The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-06-10

TUESDAY, May sl.-sENArE.- Senate
passed the House bills to reorganize the Thir-
teenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-frst judicia:.
circuits and to create the Twsntv-eighth
judicial circuit; regulating the licenses Of
plate glass, accident, steam boiler, and fidelity
insurance companies. The Senate bill to re-
peal the act relative to libel and SANDER was
lost The afternoon was devoted to dis
cussion of the bill comforting the valuable land
grant in the Upper Peninsula upon the On
tonagon and Brule River Railroad Company.
All amendments we're voted down, and the bill
passed to third reading.
HousE.-The following passed on third read
ing, except as otherwise noted : Amending
section 5,237 relative to Probate Courts
amending section 4,407 relative to the in
ventory and effects Of deceased persons. lost
reconsidered and tabled reapportioning Rep
resentatives in the State Legislature; amend
ing the laws relative to the inspection Of meat
in Detroit amending section 1893, ETC., relst-
ing to partition amending the laws relative to
partition of lands owned by several persons;
prohibiting the practice Of treating, lost, re-
considered and tabled for the issuing of new
certificates for paIt-paid lands amending act
1856 Of 1879 relative to probate registers. lost
amending section 1877 relative to support of
the poor amending the game laws.
"WEDNESDAY, June 1.-SEKATK.-The Senate,
in executive session, confirmed the following as
members of the commission to prepare bill
upon the tax laws II. II. Hatch, Bay City /;
John Moore, Saginaw City; @. A. Kent De-
trot 4. A. Grosvenor. Joncsville William
Chamberlain, Three Oaks. The following
passed on third reading Making an appropri-
alton Of $4,000 for training school at the
Normal School at Ypsilanti. The Senate Joint
N or ha of no
claims Of Pugh and Lowe for service as Clerks
of the Supreme Court, was lost The House
bill making grant of lands for the construc-
ton of the Ontonagon and Brule River rail-
road was laid Oh the table, but will be called
up When the Senate is full-perhaps about
Friday.
HoUsE.-The following bills passed: Amend
ing the law taxing dogs to provide for three
Judges in the Wayne circuit; q Senate bill to
appropriate S4OO, 0oO for new insane asylum.
resolution by j. III. White, that only the re-
vised Scriptures be read at the opening services
of the House, was tabled. The bill to require
the procurement of licenses from County Clerks
rs preliminary to marriage passed.
THURSDAY, June 2.-SENArE.-The following
House bills passed To increase the Circuit
Court fees in Wayne ceunt y: for an appropria.
ton TO the State Board OF Health: to buy in
struments, etc, for local observers in the vari-
GUS townships; consolidating the acts relating
to the support OF the poor; the joint resolution
for an amendment to the constitution: relative
to judgments against counties. Senate bills:
Amending section 1,034. relative to taxes;
amending the Detroit Water-works act; the
Liquor Police Regulation law, placing restrc-
tons upon the business Of liquor selling by
saloon-keepers and druggists, by vote
Of yeas ~, nays S; joint resolution for IN
amendment to the constitution. permitting ad-
ditional compensation to Circuit Judges in the
Upper Peninsula to revise and consolidate
laws. The Governor sent in and the Senate
confirmed the following nominations Members
OF the Board OF Control of the Reform School
for Girls, Mrs. Arthuretta s. Fuller. of Grand
Rapids Charles II. Miller, of Adrian, for two
years, from April 1, 1881 Mrs. Eliza ID. Steb-
bins, OF Lansing, and Theodore II. Hinchman.
OF Detroit, for the term of four years from
above date, and Mrs. Z. Cooley, OF Ann Arbor,
for six years from the above date.
HoUsE.-The following passed on third read
ing unless otherwise noted Regulating fish
ing in the waters of this State; to provide for
the disposition o. lands granted by the United
States and conferred by the State of Michigan
upon the Detroit and Milwaukee rail-
way for a settlement and compromise
by joint wrong-doers, lost, reconsidered
and tabled for the purchase of n portrait of
7,
amending the act to provide Detroit with pure
and wholesome water making an appropria-
ton OF 900 for a training school building
at the Normal School at Ypsilanti. A resou-
ton offered by Mr.. Oliver, increasing the pay
OF Clerk Crossman, Assistant Clerks Miller and
Page, by an additional 81 a day, was adopted
FRIDAY. June 3.-SENATE.-The Senate
passed the House bills appropriating $4,000
for frescoing the new Capitol, and to grant
certain lands In the Upper Peninsula to the
Ontonagon and Brue River Railroad Company
for the construction of a railroad This is the
famous Land Grant bill. 1t passed after a two
days debate in the Senate by vote of yeas 20,
nays 8, the requisite two-thirds. 1t now goes
pensation at the rate OF S2 day was voted the
Secretaries and Enrolling Clerks.
HoUsE.-The House voted an additional 90 a
day as compensation to the Enrolling Clerks,
and 81 day to the janitor. The Governor
vetoed the bill for the formation Of business
companies. The following Senate bills passed :
To establish union depot companies amending
the General Banking law in respect to the
election Of officers Of savings banks providing
penalty for the fraudulent use Of railroad
tickets making those for whom transporta-
ton is furnished to the place OF labor reim-
burse their employers amending the laws
persons House bills relative to recording and
discharging attachments for tho incorporation
of churches OF God.
SATURDAY, June 4-SENArE.-Bills were
passed as follows To encourage cultivation
Of sugar cane and sugar beet appropriating
ssS 900 for buildings mt the State prison the
House bill for the protection of railway EN-
ployes.
HousE.-The House concurred in the Senate
amendment TO the Drain law. The bill provid-
ing for the discharge of State claim on tax
lands after the period Of three years was
passed. The bill to authorize proceedings in
Circuit Courts in chancery I'm relation to the
CONVEYANCE of lands by minors, idiots. lunatics
and other incompetent persons, and the bill TO
amend the law relative to Judge OF Probate
fees. we're passed.