Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-02
II WAS TOO EASY
Miner Law Repealed Before
Democrats Knew II.
THEN THEY MADE A BIG HOWL
Blis Introduced Making Members Salary
SIX Hundred Dollars, and Compelling
Railroads 70 Issue Free Passes.

day. and after the thing WAS all over
and the ball had been passed they were
seen about the house In little groups
angrily explaining TO each other howit
bsppeaed. The olll came up IN genera
order after the passage OF number OF
minor bills. Clerk Miller announced is
~ senate file No. and read tho title.
Speaker Tatsum paused . moment TO
give anyone who wished q chance to
display MS powers OF oratory. but NJ
no one took advantage of the oppor-
tunIty the question on the passage OF
the bull Was put and the clerk IN
structed 10 cali the roll.
Ine bill passed by vote OF 90 TO 80.
Representative Sullivan. who had
voted nay, said he desired to change
his vote 10 yea. His object IN 30 doing
WAS made apparent later. when he
gave notice that he would move for
reconsideration. tomorrow. Of the vote
by which the b.ll was passed.
Representative Wachtei atked per-
mission TO reai = protest signed by all
the democratic members and to have
the "a me prlutsd in the records. The
speaker recognized his right to protest,
but Representative Bishop objected on
the ground that no collection Of mem-
bers could present speech and have
10 spread on the records. Individuals,
ne said. might protest and have their
protests go on record, bat not In the
form of speech The chair ruled in
Mr.. Bishop's favor, but said that IN
fairness To the democrats he would al
low Mr.. Wschtel to present the matter
as = pereonai protest. and IL would be
printed ~ such. Mr.. Wachtel then
read short but vigorous protest to
the passage Of the bull to repeal the
Mines bill, and after all the signatures
but he own had been erased from 1t. II
WAS presented to the clerk and ordered
printed.
The committee on federal relations
reported favorsbly on the bill for the
election OF United States senators by
/ the people. Representative Ewing
asked that the bill be placed on lie inn
mediate passage, but the motion was
| lost.
The investigating committee in the
Griifen- DAvack aud Rusch. .Schellen-
berger contested election cases were
busy all day hearing arguments on
both sides Of the case. The arguments
were ali submitted and the committee
will probably report tomorro~.
Two Important senate BiIia
In the senate this afternoon Senator
Sawyer created something of q senss-
ton by giving notice of q bull to COM
pei all railroads in the state TO furnish
| members of the legislature and the
judiciary with free passes on their
lines.
The following joint resolution. in
troduced 10y senator Clapp, passed the
! senate this afternoon:
Resolved by the senate and house Of
| representatives of the state of Michi-
gan, That an amendment to section l5
OF Article / of the constitution OF this
| state b. and the same 10 hereby pro-
posed 10 read as 70 lows:
Section ID. The compensation of the
members of the legislature shall be the
sum OF 5000 each for any general ses-
SION. When convened ia extra session,
their compensation shall be s3 day
Tor the fret twenty days and nothing
thereafter. and they snail legsslate n
no other subjects than those expressly
stated IN the governors proclamation
or submitted TO them by special mes
sage. They shall be entitled TO 10
cents. and no more. for every mile
actually travelled IN gong 10 and re-
turning from the place of meeting on
the usually travelled route. and for
stationery and newspapers. not ex.
ceeding 81 for each member during any
session. Each member rhall lie en-
titled To- one copy OF tue laws. Journals
and documents of the legislature oi
which he was a member, bat email nos
receive at the expense of state. books,
newspapers or otner perqnisites OF Of
flee not especially authorized by thl.
constitution; be II further
Resolved, That said amen ifrent shall
be submitted TO the people OF TINS state
at tBe spring election, IN the trst Mon.
day IN Apr :. IN the year one thousand
eight hundred and mnety-thrvc. AID
the scceetary of state is hereby required
to give notice of the same 10 the -hef.
lfis oi the several counties of ihi. state
in the same manner that he is now re.
CURED 20 do in the case OF the election
OF governor or lieutenant governor
and the inspectors Of election IN IN.
several townships and rites IN thi,
state stall prepare suitable ,,oses fer the
reception OF ballots cas, Tor or against
such proposition. Fact person fcl
printed. or partially written aud partial
iy Irnted on the ballot the words
"Aasntment 10 the constltution reia
tive TO the compensation OF members 81
the legislature hxsng the same At sis
hundred dollars each for general sea
slon-- ies;" and each person voting
against sad proposition. the words
amend rent 90 the constitution reia
tive 10 tie compensation ot members
of the lee slslare hring the sseie al
slx hundred dollars each for genera
session --So." The ballots shall IN eli
respects be canvssssd snd returns mac
s IA e'eetlou Of governor and lleaten
Ant governor.
u ou.Hsv sot~r.
senator McIauxhiin's JOINT resoln
ten reissiye Ia the qualifications oi
voters pss-ed the senate tcdss az r..
soss
Resolved. RY tie ssustr ard hause n
representative - tsfe state 81 n chizsr'
nat there shsn - .ntngties - iiss
electors - iAis state Tor approval or 70
lectcn fae fogIosinz aasend meat 81
stctoa enc II article seven % Toe cess
/ >titGt,en - tns stete, that = - ssY
thsf ssetqn one of article seven Il saie
een-'.ipAon be smended 10 fesd "a toi
lows
reetion J. ia Al elections evefy
n,sie titfrn - ax q ettseu 81 tts
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res'aipe = sos state ca see zttii ssY y
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