, 1875-03-08
MICHIGAN.
TIE UPPER rENtNspLA.


Special UlSpateh to The Ch,caoo Tribtne.
LANSING, Mich, March G.-Thc members Of
tho HOUSE from tho Upper Peninsula hayo ex-
tended an invitation to their feilow-members Of
Tho Legislature 70 take rArt In an excursion to
the Upper Peninsula, leaying Chicago on August
ls, and being accompanied by y. y. Cobb, Isail-
road Conlmlssoner, t;oy. Dasley, other State
guests. Pasacs will be Issued to ALL and artunge-
lnonta will bo made so that tho patty can Wait
the minea Of copper, iron, and silver, tho StAto
quar1ioH, and fishing grounds.
TAXATION or cuncIt PROPERTY.
A petition being received thtn morning pro-
testing agninat tbs taxation Of chuluh property,
Homc discussion WIS bad upon the question.
atr. briggs, OF ke'1t, thought that church prop
erty ought to be taxed as Heil II other property,
aud Mr.. DAILY. Of Wayne, oprosod It. tho pell-
las not yet shown dccisiyaIy how it stallds On
the question. IL Bee,us likely that the Lcglsla-
turo is In favor of The measure.
MISCELLANEOUS.
ThO House Committee on Education to-day
announced that they could not agree on tile bill
70 repeai the net creating the office OF County
superintendent Of Schools. The bill was plncel
GU tho genetnI oelor and was made tho special
or.aor fur 1hutntiay, March II. At 1880 p. N.
It seems probable that the Legislature will
finally conclude 70 amend tic existing law ex-
tohstvely, 10 III to llnyo Bomo controlling power
oror the County superintendent.
1HO I0AHe tOluntlbtcGn on Tho U uo1YGEa1Gy aud
Normal School teportsd against The bill. forbid.
dug tho State Treasurer to pay any monoy to
tho uniyets,ty unless homeopathic p1ofessora
Of medicine are appointed, and also against tho
establishment Of department OF dentistry
there. Both b,lia Woro tabled.
The HtRto Treasurer announced that unEnh-
tuted Btase bonda to tho amount Of 9S2,Q0 lad
been bought vi, siuca tho passaso OF the law for
that purpose this scealon. Tho premium paid
was 63,3i3.14. The Senate judiciary Commit
toe reported In favor OF paying I. u, Gilbert,
Ing tho navigation OF tho MuAkegon Kiyar. The
matter was roeotGed to tho Committee Of tho
Whoie.
Tie lfouso, In Committee OF the Whole, agreel
to tvs bill amending the act regulating ths fur
niahinx Of dead bodi0a for dissection. II pro.
vijcn TINT SuperlntendentH OF alMe-houaea aud
pr,HouB Hhall furnish tho University OF Michigan.
when required, tic dead bolIcs Of persons who
would hare 10 bo buried At tho pubiio c4pousc,
and sllal receive 9lb iu each caao for boxing and
preparing for shipment. Preference must a.
ways DO given to tho ordera OF tho University.
Ihe Seuate thls afternoon requested The House
to return tho bill organizing new Judicial Cir
cult, the Twontyslirst, It bstuR shown that the
proposed circuit had but lu,0U0 people, aud
would constitute the smAlle8t circuit by far In
the state,
Tie Senate Committee on Public Health 70.
ported favorably a blll to establish hoard of
Medical Cousotn, but not Including tho matter OF
midwifery, which IL not to be controlled by The
hoard.
The sanAte passed. Tie bill to pay tho military
called out 10 Bilpp.esa miners riot In Mar.
quetto aud MontcAlni Counties, also bill fos
tho relief OF refDrmAtoty institutions, and de-
tachlpg territory from Bchoolc.Att County and
attaching It to Iarluetta County.