Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-27
SPECIAL ssIoN DoINos.

The 4th special session called by Gov.
Pingree practically came to close on
the Goth, without anything being ac-
complished. At the morning session
the house weakened and adopted the
concurrent resolution sent over by the
senate fixing final adjournment for the
ed. For an hour the Pingreeites tried
to fight off the inevitable. hoping TO
stay the windup until the governor
could get reply from Senator McMil-
Ian which he could spring. They sue
ceeded in tangling up matters for a
time and beat the concurrent resolu-
ton once, but later the vote was re-
considered and the resolution was fin
ally adopted by vote of 45 to 20.
When the governors personal and
special invitation to attend the ban
quet, came up on the 18th, Senator
Helme promptly moved that the invi-
tation be refused. Senator Atwood
wished the communication kept out of
the official journal, so he moved that
it be referred back to the writer. SEN
ator Ward was in favor of summary
action, saying that the invitation was
insulting and intended to be so, and
that the governor should be given to
understand that while he might insult
the courts with impupity, he could not
offer the senate an insult without hav-
ing it. resented The invitation was
resented by vote of % to 2.
The representative of an eastern
banking house, who has been at work
ever since the session commenced,
reaped harvest so far as the house is
concerned on the 18th, when Gov. Pin
gree sent in three messages recon-
mending the enactment of laws legal
izing the issuing of bonds by the cities
Petoskey, Traverse City and Charlie
voix, and bills to this effect were
promptly passed. The senator's think
these matters should be left for the
regular session, hence the measures
may be smothered for the present,
Rep. Wayne offered a resolution on
the 10th asking the governor for a
special message recommending the sub
mission of proposed amendment to
the constitution relative so the hold
ing of sessions Of the legislature. The
proposed amendment provided that the
regular sessions shall be held as at
present, but be limited to 100 days,
and that there be in each even year
session to convene in September and
be limited to 40 days. The resolution
was tabled.
When the house convened on the af-
ternoon of the 10Th Pop" Goodell of
fered a resolution requiring Senators
Burrows and Mcmillan to support the
Grant oleomargarine bill, which has
passed the lower house of congress.
The resolution was opposed by Reps.
McCollum and Chamberlain, but Reps.
Colvin and Buskirk came to the rescue
OF Pop" and it was adopted by vote
of 50 to %.
1t can almost be put down as an as
sured fact that Gov. Pingree will not
have the pleasure of signing his name
to any law enacted by the present leg
islature. That is the conclusion of the
majority of the senate, and, unless
some unforeseen consideration arises,
that will be its conclusion to the end
BY vote of Al 10 IL, the house on
the 18th indefinitely postponed action
on the senate concurrent resolution,
fixing final adjournment for the Goth.
The session is long way from being
ended but there is apparently no like
lihood that anything valuable will be
accomplished
The senate on the 10th again made
an attempt of final adjournment. This
time the date for the last day of bust
ness was fixed as the Goth, and the time
for final adjournment was set for the
22d. That body then took recess TO
await action of the house.
According to Senator Atwood, the
leader of the opposition to Pingree's
bill, the next legislature will pass an
equal taxation measure. He stated on
the 10th that the people of the state
could rely on this promise being carried
out.
Rep Chamberlain on the 18th intro
duced bill asking for legislation for
the relief of the Chippewa Indians in
Cheboygan county.