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enough to satisfy that demand re,

enough to satisfy that demand re-
mains in the country. To increase
the supply ! see no way open bat
by the government boarding
through the means above given,
and possibly by requiring the
national banks to aid.
1t is claimed 10y the advocates OF
the measure herewith returned
that there is an unequal distribu-
ton of the banking capital OF the
country. was disposed to give
great weight to this view OF the
question at first, hut on reflection
it will be remembered that. there
still remains four million dollars OF
authorized bank note ell culation
assigned to State having less than
their quota not taken. In add
ton to this the States having less
than their quota of bank circula-
ton having the option of S25,0oO,-
600 more, to be taken from those
States having more than their pro
portion. When this is taken up,
or when specie payments are re-
stored or in rapid process of resto-
ration, will be the time to consider
the question of more currency,
lSirned) u. $. GRANT.
Executive Mansion, April %, 1874.
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General Laws Of Michigan.
Passed at the Extra Session OF the
Legislature Ina 1874.
mo. IL


An ACT to amend section one
hundred and twcnty-four of an act
entitled can act to amend chapter
nrnetv-three of the revised statutes
of eighteen hundred and forty-six,'
entitled "Of courts held by justices
of the peace" approved February
thirteen, eighteen hundred and fifty
five, being section five thousand
three hundred and sevevty-two OF
the compiled laws of eighteen hun
dred and seventy-one.
SECTION 1He People Of the
State Of Nchigan enact, That see
ton one hundred and twenty-four
of chapter one hundred and seven
ty-eight, being section five thous-
and three hundred and seventy-two
be amended to read as follows:
(5372.) Sec. 12i. If before join
ing issue in any cause, the defend
ant therein shall make and file with
the justice an affidavit that he has
good and substantial defense on the
merits thereof. and that the justice
before whom the same is pending is
a material witness for such defend
ant, without whose testimony he
cannot safely proceed to trial, and
shall state in said affidavit facts ma
terial to the issue which he expects
to prove by said justice, the justice
shall, if he be satisfied that he be
witness for the defendant,
make in his docket an entry of the
filing of such affidavit, and an order
that the suit and all the papers re-
lating thereto be transferred to some
other justice in the same township
or city, or to some other justice in
any township in the same county
said township or city, to
be named in such order, who shall
proceed to hoar, try, and
determine the cause in the same
manner as if the suit had been or
iginaily commenced before him, and
with the like effect. Or the justice
may in such order, in his discretion,
postpone the hearing of said cause
to such time and place in the same
city or township, or in any adjoin-
ing township in the same county, as
he shall see fit; at which time and
place the justice to whom the cause
is transferred shall attend and pro-
coed to hear, try and determine said
cause as aforesaid.
Sec. .. This act shall take imme-
date effect.
Approved March %, 1874.
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The Presidents Veto.
.,An, !. 7Aencht .lbout 4 in Detroit.


what IL 7Ao~cht about il in Detroit.
from the Detroit Free Press.
IL il safe to say that nine of ev-
ery ten reading men in the city
who could get copy of paper
containing the Presidents veto
message yesterday had mastered
that document before, noon. Girls
void street was for hours yesterday
the scene of little gatherings, in
which this absorbing question was
the theme of discussion. All sorts
of Jokes were perpetrated and any
amount of wit was thrown off at
the expense of the hationists; and
il by rare chance one of that class
happened to be within hearing of
the jubilant specieists, he held his
tongue and made no sign. The
bank corridors, the postollice steps,
railroad depots, hotels, restaurants,
counting rooms, the wharves-even
the court room caught the infec-
ton, and "Well, what do you think
of the veto p seemed to be the uni
versal salutation. What was actu-
ally thought of it could easily be
seen in the gratified looks of all
you met. Many declared that il
was the only decent act of Grants
entire Presidential career. One
enthusiastic gentleman-a promin'
ent physician and a strong partisan
Repubhcan-was sure that the veto
had settled the third term il
lirant's.favor, and he was so de
lighted with the measure that h,
gave out invitations for a jubile,
at his residence.
Some who look at it from pure
ly2 political standpoint seem per
suaded that it will have the etieC
of creating new combinations an
rearing a party that shall sweel
the country in 1876.
On Change there was little, j
any, opposition to the PRESIDENT
course. On the contrary, many
members of the Board of Trade
celebrated the event by throwing
up their hats, shaking hands with
their associates and giving rein in
various other ways to their citation
Gold went down | Is, and wheat
dropped one cent, with no buyers
at the close. Several heavy manu-
facturers strongly indorse the meas
ure, although they freely acl1nowl-
edge that an expansion might for a
little time ease mp money matters.
The benefit would, however, be on
ly temporary, and severe reaction
airy pressure, greater than ever,
would be certain to follow sooner
or later. All things considered,
business men in every department
of commerce and manufacturing
agree that the veto was the one
thing needed at the present june
ture.
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The National Association.

From the Boston Lumber Trade.
The Boston LUmber ITdde has
labored earnestly and consistently
to awaken an active interest among
lumbermen in the matter of the es-
Enlistment of a National Associa-
ton which shall represent the lum-
Der interests Of the country. Just
now Mr.. J. Henry Symonds, editor
of the LuDber Trade, is doing even
more than using the influence of
his pen towards the organization of
such an Association, and is visiting
the principal numbering centers at
the East with q view to personal eff
fort in behalf Of the project. Mr..
Symonds has recently visited Will
Transport, Pa, and it is now pro-
posed to hold the first meeting in
that city some time during the COM
ing June. The benefits to be de-
rived from a National Association
of Lumbermen, have been so often
discussed and urged that we will
not repeat them now. 1t is suflici-
ent that large number of prom
inent manufacturers and dealers
are thoroughly interested in the
matter, and will form a nucleus to
which will be attracted in course of
time, representatives from all the
important numbering localities.
Once established, the Association
will be a success and will prove of
incalculable benefit to the trade
generally. Mr.. Symonds is enti-
tied to more than passing credit for
his efforts towards the consumma-
ton Of the desired object of Ma
tional Association, and we are glad
to be able to extend the congratu-
lations of the Wisconsin Lumber
man TO his energy which is now
likely to result in permanent good.
= Wisconsin, Lumbermdn.
We reproduce the above from the
current number of the most able
publication of its class in the coun.
try with a certain degree Of pride
And with both pleasure and pride
we are able to inform our contem.
porary and the trade, that the pros
poets of a very successful issue o
our efforts for the formation of al
association are indeed hattering
More than eighteen months ago W,
became convinced that the lumbe
trade of America, more than an,
other business interest, stood j
need of such an organization a
would harmonic its modes of bust
ness, and induce such uniformity @
operations as must inevitably re
suit in mutual benefit. Our furthe
acquaintance with the trade, ant
our recent extensive correspond
epce and personal interviews will
leading manufacturers and dealers
representing oil the important sec
tions of the country, have bu
strengthened our first impressions
and have proved our fancied wan
n most urgent need.
What we have written in thu
past in favor OF this association an'
the steps we have taken TO bring ]
toithe attention of all parties inter
ested In the trade, is q subject IA
miliar to all of our readers AND
known more or less 10 the whole
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The Currency Bill Vetoed.

Ihe curl ency question winch mas
taken so much time and caused
considerable debate in Congress,
was passed by both Houses and
then sent to the President for his
signature. President Grant, deem
ing it an unwise step to pass the
imitation act, refused to sign the
bill, and it was returned to the SEN
ate, together with the following
message from the President:
To the Senate Of the United States:
Herewith / return the Senate
bill No Gil, entitled "An act to fix
the amount of United States notes
and circulation of national banks
for other purposes" without my APP
proval. In doing so | must ex-
press my regret at not being able
to give my assent to q measure
which has received the sanction of
a majority of legislators chosen
by the people to make laws for
their guidance, and ! have studious-
ly sought to find sufficient argu-
ments to justify such assent, but
unsuccessfully. Practically it is a
question whether the meaure under
discussion would give an additional
dollar to the irredeemable paper
currency of the country or not,
and whether 10y requiring three
fourths of the reserve to be retained
by banks and prohibiting interest
to be received on the balance il
might not prove contraction. But
the facts cannot be concealed that
the bill increased the paper circu-
luton SlO0,000,000, as the only
amount of reserves restrained from
circulation is by the provisions Of
the second section. The measure
has been supported on the theory
that it would give increased circu.
ton. 1t is fair inference that i
! in practice the measure should fai
. to create the abundance of circula
, ton expected of it the friends O
the measure, particularly those on
of Congress, would clamor for sucl
d imitation as would give the expect
s ed relief. The theory of my be
: lief is departure from the tru
{ principles of finance, national in
: terest, national obligations 20 credi
r tors, Congressional and part
pledges on the part of both polit
: cal parties, and of the persons
views and promises made by me
every annual message sent 10 Col
gress, and in each inaugural az
dress. In my annual message
Congress in December, 1869, til
! following passages appear.
Among the evils growing out
, the rebellion, and not yet referre
| to, is that OF an irredeemable cul
rency. IL IL an evil which / hop
will receive your earnest attention
IL is n duty, and one of the highes
duties of the government, TO secur
20 the citizen q medium OF cz
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mo. 81

AN ACT to authorize proceedings
by the State to condemn private
property for public use.
SECTION 1. The People of tie
State Of Michigan enact, That it
shall be lawful for the Governor or
.any other person or persons, when
By law authorized to purchase for
the State at private sale, OF by con-
demnation, land as a site for any
State building or buildings, State
institution, or public use, to insti-
tute or cause to be instituted pro-
ceedinds in the name and behalf of
the State Of Michigan against the
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mo. D.

No. 81
An ACT to amend an act entitled
can act to authorize and empower
the Board of Control of State swamp
lands to make an appropriation OF
State swamp lands to aid in the
construction of railroad from the
Straits of Mackinaw TO Marquette
Harbor, on Lake Superior" and to
add q new section thereto.
SECTION |. The People Of the
State Of Michigan enact, That an
act entitled can act to authorize
and empower the Board of Control
of State swamp lands to make an
appropriation of State swamp lands
TO aid i'm the construction of a rail
road from the Straits of Mackinaw
to Marquette Harbor, on Lake SUI
perior," approved March twenty
first. eighteen hundred and seventy
three, be amended by adding new
section, to be section five,a follows
Sec. 5. The time limited in this
act for constructing said railroad
shall be and the same is hereby ex-
tended for the term OF two years
from and after the thirty-first day
of December, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-five, and all the powers
conferred upon said Board of Con-
troll are hereby revived, renewed
and extended until said railroad
shall have been constructed, and all
such powers shall be and remain in
full force and have the same effect
as though such powers has not been
before this time in any manner ex-
ercised; and said Board of Control
shall have full power an authority
to rescind, modify or amend any
resolution or regulation they may
make, or may have made, necessary
to secure the carly completion of
said railroad.
: Sec. 2. This act shall take imme-
date effect.
Approved March "a, 1874.
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trade of the land. Without desir-
ing to arrogate anything TO our
selves in this matter, or 40 allow
our zeal for the cause 10 ih1luce us
to any overt act Of oiiiciousness, we
felt IL incumbent upon US to take
some more active steps towards its
contamination than the mere pub
lie discussion of its merits through
our columns. In this spirit we
correspondent at considerable ex-
tent with the trade of the country,
then, in the full belief that "what
was everybody's business was no.
body's business we took the liber-
ty of canvassing the merits of sew
eral locations, in regard TO their
availability as the best place for an
initiatory meeting of the lumber
men of North America, and, as a
final step, we visited the city, that
to us seemed the most favorable
and personally examined its adj
vantages and its disadvantages, and
we gained the assurance of its
leading lumbermen that they would
be more than happy to welcome to
their city a thousand lumbermen
from the four quarters of the con-
tinent.
The city of Williamsport to which
we refer, is known to all who are in
any way associated with lumber ;
for years it held a leading position
among the pine producing regions
of the country, it-with Lock Ha-
ven, eight miles distant-neaily
forty saw-mills, all Of which, with
one exception, are steam mills. The
reputation of these mills and the
work done by them is first class
and they will well be worth visit
by mill-men from all sections; it:
location is rs convenient and as ac-
cessible as any that would seem tC
be suitable for a gathering of thi:
nature. Southern men will find di.
rect rail communication from Wash.
ington or Baltimore the Northern
and Western trade, from Buffalo
Erie or Elmira ; our friends from
middle States from PHILADELPHIA;
and Eastern men from sAlbany
1t is laid out very tastefully and
! for a city of its sizc-less than
: 20,000,-it presents a very busy
and thriving appearance. 1t has
three first-class hotels, the Herdic,
the Crawford and the City Hotel,
besides several of less pretcntiol S,
and a gathering of the proportions
We hope to see, can find better ac-
commodations than in many cities
of 10000 Inhabitants; and, in the
month of June,-the time it is in
tended to convene-it must be one
of the loveliest spots in the coun-
try; added to these inducements is
the fact that Williamsport and vi
cinity boast of local association,
the West Branch Lumbermen's EN-
change, with membership of over
one hundred, and an organization
second to none, of its kind, in the
land
We shall take immediate steps to
call the attention of every lumber
man to this matter, and to impress
upon him its Importance. The AS
ISOLATION is necessity to the trade
This fact is unanimously acknowl-
edged. The first meeting can be
made a splendid success, and to this
end we solicit the hearty co-opera-
ton of the press, and of individu-
ais interested in the welfare of the
trade, wherever timber is cut or
lumber sold.
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VIII tDen ne SAFE 10 lnauS uIatc
system of free banking with such
provisions as to make compulsory
the redemption of the circulating
notes of banks in coin or United
States notes themselves redeemable
in and made equivalent to coin:
AS a measure preparatory to free
banking or for placing the gov
eminent in a condition to redeem
its notes in coin at the earliest
practicable moment, the revenues
of fhe country should be increased
so as to pay the current expenses,
proved for the sinking fluid re-
quired by law, and also a surplus
to be retained in the treasury in
gold. / am not q believer in any
, artificial method of making paper
money equal to coin when coin is
: not owned or held ready to redeem
: the promises to pay, for paper
: money is nothing more than prom
i ises to pay and is valuable exactly
II In proportion to the amount oil
y coin that it can be converted into
: While coin is not used as a circula-
o ting medium, or the currency Of
@ the country is not convertible into
it at par, it becomes an article o.
4 commerce as much as any Other
/ product, and the surplus will seel
: foreign market as will any Other
g surplus. The balance of trade
/. has nothing TODD with the question
c The duties on imports being re-
. CURED to be paid in coin create a
: limited demand for gold, and about
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Dissolution.

The Arm Of Batty q Tremhle Is this day dis
ing.
J.E. BATTY,
Arsna Msrch 81. 1874 i9evt
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No. -.
An ACT to cede Jurisdiction TO
the United States on certain land,
and for the purchase and condem-
nation thereof.
SECTION /. The People of tie
State Of Michigan enact, That the
United States of America shall
have the power to purchase or to
condemn, in the manner prescribed
by its laws, upon making just COM
pensation therefor, any land in the
State of Michigan required for
custom-houses, arsenals, light
houses, national cemeteries or for
other purposes of the Government
OF the United States.
Sec. 2. The United States NAV
enter upon and occupy any land
which may have been or may be
purchased or condemned, or other
wise acquired and shall have the
right of exclusive legislation and
concurrent jurisdiction together
with the State of Michigan, over
such land and the structures there
on, and shall hold the same EXEMPT
from all State, county and munich
pal taxation.
Sec. 3. This act shall take inn
mediate effect.
Approved March "a, 1874.
NO. g.
An ACT relative to taxation
SECTION l. The People Of he
State Of Michigan enact, That
whenever it shall come to the
knowledge of the supervisor or
proper assessing officer of any town,
city, or ward, that any land liable
to taxation in said town, city, or
ward, at the time of taking the
assessment of the proceeding year,
was omitted from the assessment
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mo. ~


AN ACT to amend section three thous-
and nine hundred and eighty-seven OF the
complied laws of eighteen hundred and
seventy-one, relative to the sale of swamp
and primary school lands i'm the mineral
range of the Upper Peninsula, heretofore
withheld from market as mineral lands.
SECTION l. The People Of tie State of
Michigan Enact, That section three
thousand nine hundred and cighty-seven
OF the complied laws of eighteen humid.
rcd and scventy-one, relative TO the sale
OF swamp and primary school lands In
the mineral range of the Upuer Peninsu-
la, heretofore withheld from market as
mineral lands, be and the same Is amend
ed so as to read rs follows:
(30S7) Sec. 4. The pay of such agents
shall be five dollars per day, for the time
actually and necessarily spent in the dis
charge of their duties, together with their
actual and reasonable travelling expenses;
and their accounts for such services and
expenses, properly yarlfed by such
agents, when allowed by the Board OF
State Auditors, shall he paid by the
state Treasurer upon the warrant OF the
Auditor General, out of any money In
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 2. This act shall take immediate
effect
Approved March 25, 1874.
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KILOGRAMS TO THE STAR
The Coming Elections In England.


LONDON, January 1.-THE reasons which
caused the government 10 decide upon the dis
solution of PATliament have not vet been made
public, and speculation in regard thereto con
tinues. Some persons declare that it was
brought about py dlssensions in the cabinet,
while others sllege that Gladstone has been
summoned before the court of queens bench
for not standing for reelection 20 Parliament
after again accepting Office in March last. aud
that this was what occasiOned the dissolution.
The utmost interest il manifested throughout
the Kingdom over the elections, and much &C
tiyity Is displayed in preparations for them
The newspapers are filled with appeals tor
election. The county elections. both contested
anu uncontested, will OCCUPY the first two weeks
in February, and those in the boroughs the
time between the 30th instant and the 9Th PROV.
Allowing for delays in the receipt of writs OF
election in distant parts OF Scotland and Ire
land. II IL believed the general election will be
completed by the 10th Of February. Both
parties are confident OF success. Betting l. now
in favor of the liberals.
CHARLES BRADLAUGH ON THR PROSPECTS OF
TIE RADICALS.
NEW YORK, January E.-Chas. Bradlaugh
mas written letter concerning the prospects OF
the radicals in the coming general election In
England. he saws; cit l. probable there will
be more conservatives elected and fewer wings
but the conservatives viii have 70 promise some
very radical measures in order to get returned
and in addition the next Parliament will show
sturdy radical band to rally round such men as
Henry Fawcett, Peter A. Taylor and Sir Chas
Dixie. For the first time in English history the
workingmen will be represented in the House of
Commons They have at least three efficient
eandidates-M SDOnald, Burt, and Crawford
There Is now radical party growing, and be .
ieye this party, which has mustered a gallant
little band, strengthened so materially in the
parliament about TO be elected, that IL
VIII not only be strong enough TO prevent the
conservatives from retaining office for any long
er term, even suppOsing they should win it, bat
VIII be able 80 materially to modify the liberal
programme that whigism of the Granville type
might As well perform 'Hari-Kari.'"
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Terrible Railroad Accident I'm Seat
land

SIXTEEN PERSONS INSTANTLY KILLED-A MIN
BIER SERIOUSLY INJURED.
GLASGOW, January 21.-An accident, attend
ed with most lamentable results, occurred on
the railway between this city and Edinburgh
TINS morning While an express passenger train
IRON Edinburgh for Glasgow was running at
great speed, II came in collision with another
express train. Sixteen persons were iustaptIy
Sliled, and number received severe injuries
Several OF the coaches were demolished
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THR DEATH OF DIR. LIVINGSTONE, IL is now
reported, took place in June last. He had been
travelling over partially submerged country,
and after wading four days throug h water was
seized by illness, of which he died. At meet
ing of the Royal Geographical Society in Lon
don last night several members expressed doubt
as TO the authenticity of the rerort of DIR. Lty-
iDgstone's death. Mr.. Kirk said when he left
Zanzibar in September rumors OF similar
character were current. He thought the news,
if true, would have been officially forwarded
long before the present date.