The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-03-28

Held rousing meeting in the Hall Of
the Senate last Wednesday evening, 70,
the purpose of effecting it's organization
Senator Childs was chosen President O,
The society, with one Vice Presiden,
from each Congressional district in the
State. State Superintendent of Public
instruction Cover was made Secretary
and Treasurer. The prospect for the
enactment of a prohibitory liquor law
seems to be growing small and beauti.
fully less" The radical temperance
men in the House claim that they can
muster forty votes in that body, thus
leaving sixty tax-law members. In the
Senate the proportion of prohibition
members is less, probably, than in the
House. The present Tax law will most
likely be made triAe more stringent
in its provisions.
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
The Agricultural College Appropria-
ton bill was thoroughly discussed in
the Senate last Tuesday. The bill
calls for more than $4,000 for the en-
suing two years. Some of the Senators
opposed the bill on the ground that the
sum asked for is too much; others at
tackled the college on general princi-
pies, contending that the school is an
elephant upon the hands of the tax
payers; that it is an impractical and
visionary affair, etc. One item in the
bill appropriates 81, 900 for the erection
OF professors residence. Senator
Childs very warmly defended the col
lege, contending that it is doing a good
work throughout the State in the way
OF educating and refining the agricult-
ural masses. One unfortunate feature
OF the instruction impaired at the Agri-
cultural College is this-that the sons
OF rich farmers frequently receive the
benefit Of the same, and Immediately
thereafter enter the profession of law or
medicine. Thus, it will be noticed, this
class of young men "smouge" their
education from the State. The farmers
of the State, as whole, do not think
regard the Agricultural College as a
very practical training school for their
sons. The theoretical part of the in
struction may be well enough in it's
way, but theory alone cannot make a
successful farmer. It is not likely,
however, that the college will ever fail
for want of State aid, as the agricultural
element in Michigan ought to and will
be recognized.
BODY SNATCHING.
The House, the other day, by vote
of 81 to 4, passed bill to prevent body
snatching by Furnishing the perpetrators
by fines of not more than 81 900 or i'm
prlscnment from one to ten years. In
view of all the body-snatching which
has taken place at Ann Arbor within
the past two or three years, this bill
ought speedily to become q law, and,
having become a law, should be most
rigidly enforced. The public sentiment
OF the State will back up and energize
such a manifestly righteous law.
THE ABORTION BILL.
The following is the full text of Rep
resentative Kuhn's Abortion BILL which
has been SO hotly discussed in the
House this week. The bill will proba-
bly, become law, and thereby society,
to some extent at least, will be saved
from the fearful crime of child-murder,
now so common in the large cities and
villages of the State:
SECTION /. The People Of the State of Mehi-
gan enact: Every pregnant woman above the
age Of Is years shall be deemed guilty of the
crime OF abortion if at any time during her
pregnancy she shall take any medicine, drug, or
substance Whatever, or shall use or employ, or
permit any person TO use or employ upon her
person, any instrument with intent to destroy
the life of the child of which she is pregnant,
and shall be punished, IL convicted, by fine
not less than s25 nor more than $500, or by
imprisonment in the State prison or House of
Correction at Detroit, OF not less than three
months nor more than two years, or by both
fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the
court unless il shall appear on the trial of her
case that in giving birth to such child, the TAX
ing of such drugs or the use of instruments
became necessary to save her own life.
SEC. 2. Every person who shall advise
any pregnant woman to take drugs or medicine. |
or to employ other means for the purpose of |
causing an abortion, shall be deemed guilty of |
and if convicted shall be pun |
ished by fine not less than go nor more than |
$500, er by imprisonment in the State prison, |
or State House of Correction at Detroit, not less
than three months nor more than two wears |
or by both such fine and imprisonment, In the |
discretion OF the court; provided, that il it be |
found necessary by two competent physicians to |
produce abortion for the purpose Of saving life, |
and they shall 80 advise, they shall not be |
deemed guilty of misdemeanor under the pro- |
visions of this act
ABSTRACTS OF LAND TITLE.
The Senate spent Thursday forenoon in
bill "To enable Boards of
to procure abstracts of land
titles, to provide for the Register of
Deeds keeping the same up, and to reg
ulate their fees to be charged for trans
cripts thereof The bill provides that
Boards of Supervisors, if so disposed,
may procure, at the expense of the
county, abstracts of titles to lands, and
keep the same in books which shall be
kept in the Registers office as public
records, and the Registers shall add
thereafter each transfer. encumbrance,
etc, without any compensation, and that
Registers shall furnish copies of such
abstracts at from 90 cents to 81 for entry
of the first conveyance, and 6 to is
cents for each subsequent conveyance.
Senator Farr warmly advocated the
passage of the bill, but was vigorously
opposed by Senators Patterson, Hodge,
Childs and others, they contending that
such law would tend to litigation and
knavery. Finally the bill was amended
to apply only to the counties of Allegan
and Ottawa, whose people, according to
Senators Lewis and Farr, wish it in this
form. AS amended it passed the COM
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