Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-14
FREE LABOR IS KING
Not More Than 80 Men May Be
Employed in
ANY SINGLE PRISON INDUSTRY
An Important Amendment Tackled
lo the 1onia House of Corr~ctSon
Biu--laleum Excited

LANSING. Mich. April l3- The
house was stili IN generous mood
shen called 10 order a, 10 o'clock THE
morning aud after passing the Gra.ling
bonding bill. gave the state normal
school appropriation bill immediate
effect The bill approrriating sso.i2
for the industry home Tor girls. Vas
i,.cn passed ln committee IL the whole.
as Was the bill appropriatiug sloo.5O
for the school for the deaf. The bill
providing for three normal schools was
then taken up and all after the enaciing
clause was stricken out. The bill car
ried AN appropriation of s.0on. but II
was mere than the house could stand
The bill appropriatine slG5.1O for the
Michigan mining school Was passed on
theordcr of third reading - bills and the
house took a recess until > g. IN.
The afternoon session WAS enliyened
10y several selections rendered. 10y the
University Glee club and L., the susp.n-
sion ~ the rules and the adoption of "A
concurrent resolution presented 10y the
house committee on agricultural col
lcge. providing Tor the appointment ~
three members 81 the house andtwo
members of the senate as "A special com
mittee to investigate the published and
expressed rumors of the agricultural
college.
The bill appropriaiing slo5,o for the
school for the blind ard bill appro-
priating $4,000 for dredging Black
river. in Sanilac county. were passed
and the house went into committee of
the whole.
Speaker Tateum was red headed"
over the passage Of the Black river ap-
preparation bill and took occasion 10
state. when he left the chair. that Grand
Rapids people would bc far more justi
tied in asking for an appropriation for
dredging Grand river. The speaker
voted against the Black river bill and
the remark credited Ia him above was
made To the newspaper correspondents.
Among the bills passed in committee
of the whole were the following: 4 bill
providing for libraries in school districts;
bill providing for two detached cot
tages for the Pontiac insane asylum: "A
bill prohibiting the use IL free railroad
passes by any person drawing salary
from the state; bill providing for the
election II county school examiners: "A
va i'Gi
caboose cars. or jumpers on railroad
tracks: a bill providing for the organiza-
tion of mutual fire insurance compa-
nies in cities and villages: bill provid-
ing more effeciual prevention Of cruelty
Ia animals: the bill providing for the
control ~ the Ionia house of correction.
This last hill was amended ~ that the
board IL control shall serve without pay.
Ii also afforded Mr.. Anderson 10 make
grand stroke for the interests of the
laboring men of the state. and especially
~ Grand Rapids. 10y adding to the bill a
stipulation that not more than l'p men
be employed in any one industry in the
prison. Mr.. Anderson explained that so
many men were employed in manufac-
turing furniture M the prison that many
men were without work in the cities IN
consequence Messrs. Re.ifcrn and
Buell. were the only members to oppose
the idea. and they soon found them
selves completely showed under" 10y
the general sentiment in favor 81 Mr.
Andersons amendment.Mr. Baum even
going so far as Ia favor the idea of cut
ting the number To 100 However be
fore the bill was disposed ~ the com
mittec arose, and the house adjourned
until 10 "a IN. tomorrow. Mr.. Ander
son s amendment liz certain of adoption