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

| AsciasiouS VI the university TO the
State was statistical and scholarly, and
will no doubt have good effect on leg
islation. He formed the acquaintance
OF many members of the Legislature, as
did also Col. Ingersoll. q. VIII.
Proceedings OF the Legislature
TUESDAY, March 1S-Sn1Arz.-Bills were
passed. Admitting school. church and literary
societies to membership in the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; restricting the payment
OF contracts payable in the Upper Peninsula
swamp lands to thelands of the county in which
the work Is performed; to repeal sections of the
Compiled Laws Of 1878, relating to grading
the price of tuition in school districts and max
| ing sundry amendments to the School law:
amending the Compiled Laws in reference to
taxing. The bill changing judicial circuits
passed in the following shape: First circuit
Hillsdale and Lenawee; Fourth-Jackson and
Ipgham; Seventh-Shiawassee. Livingston and
Genesee; Snteenth-Macomb and St Clair:
twenty second - Washtenaw and Monroe;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Huron and Tuscola
HousE-Bills passed: Appropriating So, 600
per snnum for the State Public School at Cold
water; relating to the duties Of County Sur
veyors; amending the law relative to tres
passes on public lands, so that the Commits
eIonoh VI sno otate Land Omce may settle
cases OF trespass without legal proceedings:
preventing infection of foot-rot among sheep:
relating to the annual meeting Of the Super.
ANIMATED Aid Society of the Methodist Epis
copal Church,
WEDNESDAY, March 19-SENATE The SEN
ate passed the Game law, the principal proyi-
sions of which are as follows: No person
shall hunt deer in the Upper Peninsula from
Sept to Dec. Is, or in the Lower Peninsula
from Oct. TO Nov. Is. 1t also forbids hound
ing deer in the Upper Peninsula
shall R S Wd tur hs year excen No ger;on
October, November or December of each year.
Killing woodcock is allowed only between
Sept and Jan. !. Shooting prairie chickens.
partridge, gronse and wild ducks is allowed be-
tween Sept / and Jan. l. Other wild water
fowls or snipe to be killed only between May 1
and Sept L.. The Senate also passed the bill
to authorize the allowance Of injunctions by
Circuit Judges. of adjoining judicial dis
tricts IN certain cases also the bill to
amend the law relative to Justice courts
HoUsE-Bills were passed: To promote the
early extension of the Menominee railroad
through the Mcnomince iron range; to provide
for the care and preservation of estates of per-
sons missing or absent and supposed to be
dead; to authorize Boards of Supervisors of
counties to appoint Probate Registers; to amend
the laws relative To vesting with police powers
Marshals and their deputies at State and county
fairs: to provide for the restoration Of certain
State lands to the market.
THURSDAY, March 20.-SENATR The follow
ing petitions were presented: For a county
board Of three School Examiners; against the
passage Of the bill to protect the people from
quackery; against any and all bills to interfere
with the rights of free American citi-
zens TO sell and use wine, beer and LIQUORS.
a Of it,tin NAL
poor testimonial to the morals of the people;
against increasing taxes in the city of Detroit;
against the passage of any and all prohpitory
liquor laws; against the passage OF the law to
the passage of prohbitorv liquor law;
against the enactment of the Maine law.
Bills passed: To amend and reenact the act
to organize Roscommon county
HoUsE.-Mr. Cheney introduced q resolu-
ton asking the House to send a respectful mes
sage to the Governor asking him to return to
the House the resolution relieving the Chicago
and Lake Huron railroad from some back taxes.
After discussion the resolution was tabled 49,
Bills passed. To authorize the Township Board
of Escanaba, Delta county, to settle and dis
charge judgment rendered in the Circuit
Court in favor of said township against Edward
r. Lott, defaulting Treasurer; to amend the
law relative 10 the charter Of the city of Flint:
to enable the city of East Saginaw to provide
Tor the payment or bonded Indebtedness by
the issue and sale Of bonds; to reorganize Ros-
common county
FRIDAY, March 2l.-SENArE-Billsp passed:
To provide for the discharge of the duties of
injunction master; to authorize the Board of
Control of State Swamp Lands to make appro-
priation to lay out, open and construct drains
or water courses; to amend the law to provide
for the floating Of logs and timber in streams
relative to the reorganization of the military
forces; relative to primary schools, and appro-
prating 81 900 for the Pioneer Society for the
years 1879 and 1880. "A joint resolution to au-
thorize the Adjutant General to compile and
publish in one report the service OF Michigan
regiments in tho war for the suppression Of the
Rebellion was passed
HoUsE.-Bills were passed: To amend the
laws OF 1869 relative to the execution of deeds
by the Auditor General to amend chapter of
the laws of 1871 in regard to the Governor; to
prohibit catching speckled trout from any lake,
river, or stream in Oceana county; to confer
certain powers upon manufacturing companies.
Both houses adjourned at noon until Mon
day evening at half past g.
MONDAY, March 2-Both houses of the
Legislature met at $50 p. m, pursuant to ad-
journment on Friday. Numerous petitions were
presented, but no business Of general charac-
ter transacted