The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-04-06

.,o,t NJ an Assistant state Librarian There are
NV tbree lilIs before the Senate relative to the
railroad Coinmissionership. one provinces ior one
Commissioner WIN ss s per GER annn another for
three Cornn,sss,onsrs at Sl,00O per annum. these
several bills were discussed in conhnt,eo on 'iie
whole al the morning session. Much unershSo Vi
,,,inion was shown 10 exist among the several Sena-
tors Some favored disseminating the once ait1-
eether while others desired TO- aaop' .hs No~ ater
rsilroaAs The majority seemed To favor the pres
emit systcrn but With reduced salary. AFTER uesol-
the whole morning to genera seraeon session s 1I tie
bilI reducing the Railroad Commissioners salary
from 81 900 TO 81 500 passed.
Uousr.-Bills were passed Providing for tho MI
ing the Office Of the Register Of Deeds, by ap-
pointment of Probate Judge, in cases vi vacancy
a,,a,a,ng the law so that women who have been d.
vorced on account OF their having committed adul-
trrv NAV retain possession of their property; pro-
yiding for incorporation OF eclecle medlcai soeie-
ties Joint resolutions passed Extending the uihe
for application for pensions pfoNioing i9r uss
pensions paid by the United states providing Tor
Revision Of the system of keeping State accounts
Mr. Hamley's hill providing for the protection OF
iahc,ers on publc works defeated, there being
only eighty two members pret, thiIty-six OF them
voting against it, ihe oll was hnay sor tS
appointnent of State trespass agent was defeated,
and reconsidered The bill to secure payments to
,,ersons who perform labor on pubic works was
ppassed Much time taken up in committee OF
the whole ON u hill TO provide for County superin-
tendents OF Schools.
THURSDAY. March .-SESATE.-The joint
resolution appropriating money to make up tho
deficit in the account OF the Centennial Board o
Commissioners read the third ume The vote
on IL stood 20 for 10 against. The president ruleu
that two-thirds OF the thrtytwo Senators elect not
having voted therefor, the resolution had not
passed The ruling was objected 70 ON tne groun ia
that the proposed appropriation was tor puohc anu
not for private purposes. President Sessions sted
his reasons and authority for the ruling. The ap-
peal was voted down by large majority.
Housx-Two messages received from tbs
Governor vetong bills disorganizng Lake township
Benzie county, and changing the line between Grand
and Duncan townships Cheboygan county. The
former was vetoed account of its being new
measure tackled onto old bill the other because
he had learned from citizens OF the towns
named that the measure would DE unwse.
The vetoes sustained almost unanimously,
Bills passed removing the necessity OF a married
woman swearing before signing an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
of deed that she is not coerced by her husband; pro
viding for the issue of new deed by the court IN
of the loss destruction OF previous deed Is
sued by an officer where sale has been made by or
der of the court relative to proof of IN
of trial before courts restricting the grantees OF
State lands from selecting land in other counties than
where the public work for which the land has been
granted has been performed -. The entire after
noon occupied in libustering over bin to es-
| tablish County Superintendents OF Schools
Much time was devoted to general discussion of the
proposed general order of business, the subject
coming up on the introduction OF a resolution u, 10
which was adopted. t.f|t
FRIDAY, March 30.-SESATE. Bills We're
passed amending the Ypsianti city charter legal
! zing the action of the Kaskaskia county Board of
Supervisors in creating Grayling township; chang
! ing the name of John Guteskunt to John Cute.
| Considerable time used in passing the last
named bill. =. The Senate went into committee OF
| the whole short time, when executive session
was held to confirm another large number of Nota-
ries Public. Adjourned to Tuesday April g.
HoUsE.-The following bills We're passed: To-
change the name of John Guteskunt to John Cute
authorizing the Board of State Auditors to make an
equitable settlement with Thomas Robinson for
| State swamp land scrip authorizing and directing
the Commissioner of the State Lane Office to issue
q certificate of purchase of cert n State swamp
lands TO John Heaphy, of Cheboy county, upon
the payment of sl.25 per acre, confirming the
sale of certain primary school lands. and au-
thorzing patent to be issued for the same to Henry
Moses House bill 81, to aid the early construction
of a railroad commencing at some point on Thunder
bay Lake Huron within the city of Alpena thence
in southerly and southwesterly direction to point
intercepting the Jackson Lansing, and Saginaw
railroad, passing through the villages of Oscoda, An
Sable. Tawas, East Tawas and Alabaster, was made,
the special order for next Wednesday Adjourned
4 To Tuesday,