The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-04
AT THE CAPITAL.

LANSING, Feb. 70 1901.
The introduction Of bills is over for tbs ses
sion, ending a. il did just before midnight o
the Esd. In the House the number of bills in
troduced is CSC, and of joint resolutions 40
against 726 bills and AZ Joint resolutions two
years ago. In the Senate there are $50 bill
and 81 joint resolutions, against 3l3 bills and
~ joint resolutions at the last session This
makes grand total OF 1,O95 bills and joint
resolutions over which the Legislature must de-
lberate, and upon which they must decide
either for or against. Thus, while they know
ablest constitutional lawyer does not even at
tempt to predict To Low long 1t will take to
do It,
CAN'T GET 'EM.
In attempting to obtain figures giving all
the appropriations asked for and expected, as
| promised last week, find that they are for so
many different objects and of such magnitude
that they cannot be obtained in time for this
communication, but will be forthcoming for the
next.
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
il one of the institutions OF which every citizen
| speaks with pride at home or abroad, and while
| il has not come up TO its present proud posi-
ton at the head Of educational institutions,
with Its ], $50 students, without large outlay
OF money and brains, ii still asks, and justly,
too, for moro of the peoples money. The
Board Of Regents ask for SITS, 900 forthe years
1881 and 1882, one-half in each year, to be
| used as follows For a law-library building
| (Which should not be done without longer),
sl00,O00 for college of dental surgery,
$4,000 for digging sewer, $500 for eye
and ear ward and equipment, $500; for uni
versty hospital expenses, 81, 500; for mechan-
ical laboratory, $4,000; for homeopathic hos
| pital. $4,000 for purchase Of books for libra
| nv, $4,000 for enlargement OF chemical lab
oratory, $4,000; for homeopathic college
expenses, $4,000; for gymnasium building,
Sl0OOO 1t is understood that the last item is
| to be reported against by the committee at the
outset In asking for the appropriation for the
mechanical laboratory the Hegents sensibly
say;
"An addition that has long been needed at
| the University and one of the most practical
wants as related to the industries and safety of
! the public, is mechanical laboratory for
studying and testing the qualities and strength
Of materials The terrible disaster at Ash
tabula a few years since, the fall Of the great
| Court House dome at Freeport, ILL.,, soon after,
the more recent tragedies in the fall of the Madi
son Square Garden, in New York, aud OF the
'grand-stand' at Adrian in our State, show
how practical part this is of the edu-
cation of every mechanic architect and
engineer. We all ride over railroad
bridges, sit in public halls, opera houses and
churches. We want to ride and sit III safety.
To this end we want the mechanics, architects
and engineers who go out from Michigan Uni
versity to go with q practical knowledge de-
rived from actual tests of the properties and
strength Of the materials they are called on 10
handle. We ask the small sum Of ~, 100 to
start and equip this laboratory"
Both houses have passed bill to transfer
the
SAINT MARYs FALLS SHIP CANAL.
to the Government, upon the express under
standing that the United States shall keep it in
good repair and make it forever tree of all tolls
t. all vessels in the States. With the under
standing that Congress had passed bill maxi
ing continuous appropriation for the purpose,
the bill was unanimously passed, and will be
the means Of giving Shippers from the upper
lakes cheaper rates than ever before, while the
tolls heretofore collected have only kept the
canal in repair and paid the current running
expenses Of the same.
KEROSENE OIL,
its purity, value and COST Is likely to again agi
tate the minds of the Legislators, as many APP
pear TO think the test Is drawn too fine thus
making tho oil used in this State more
pensive than that Of neighboring States. 9th
ers feel. that while it Is 80, 1t IL preferable to
the kind used five years ago, when every news
paper chroncled one or more horrible accidents
from the use of the dangerous article.
ANOTHER INSANE ASYLUM.
There are at present several hundred more
insane persons in our State than can possibly
be admitted to the asylums provided for their
care, although those at Kalamazoo and Pontiac
! are both crowded far beyond their reasonable
capacity. To meet this felt want, Senator
Tooker has introduced bill for the establish
ment OF another and similar institution to those
now III use. 1t does not specify as to the loca-
ton. but provides for commission to decide
that point. More room il certainly needed,
but knowing ones say it can best be obtained
by enlarging the asylum at Pontiac, and this
NAV be the outcome of the matter.
TOWNSHIP vs.. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
This vexed and much-talked-Of subject is
likely to be all gone over again this session,
one or two bills upon the subject having been
introduced. Those who have looked most into
all the facts OF the present system are satisfied
that it is not good one or the best that can
be devised, yet just what IL best seems hard to
tell. Some changes will doubtless be made in
the system. In this connection the subject of
q uniformity Of school textbooks is Gas it
should) attracting attention. Such system
should be adopted, and came very near it two
years ago.
ANOTHER WATERLOO.
II seems that a prohibitory constitutional
amendment, precisely like the one the Senate had
under consideration last week. had also been
introduced in the House, and. without waiting
to nee what would DO its fate in the Senate,
they began its consideration curly III the week,
and finally reached a vote upon 1T just before
the adj ourpment on Friday. The same tactics
of attempting to kill It by loading it down with
amendments were attempted, AZ they were in
the Senate last week, and, after they were all
voted down by just about a two-thirds vote, the
vote on its final passage was taken, with the
following result
Yeas-Messrs. Alvord, Austin, Ball. Ballen-
tine, Baldwin, Belden, Bennett, Bidelman,
Bishop. Campbell, Carus, GARNER, Carpenter,
Cobb Cooper, Copley Cutcheon, Davenport,
Dewey, Dilcr, Dundas, Easton, Eaton, Ed
wards. Frazer, Fyfe, Gale, Garfield, Gibbs,
Goodman, Granger. Hartford, Hawkins, Hitch
| cox, Howard, Kendrick, Kinne, La Du, Mark
ham, Martin, Millard, Mcintyre, w. Nelson,
Nichols, Oliver, Palmerlee, Parsons A. s.
Partridge, Perham. Pomeroy, Robertson, Root,
Rose, Van Loo. Waring. j. 4. White, J. III.
White, Wing, Wilkins, Willett, Woodruff,
| Wyckoff, Yarrington-64
Ndys-Me. srs. Barton, Blood, Bloom, Borg
man, Boiger, Corbin, Il ri Esenmann, Esta-
brook. Ewars, German. Grant, Hackett, III. j.
Hopkins. Hubbard, King, Klei, Knapp, Littell,
Mercer, Mulvey, T.. ID. Nelson. Nortli, Parker,
Prindle, Remck. Seymour, Stephenson, Turn
| bull. Ward, Wolcott, Young-3l.
| Absent--Messrs. Cottrel, G.. II. Hopkins and
Moffatt.
| Not Voting-Mr. Eakins.
| Previous to the announcement of the result
Mr.. J. L. White changed his vote 10 as to be-
| able to move roconsi Iteration. The vote was