The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-11


TUEsDAY, April 1.-SxNArB.-Bills passed:
To regulate the sale Of medicines and poisons;
to incorporate the village of Charlevoix; to
amend the charter Of the city of Flint
HousK-Bills were passed: To authorize
the private secretary of the Governor to sign
commissions issued to notaries public; to ap-
propriate nonresident highway tax Of l mill
on each side Of the Isabella and Cedar river
State road, and to repair aud furnish the
same; to amend the law relative to the levy Of
grain while growing, or any unharvested crops;
TO incorporate the village of Charlevoix; max
Of the State Reform School for the years 1879
and 1880; to amend the law providing for
the incorporation of railroad companies,
and 70 regulate their running and manage
ment and fix duties and liabilities of all
railroads and other corporations; relative to
laws in regard to Governor; TO authorize the
Board of Health of the township of Pentwater
to remove and RENTER all dead bodies and re-
mains buried in the cemetery. :. A joint reso-
luton was passed asking Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress to use all honorable
influence for the protection OF settlers under
the General Homestead law in the counties of
Lake, Oceana, Charlevoix and Emmett, in this
State
WEDNESDAY, April 2-SENArE- Bills passed:
To reincorporate the village of Clayton; to pro-
tect the people from empiricism and quackery;
to reinoorporate Marine City; to consolidate
WInona, Banks and Salsburgh as West Bay
City; amending the law relating to the Detroit
House Of Correction 80 as to direct incarcera-
ton therein, by Communication from the Gov
ernor or other competent authority of females
now or hereafter to be confined in the State
prison; establishing as q common highway the
Benton Harbor ship canal
HoUsE.-The usual number of petitions were
received for and against the passage Of pro-
hibitory liquor law. &. The evening of April z
was set down as the date for the consideration
of the Maine Prohibitory Liquor law. The
bill directing the unclaimed bodies Of those
who die friendless in county poor-houses to
be boxed up and sent to the Detroit Medical
College or the medical department of Michigan
University, to be used for purposes of Disco
ton, and allowing s15 to cover expenses, was
tabled, pending it's passage. =. "A considerable
number of bills were agreed to in committee
Of the whole. Tomorrow the Legislature
will adjourn until the evening Of april 9, in
order to give members chance to attend the
spring elections
THURSDAY, April 3-SENATE.-The bill
amending the act in relation to rural cemeter-
les was reported adversely and tabled. The
special committee on the school system report
ed favorablya bill providing for the appoint
ment of the boards OF three county examiners.
Senator Wier introduced q resolution,
which was referred asking Congress to pass an
act TO pension soldiers in the Mexican war.
Bills were passed: To amend the law
relative to letting contracts for repairs to
bridges: TO amend the charter of Marshal to
anaeSd the act chartering companies for the
construcfloi or csp,sls; making an appropria-
ton for the expenses 81 the Fin IONS, mission
ers; to amend the General Railroad law, to-
prevent the destruction of navigable streams,
subsequently reconsidered and reported
HousE.-The following bills were passed on
the third reading Incorporating Marshall;
concerning the use Of the Au Sable river State
road; amending the law for the formation Of
town and county agricultural societies; amend
ing the law regulating the referring Of causes