The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-26
TIE LEGISLATURE

WEDNESDAY, March lI.-Seitdte-Ihe bill to
prevent the propagation of the yeows in peach
trees adversely reported upon, and tabled 80.
The bill to facilitate the coll cton of damages for
trespass on lands was passed. The special order
of the day the consideration of the bills relating
to the liquor traffic, and their discussion occupied
the time OF the Senate until adjournment
House-Petitions received opposing the taxa
ton of church property and the organization of the
proposed county of Butler out of portion of Sam
lac. q. The bill revising the general Mining and
Manufacturing law indefinitely postponed ..
The bill revising the Insurance laws, and reducing
the tax from per cent. on gross receipts TO per
cent was considered, and returned back to the
committee.
THURSDAY. March 1s.-Senqte-The time of
the Senate almost entirely consumed in dis
cussng the bill to tax the LIQUOR traffic. The Senate
after long debate, struck out all except the enact
ing clause. Senate Bill 40, which seemed to license
the traffic. killed, bill aiming toregulae
it, but the chief provisions OF which are already
/ contained in the compiled laws.
House-The House passed the following bills to-
day: Senate bill 70, establishing Township Super
intendents of Schools; incorporating Muskegon /;
relating TO the assessment OF property. . The pas
sage of the bill restoring the Township Superin-
tendents of Schools puts an end to the county sys-
tenn. and restores the old order of things, except
/ that Township Inspector and one Township SUI
perintendont are employed, while formerly there
were three Inspectors.
FRIDAY, March 19.-Seadte-The business
done consisted in passing the bills organizing Ros
common county, Incorporating Ypsianti, repeal
ing chauter 81 of the compiled laws, permitting the
Improvement of harbors and canals by private
companies, and establishing superior Court in
Grand Rapids.
HouSe-Numerous circumstances were received
in the House against the passage of the bill forbid
! ding the bounding of deer, That being considered
! the proper mode of hunting those animals, and
not so destructive a. still hunting, which
= rapidly annihilating the game IA reso-
luton offered that il is the sense of the House
that the Prohibtory Liquor law should be repealed.
substitute proposed that it IL the sense of the
House that the law all king tax upon the liquor
traffic should be passed, and that until snch law
is perfected. existing laws relating to liquor should
remain The Governor announced his approval
of the bills to prohibit the of naphtha and danger
Illuminating oils in railroad cars, and amending
the booming laws.
SATURDAY, March 20.-Sendte-Bills were
passed Incorporating the following named cities
and villages: Muskegon, Mackinaw, Lapeer, Hast
ings, INLAY City, Mt. Clemens, Banks, and Grand
Haven . The House bill providing for Commits
sioner of Highways instead of three was passed
The Medical Censors' bill was tabled, there being a
bare quorum of the Senate present, and the movers
of the bill fearing to bring it to vote under such
circumstances.
House-The Governor notified the House that he
had approved the bills incorporating Hancock and
Red Jacket; to allow railroad companies to run
sleeping cars, and amending the act relative to a
| State agency for juvenile offenders =. The Senate
bill repeating the act relative to harbor companies,
and that authorizing Ann Arbor to assess tax for
/ specific purpose, were also passed.
MONDAY, March q. -Sendte-Eills were favor
ably reported for the appropriation to the university,
to enable il to establish water works, to take up the
outstanding warrants of the university, and for a
copper roof and stone coruice for the Capitol.
-. The day spent in committee OF the whole,
and number of bills were agreed TO. the principal
ones being those repeating the compulsory education
law ratyng the acts of former Legislatures in di-
vdng townships and cities and separating them into
| different Representative districts and to abolish
estates in dover in wild lands.
/ Ho,,se-The bill taxing church property had all
after the enaeting clause stricken out i'll the Senate,
an act in which the House concurred by yea and
nav vote of 81 to 0... The clerk Of the House was
instructed to notify township CLERKS of the changes
made by the present Legislature in the laws relative
| To township commissioners of Highways and School
inspectors, only such official being now author
led to each township. and also with reference 20
the new Office of township Commissioner of Schools.
Tuesday. March 23.-Seadte-D were
passed concerning the preservation and protection
of township records forbidding them to be kept in
saloons, etc.; to provide for paying the outstanding
nterest-bearing warrants of the University OF
Michigan; TO repeal the Compulsory Education law.
-. The special order, being the consideration OF
the Senate bill making il a criminal offensc 20 sell
liquor. 20 minors intoxicated persons and sellers
TO make compensation in the of injuries to in
toxicated persons for all injuries caused by selling
such liquors, being substantially the Ohio law on
that subject, was passcd-yeas, Is; nays, IL.
Jousc-Petitions were received FOR the establish
ment of a dental school in Michigan University
for a grant of land in aid of the Marquette and
Nackinaw railroad. and against any change in the
taxation of state and national banks. Bills
PASSED TO repeal the law FOR the taxation of dogs
Woods or Enclosed grounds and amending the Law
establishing a Board of Fire and Water Commits
soners in Marquette.