salaries from Ssfpo a. 81 80 and
s2ot0 to 81 .ssD respectively
Representative anderson aided - the
great mass ~ yeiumiboue charter hllle
hy introducing fo amendments - the
charter ~ Grand Eaplis
Taxing Commercial teracsc~.
Representative White iniroiurrd tao
bills relatives a. crusls in cad ren. n
hill in relation fo humane ieeiefiee. q
measure providing fa a. am ual tax Il
SDu on mercantile agencies u ,ng h,tsi
ne~r in this state. and 10 the s~c : the
| non payment n this tax fs.-.s such
agencies hc snjoinei from dung
business in the state. reducing the
time for giving notier IN the taking -
sler~,~isians frnm thirty to ten DAYS. pro
viding for the registration q school
electors in the city ~ Grand Rapids.
and amending Heweii'e statutes IN rela
ton to the Zee ~ the prosecuting atipr
ne, IN divorce cases.
He al-, presented n profent against
aholishing the superior court ~ Srnnd
/ Rapids.
senator Gilbert has iesrcd 'o the res
cue ~ the man who vsnts to 60 fishing
on election day hy introducing a hili hy
the provisions 20 which the casting ~
/ votes bv electors necessarily absent from
| their township or wand on election day.
IL authorized.
Representative Kline had the feacrifv
90 introduce resolution this afternoon
condemn,ng the course pursued i't the
republicans in the late kansas episode.
Tho resolution was voted down ard
promptly exp0ngcvi from The record
AZ the evening ~sa<son - the ~ens'r
Senator Barnard introduced sall for
aidi'iosial Judge for the Kent circuit