, 1875-04-10


Srtttat Disuateh 10 Tie chitaqa 7fi1une.
LANSING. April D.-Among tho most notable
events in the Legislature to-day voro tho follow
ing. THO House passed, By 10 to 4, tho bill ro-
ducing tho nu'uai salary OF tho Eailroad Com
missioner frous 4 900 to $500. The fato OF tue
1ncaYtteo Ia tho 6onate ia uncertain.
Senate bill 3, already passed by the 8enate,
was defeated in tho House, to-day, after warm
debate. Section ! provides TINT " 1t shalt be
lawful upon tho examination or trial Of my pcr-
non Or parsonH u c:'nlsnal cases Tor
9es 0ss, for sSsa s p.as sGso'ssa"r sat .,,3 Y t. e.
proxccuting attorney, or, in hin absence, to act
iu hia stead in beatf OF tho people, with tho APP
proyaE Of the court or magistrate before whom
tho cauao IL panlug, aad tho fact that auch at
toruoy Or at.ornoya receive comnenaatiun from
others than the pooolc hhatl not bo alleged a.
crrnr8." ......
Sec. provides that In all criminal trials or ex-
nnnnatlona. tile counsel Tor tho pooplo uaY call
sucl. wituesson ~ to him seoms proper, and he
tAall not bo obliged to call - Witnesses any
whom lo may daetn prejnllcfa! to tho cAuao OF
tho neople aud tito omission TO call accomplicea
or othora doomed by Tue prosecution loatllp, aha!
not l,e alleged ~ I'll orror,
both sections wero obtoetod to ~ not IN ac~
ootdanco with tho true psinciplcB Of conducting
criminal trlals. and not giving to poraons &C.
cu1ed Of ctimo their duo righta:
The House dofeatod tho bill authorizing tho
City Of Detroit to o1pcnd 1175.fl00 in erecting
| pnLltc. library building instead OF 5ia5,ooo ~
before provided.
RETrIEMEatr or rKrATrs.
a very important bill IL pepdng before tho
Legislature ooncesulns. The sets lement Of
ostatea In Prabate Courts. and affecting
tho acttlcuncut ot the ohtate Of tho late Capt. L.
j. Ward OF Detroit. As tho law now stands,
during tho pcnd'ug Of appeals ftem Probate
Courts. . epcclai a1snnstrator 10 Eeaass!ly ap-
pointed, who RuporaodeY tho executors aud has
cehargo Of Tho eatete until 1t is ssttlod. Hrs.
Ward and tho legal heirs Who sido with hsE suck
to l1aro tho law 10 changed % to giyo tho execu.
tors control OF tho estate during tta settlement
Whtc tho aona Of Capt. Ward and their frcnds
seek to have tho law asaua ~ Y il. large
ohpg y hs,s nee NJ thus t!e
| who Aro gotug to contest tho will. This estate
involves 1t least e50ooo 900. and tho fight over II
promises to be tho greatest ono Of ita kind avor
known tn Michigan,
| sEKArE raocEEn1s1s
tho Goyernor notified the Bunsto that ho had
| approved the acts dasninR the powers Of lncor-
noratcd villages Amend'ng tho act relative to
thu Fire anil Water Commissioners Of Aiarqnettes
amouding tho not so1sttye to tho co!!cotioa ot
the statistics Of the State; incorporating Mcn-
| don.
The following bills were passed BY tho Senate
1nnioe5,poEattns a,pe EysFt Tencorpcsatlng 81.
rst'nea att llosaans,; leGa1szing tho election OF
Directors Of consolidated ratlfoae companies
a.ncndIng tho sot relative to Asnessmenta; rcla.
I've "a ths % yale , ot !snd tos delsuaueat tsxsa
Crook rotating to administrators, o.o. Tla laat
bill! was lost-4 10 "a 1econsidere1. aniondsd,
aud raaeod-23 TO 1 authorizing Lafayette 10
lsauo orders to pay tor tho WhoeloE Ditch.
| NoUsE HRocEEnISus.
a nehssEo MAS received by tho House from tho
uoYosnor that hc had &pnfoyosi tho following
actss To authorize tho City of Flint to lcry
saxea to pay la bonded indebtedness; requiring
Tnllroaa companies to notify Coronera Of acct-
dentA1 incorporating tho Village OF HaMks !;
amending the charters OF Laporo. MuskcKon, East
Saginaw, aud Holland
Tho Benata resolution enlarRtng tho l,owers at
thu Prison Investigating Corullttee NAB adopt
Cd.
A resolution tnhtraosing Mr. Livingstone to
act N!tt thia Conmitlea was adopted.
Tue following bills vere,,passaa by tha Nousa !
aioneru to &, 3,000; Ia amend Hoe. 20 of ths act
relative 10 baukiny to amend tho law relative
to ths formation Of telegraph eompanrsi to
ai'end tho sano relative to skAtIng-rtnka aud
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