The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-05
THE LEGISLATURE

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24.-lSendte- intro
duoed Providing for lien for labor on logs and
lumber for the payment of court fees in law and
chancery cases, instead of clerk fees locating and
establishing district alms-houses and one to abol-
ish the contract system in the State Prison, and
paying to families of conyics their individual
earnings.
House--Upward of 300 bills were introduced, the
following being the most important: Repeating the
provisions of obsolete statutes relating to fugitive
slaves; providing for the payment of bounties TO
volunteers; requiring insurance companies 10 make
survey before issuing policies exemptug the prop
erty of women from taxation for the amendment
of the Constitution by striking out the section pro-
hibitng the Legislature from passing laws to license
the sale of liquor.
THURSDAY Feb. 25.-Seldte-Iills were
faycrably reported amending the law in relation to
the census and the collection of statistics and for
copper roof to the new Capitol. The bill amending
the insurance law was passed. -. The bill appropri-
ating fl2 500 to the deaf and dumb asylum at Flint
favorably considered in committee of the whole
House-Alarge number of petitions were received,
pro and CON- on the prohibtory liquor question, and
for grant OF land in aid of a railroad 10 the Me-
nominee iron region "A good portion of the fore
noon session was spent in debating u question of
privilege, passed in behalf of a member who had
been characterized by reporter being ''as mute
oyster and fully as intelligent"
FRIDAY, Feb .-Sendte-The following bills
were passed: Appropriating money to the institutes
for the deaf and dumb and blind; regulating the
size of barrels for packing fruits and vegetables
amending the militia laws to allow privates,
when called out to keep the peace, suppress riots,
etc, 81 a day, non-commissioned officers S1.25 and
commissioned officers the same pay az officers of
corresponding rank in the United States service;
ordering additional State prison to be located in
the upper peninsula; amending the acts relative to
the incorporation of railroads relative to the of
sleeping, parlor, and chair cars.
House-A favorable report was made upon the
joint resolution TO pay the members from the Upper
Peninsula s. a day. Adverse reports received
upon the bills to exempt the property of women
from taxation, and to fix the salary of county Of
Acers. =. The following bills of general interest
were passed. Repeating the act for the redemption
of State bonds maturing i'll 1863; conveying lands
to the United States for the enlargement of the St.
Marys canal ordering that the proceeds of the sales
of agricultural lands be applied to the payment of
the general State expenses.
TUESDAY, March 2.-Sendte-The great snow
storm had 30 impeded railway travel that many
members were absent, and the Senate had no
quorum.
House--Numerous petitions received for the
abolition of the County Superntendency; for a
more stringent prohbitory liquor law for tho re-
peal of the same, and for Legislative request to
Congress to give soldiers and sailors $500 in money
in lieu of 100 acres of land bill was reported in
favor Of permitting the incorporation Of State and
subordinate oranges of Patrons of Husbandry. -.
The remainder of the session spont in commit
toe OF the whole, in considering the bills appropra
ing 81, 600 for public hospital at the Michigan Un-
versity requiring County Treasurers to pay all
interest received for public money prohibiting the
use OF petroleum or coa-oils for lighting railroad
cars, and permitting the sale in this state of all
petroleum officially inspected in other States and
certified to be of $50 Fahrenheit fre-test.