Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-26
MORE CASH IS GIVEN
Uhs Michesa Exhiba Rsoskss
$aS.ooo From ths 6sns1A
- oavs TAas - C.00ann1un = -.
80 - - oso - Dn6uDv
uAsas - . osssl

LAxnss. NicA. Apsil A-as -
important sctiea u shs ssno1D enAay
vss ths cnnsidssssioa g - VOLTS -
sppsopsissioa bin end ~ sssnll = -
the Aichtgaa cuautanionsn VII rpcotvo
ohm sdditisssi fson ~ s1ats. 6eaa.
tnr Barnard bsought up The hdli a 30
tsoa 10 take % from The tahis. n h6ll
bad paanrd the hc0ss st oi00o0 enrly is
the ssssion. and Whea the suuaans uss
cut To e'p0W the senate stiil refuasd %
he comforted and defeated the rneasure.
after which IL wss laid upon the tshle.
Mr. barnard. sitter getting th~ hall a
the table. offered IN ameadsasas that
the amount appropriated ~ saorsd q
$1,000. At which figure Il psssed hy ~
following vote:
Yeas Barnard. Dcrsn. Earle. F7ssh-
lem. French. Garvelink. Giitsert
HopkinA Hough. jewell. Nctiiniey. Nc
lAughlin. Mcsrs. Nugford. pnscos.
Pierce. Steel. Turnbuli. Weiss-la.
Nays-Burt. Chsmp,oo, Cispp. Clask.
Fox-a
The committee on insane asyiuus rsc-
ommended the passage a the northern
Michigan and Kalamazoo s,ium appro-
prstion bills. although MesEsa barnard
and Brundage disscnted on tho itsm 10
the Kalamazoo bill appropriation tlS.0 90
for an electric light plant
The elections committee reported.
without recommendation. the Rims
voting machine bill. and the committee
on education and public schools reported
in favor of the passage IL the tall aprro-
priSfing e2% fr Michieans educa-
cstionsl exhibit at the worlds fair.
Burt Makes Grave Chareea.
The balance of the afternoon was
taken up in partially reading the mort
gage tax lsw bill In committee of the
whole. and In discussing the worlds fair
appropriation bill When the vote psss
ing the bill was announced Scaatog DO.
ran moved that il he given immediate
effect.
Mr.. Burt said that he was al the opin
ion that the bill had bsen paansd by q
corrupt combiustion. He ssid the votes
Of members had been influenced BY
What he termed gag rule. He snid ex
Governor Winans hsd told him but zee
terday that there was no necessity Tor
more money from Michigan. He said
facts that would down the commisaion.
crs and the entire schcsne bad haen
withheld. and that the commission was
rotten 20 the core. He said the matter
would be brought before the people.
Senator Barnard then took the Saei-
nav senator to task for some of hb re-
marks and ssid that Mr.. Burt had
promised. only this morning. b. vote Tor
the bill il the amount wascwt % e20.000.
Mr.. Burt again stated that there Vas
no earthly use for any mcrs money. and
that the vote by which the hill hsd
passed was the rankest piece of legisls.
ton a which he knew.
Senator Mckinley attributed Mr..
Burt's opposition 10 personal feeling
against the members of the commission
and thought the member a the com-
mission were honest.
Senator Doran then Withdrew his mo
ton to give the bill immediate effect.
and when Senator Clapp moved TO re.
consider the vote by which the bill
passed. Mr.. Dorsn moved 90 tahle Mr..
Clspps motion. The vote on this mo.
ton was twelve yeas and fourteen nays
and the discussion ~ss resumed.
Burt Knocked Ous-
Mr.. Dorsn said that he was satisfied
that had Senator Burt b~cn president Il
the commission there would hare been
NO corruption. The people of thA
state, however. how their hesds in
shame because a HE action ON this
matter" continued the senator.
Mr. Burt said he Rad no perronsi
knowledge ~ corruption OF the part o.
the commissioners. hut he hsd in kis
possession q letter from q person in
position to know. containing eome very
damaging charges.
Senators Clspp and Fos supported
Mr.. Burt in his opposition 10 the meas
urr. and hin,ed at fraud and q comiins.
ton 10 pass the bill and the vote 10 ~.
consider the vote by which the hill
passed was defeated by the following
vote;
Yeas--Burt. Champion. Ciapp. Clark.
Fox. Gilbert. Mcllen. Morrcw-s
Nays Barnard. Dorsn. Esrie. Fiesh
lem. French. Grs,elink. Hopkins. Housli
jewell, Mckinley. Mclaughlin. Mus:
ford. Pascoc. Pierce. Turnbull. weiss
lt