Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-22
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
No Robbins Peter to Pay Paul
THE NEW COUNTY NOT WANTED
spsaks Tsssum Has ssvss.l Pa opan,-
sng Quoruns and ~ oasusdst
sSssion b . FaIluss.

LASszsG Mich. Jan. 2l.vConsi1or-
able interest and curiosity voo uani-
fested II the house tAiA mofning w.
Speaker TAssum's gsvsl fsli q ,
O'Clock. - 70 whether thsrs - .
quorum present or not Most Of -
msmbers wheeled ebous IN their chniun
and with extended forefingsea -
peared 70 bs counting noses- CIork
Miller called the roll and found that n
even fifty members haA stasd By tke
ship. forty OF whom we're rspuhlioaun.
Disappointment was depicted on ever
feature Of the speakers face - 10
sadly instructed the CLERK 70 call over
the abssntees. His splriss ross psrcep-
tibly. however. whom, on the seoond
reading. Representative Fuller strollsd
past the sereeant-at-arms aud dlvod
INTO he seat. making the necessary
hfty one members.
The first order of business uas tho
consideration Of petitions. aud under
this head Representative Anderson Of
Grand Rapids handed IA two sheets OF
manuscript signed by Franklin 4.
Eddy, clerk OF Kent county. Both Pc
utions were drafted by the Kent
county board Of supervisor.
One WAS = protest against the
bill offered 10y Representative AT
"nite Tor the formation of the new
county of stockbrldge. aud the other :
request that "our" members use eli
their influence to accomplish the r.
peal of that portion of the general tar
law known as the mortgage tax Law.
The former petition Was referred bv
the speaker TO the committee on towns
and counties; aud the latter to the
committee on staie affairs.
The session lasted less than hour and
1t required the combined ingenuity Of
the speaker and clerk TO count q
quorum when any measure came up
requiring vote, as the members were
continually bobbing out to investigsta
their postoffice boxes and TO compare
their watches with the big clock In the
hall.
Isa Failure.
1t is the generally esprcsssed senti-
ment that Saturday sesslons are now .
tang OF the past. During the brlef
sesslon Representative Cbarnberiin
found time 10 give notice OF q
bill 70 abolish the wheeled
Jumper" caboose cara from all
railroads IN the state aud Repre-
sentative Buell. gave nouce Of q bin TO
prohibit the riding Of bicycles or tn
cycles on the sidewalks IN Incorporated
cities.
II took the senate Just four minutes
TO run through ,ts order of bus,nsos
and adjourn. During that time 6enn,-
tor Barnard gave notice Of . bill -
EIe Esss s. 0e .RPssBEIIs' s8Iss ':9s ON fs'sne
Mr.. barnard left Immediately 70 pack
HE grip and catch the train. al don't
know how much Of an appropriation
10 asked for" said he 10 the corre-
spondent for The HERALD, who met
him in the corridor. 81 haven't even
had time to open the bill"
Most Of the members on the northern
peninsula committees, together with
the upper peninsula Representatives,
took the train for Detroit. where they
will get together at l:30 tomorrow AZ
ternoon and leave for the north on two
special coaches provided for the o<,cs-
sion. "Ali the comforts Of home" have
been furnished for the trip and pleas
ant time 10 anticipated.
Before returning the delegation will
visit the Wisconsin legislature. now In
session in Madison. The Michigan
legislature will not convene again until
Monday. January so, ~ . o. clock IN the
evening.