, 1874-03-21
STATE LEGISLATURES,

| oPEc'ae A1"i"sfh 20 1He LWCHT7 JFipH'ies
! IANstHa, Mich, March 20.-A special mcHHRgo
WIS received from tho Governor recommending
| tho amendment Of tho olinrtor of Port Huron,
antl legislation concerning tho records Of AL
| gona.
| Tho Senate again rofnaed to ngreo to tho
House action reducing homestead exemption
from $4,000 to 81, 500.
Tho salary question Ia still disagreed on, md
| tito whole mattor has boou Hont to u Committee
Of Conference. Tho bill to compel tho Treasurer
of Wayne County to deposit tho county funds
datly III bank and take bonds for It NAB lost III
tlo sonatc, nfter bong carried In the House.. It
was then rofarrod to The Committee on State
Affairs.
AFTERNOON sEBs1oN.
A number Of bills passed under tho specinl
The two Houses dlsaeroo on tho provision Of
The House requiring most Of tito stete officers to
live at lansing. 11,ey d,aagroo widely concorn-
inf municipal and other corporations.
Tho Senate ngrocd to tho U0use action re-
dl1cing tho amount OF homestead exemption from
~, 600 to s., 800.
The attempt 10 royivo tho qu6stion OF tho tax-
alton Of tho liquor-trhfo failed III the sonato by
IL to 10.
Tho scnato rofusoa by 1s to 10 to concur in tho
Ro,ssc action admitting ltegonts Of tho Uniyor-
sity to membership In tho Legislature.
Tho Scnnte wnnts throo Commissioners Of
Higltways i'll each township, and the House
wnnt8 one.
Tho two Houses disagree most obstinatoly on
tho bill to COMPEL tho Treasurer OF Wayno
County to deposit tho county funds in tho
banks, and take bonds, but It has finally passed.
There now seems d prospect OF mitch difficulty
IN securing the agreement of the Houses OH sew
cra1 subjects.
OHIO.
TnTTAfrTrg n. Mare1, Dn-Tu tim Houun In
day tho following House bills passed Authoriz-
ilag tho State Treasurer to dlaw on tho County
Treasurer for two-thirds Of tho current collrc-
tion OF taxca in advance Of tho selni-aunual sot-
tlomonts; for the inspection Of flour a,,d moat
paoAod III Baoka; to prohibit WOODEN goods a
portion OF which aro composed Of Bhoddy; to
limit tho amount to be expended by County
Commfsslonors to approaches tobridgcs to So5.
Btls weto introduced to amend tho municipal
code 10 as to include incorporated villages in tho
provision allowing one-half of the bridgo-tax
oviea LII, n corporate limits to 30 expended within
ne !r village limltHi to enable religious socie-
hoA to become incorporated.
N the Senate most of the afternoon was oc-
tsupied iu considering tho contested election
tsase.
a! a bin was introduced providing for tho pay-
I allied to file their applications in duo tlmo, alld
tppropriating $4,000 for this purpose.
~ tho night session Of tho RonHo bills were In
reduced logrnnt tho wife aIimony during tho pom
% $500 year in criminal suits whore the Btnto
I nils to CONVICT or defendant is ineoyont; to
authorize Judges 10 issue license to aucsioneors:
to preyons County Recorders from acting aH con-
Voyancors.
Tho Senate bill to authorize railroad COM
panioa whose lines hayo not been fiually located
10 divert or change their limo, but prohibiting
tho change Of terminal points, was passed..
CALIFORNIA.
H4N FRANc1Eao Marrt, 9n-1ov noo4l,
dny vetoed the bill providing for the election of
Ilarbor Commissioners by tho jont convention
Of tho Senate and Assembly after tho cloao of
TIE term Of tioso now in Office and for tho olcc
ton thereafter by the people, ut tho end of two
years. The bill was tho result OF q Democratic
Md Republican coalition, which tho veto has
p vobably defeated. It struck tho lobby interest
la rd, ard causod much excitement. Tho voto
was u1ado the special order for next Monday. It
il bs loved TINT the coalition cannot prevent tho
voto being susttlincd.
MISSOURI.
1rrrE esoS cfrx, a,, No., March h 2o.-Tho Hanni;
band bill passed tho House today,
md now goes to ths Governor.
has created great excitement, and there was
much hard lobbying. Much interest is n,ani-
testod az to the fate OF tho bill u all parts west
u this. This bill extends tho road into st,
Louis.
sptstal Dis1atsi; to - 7ao Ghltoao Tribune; j.,
Sr: Louis, Marnh 2D.-Ihe passage by tho |
Senate bill to ronov for ten years Tie 81, 500, 900
bonds issued by tho State In aid Of 'tho |
aannibal l. St. Joseph Railroad is gen.
.raiy received with satisfaction by st. !
Louis people, as tho bill passed under |
, guarantee from the Hannibal L st. 10 Conn
Dany tn build a branch road to this city. It ia
'eared, however, that tho votes to pass tho bill |
Tore oh.sained through compromises with several |
notol ioue joba which week ago woro considered |
Iead, but arc now revi we'd with Hattoring proA-
,ects. p.
TIE POLITICAL. OUTLOOK.
Tho roso!, ,tiou passed Mt tue Republican ca.lcua
IT the StaAo Capitol, Thursday night. to adopt |
le passive pulley in tho coming ca1npaign In
Missouri. and .aot nominate Republican ticket,
appears to meet a]moat universal Endorsement
rom the loadinr1 Ropublicana hero. 1t car bo
.o down as sottl cd that the field will DO left to
lie Bourbon Dem ocraoy on ono hand, and the
Dem, ,crats, Grangors, aud Roform-
,ra on tho other. Tho Dcmocfato. ndn,inistra-
r., ,f t1,o lo.t ~ hnaf f1turuutod }ha