The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-03-09

! springwells and Brownstown townships Wayne
| county: 10 organize the townships of Spalding
Breen, Breitung, Stephenson and Holmes, and u
reOryanize the townships OF Cedaryille Ingallston
and Menominee, in the county of Menominee
amending the law relative 10 the transmits
sion of returns OF election of State officers rein
cooperating Mt. Morris village, Genesee county.
Mr. Burch, ON behalf of the Senate messenger boys
and janitor, presented the President, Lieut.. Gov
Sessions, with a gold-headed cane. The President
responded paying the boys handsome compliment
for good behavior and industry. joint resolution
proposing an amendment to section i, article y, OF
the constitution of this State relative to the salaries
of the Judges of the Circuit Court was defeated 10y
II TO 9-not two-thirds, required by the constitu
don.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hawley's bin securing laborers on
public works their wages reported against, and
referred to the committee of the whole. The Fish
Committee reported that the experiment ~ state ns
culture had been successful. They gave the commits
sion good send-of Bills were passed to incorpo-
rate the city Of Dowagiac; Incorporating the
village of Sheridan making annual APP
preparation of $500 for the State Pioneer Society for
the next two years Senate Joint resolution, author
izng the Commissioner of the State Land Once To
sell State school lands in Osceola county to James
terms provided by law for the sale OF the same was
concurred in.
THURSDAY, March 1.-SENATE.-The Com
mttee on State Public Schools reported in favor of
so, 900 for school purposes Bills passed Amend
ing the Plainwell village charter providing for the
organization t5a of future tr LesiSlatares amend
Nding for licensing restaurants and saloons !;
providing for the appointment of a military
commission by the Governor, whose duty il shall be
To audit all war claims between Michigan and the
General Government, and TO take charge Of all
financial affairs connected with the State military ;
to repeal sections 4,757 and 4,75s of the compiled
laws of 1871, relative to divorce; to amend act
entitled An act relative to laying out altering and
disseminating highways" being chapter 20 of the
compiled laws of 1871, by adding thereto a new sec
ton, to start AZ section 20.
HoUsE.-Petitions were presented from 600 De-
trot citizens, praying for the taxation of church
property from 500 Detroiters for the protection of
wine and beer manufacture from 800 more, for the
passage of Apprentice law "A joint resolution
was passed asking Congress to make apppropria-
ton for a lighthouse at Menominee harbor Bills
We're passed incorporating Oakley village Saginaw
county; providing for three months extension
of time during which appeals may be made from the
Circuit Court; providing that bondsmen in repevin
cases shall take oath that they worth double the
amount of property at stake. A resolution
adopted ordering 800 copies of all evidence taken by
the University investigating committee be printed
for the use of the Legislature, at an expense of
about Sll.
FRIDAY, March 2.-SENATE.-Blls were
passed: Amending the repeating clause limiting the
amount of property to be held by Kalamazoo Col
ege; providing that hereafter no bridges construct
ed over railroads shall be less than eighteen feet
above the track; extending the time Of the
land grant for the proposed Marquette and
Mackinaw railroad amending the act incor-
poratlng State and subordinate oranges. -.
The Senate passed joint resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment providing for educational
qualification for notaries After considerable debate
1t defeated, by vote of to 49, joint resolution
providing for the appointment of a commission To
examine into the manner of laws of this and other
States, and report TO the next Legislature "A bill
was lost amending the law relative to Probate Judges
receiving fees. Adjourned till Monday, 5th.
HoUsE.-In committee of the whole the entire
morning was consumed on Mr.. Bakers bill provid-
ing tor placing of legal restrictions on the party
caucus The House then took a until pm.
On reassembling nothing of importance done
cept hearing reports from committees. The stand
ard weight for apples in this State Is TO be fifty
pounds to the bushel. Adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, March 5.-SENATE.- two houses
reassembled in the evening after recess of forty
eight hours. The session very brief, and
business of Importance was transacted in either
house.
TUESDAY. March 6.-SENATE.-The entire
session consumed in committee of the
whole Bills were passed: To amend an act en-
titled An act to regulate and define the duties of
the Judges of Probate in certain cases." approved
April Is, 1885, to legalize the tax roll of the town
ship of Grant in the county of Iosco, for the year
1876; to amend sections l. 2, 3, 4, D. q, and IL of
chapter 81 being sections Zig, 2,117 ais 2l19,
. 10 2121. and ,127 of the compiled laws of 1871
relative to the destruction of wolves and
other noxious animals.
HoUsE-A large number of petitions read,
from the citizens of Detroit praying for the APP
poiptment of a Poor Commission in that city, to
take the place of the Superintendent of the Poor .
A bill amending the Ann Arbor city charter
passed A minority of the Committee on Rail-
roads submitted report against repeating all
special railroad charters; against suing the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad for
s30OOOo, claimed to be delinquent taxes for the past
ten years.