Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-15
JORDAN'S NOT IN III
The Senator unsested and
Mekins Substituted.
WELLINGTON r. suRrs BLUFF
he odsss % Pss ier R-Seuus of sas
vsss-Shsli We Eisosnsy M.<A-
sx<n nusd<ressf

iAssiSo, Feb. l4.--s<natof Jordan
wss nred this aftsrnoon. nut Il vas MOI
without . strugEis. Toe hsr, good
nAtnred menl'er from N.ddlss.slr died
game and hls friends stre~sa f.a~ers os
tioqucnee oa his grave. Senator tiih.
son prertated she msionss .enort !.
favor OF unseating Mr.. Jordan i'm
medaately after ihe opsalns OF lie
season. IN WHICH u MAS set iorh ,b.t
no quorum Was present aret the n.a.
hipit.on convention that r!sc,d M
name OF Senator Jordan m no.,,,c..
ton; also that tue consent.oa hsu nos
been legally called. The cosnn.t,.,
therefore decided that the pronlhss.1n
votes esst for Jordsn wer.
Void, and without these vote.
he vonlo no; be elected ~.
report concluded by rccon.r,,.1 =
INK that Dr. wilkins be SEATED. S.nr-
'or Burt presented tie minority rennrt
M eAhaustise treatise, making sw.sr
INK deE isis OF all The char1es maj. =,
the majority report. The malar =. -.
port ras sAeu adopted by we 80
VOTE SeLAtor bup Offered a r,....I..-
Ion u.hi the protect ol N.ls,ns h. o.
missed aod Jordan gwen hss sest.
They ArEssa shs s'...
senator Fox offered q substitute th,t
jordan Was not eEtiflcd Ia A ss.t
senators clark and Turnbnll were ~.
lowed 10 present iong speeches i, -
half OF eensgor Jordan. Wnen -,
had nnsned senator Jordan s,k@d -.
mission 10 address fhe srnst.
not IN hs oea hshsil. tnst
on the general 4ssae. senator For
raised pcibt of order. apd
asked II cobiestee could spexk a his
own behalf
''He most certainly can. +" repl:cd the
chair "unul ne - unseated the has al
tDe rights q. senat0T.'' senator Jor-
can. made an eloquent speech, iastinx
nearly an hour, and Wa fo.iouei ~
Senator Fox. who dweit al length oa
tho law points IN The case. After con.
sidersbie further debate 8 recess was
taken until ) O'CLOCK.
FINALLY Unr~atea.
After q wealth OF tongue bad been e.-
pended for two hours tonight. a xot.
WAS finally reached upon ths uuse.t-
ing OF Senator u. r. Jordan. Two r.nnb.
licAns, senators Clapp and lIopksns.
boited the action OF the caucus aud
voted Tor Jordan. The contestant ws.
seated, however, by . vote Of 4. 20 IL.
Senator Burt created n man-Gxso sen.
satiou by offering 10 stand the enure
expense OF recount OF the ballots.
No notice Was gwen the propositsor..
senator wilkins was escorted 10 the bar
ef the senate and took the oath Of
office.
Routine OF the Hons~.
In tie house this afternoon the
minority report al the Grssfen and
Rusche contested election cases, was
read and discussion OF the matter
made q spec.Al order for 80 Fridav
afternoon. The committee on the asg-
iUm Tor criminal insane "A Iona. read
a report on ia recent visit 90 that instl-
tuition aud had found everything IN
good shape. Harrison of Port Huron
noticed . bill providing for . uniform
saloon license of sS0o. Representative
sumner secms 10 feel confident that
Michigan will soon have capital pun-
ishnsent law. In anticipation Of the
event he noticed yesterday a bill pro-
vlding that an appropriation be made
for the purchase of a set OF elsctroca-
ten appliances which shall be eel up N
the state prison NJ gzckson.