The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-26
THE LEGISLATURE.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17.-Sendte-The State
Printer communicated to the Senate that 1000 Of
each of the State reports for 1874 printed half
of them with paper covers, the remainder reserved
for binding. The cost varies from . cent 10 Ga,
cents copy The Secretary of the state Building
Commission reported that the expense of placing a
stone cornice upon the new Capitol instead of u
galvanized iron one, contemplated by the plans
would be not T. exceed $4,000. =. The House Joint
resolution asking Congress to construct lighthouse
and place fog bells on the west bar of Macknaw
island and the bill conveying to the United States
government two tracts of land at Sault Ste Marie
adjacent to and needed for the enlargement of the
ship canal were passed.
Home-Bills introduced: Facilitating the inspec-
ton of records in the offices of Registers of Deeds
authorizing the appointment of guardians for mar
ried under the age of 81 years and to repeal
the acts creating the Office of Commissioner of
Swamp Lands, and state roads e. The Auditor Gem
eral was requested to furnish information = to the
amount of taxable property i'll the Upper Peninsula
and the amount of State taxes derived therefrom
tor period of years down TO 1874.
THURSDAY Feb. 1s.-Sendte- Committee
the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind report that there are
200 pupils in the institution. They recommend an
appropriation of 900 for the support of the in
stituton for two years, and for various
improvements. A bill to that effect was
introduced. The Committee the In
sane reported bill appropriatng 500, 900 for the
support of the alyum at Kalamazoo for the next two
years Bills introduced to repeal the act of
1885, preventing the sale of liquors repeating the
act for the inspection of lumber, and numerous
others of merely local nature. Among the bills
passed were those concerning the recording of pat
ents for land for the recording of the cancelng Of
mortgages, the transfer Of action by insurance
panies, and others OF a less important nature.
Hotse-The Regents of the university ask for
special appropriation to enable them TO supply that
institution with pure water The Railroad Com
mitee reported fayorably the bill prohibiting the
of kerosene oil illuminating material in
railroad cars Bills were introduced making an
annual appropriation TO the State Pioneer Society
amending the section Of the general railroad law
which refers to fences and categuards and FOR the
encouragement of manufacturing companies
FRIDAY Feb. 9-Stndte-Blls were passed
amending the general railroad law, requiring all
railroad companies, at reasonable times, and for u
reasonable compensation to draw the cars and mer-
chandse of other railroad companies, corporations,
individuals, under penalty not exceeding $500
for each ofiensc, and also requiring hagmep, bridges
gates to be maintained at such street or highway
crossings in the judgment of the Railroad Com
missioners necessary The bills for the protec-
ton of inn-keepers, and regulating the sale Of for
feitcd university and school lands, also passed.
80. Babcock, in view of the charges of the mis-
management of the Asylum for the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind at Flint, moved for an investi-
CATION of the matter, and the Committee on the
Asylum ordered to inquire into the workings
of the institution generally, with power to send for
persons and papers. bill has been reported giving
this institution sl25 900 for its support during the
coming two years. $4,000 of which is for deficit in
the funds.
IOttss-The Governor notified the House that he
had signed the bills organizing the County Of
Baraga and the joint resolution in relation to the
non ra ifcation Of the reciprocity treaty . Bills
were Introduced TO establish school of mines, me-
chanics and technology, lin Michigan University; to
aid in the construction Of n railroad through the
Menominee iron range by grant Of swamp lands,
and to organize the counties of Gladwin and
Ogemaw.
SATURDAY, Feb. -Sendte-Greusel's BILL
which makes provision for the examination of wit
nesses in criminal cases. to obyate the neccs-
sty for imprisoning such cannot furnish bail for
their future appearance, fayorably reported on
by the Judiciary Committee Bills introduce
ed TO amend the divorce laws, making provision for
cases where insanity developed to permit rail-
road companies TO sell tickets ut special rates on
special occasions limiting the time Of their validity,
and to prevent masters of vessels from signing false
/ bills of lading.
House--The Auditor General reported that there
had been expended, far upon the Agricultural
College, very nearly s4I9, 600 The proceeds of the
sales of Agricultural College lands have been
800 900, and the annual interest upon the fund IL
S14, 900 bill to make the Prohibitory Liquor law
stringent, and embodying the idea of local
option, were introduced, also bill for the
formation of societies for the prevention OF cruelty
/ to children The most important bill passed re-
ates to the incorporation Of gymnastic associations
MONDAY, Feb. 22.-Sendte - The special
committee on apportionment reported a substitute
for the bills 10 rcsrrsnge the Senatorial Districts Of
the STATE There are 80 districts at present and
l but few counties are changed from he existing