The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-11

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Cor. SPRAGUE, Third House, ON tho part Of
the Grammar School, Referee"
SATURDAY, May 5.-SENATE.-Bills were
passed making Thomas Morrissey heir-at-law of
OF discharged insane eonyicts. i. The Senate did
not seem to be In good humor for Legislative work.
II adjourned until Monday evening.
HousE.--A number of members asked and OBJ
tanned leave of absence Several petitions were
presented from Detroit citizens asking the Legisla-
ture to pass law allowing Detroit TO be taxed $780,
600 for u tunnel subsidy. The balance OF the day
consumed in committee of the whole most OF
the members INDUCING in mirth, such AS passing
around muskrat hides, and the throwing OF paper
wads at each other.
MONDAY, May 7.-SENATE.-The Senate met
in the evening, and held a short session, but no
business of Importance was transacted.
HousE.-The House devoted nearly the entire
day to sessions of the committee Of the whole.
Quite a number of bills, but none of any Importance
were passed upon.
TUESDAY May S.-SENATE.-A standing
committee reported against the House Joint resolu-
ton amending the State constitution making stock
holders in corporations liable for debts of the COR
poration only in proportion TO their stock. Laid
the table concurrent resolution adopted,
requesting the several Boards of Control having
charge of the various State institutions 10 reduce al
salaries over 1900 per annum 10 per cent. and all
salaries over $4,000 20 per cent "A bill passed
allowing mutual insurance companies in certain
counties to take risks in cities. . In committee OF
the whole, both morning and afternoon sessions
were consumed in discussing bill repeal the
one-twentieth mill tax in favor of the University.
HUusE.-Bills were passed as follows: Providing
| compensation for persons imprisoned by mistake
providing punishment for persons destroying bill
posters boards; providing that costs taxed in Jus
tices courts in favor OF prevailing parties shall not
coed $40; providing for the incorporation of yacht
ing, hunting, and other sporting societies; uubor
| izng the formation of partnership associations OF
limited liability; extending the provisions of &C
establishing labor liens on manufactured lumber
making laws relative W duties and obligations of
| sgnees more stringent in character amending tho
law relative TO guardians and wards; authorizing Cir
cult Judges TO occupy other rooms than the regular
court room when the latter is out of repair prohibit
ing the depositing of lumber-mill debris in lake.
and rivers protecting holders of second mortgages
providing for the recording of deeds of land sold b.
| foreclosure OF mortgages; authorizing the Supreme
| Court TO appoint their own clerk amending tn
law relative to sales 10y executors; repeating the ac
establishing uniformity of school books In Berriei
| county; appropriating $4,000 for improving tn
new Capitol grounds and furnishing the legislativ
halls; appropriatng $4,000 for furnishing tn
new State Capitol; detaching Cheboygan count
| from the Eleventh judicial Circuit and add
| ing the same TO the Thirteenth; providing
| that no injunction shall be issued on the Uppe
Peninsula Stamping mills on account of their dam
ming up streams; providing for the organization o
| cruelty-to-animals societies; to remove the Schoo
| of Mines in the University of Michigan 10 som
point upon the Upper Peninsula, and making appro
priations for the maintenance of the same maEin
| appropriations for the maintenance of patients a
the Michigan Asylum for the Insane and for Ger
tain repairs, RENEWALS and additions to provide
site system of government and plans for the erection
of State House of Refuge for.exposed friendles
and helpless girls between the ages OF IL and l
| years.