Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-14
JUST LIKE A CIRCUS
Mr.. Sullivan Does He Grsat ~
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IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY
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LANSING. Mich. Nay l3-FSfu >svea
msut'ess of the house responded 70 roll
call this morning and messages from the
senate were first taken up. The hall
allowing the Grand R&piis DRIVING club
to sell liquor on its grounds uas referred
10 the COMMITTEES on liquor trslfse aud
the taa bill. passed by she senate yesses-
day. wss referred 60 the ioint ccmmittse
on general taxation and judiciary.
The house then went into coamitiee
81 the whole. aith Mr.. Ewing in The
chair. on Mr.. wilde.s hill strengthea-
ing the present lac rs,lats~ to the sale
a. liquors. ia counties who're local oJfisn
has been decided upon b.. the hoard of
Supervisors. The lav has hocn tried "a.
: year IN se,fral counties a the state
and has been found wanting. il being
impossible a. eIforce It's proslsions. The
house wresiled with the hlii fof two hoars
without coming Ia satisfactory con-
clualan. and Mr. Barkworih then moved
tia; all sitter the ensc'ins clause he
stric "a from the bill. lie Faid In cup
port II his motion. that while hc n.s
opposed 10 the liquor traffic. h. could
its provisions took from the J.cofle their
constitutional righis. especially the pro
vision prohibiting the giving asay cs
liquor. lie said that he War a total ab
sfaincr himself. hut he Mas no, a prohi,
bition,s'. and hc always kept liquor in
his hruse for medicinal rarp1a.,s4 He
was not prohibiiicrit' isecaus. he did
not believe in the principle - prohibit:
ing. as b. considered }: an imp,rssihili,y
10 prohibit the manufactura aud sale a
spiriiuous liquors. As substitute Mr.
WIld-y. Who had bcceuc alarmed at the
opposition manifest o. the measure.
moved that consideration ~ The hlil ia
committee - the whole he pssipuned
until the committee 81 the whole meet
again.
Several other hills were acted gpsn ty
IN. committee. including tie drainage
bill and the bill r~orrsuiziug the sta.
troops, both Il which We're the cagse %
general discussion. The last mentioned
ball providcs tliai hereafter the Mich gan
trocI~ shal! be knosn as the Michigan
National guard
IL was i2;tj when tho committee arcs-
anu the house took a rocc-< until , T. m.
Mr.. suiIivan's Act
Inc tlteflsbn tscrlbI W - bfUfS if tNf
nature IL circus than anything else.
Only about forty memlers were present
when Speaker Tateuu. caiicsi 90 order
and called Mr.. Moody. the farmer
preacher of Gratiot county. Ia the chair,
announcing the hotso la soumissse q
the whole.
Mr. Barkworth mildly suggested
that there was not n quorum prcsrnt,
t.sae - "A A..
danger IN any action 81 the committee
of the whole. he subsidized. and coon AZ.
ierwari departed for jackson. How
ever. his lieutenant. Mr.. Sullivan q
Chippewa. Was present and lie made II
interesting for Mr.. Mooiy. Tie raised
the point 20 no quorum every five or
ten minutes during the afternoon. and
MIR Moody ruled that the chair had no
jurisdiction Finally Mr.. MOODY. on tie
advice - MT. Ts;.um. refused ~ rec,g.
nite Mr. Sullivan. aud the lat
ter kept the committee Ia
an uproar until il aru.e lie
would call for division on every qucs
tion. aud although there were bat
igsnt, seven meBltcrs present. the ma
jorrty 81 them were republicans. and MIR.
Sullivan found himscif jccide,il, mot IN
it, Two or three bulls wer. agfes.a a.
by the commiiiee. ana ~ 3t5 the com-
miifee arose. and the house s1luurncd
until SO =. m. Non'iay.
Mr. Sullivan viii probahiy protest
against the action - Chairman Moody
the committee and the house - r,sn
stitu'ed the afternoon. After adlours
meni many 81 the me.nlerr eNTressasd
themselves that Mr.. Suihysn's p,siiion
MAS a enrreCt one