The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-06


MONDAY, April rs. -SENArE.-The Senate
held an evening session, at which the Governor
communicated his approval of the following
acts Amending section 7,436 relative TO the
salaries OF Judges of Probate fixing the per
diem Of members from the Upper Peninsula
for the present session at 20 per day; to es-
tabish an upper house for the Detroit Common
Council ana joint resolution appropriatlng
1000 TO aid In q horticultural and pomological
exhibition at Boston in 1881 acts amending the
charter OF the city OF Coldwater appropriating
swamp lands to Presque Isle hsrbor and Presque
Isle State road making an appropriation FOR
the Michigan Reform School for Girls and do
taching certain territory from the township Of
Quincy, Houghton county, and attaching the
same to the township Of Franklin.
HousE.-No quorum Was present ut the ses-
sion OF the House, and no business was done.
TUESDAY, April 26.-SENATE.-The Senate
Committee on Asylums this morning reported
back without recommendation the bill to appro-
pirate $500, 900 for new insane asylum. The
Committee on Finance and Appropriations re-
ceved leave OF absence III order 10 visit the
insane asylums zee their crowded condition,
and judge for themselves OF the necessity
for new institution Of that kind. The
Revising and consolidating the laws relative To
public instruction and primary schools. and 70
pealng all former statutes on the matter. The
new act Is to go into effect July /. House bills
IN reference TO the time OF making statements
TO the Auditor General by County Treasurers
TO protect brook trout and grayling i'll Occana
county.
HoUsE.-The Secretary of State commune
Gated the information that twelve sets Of the
compiled laws of 1871 were remaining in his
Office. The House concurred in the Senate
resolution asking Michigan's Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress to favor bill which
would prohibit determinations in the matter
of transporting or slowing freight. The fol-
lowing Senate bills were passed on third read
ing: Incorporating Dowagaic reincorpor-
atng Ionia (; for grant to drain certain over
flowed lands in Berlin, Almont and Inlay
amending the act for the police government OF
Detroit. House bills: Amending The law Tor tue
apprehension Of horse thieves and other fe-
ons; amending section 6, 263 relative to action
of ejectment; amending section 2549 relative
10 the taxation Of plank road companies; incor-
porating Croswell. resolution for the open
ing OF the sessions at q. IN. was adopted The
resolution Of Mr.. Wickoff, granting extra pay
10 the elevator operators Was adopted. A con-
current resolution for Adjournment on May IA
was laid on the table. the Liquor Tax bill is
the special order for tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, April 27.-SESArE.- The follow
ing Senate bills passed To create the county
of Chandler; to amend the laws in reference
to the crier Of the Supreme Court. House bill
passed to amend the registration of electors
10y permitting the sitting OF the board in the
evening to enable workingmen to register
without loss OF working time. The Senate has
fNaaV erA1 rixv. do a h.f kl
and the prospect seems good for several days
more debate on the question.
HoUsE.-The committee made o unanimous
report in favor OF the Ontonsgan and Brule
River Railroad bill. The opponents Of the
Howell Compilation bill made an effort to force
o test vote to-day but failed The House
spent the afternoon in considering the cast
iron Farr Liquor-Tax BILL but came to no VOTE
The Compilation of the Laws bill will be drcid-
ed to- morrow. The House bill amending the
act to create the Reform School for Girls was
passed. Five bills relating to the taxation OF
mortgages were laid upon the table to be taken
up together and considered at some future
time.
THURSDAY, April 28.-SENATE.-The' Senate
to-day killed the Farr ironclad Police Liquor
bill by striking out all after the enacting
clause. Later, the action was reconsidered,
and the bill was again referred to the Commit
tees on State Affairs and Liquor Traffic jointly.
Other bills passed tho Senate as follows: SEN
ate bills, to amend the act to promote immigra-
ton in Michigan; to amend the act OF 1877 au-
tborizing the formation of partnership associa-
tons, in which the capital subscribed shall alone
be responsible for the debts OF the association,
except under certain circumstances to author
ize the refundng Of the bonded debt Of the
county Of Wayne House bills, to amend act 173
OF 1879 defining the powers and duties of in
corporated villages 10 reincorporate Carroll
ton establishing lien for labor and services
on logs, timber, posts, ties and slaves, and to
repeal act 1S5 OF 1873 10 amend the charter
OF Burr Oak. The amendments to the Howell
Compilation bill were concurred in.
HousB-The House spent the forenoon con-
sidering the Farr Liauor-Tax bill, but came to
no vote. The Howell Compilation bill, which
was the special order in tbs HOUSE this after
noon, tocd the scratch at p. M, and, much
to the surprise of al, a vote was taken at once
without any debate. resulting IN its being
passed by vote OF 81 TO 80. The other busi-
ness before the House consisted IN defea ting
tho bill 10 provide for the compensation OF
county officers and for the payment OF fees into
the county treasury and in passing the bill in
cooperating Marshall. The SPECIAL committee
to examine tue manner in which the static merry
contractors had carried out their contract re
ported that there were complaints - 10 delays
in filling orders and az 10 the quality Of goods,
and the prices charged for them, but that the