The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

MICHIGAN LEGlSLATUhE'
TUESDAY, Jan. 14-SENATE.- the absence
of Iieut Gov. Sessions, Senator Childs accepted
the chair. A special order was made for Fri.
dav morning to elect President pro tenn. :.
The Judiciary Committee reported adversely on
the bill to provide for the better de.ecuon OF
crime. -. Some 1900 nominations Tor nota-
ries public were received by the Senate
HousE-The House adopted the report on
mileage for members and employees. -. Mr..
Allen introduced bill making an appropriation
for completing and finishing building. Mr..
Thompson's resolution on State printing was
passed. which caused sharp debate. Prof.
r. G. Kedzie was invited to lecture before the
House on Illuminating oils.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15.-SENArE.-Ihe Sen
ate passed an act to amend an act in relation
to witnesses in criminal cases giving bail. as
follows: @The people of the State of Michigan
enact that il shall not be necessary in any
criminal case for any witness to give bail for
his appearance az witness IN such cause, I'M
less required to do so by the order Of
Judge of court OF record, or Circuit
vening this act are hereby repealed 80.
The bill in relation to marriage and soemniza-
ton thereof was tabled. "A concurrent reso-
ution was adopted that the Committees on
Printing be instructed to investigate the State
Printers The Judiciary Committee reported
adversely on the bill in relation to executions
issued by Circuit Courts. In executive ses-
sion the / 800 Notaries Public were confirmed
HoUsE-Bills were introduced: To provide
for the etter care of pauper an estitute
children: authorizing .he formation of associa-
tons for intellectual, scientific, aesthetic, re-
ligious or liberal culture; in relation
to trials by jury. The Committee on
Internal Improvements reported favors-
bly, on the joint resolution author
izing the Board of Control to transfer st.
Marys ship canal to the General Government.
:. A bill for an unconditional extension Of two
years of the Marquette and Mackinac railroad
grant was introduced A supplementary bill
will be introduced within a few days, PRACTICAL
ly restoring to the market certain portions OF
these lands in Chippewa county
THURSDAY, Jan. 16-SENATE The Com
mittee on Education made an adverse report on
the bill for the support of teachers Institutes
IA resolution that the Commissioner OF the
Land Office furnish information relative 10 SELL
ing Agricultural College lands at So per acre
that should have brought So was passed: -.
The resolution for the appointment or
stenographer was indefinitely postponed.
Senate bills 3, and 5, passed in committee OF
the whole. were discussed. The bill provId-
ing for the better detection OF crimes and
alton for its passage . AT the afternoon session
Senator Duffeld resigned from the Committee
ON University on account of his brother, Rev.
Geo Duffield. being Regent. Senator Hodge
takes his place
HousE-BiIls were introduced: To furnish
vaccine to the inhabitants of cities and VII
lagos: creating Twenty-Fourth judicial cir
cuit from the Seventh and Sixteenth circuits;
to incorporate the village of Brooklyn; to
amend the laws of 1915 to provide for the in
cornoration of villages; to repeal certain
section of the State laws of 1877, to
authorize the Warden of the State prison
10 receive moneys due on contracts made
while said section was III force;
for chair of electic medicine in the university;
10 amend and authorize the formation OF cor
norations to establish rural cemeteries and care
FOR the same; allowing the Board of Super
visors of Bay county to receive certain lands
from the Bay County Agricultural Society for
certain purposes; to amend an act to provide
for the appointment of State Reporter; relat-
ing to alienation by deed, proof, and recording
of conveyances, and canceling of mortgages
FRIDAY, Jan. 17.-SENATE- Bills were intro
duced: In relation to liability of cities, villa
oes and townships for neglecting to repair side
walks and streets; to authorize and regulate
insurance other than life, fire, and marine; 10
establish State hospital at Ann ArbOr; in re-
ment; in relation to plank roads; in relation 70
non-forfeiture of policies of life-insurance, re.
lative to mining interests; relative TO teachers
Institutes; to authorize the directors OF the De-
troit and Milwaukee railroad to be represented
on the Board of Directors by proxy; that raii-
road directors shall be citizens OF the United
States. E. A resolution was passed for the pre-
ven.ion of adulteration of honey. Mr. Cham-
berlain was elected President pro tenn
HousE.-Bills we're introduced Relative to
establishing water courses and opening ditches'
relative to laying out, opening, locating
or constructing water-courses, dltcnes or
drains by Township Drain Commissioners;
relative to forcible entries and detaners; 10 re-
incorporate the village of Sault Ste Marie, Chlp-
pewa county; relative to ofhcers having tne
care of highways and bridges, and their several
powers and duties; relative to trial OF issues OF
facts in Courts of Chancery; relative 10 am
dayits of non residents; making an appropra-
ton for the purchase of books for the State
library :. Both houses adjourned until Monday
evening, at $50.
MONDAY. Jan. 2O.-SENATE -Pursuan to
adjournment on Friday last, the Senate me
this evening at 7:3O Numerous petitions were
presented. and notices given for the introduce
ton of bills at some future day
HousE-The House passed joint resolution
for the transfer of St Mary's Falls ship canal to
the General Government. The following joint
resolution was introduced as an amendment to
the constitution to stand as article 4, section I:
aAll the specific taxes, except those received
from the mining companies of the Upper PEN
insula, shall be applied to paying the interest
upon the primary i. school, universityY
the interest and principal of the State debt in
the orser herein recited, until there shall be .
sufficient amount in the sinking fund to extin-
euish the State debt, other than the amounts
dine to educational funds. When such speclnc
taxes shall be ordered to and constitute par,
nrovide for AN annual tax, sufficient, with other
resources. TO pay the estimated expenses OF the
~. anI a,rch deficiency may