The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-06-10

Passage OF the BruIc River Btil-
Truiming school nt the NOrmaI-The
Tax COnsmisston-P0lice BiIl-Sun-
dries
LANSING, June 4, 1881.
As the session draws on toward n close, the
work necessarily grows less and less Of special
importance TO the general public, and consists
more of closing up matters of less real import
ance, some Of which have been mentioned ut
length IN these letters before. or the matters
closed up since our last at least two, however,
have ali especial interest to people of Michigan
as to their bearing upon the future as well as
in the immense amount Of money appropriated
in one case and involved in the other.
The first is the passage by the House, on the
1st inst, OF Senator lockers bill appropriatIng
S400,000 for the location, establishment and
erection OF an
ADDITIONAL ASYLUM
for the insane by u vote OF yeas, II; nays, 2,
only Representatives Willett and Wolcott vot-
ing no. This is a monster appropriation, it il
true, yet it is to he distributed through three
different years-S50.00O for 1881, $3.50, 900 for
1882, and $3.50, 900 for l8S3-the House having
amended the bill no as TO take Off S50,000 for
the first years appropriation and add it to the
third. AS 1t will take four years to build the
institution and equip it ready for occupancy, il
cannot be commenced too soon, and when COM
pleted it is expected to be pretty well filled at
once from those who are at present unable to
gain admittance to either of the present asy-
lums on account OF their overcrowded condi-
ton. 1t is yet too early to give even guess Of
the location OF the institution, as the bill has
not vet been signed and no - counties heard
from" There is, however, no possibility
Of veto, as 1t IL one or the Gov
ernor's pet measures, recommended first
k,x, d In, IL,
and urged by him since in private conversation.
Senator Tooker deserves and will have the
thanks of the friends of all the unfortunates
who will be benefited for all time for the able
and persistent manner in which he looked after
the interests of the bill from its inception to
ITS final passage the task OF putting through
S400, 900 appropriation being no easy one, even
in liberal Legislature, as this is said to be.
The great expense of the institution not lack
of its need. was the rock upon which many
mombers split for a long time, but persistency
and push won the day.
The other il the final passage by the Senate,
on the Sd, Of the
oNToNAGoN AND BRUIE RIVER RAILROAD
Land-grant bill, referred 10 at some length last
week. After half day spent in discussion of
the bill, on May 81, II was placed ON the order
Of third reading, but, owing to the fact that
some Senator's were absent. its friends did not
dare to bring it TO q vote until the Sd, when all
ponent of the bill. In the mean
time every man in the State who
was supposed to have any influence with any
particular Senator telegraphed for and
the button-holing to which the Senators nave
been Obliged to submit for the past two days
beat any caucus or convention at least two TO
one. AS indicated last week, Senator Chandler
knew whereof he spoke when he predicted the
passage of the bin by % votes. 1t received
precisely the 23 yeas to Maya decided two
thirds vote. It's friends were 30 well pleased
that they gave grand blowout at
the Lansing that evening, at which champagne,
lemonade and cigars we're free to all. The
lands in question, as we referred at some
length IN our last. are said to be worth any
where from S1,000,000 to $10,000,000, and
somebody could afford to do some long, strong
and expensive lobbying-as they have.
TRAINING SCHOOL
Another appropriation finally made by both
houses during the past week was that of $685.,
00U for the erection of n building for a training
school at the State Normal School. which
passed the Senate by yeas %, nays 5, on the LIST,
and the House on the I'd, by a vote OF yeas So,
nays l6. This is for much-needed building
at the Normal, and will go far toward helping
DIR. Mcvicar, the new principal, to make the
Michigan Norm !, what he proposes To make it,
the best Of It's kind in the States
THE TAX COMMISSION.
The Senate on the LIST inst. confirmed the Tax
Commission as nominated by the Governor last
week. 1t consists of H. II. Hatch, of Bay
John Moore. of Saginaw 9. A. Kent, OF
Wayne; l.. o. Grovenor, of Hlllsdale; and
William Chamberlain, of Berricn. Mr.. Moore
is q Democrat, while the others are all Repub-
Leans. Considerable opposition TO their con-
frmation was manifested in the Senate and
out, not so much perhaps as to the men as to
their location, two being from the Saginaw
valley only twenty miles apart, while the Upper
l.
fuence, having no representation upon the
commission. 1t has not yet been decided az to
when they will begin their duties, but one
member who has been on the ground expressed
the opinion that IL would not be before the hot
weather of summer was over. That would
doubtless give ample time for their work in
time for the calling Of all extra session, should
one be called, as there now seems to be no
doubt there will be.
POLICE BILL.
Senator Fairs Liquor Poiice bill to regulate
the sale of liquors, TO the manner aud to
whom, which WAS some time ago all stricken
out alter the enactng clause, and then built
over again, passed the Senate on the I'd, by
vote OF yeas 20, nays 5.
sUNDRY NOTES
The House considered the Union Depot bill
ON the LIST inst, aud passed il by vote of yeas
%, nays none.
Both houses have passed bill increasing the
departments, some from S1,4G0, and others
from 81 500, all TO 81, 800 per year also that
of certain more important clerks in the same
departments, and the Governors Private Secre-
tary 5000 each. The increase amounts TO
about $4,000 per year, all told.
Both houses have also voted 90 per day to
the Secretaries and Clerks Of each house and
tho Enrolling Cltrxs, and 81 per day to the
chief janitor of each house.
All departments were closed on Decoration
day May 800. and the flags over both houses
foated at half mast in honor of the fallen
dead
Both houses have passed the Senate Repre-
sentative Apportionment bill, but there Is
hitch as to certain slight amendments made by
the House and q committee OF conference has
been ordered.
The House bill for the establishment of
commission to ascertain the relation of the
traffic in alcoholic drinks to the general welfare
of the State" received its death-blow in the
House on the %, receiving only 35 votes for it
to 26 against it.
The long Drain Law bill. that passed the
House some weeks ago. passed the Scnate, on
the "a, Iy yeas 10, NAYS "A close call.
The Governor has nominated and the Senate
on the I'd confirmed az members of the Board
OF Control OF the Michigan Reform School for