The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-02-25
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

ten days' recess. In the Senate thirty-five re-
monstrances, covering 5000 pages, were pre-
sented against the proposed prohibition meas
ure. This measure comes up in committee OF
the whole in the Senate tomorrow. The
Women's Christian Temperance Union has ar
ranged for excursion trains from various cities.
A bill was introduced, appropriating $3.50, COO
for the Reform School for Girls. Senator
Greusel gave notice OF bill to wind up the at
fairs Of the old volunteer Fire Department Of
Detroit, and to divide the funds which that or
ganization has acquired during its existence Of
many years The value Of its property Is some
thing over S50,0OO
HousE.-Notice Of bill was given by Mr..
Remick, requiring railroad companies to receive
and deliver grain to the elevators of private par
ties, TO permit the same to be connected with
the railroad tracks, and to charge like rates as
to the railroad companies own elevators.
resolution offered by j. II. White was adopted,
instructing the State Treasurer to report the
amount of tax paid by the street-railway COM
oanies to the State since their organization.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16.-SENATE.-The ques-
ton of submitting the proposed prohibition
amendment to the constitution to the voters Of
the State came up in committee Of the whole
III the Senate in the form Of joint resolution
Speeches were made in favor Of tho proposed
Wlnsor, and in OBJ osition thereto by Senator'S
Caplis, Gibson, Chandler and Amber. Amenu-
ments were offered including cider in the prop
osition, and including ale in reference to ''me-
chanical, medicinal and manufacturing pur-
poses" The amendments were rejected. When
the vote came to be taken OH striking out all
after the enacting clause, the motion failed
yeas 10, nays 16. The joint resolution Was re-
committed to the Committee on Liquor Traffic
Other business III the Senate consisted Ii the
introduction Of bills as follows For an upper
house in the Common Council Of Detroit to
detach territory from Kalkaska county and at
tach the same to Milton, in Antrim county
appropriating money to buy books for the State
Library amending the laws relative TO drain
age and for the election Of an additional Dram
Commissioner in every township. The follow
ing passed: The House bill to repeal the act
Of 1877 in reference to the appeal Of cases in
chancery also, amending the laws relative to
the turning az large Of cattle.
HOUSE. Van Auken was appointed
Messenger. The following bills were intro
duced: For an appropriation for the State
Library amending the act for general and spe-
cial elections to define and suppress tramps
regarding the compensation Of the Register OF
Deeds OF Shiawassee county; repeal
ing chapter 81 compiled laws, for the relief Of
the families OF volunteers to compel children
under IA years to attend school, and to pro-
hibit the employment OF such children in manu-
featuring establishments to provide medical
colleges with dissecting material for the adop-
ton of q standard form of fire insurance policy;
to amend section $500 regarding dispositions !;
TO amend the practice at law and chancery !;
amending section 4,971 for the transfer
of causes from one circuit to the
other; to facilitate the procurement of proofs
OF public records amending section g. 1874. rela-
tive TO actions and proceedings at law Z; amend
ing act 256, laws OF 1879, regulating liens !;
amending section 1856, relative to offenses
against property amending section 5,032, rela-
tive to stenographers amending section 4,953,
relative to the limits of jurisdiction of Circuit
Courts to extend the time for the completion
of the Grand Rapids and Saginaw railroad I;
amending the act for the incorporation OF
warehouse companies for the organization OF
independent military companies; amending
section So, relative to ballots repeating section
$685. relative TO criminal proceedings before
Justices amending act 50, laws OF 1875 rela-
tive to highways; authorizing Eric Macarthur
to build dam in Murphy creek, Schoocraft
county relative to TO the delivery OF grain by
railway companies authorizing the Commits
sioner of Insurance to surrender to the Michigan
State Insurance Company certain abstracts of IL
tle Mr.. Bloom offered a resolution, which was
adopted, instructing the Committee on State
Affairs to ascertain the amount paid for legal
services in the cases Of the Kalamazoo Asylum
and Michigan University, and 10 whom paid.
Mr. Ward offered resolution, which was
adopted directing tho State Land Commission
To report the number of acres Of swamp lands
in Berrien county donated to the State, the
number Of acres sold, and the price obtained
per acre.
THURSDAY. Feb. 17.-SENATE The joint
resolution submitting to the vote Of the people
an amendment to the constitution forbidding
the manufacture, gift or sale OF alcoholic, malt
or vinous liquors was taken up. Amendments
striking out the exemptions for mechanical
and sacramental purposes were voted down.
The joint resolution then failed OF two
thirds vote. the yeas being 81 and nays 10.
Ii was referred to the Committee on Liquor
Traffic. Mr.. Greusel offered resolution set
ting forth that OF the $4,000 appropriated i'll
1859 for improvement Of the State Capitol
grounds there was left balance of 1896. SO,
and instructing the State Auditor to contract
for two fountains for the State House grounds,
not to exceed in cost the above sum. Bills
were introduced az follows To amend the
charter OF Detroit; TO wind up the affairs OF
the old volunteer fire department OF Detroit /;
to repeal the act Incorporating the Detroit
and Howell plank road repeating the act re-
lating to interest making an appropriation for
the education OF the deaf and dumb author
iZing the incorporation of Millers' Mutual Fire
Insurance Company. The following passed on
third reading Detaching territory from Kali
kaska and annexing the same to Milton, An
trim county amending section 2, 027 relative to
cattle running ut large.
HoUsE--Bills were introduced in the House
as follows: Relative to Coroner's inquests ;
relative to primary schools amending the Dog
Tax law; relative TO garnishees in Justices
courts to amend the charter of Negaunee ;
for the relief of charitable, penal and pauper
institutions amending the law permit
ting the city OF Detroit to borrow
money for central public market ;
making the records OF the United States signal
service evidence IN courts relative to procee d.
ings against debtors by attachment relative
To return and summoning OF jurors to regu-
late the practice of medicine to define the
powers Of prosecuting attorneys in criminal
cases amending the Law in reference to forms
OF deeds for recompensing Adjt Gen. Robert
son for preparation OF the work Michi-
gan in the War;" Bills passed as
follows To repeal section 1854 re-
quiring manufacturing companies TO report TO
the Auditor General annexing an island in
Grand Traverse bay TO the town of Peninsula
the joint resolution submitting to vote of the
people the question Of q general revision OF the
constitution repeating sections /, SEQ to LAS
inclusive, obsolete laws rcincorporating the
village OF Mendon against the Unauthorized
issue OF highway orders for the safety of per-
sons attending public assemblies for the pub
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