The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-13
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

MONDAY, May 2.-SENATE. credentials
of d. r. Cook, elected to fill the vacancy in the
Barry and Eaton district, were presented and
referred.
House. petitions we're received
for prohibition and against legislation hostile
to cooperative insurance. Bills of an unm-
portant local character we're disposed Of. Tho
discussion of the Liquor Tax bill, which has
already passed the Senate, is made the special
order for Wednesday.
TUESDAY, May 3.-SENArE.-The Senate
spent the day in committee of the whole, and
laid out good amount of work, passing upon
some thirty or forty bills.
HoUsE.-The House occupied the day on the
special order, the bill revising the highway
laws, which passed the committee Of the whole
and was placed on the order Of third reading.
It makes important changes in the laws, and
provides for the assessment and collection of q
money highway tax in townships. The House
also passed the bill to amend the village char
ter OF Owosso.
WEDNESDAY, May 4.-SENATE.-The Senate
passed Senate bills as follows: To repeal section
1887 of the compiled laws; to amend sections
1,O36 and 1,042 Of the compiled laws relative
to the assessment and collection OF taxes; to
provide for damages caused by wilful discrm-
ination in the valuation Of property for pur-
poses of taxation; to provide for damages sus-
tanned by reason OF defective sidewalks,
highways, bridges, etc.; to provide for suits
against foreign corporations In the courts OF
the State; TO provide for the sale, by the
Auditor General, Of any lands now held by
the State for taxes for the amount of the
original tax levy, without interest or cost
The Senate passed the following House bills ::
To amend an act to define offenses against rail-
roads to provide for the incorporation of the
Knights of the Maccabees to prevent the so-
Letting or using of unauthorized ire or in
land-marine insurance policies in this State to
amend the Registration laws; to amend the
statute relative to the admission Of persons to
practice in the courts of this State; to enlarge
the powers of Boards Of Health In townships
and villages to amend article 5, No. 1913, Ses-
sion Laws of 1873; to fix the duties and
liabilities Of railroads doing business in this
State. fte
HoUsE.-The House passed the bill reported
by the joint committee revising the Highway
laws relating to the same subject. AT 10 a. m.
the special order up, which is the Senate
Liquor-tax bill. The motion to amend by in
Guiding druggists with liquor dealers was lost
by a vote of ~ to AZ. Mr.. Campbell moved to
amend by making manufacturers of brewed or
u
1900 barrels and $25 on each ], 900 barrels adj
ditional, which was adopted, and the bill, as so
amended, passed the committee of the whole,
and goes on the order of third reading.
THURSDAY, May 5.-SKNATE.-The Senate
passed the following bills House bill for uni
form insurance policies to prevent foul brood
among beos, and to extirpate the same to "
sue patent to William H. Thayer for lands in
Berrien county to put a skylight in the
State Capitol in place OF tho present leaky
roofs to give Clerks Pugh and Lowe, OF the
Supreme Court, certain fees which they claim |;
Senate bill to punish men who get railway tick
cts on pretense Of going to labor and then jump
the job.
HoUsE-A large lot OF Senate bills and SEN
ate amendments to House bills were passed.
The voting on the final passage Of the
Liquor-Tax bill was made the special order for
next Wednesday at 2:3O p. m. Consideration
Of the Female-Sunrage joint resolution was
made the special ordersfor $50 a. m. on the
same day. Bills passed the House as follows !:
Senate bill making it o misdemeanor to get
drunk, and providing punishment therefor
Senate bill purchasing Judge Green's book
for the use of town officers House bill
to provide for the service Of civil process on
nonresident defendants; Senate bill to pro-
ylde for the treatment OF dependent children
in the University Hospital to give access to
records for making abstracts OF titles; to in
corporate the Michigan Millers' Fire Insurance
Company; to provide for the appointment of
com mission to frame and report a general tax
law This afternoon the Educational bill
passed, making radical changes in our school
laws. Another attempt to name May 20 rs the
day Of adjournment was killed.
FRIDAY, May 6.-SEsArx.--The Senate passed
Senate bills to incorporate the Board Of Educa-
tion of East Saginaw to apportion anew the
Representatives in the Legislature among the
several counties for the protection OF chill
dren House bill in reference to holding in
quests by Coroners. The special committee to
investigate the management OF the Ionia
House of Correction consists Of Senators
Lowell and Dicksrman and Representatives
Cutcheon, Cobb and Lttell.
HousE.-Passed on third reading Senate
bill, to incorporate Paw Paw House bill, to
revise the charter of Ypsilanti 10 amend the
charter Of Ishpeming; relative to the Poor
Commissioner Of Detroit In the committee of
the whole ali after the enacting clause WA
struck out Of the House bill 70 compel ohildrsn
to attend school, and TO prohibit the employ