Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-18
MAY CUT IN TWAIN
That Worlds Fair ApproprIa-
ton Bill Is Dwindiing.
ST0cKBRlDE IS NOW ELECTED
Senator barnard and Alderman Anderson
Introduce Bills That Are of I'm
portance TO Grand Rapids.


Stocktfsdg. is again a United States
senator IN fact. HIS election took
ulsce IN tie house this morning and IN
the senate tins afternoon. sixty-iiye
republican, votes were registered Tor
hlm in the house and twenty Tor
Csmpau. Representatives. Curtis, kel-
iogg, Kirk wood and Strong voted for
Belding. the Patrons OF Industry can
dldaie. Ia the senate Be!ding received
but one vote, that of Senator Cham
plon OF Lansing. StoeSbridge got
twenty and Campau ten. Senator
Jordan. the democrat prohibitionlst,
voted for Campau. A joint conven
ton Of the republican members will be
held at noon tomorrow, to canvas the
vote and declare the winner.
l. NJ. Weston was ON deck this morn
ng to look after his little worlds far
bill. For man who wants
it distinctly understood that he 10 not
lobbyist, Mr.. Weston has . peculiarly
anxious look and confidential manner.
He carries in his inside pocket docu-
ment which ne discloses to members
when he succeeds in getting them into
. corner, with the air of one who has
state secret to impart. He then
springs q carefully prepared manu-
script containing = resolution adopted
by the Western Michigan Agricultural
and Industrial society, endorsing the
appropriation bill for $50,000. now
pending before the senate con mlttee
on finance and appropriations.
The situation on the worlds fair
matter remains about the eame as yes
terday. or more 90. Clouds of suspi-
cion are plling up, and it seems almost
certain that the amount will be cut IN
two.
Tho Railroads Friend.
Tom Barkworth of jackson, although
staunch democrat, 10 in q continual
state of nervous prostration lest the re-
pnblicans should forget some of the
clauses In the platform adopted at the
Saginaw convention. The free pass
matter was on his mind this morning,
and ty frantic gymnastic contortion
he caught the speakers eye before the
order of resolutions was over with and
offered q resolution that the judiciary
committee be instructed to investigate
and report to the house what railroad
companies had rendered passes to
members. The reading of the resolu-
ton had chilling effect on most Of
the members, and . general but
tening of coats and feel
ing of inside pockets followed.
With great presence of mind some one
arose at once and proposed that it be
tabled and tho enthusiasm with which
the motion prevailed established be-
yond q question the improperly of the
measure. Jeremiah Anderson gave no.
too of an election bill which he
thinks will take rank over all the pro-
posed amendments to the electine'
Jaws. Its effect ie to provide for the
appointment of election boards for
each voting precinct to canvass the
vote three times during the afternoon
OF election days, at the hours of /, 3
and O'Clock, so that the result RAY
be known sharply after the closing of
the polls in the evening. 1t also em-
bodies q clause authorizing the
common council or board
of supervisors in cities and
and villages TO fix the number o. vOt-
ers in municipal electionsto which each
precinct shall be entitled. The latter
clause applies particularly to Grand
Rapids, as there are at present more
voters In some OF the precincts than
the law allows and unless the bill passes
the city will have to be redistrlcted be.
fore the coming spring election. This
would incur an expense to taxpayers
of about $4,000.
Senator Barnard's Bills.
Senator Barnard got to the front this
g.. h< lot nf IL
affecting Grand Rapids on the senate.
One Of them was to authorize the em-
ployment of n chaplain at salary OF
81 600 to lead the old soldiers at the
home IN prayer and TO see them de-
Gently buried when occasion requires.
Another Soldlers' home bill was IN ef-
feet TO authorize inmates of the home
who are considered responsible TO
handle their own money. Two years
ago Mr.. Barnard secured the passage
in the house of bill to authorize CIT
les and towns 10 acquire by purchase
or condemnation all rights of toll and
plank road companies within their cor
porate limits.
The bill Was amended in the senate
in such a manner that when the city
of Grand Rapids tried to seize upon the
Grandville avenue and Reeds lake toll
roads the supreme court held that the
bill WAS Invalid and the cIty's title de-
fective. Mr.. Barnard's new bill - 30
constructed that the difficulty 10 oh.
waited. A bill to amend the act TO de-
tach certain territory from the town
ships of Grand Rapids, Paris, Wyoming
aud Walker and among the same 10
the city, Is also on Senator Barnard's
list. THIS bill is framed TO patch up
| the school district difficulties in Wyo.
ming township, where the debt on
school property, which just escaped
being taken into the city. Was saddled
on to a few farmers IN the isnmedlats
locality by the annexation two year: