The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-20

MONDAY, May 9.-SESArE.-The Senate in
executive session tonight confirmed varnum
b. Cochrane, of Negaunee, as Superintendent
of Public Instruction, in place of Cornelius A.
Cover, resigned.
HOUSE. House considered number Of
bills in committee of the whole.
TUESDAY, May 10.-SENArE.-The Senate to-
day passed House bills to increase the powers
OF Commissioners of Railroads amending the
charter Of Detroit, and the Senate bill in refer
ence to the inspection Of meat in Detroit. The
Governor vetoed the bill to provide for a supply
OF the general laws Of the State, otherwise
known as the Howell bill. He thinks it not in
conformity with the constitution.
HoUsE.-The following passed on third read
ing; House bill, relative to jurors in Wayne
county amending the game laws to ratify
the action OF the Board Of Control in disposing
OF Port Huron and Lake Michigan railroad
lands from Port Huron to Flint
WEDNESDAY May 11.-SEsATE.-The Anti
Treating law psssed--70 to 8. The Howell
bill, vetoed yesterday by the Governor, was
passed over his veto-yeas %, nays z. The
bill 10 procure uniform school textbooks was
lost.
HoysK.-The House passed the following
Senate bills To provide for the support Of
wives and children in Detroit to amend act
No. 1879 Of 1875 relative to township officers
TO authorize suits to be brought against insur-
ance companies organized under the laws of
this State in the Circuit Court OF the county in
which the plaintiff resides House bills relative
to Detroit and Howell plank road increasing
the salary OF the officials OF the State prison.
The joint resolution TO amend the constitution
and permit women to vote was lost yeas 81,
1 a mn
prohibit the sale OF spir1tuous and malt liquors
in the State was lost-yeas 81, nays 32 not
two-thirds. The Liquor tax-bill, making the
tax on retailers OF whisky $500, on retailers Of
beer $780, passed-yeas 81, nays 80.
THURSDAY, May 12.-SENArE.-The Senate
tabled q resolution for final adjournment June
4. The following House bills passed: To amend
act No. IS Of 1879, relative to the apprehension
Of horse thieves; amending section No. 6,747,
relative to actions OF rep evin; increasing tho
salaries OF State prison officials; incorporating
LAnse; amending section No. q 730, relative to
improvement OF rvers Senate bill, appropri-
ating $40, 900, tha' t''" state Of Michigan may
participate in til .viel ration at Yorktown next
October.
HoUsE.-On the motion Of Mr.. Campbell,
the bill to repeal 8, ia of the compiled law and
to provide for the vcsting Of the property Of
Roman Catholic congregations in lay trustees,
was recommitted to the Committee ON the Ju-
dietary. motion by Mr.. Parker, of Macomb,
TO indefinitely postpone, was lost, yeas T. nays
3d. The bill to discontinue certain highway
in Troy, Oakland county, vetoed by the Gov
ernor, was reconsidered, but did not again
pass, yeas %. nays %. The bill for the pur-
chase OF supply OF the general laws Of the
State, otherwise known az the "Howel BILL"
which ma fba
veto by yeas g. nays z, was received with the
Governors objections. The bill was reconsid-
cred on q motion to place it again on
its passage. On motion OF Mr.. Earle the bill
was laid on the table yeas So, nays 42-the OBJ
jeot being to again consider the bill at some
tine Ill the future. The House committee of
the whole agreed to Wyckofr's bill to re-estab-
lish the death penalty by hanging for the crime
of murder. The afternoon was taken up by tho
consideration of the Ontonagon and Brule
river railroad land grant, but the committee
rose without completing the bill Numerous
| speeches, pro and con, were made.
FRIDAY, May 13.-SENATE.-A largo number
of bills Of local importance only were passed,
also the following For the weighing Of
! live stock and other animals amending the
laws relative to proceedings to recover posses
SION OF lands appropriating $4,000 for work
ing capital for the Eastern Asylum for the
yellows amending act No. 95 Of 1878,
relative to Judges Of Probate; amend
ing the laws relative to impounding animals
regarding plate-glass. ETC., insurance compan-
| les, and repeating acts Nos. AZ and IL of 1877;
revising the game laws; amending act No. 1875
of 1879 relative to unknown heirs revising the
drainage laws amending act No. 20S of 1879
relative TO fishing in inland lakes. The bill APP
| rropriatng $40J, 900 for a new insane asylum,
passed, 20 to 4, but was reconsidered and
tabled. The object is to permit an inquiry
whether it may not be possible to enlarge the
Pontiac asylum.
HOUSE, The further consideration of the biz
TO appropriate land grant in the Upper PENN
sula to the Ontonagon and Brulo River Railroad
Company was made the special order for next
Thursday, May 10. A resolution requesting
the Auditor General to report the statistics re-
ating to the traffic in intoxicating liquors in
! 1880 was adopted The Senate bill IN refer
ence to tho service of process upon insurance
companies not incorporated under the laws OF
this State was passed. The bill in reference to
| suits against foreign corporations doing busl-
ness in this State was lost Both houses ad-
! journed until Monday evening.
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