Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-18
OFF GO THEIR HEADS
MAyEAaty SALARY OF sl,4oo
Hereafter Bs,sor 40 Years Of Age VIII
s> Admisse<1 "a the k>farm
school

LANSING. Mich. March i7--Afser the
mfpour n oratory 90 the door IL The
house yesterday aff-rnoon. when nearit
one hat - the members present loiaef
IN the discussion % the xomen suffrage
bail. the calm which settled down over
that body today and remained until al
iouFnment ss positively frighuai Ia
fact. the proceedings we're 80 comnor-
place. and - iiitle interest ~as manifest
b. the members that the sergeant
~ aruis w4s kept husy IN gertirg SUI
fcenf members oaf a the cboak room 20
pass the measures which were brought
az Zoe disposition.
The only aftempt az exeifeEseot w'ss
shortly after rull cal when Mr.. sumner
trnughf Up the linal sd.ogrnnlent bi.l,
making an amendment q 70 that the
dates - charged from Msy Il and ~ -
Nay ~ and -. The amendment was
adopted. Nj Hark~orth then said that
he Rad examined the docket ~ the c,na
mittse on ndieiary and found that II
- bills and resolufions IN the hands %
the conmittee bar thirty ssx bad beer
reported uf~sn. Hr moved that the bill
hs made the special order - business
for APRIL st =. m. and added that he
thought the day moef appropriate one
far the consideration ef such measure
TIE motion was declared lost hy viva
socs vote Mr.. Irspps notion 10 refer
II % the committee on state affairs " as
lost
NJ Buzzell aid that while he heartily
favored a short session. ho hated ress)Iu
fions which sasOred u political bun.
coInb- and he moved that the bill oe
amended 80 a. G. make the dafe-April
l. This amendment vas loef ard the
bal a. amended by Mr. sumner passed
By vote Il - 70 Q
Grand Rapids Justice Bill
The menhcrs from Kent have bean
kept very busy the past two days tryiag
q arrive AZ some cuncinsion relative to
the bill concerning the justices u the
peace n Grand Rapids. They finally
decided "a adopt the Detroit plan of
abolishing the fee sysfem reduce fAn
number 81 Justices and hare the city
pay the salaries q the Judges. The bill
wa. brought up IN the hoese this after
noon ty Mr. Andersen. As rcad IL pro
elected ~ The coming spfing election.
thus dong away with the Office q the
Justice. ~tcso term expires this spring
II also provided that the o.iice - the
JUSTICE whose term expired in lSi
should also be abolished. thus ultimately
reducing the nuntes q the justices ~
The peace ia the city - two. IL pro
xisled Tor al annual salary Tor the jus
ticcs x tl.-Ao each. and = clerk. - bs
appointed by ihe mayor. az salary Ct
<ioso rer year. the clerk % haze the
privilege ~ hiring one or more deputies.
az his Osa expense. The city il 10 rsy
ali the salaries and the justice is - have
only fees Tor marriages administering
osths ard making acknowledgements
rot provided Tor m tho bill Mr.. White
spoke IN favor II the bill and then Mr.
Anderson moved that the bill be
amended - as - give the Justices an
annual salary - 81 800 per year. Tais
wae fhs only cnanFs made and in fnis
condition the bill was passed and given
immediate eject.
The lansing Reform school
A report from the committee on The
Lansing rsfnr,n school for ioy~ wss read
~ the bou@e tins afternoon and adopted.
tion ~ brick structure. adjoining he
hospital. o. - usel A. bath rssm.
They aiso asked for The erection ~ a
flag star from which The American fag
would hv every das. the- intoxicating IN
The hoyS rever~nce for rhe stars and
afripes The memhers also heartily
commended the action ~ the legislafare
by which the sze Il boys admitted 70
the schcol had tecn reduced a. ten
Years II ~as also recommended that
sn srchifect ~ employed to examine the
c5nfiision q the damaged wall - the
main building The committee con.
cludesi - report by suggesting that the
oisier toys he separated from the
ypunEer during the hours - play and
during the night.
No More Mineral Water
For ~prae sime past the members ~
the house have been drinking Aheri
canus water At the expense q tho sfase.
Z being supplied "a tanks in the post
cf'1ce - ne house The water is pro.
Duct ~ Lansing ~'il p snd was sad IN
po=ssas n1Fsffciral properties q high
crceT. Howefer. when the owner ~ the
mineral water plant recently submitted
hss blll charging 10 cents Per raiss.n Tor
the stuff. there vas grand veil. and
the cFi7icn wSs freely expressed that u
ss- smart scheme - bleed TIE
stafr Today = resolution vaa irf-a.
dace,i - he eject that owing e. the ex.
orhifant charge frr The water he hotse
rlispen@e with The uae q X The r~.p
luficr Nas unanimously adopted snd
fhrrs a weeping and wailinx IN tha
mineral water fsctory tonight. Tor Il -.
quired several rallrns - tho water saiiv
:, sarply the republican n@,nhsos sod
The n~espsp-r correspondents
miscellaneous.
The hiii sathcririn4 the village n
Che~sniaz. Saginaw esuntv - borrow
rsorey far the improvement q frefa
vas pssscd and given imnfrsiiale effect
fIsn~r bin snnexinz Fort Grstist ~
Pr Hnrsn. uhlch pes-ei the srnsfe
shis uanrriux. after few slight s'neni.
meats. Na@ returned - the house taia
.ffrraosn. fhe amendments ccnrurrs-i
in. ~ eiil PASSED and gwen inlnseshst@
effect
Nj Peasants charter hisi vas ps@-d
AL 9ieer tnrteiiiafe effrcf.
Nr (heniters4n ~ent up = raenleassi
=. - tffred s. end Il So Rad -
g'irrk uster T. pnsts1 - - . -
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