The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-11
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

MONDAY, Feb. Is. Decentralization were
the Detroit Police act one for chair of eclectic
medicine in Michigan University, and two for
the establishment of a county sunerintendency
for schools. No bills were acted on
HousE.-A petition was received from Sagi-
nav for change in the Dog law. The follow
ing House bills passed ON third reading ::
Amending section 8 1853 relative to incorporated
villages for enforcing collections Of Highway
Commissioners orders amending section 900
relative to State taxes; organizing the town Of
Allis, Presque Isle county compelling the at
tendance OF witnesses in the adjustment of in
surance losses.
TUESDAY, March 1.-SENATE.-A large num-
Der OF petitions were received in the Senate In
favor Of a chair Of eclectic medicine ut Mtchi-
gan University. A large number Of cit. els Of
Detroit united in presenting the State with o
bust Of Judge James V. Campbell. The Com
mittee on Elections reported in favor Of the
sitting member, Lowell, in the contested-elec-
ton case from Kalamazoo. Lowell was County
Treasurer at the time Of his election, and MIR.
Kirby, his opponent, contested his seat on
the constitutional requirement which makes
county officers Ineligible to the Legislature.
The following bills passed: Relative to the
competency OF witnesses; relative to proceed
ings by and against officers in matters OF refer
ence the joint resolution asking the Auditor
General and State Treasurer to procure from
the Commissioner OF the General Land Office a
statement of the title TO the lands formerly
granted by the United States to the De-
troit and Milwaukee, or to the Port Huron
and Lake Michigan railroad for assessment Of
taxes on townships to pay Judgments rem
dered against them recognizing the Eleventh
and Twelfth, and creating the Twenty-tiith
Judicial Circuit the Eleventh to include the
counties OF Chippewa, Mackinaw, Manitou and
SchOocraft the Twelfth Ontonagon, Houghton,
Kewcenaw, Baraga and Isle Royale, ard the
Twenty-hfth Marquette, Delta and Menominee;
transferring st. Mary's Falls canal to the Gen
eral Government facilitating the taking of de-
positions
HorsE.-Petitions were received: For re-
peal Of the County Drain law; against detaching
any portion Of Mackinaw county and attaching
it to Schoolcraft county; for an amendment TO
the law relating to the killing Of sheep by dogs;
III regard to the furnishing Of subjects for dis
section; and one from 103 citizens for the re-
tention Of the present Liquor-Tax law. The
following bills were passed: Relative to
Justices Of the Peace amending section 6,709,
relative to consolidating and referring causes;
amending section $685. relative TO GRIM
inal proceedings before Justices Of the Peace,
and organizing Osceola county immediately.
The Committee on State Affairs reported that
there had been paid as attorney ices In the
Rose-Douglas case IS, lac. Sc, and in the case Of
Nancy J. Newcomer w. DIR. Vandeusen. Medi-
cal Superintendent Of the Kalamazoo Asylum
for the Insane, $l0,S54.97. JOINT resolutions
proposing an amendment TO section 10, article
TO- relative TO adjustment OF claims against
counties, passed.
WEDNESDAY, March 2.-SENATK.-Lieut.G Gov.
Crosby announced the following special COM
mittee Of two from each Congressional district,
to whom all matters relating to dividing the
State into Congressional districts shall be re-
ferred, the committee to choose its
own Chairman First, Greusel, Morrison
Goodwin Fourth, Lowell. Mara; Fifth,
Edsal, Stanton; Sixth, Fitzpatrick. Dow; Sew
entb, Rich, McGurk; Eighth, WEIGH, Brown;
Ninth, Chandler, Amber. The following bills
passed: Dctaching territory from Arcadia,
North Star, Emerson and Newark, and organ
izing thtrefrom Ithica. Senator Durkee, be-
ing taken suddenly sick with hemorrhage OF
the stomach, was removed to one OF the com
mittee rooms and attended by physician, and
the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Speaker pro TEN. Ball announced
the following Committee on Congressional APP
portionment First district, Messrs. Cottrell
Rcmick and Young; Second district, Kinne,
pomeroy and Corbin Third district Austin,
Hawkins and Esston Fourth district Ward,
Copley and Markham; Fifth district,
Paimerlee, Willets and vanLoo; Sixth
district. A. s. Partridge, Camp and Root
Seventh distdct, j.; Fl. White, McIntire
and Parker Eighth district Cobb Woodruff
and Knapp; Ninth district, Seymour,
Wing and Edwards. Petitions were received
for an appropriation to be placed at the dis
posal of the State Board OF Health for the
enactment Of dog-tax law /; for prohibition,
and for the repeal of the charter Of the Detroit
aud Saline plank road. CottreIs Oleomarga-
rine bill passed The bill is entitled "a bill for
the protection of dairymen and to prevent de-
cepton in sales Of butter" and provides that
any article or substance In semblance
OF butter not the "simon pure
shall have the package in which 1t Ia sold brand
cd "Oeomargarine," IL such article or sub
stance is composed in part of suet or tallow, or
the word "Butterine" IL composed In part of
lard. and the name of the manufacturer or pro-
Queer also stamped on the package. proper
penalty Is also provided. A bill amending the
school laws Of Grand Rapids was also passed.