Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-19
JUST TO BE MEAN
Democratic Senators Swing the
Minority in Circle.
BURT is DOWN ON JUNKETS
Al White Introduces q Bill to Make .
New County TO Be Known a.
Stockbfidge.

Gratis IN the senate this afternoon to
practice their tactics OF having ali the
fun possible with the republican ma
jorlty. and while thus clogging the
legislative wheels, pose a. public bene-
factors and martyrs. Today's row
was begun by Senator Sabin's offering
a concurrent resolution that when the
senate adjourns Saturday the date for
reconvening be January 80 that the
committees might visit the state instl-
tutions.
Wellington r. Burt tried to make the
senate believe the prison boards were
non-partisan. Senator Mckinley said
the rights of the minority ought to be
respected. Senator Trurnbull moved
to refer the resolution TO the commit
tee on state affairs. Senator Sabns
took the floor to defend his resolution.
The squawbuck legislature had made
the boards intensely and Extensively
democratic. 1t was the duty of the re-
publicans to investigate the work done
by these boards. Senator Mckinley
very pertinently inquired if the senator
from Saginaw allowed his own business
affairs to go two years without ms per-
sonal supervision or investigation.
After little more barney from Sena-
tor Hopkins, Senator Turnbull with
drew mis- motion to refer TO q commit.
tee of five members from the
senate and five from the
house be appointed to visit the institu-
tlons. Senator Morrow opposed such
| an action.
The previous question was called for
and Senator TurnbuiPs substitute was
lost by vote of 90 to 6, several of the
democratic members remaining silent.
The substitute of Senator Hopkins was
then adopted by vote Of % to 6.
Senator Barnard was the only repub-
lican who had the backbone to vote
against 1t.
| Those Railroad Passes.
Senator Clapp then offered resolu-
ton that the committee on railroads
be instructed to report back to the sen-
ate the anti pass resolution in Its hands,
at the earliest possible moment. After
some discussion the resolution prevailed
by vote of % to 6. Senators Gibson
and Hopkins refused to go on record
by voting on the resolution. The
action of the senate in adopting the
amendment of Senator Hopkins is re-
garded with indignation by many of
the republican member of the house
as it was intended that the preamble
should offset the slur on the repubii-
cans meditated by the democratic eau
Gus resolution offered in the house by
Tom Barkworth, censuring the ap-
pointmeat of junke.ing committees as
wasteful extravaganza, 1t is openly
| taH h,rv
tlves that when the resolution is COM
munlcated by the senate tomorrow
Senator Ssbin's original resolution will
be offered as substitute, adopted and
referred back to the senate. Speaker
Tateum occupied a chair on the lieu
tenant governors platform, during
most of the senate debate, by special
| invitation.
Tho Senate Bills.
Among the bills noticed in the senate
this afternoon was Senator McGinley's
bill to fix the fare to be charged by all
street railway companies at 3 cents for
each and every passenger and 10 amend
city charters IN conflict therewith. Sem
ator DoraD is anxious TO go on record
as a Z. OF /. He noticed bill today
making il unlawful for any individual
or member of any firm or agent, Off
GERS or employe of any corporation TO
prevent or attempt to prevent employees
from forming. joining and belonging To
any lawful labor organization and pro-
viding penalty for coercing, attempt
ing to coerce. discharging or threaten
ing to discharge them for the same.
At the morning session of the senate
resolutions in memory of the late ex-
G vernon Baldwin were read and
adopted.
Senator Pierce presented joint res
olution for the appointment of COM
mittee to consist OF two members each
from the senate and house to draft
resolutions on the death of ex.Presi-
dent Hayes.
A joint convention of the house and
senate was held at noon today at which
the lieutenant governor presided. and
officially announced the election of
Francis y. Stockhridge to succeed him
self "a United States senator from
Michigan for six years. A telegram OF
thanks 10 the legislature from Senator
Stockbridge was read and applaudcd.
ssockbridge County.
The work of the house was mostly in
the line of routine today. At. White
gave notice of bull to organize the
county of Stockbrldge. II will, il
passed. take of q good slice from the
northern end of Kent county. and
Cedar Springs will be the county sea,
OF the new county.
"Thsre is nothing political in the
DEAL" said Mr.. White to the CORES
pondent for The HERALD. "Such g
bin was introduced into the houss
twenty wears ago. Ii is to take eight
towns from the northern part of Kent
and four each from Newaygo and
J Montcaim counties. making a new
county Of sixteen towns. which will bs
republican. IT would. Of course. b'
the means of losing one Representative
for Kent county"
Representative Sullivan noticed hil
making Labor dav n legal holiday
Representative Anderson noticed bii
90 put mutual building and loan ans
associations nnter the supervision q
the c mmissioner Of banking. A hil
20 regulate the payment of fees 90 th'
clerk of Kent county has heen intro
daced IN both the house and senate
Itisat present hung up ~ committees
Yesterday Representative Fitch o
sparta introd uced a simtisr hsll, an
ssked that 4 be placed on iss irnmedl
ate passage. II shared the common
fate, however. and went TO = commit
tse.
II u reported today that the canea
Of rtnnhliean senators held iast even
ing decihed 20 refer the worlds fsi
appropriation hiil hack - tbn hons