Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-25
FIGHT OVER THE GYM
The Woman's Gymnasium Bill
Sets the House Wild
AND IS FINALLY DEFEATED
Neither bishop Nor " Asou Could keep
Order and ChsAs iteigwri supscssse
Durimg slse Evening.

ing of the house tonight was of most
disorderiy nature. Mr. Bishop. who &C
cupied the chair. being unable 10 pre-
serve even u semblau,e II order. The
bill providing for a $1,000 gymnasium
for women at Ann Arbor WAS made the
special order for 40. and trouble com.
mcnccd when the bill was taken up.
General tumult cnsued and Mr.. Me
kinley characterized the proceedings as
disgraceful and worse than any wheat
pit in the country. One attempt to in.
definitely postpone action II the bill was
defeated. When 5 o'clock arrived
nothing hal been done and another
special order lthe apportionment bill.
Mr.. Wason. in the chair. ruled that II
should be taken up. An appeal was
taken and the chair sustained 10y mar
row margin. Action on the apportion-
ment bill was then postponed until the
gymnasium bill Was disposed ~ and
then the war WAS resumed. Mr.. Red
fern took the iioor in opposition 10 the
bill and called the attention 81 the ~.
publicans 10 the fact that the democrats
were fasoring I'm appropriation they re-
fused Ia give two years ago. il was g.i5
when Il vote WAS reached and the bill
failed ~ passage 10y vote ~ AZ la -.
\ motion To reconsider was tabled by "a
vote 81 IL Ia - and this kills the bill
for this session at least. An attempt
was made Ia take up the special order.
but IL failed and the house adjourned IN
disorder.
The Tax Bill Passc-.
Immediately after roll call in the
house this morning Mr.. Sumner intro.
duced a resolution providing that the
tax hill be the first matter considered
and that final vote be taken on the
bill nj ll:p a. m. However the reading
of the hill was finished and the bill
passed 10y vote of GO to IA before 10
o'clocl0 The bill provides for return
Ia the state system of collecting taxes
and majority ~ the amendments
adopted were taken from the tax bill
prepared 10y Judge Gordon 81 Midland q.
Senator Turnbulfs jag Cure" bill.
providing that Justices IL the peace may
sentence drunkar,ls Ia an institute for
the cure of inebrity. was then taken up
and passed.
The republicans had sixty seven mem
hers present and took advantage ~ his
fact In give immediate eHcc, 10 the bills
providing for boards 81 control for the
Adrian industrial home for girls and for
the asylum for dangerous and criminal
insane Other bills passed. during the
forenoon session were IA follows: Max
ing an appropriation of $500 for re
pairs and improvements AT the house of
correction at Ionia: requiring the judge
~ the sixteenth judicial circuit to hold
terms q; court in the thirty first Judi
cial circuit: Mr.. Worrington's bill
amending the drain laws. Mr. Watson's
bill appropriating swamp lands for the
construction IL ditch in Tuscpia
county: amending the act relativ. To- the
incorporation IL charitable societies
Will Elect the Old Way.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Summer
brought up the bill providing for the
election 81 presidential electors in the
manner in Vogue before the Miner law
went into effect Mr.. Sullivan offered
the Miner law as "A substitute. Mr.
Green attempted Ia shut otf debate hy
moving the previous question but failed
as a number 81 republicans voted with
the democrats The substitute was lost
and the bill passed by vote 81 - la -
Mr.. Buzzell sent up "a long protest and
II was ordered printed in The Journal.
The following bills were passed during
the afternoon: Establishing home for
the soldiers. sailors and marines who
served IN the late war and their wives
and mothers, annexing the TOW nship of
White Rock 10 the township 81 Shcr
man. Huron county: aiYordinc relief ip
Albert H. Judd: amending the act estab
fishing banking department; the bank
half holiday hill. appr"priating s,ti. -
FOR repairs and improvements ut the
Agricultural college: creating the thirty
fourth judicial circuit. comprising tho
counties of Arenac. Gladwin. Ogcmaw
Roscommon. Crawford Dtsego.
The Nceaunce charter biil brought out
another war ~ words between Wagner
IL Marquette and Jones of lshpcming.
and The result was that II failed to pass
and was tabled.
The women's Ann Arbor gymnasium
bill Was made the special order for 20
T. m. and the reapIortionmeni bill Tor :
T. m.