The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-03-27
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

tempt to regulate the system OF railroad
tariffs by the Constitution was lost. So was
an attempt to put provision In providing
that no street railroads shall be built extept
with the consent of the municipal authorizes
of the town interested The Senate refused
to concur in a proposition OF the House to
make the Office OF Attorney-General either
elective or appointvo. The Senate adopted
the section added to the article on private
corporations declaring shat the right OF emf
nent domain shall never be 40 construed as TO
prevent a Legislature from taking the proper
ty or franchises OF interpretations, and sub
jecting them to public use. A new section
was adopted forbidding public officers from
using public funds for their own benefit, or
lending them TO others. The Senate refused
to forbid railways from issuing free passes TO
officers of the State. The article on the
elective franchise containing section pro-
viding for the separate submission of female
suffrage was finally passed by the Senate-T
to 4.
House.-The House voted by 81 to 81 just
the two-thirds vote necessary, to submit
female suffrage to the people "A reso-
luton to acknowledge God in the COnsti-
tuition was ordered to a third reading by "A
to "a Attempts to introduce a provision
forbidding the Legislature from altering any
special act OF corporation except by a vote
of two-thrds Of both houses failed The
twelfth test vote OF the season on the liquor
question was had in the House, with the usual
result-defeat The State is authorized
by both houses to be interested in the Portage
Lake and Lake Superior ship canal The
House and Senate do not agree as to the mode
of appointing the Attorney General, and az to
the number of terms Of court to be held in
large counties. These matters go to COM
mittee OF conference.
THURSDAY March 19.-Sendte. propo-
sition to tax the liquor traffic was tabled-17
to 10. g. The Senate concurred with the House
in providing for an elective judiciary, and re-
quiring four terms of court to be held in
counties OF 20. 900 inhabitants; also in giving
the Supreme Court general control over law
practice An attempt to strike out Section
9, limiting trade instruction in prison, failed.
-. The schedule of salaries was ordered to
third reading substantially the same
| previously reported: Governor, $4,000. and
the other officers $4,000 and $4,000.
The Auditor General Superintendent OF
| Instruction, Secretary Of State, Commission
ers OF Land Office, and Acknowledgement are
required to reside at Lansing The Senate
! insisted on homestead exemption Of %, 900.
! The House wants 81 500 Article 10. con-
corning education, was ordered to third read
ing. "A committee of conference or
dered on the railroads article both houses
disagreeing The educational article was
ordered to third reading. Both houses act
ed on number OF articles mentioned in the
Governors message.
House-The House passed, by &c to 90, a
resolution requiring the State Treasurer to
report without delay the names Of banks
where the money of the State il de-
posted, the amount in each, bonds taken
to secure the State, names OF the bonds
men, and amount of liability of each bonds
man. The resolution moved by MIR.
Perry OF Oakland, who said that the aggre-
gate bonds of the Treasurer only,Sl50, 900,
while he has sometimes II ,O00, 900 on hand,
and has averaged $780, 900 during the past
year Many bills covered by the Governor y
message were passed in both houses. They
relate almost exclusively to local interests,
and are not Of general Importance -. The
houses disagree concerning the paying of
Chaplains for religious services. The Senate
does not want one. A message was received
from the Governor calling attention to various
subjects requiring legislation, principally of a
local nature.
FRIDAY, March 2O.-Senate. Senate
has finally agreed with the House in reducing
the amount of homestead exemption from
p, 900 to IL. 500. The salary question il
still disagreed on, and the whole matter has
been sent to committee of conference.
The two houses disagree on the provision OF
the House requiring most Of the State officers
to live at Lansing. They disagree widely con-
corning municipal and other corporations.
Il
alton Of the liquor-traffc failed in the Senate
by l3 to 16 The Senate refused, by Is to 10
to concur in the House action admitting Re
gents Of the University to membership in the
| Legislature. .. Tho Senate wants three Com
mssioners of Highways in each township, ano
; the House wants enc. The two Houses dis
agree most obstinately on the bill to compe
, the Treasurer OF Wayne county to deposit the
: county funds in the banks, and take bonds
but it has finally passed both Houses. Their
, now seems a prospect OF much difficulty IL
securing the agreement of the Houses on sew
eral subj Q cts A number of bills OF a loca
nature, covered by the Governors message
: passed by both Houses The House is ia
: in advance with business, and is waiting on
. the Senate.
SATURDAY, March, 21-Sendte. Hous
agreed to the Sc nate provision that no Stat
or county official or any person holding tn
office of Trustee, Commissioner or Inspecto
, Of any State institution. or OF any charitabl
or educational institution which receives ap
preparations from the State Treasury, shall
I, be eligible to scat in the Legislature. Tn
+ time for the completing of the Marquette anC
Mackinac railroad is extended till Dec. 81, 1877
! go. The section regulating trades taught il
the State Prison is retained by both houses.
1 Twenty thousand copies OF the Constitution
: are to be published, and each Michigan news
= paper publishing it shall receive S25. -. On
Commissioner of Highways is agreed upon
" The Constitution was read by sections II
the two houses, and adopted in the houses b!
e the requisite two-thirds vote. In the Senate
l amendments were adopted in one or two mat
Q tiers. The Constitution was then adopted II
6 the Senate by two-thirds vote. Boil
houses adjourned sine die.