CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. Branham's bill [H. R. 71] to amend section 60 of the general corporation act of March 14, 1867, coming up in order on the third reading--
Mr. WALKER: It simply amends section 60, adding two or three lines, giving the cities authority, in the same way that they give aid to railroads and macadamized roadways, to give aid to other public improvements, upon petition of a majority of freeholders.
The vote on the final passage was reported--yeas, 46; nays, 41; so the bill failed, for lack of the constitutional majority of 51.
