Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-12

LANSING. Mich. April 1l.-Thefe was
large attendance Of the members Il
the house today and advantage vas
taken II this fact 10 give immediate
effect ~ several bills recently passed. In
Guiding the Grand Rapids board It pub
lie works bill. the conditional sale or
lease Of railways. rolling stock. etc. bill.
anil Nr. Mssiys oil bill. which was
given effect july l. lssC.
The ball authorizing st. Joseph to
bond itself for s2l.uo for waterworks
improvement Was fSvoably reported by
the committee and under suspension
"a the rules was passed. and given .mme-
date effect
Considerable debate was INDUCED in
over the bill widening the scope Of the
game warden and after the defeat OF a
motEn 10 strike our the euacting clause.
the bill was referred back To the CON-
mlttee. The principal objection To the
bah Mas clause giving the game war
den authority % break into any house
where be had reason 10 believe game.
Illegally killed. was secreied
The Ways and means committee sub
united "A majority and minority report
on the Kalamazoo insane asylum appro-
priat.On ball. The minority report did
not approve X an appropriation Of SIS
O'N fOT n water tower and fIsUO for an
electric light plant. although the signers
expressed themselves wiling Ia allow
one or the other of IN. appropriations
Mr. sumner stated that the appropria
tions meant great saving 10 the house
and the majority report was accepted
The bali Was made a special order for
- y m tomorrow. as Vas the ball pro
viding for an insane asy lum IN the upper
peninsula.
Mr.. smiths fish shufe bill. the buQa
bco n the Rouse. xas brought up again
this Afternoon and after the usual lie
hate vss. m sheer desperation, passed
Ine bal has certainly shown more vital.
ity than any bill ever brought up in the
house having been ridIculed. amended.
rlst and mutilsted az various times. and
Mr.. smith Is happy man tonight.
although there IL bat little danger that
I'll" hill viii ever become a law.
Nr. White brought up the senate bill
prohibiting the confinement ia the state
house - correction 20 prisoners con.
victed IA United States courts and. IN
the surprise - many. u was passed ard
gwen immediate effect. there being but
one vote IN opposition e. IL.
Tn notion - Mr. Eaun the house
vent into oommItre. q, tho whole "a
consi,ier Mr.. Summers resolution pro
viding for JOINT committee 81 five "a
vsit Chicago and make arrangement r.
Or the attendance - the legislature a.
the opening exercises u tho worli's
far Mr. Baum stated that a commit
tee q which he VAS a member. had -
cured i've Pullman coaches. and that
the expense Ia each single member
would be g. FIR the three days and OIL.
Or member ard his wife. Mes<rs
Hishop and Hammond again oppoe<d
the rlea - the legislature attending the
FAIR sndcomp"lling the state to pay the
expenses - tho trip. However. Me~srs
kiine. Watson. Green. strong. Nckin-
lay. Chamberlain and others took the
opp. site -idr. contending that other
states had voted "a paw the expenses a
their egisiafures on similar MISSIONS.
that ~ vas an honor 20 the state 20 yay
The expenses. and that II members paid
their oNu exIsnsss ~ would he ira po~ei
bic o. seep the legislature IN trosiy IN
Chicago. In committee - the whole il
ss= finally decisied that the legislature
vizit the opening EXERCISES in body al
the expense q the state. and that a cum.
miftes u two he appointed ~ vi-i, Chi
~sEo and make arrangements Tor the re-
csptina n those who attend
Eaccss until ~ n n,