The Owosso times., 1882-03-10
SPECIAL Session Michigan Legisla-
turo.


One week of labor has passed In q,
eoutive session at Lansing. and "a goo
showing has been made Of work done
But one vacancy was reported anon
the representatives, and that was occG
stoned by the death of Representa- Is
Kendrick Of Lapeer.
The first bill 10 he considered Wa
that for the relief Of FIRE sufferers
which passed the senate ON the 1st inst
and will without doubt pass the house
The bill provides an appropriation O
$3.50, 900 to be expended according to tn
best Judgment of the relief commission
In rebuilding school houses, ,purchasin,
seed and other necessaries of life, etc.
In Huron, Tuscola and Sanilac cOun
ties, where the fire was most severe
The last section provides q special tas
to reimburse the treasury as follows
In 1882, $125, 900, and In 1888. $14O,.
600.
THE TAX BILL
Is the next subject of Importance, and
has occupied most of the time of the
house during the week. they having
considered it in committee of the
whole section by section with the men,
bers Of the tax commission (whO franz
ed the billy in attendance and frequent
ly speaking either In explanation of
disputed and misunderstood points or
against proposed amendments. On
the 1st inst. Its consideration was f.
nally completed and it has since passed
by vote Of yeas 80, nays Is. 1t Is
now thought that it will be put
through the senate by the middle
of next week without material
alterations. While the house made
quite large number of small
changes to the bill as presented by
the commission, they made but two
that were very strongly fought for by a
small minority of the members. One
was to change the word "may" in re-
gard to swearing to statements of prop
erty by prOperty-Owners to "shall," and
the other was in regard to the taxation
Of church property. Neither PROPOSE
tion had strength enough to give it any
special significance. The third subject
CONGRESSIONAL RE-APPORTIONdENT,
has excited much discussion, and much
scheming OH all sides. Each house has
special committee on apportionment,
that in the senate consisting of two
from each congressional district and
that of the house, Of three from each
district. 1t is understood that the
house committee cannot agree
upon any scheme, and have
about decided to report bill
leaving the first seven districts as at
present constituted, and thus throw the
responsibility upon the house of reject
ing 1t, as that body will surely do. The
senate committee this morning report
cd substitute for all the bills on the
subject in its possession, which will
come up for consideration in committee
Of the whole tomorrow. 1t isn't very
seriously objected to as a whole, but
there is no possibility of its passing
without amendments. 1t is as follows:
First district-WayDe.
Second dis.rict-MOnroe, Lsnawee Hillsdale
and Washtsnaw.
Third district-Barry, Eaton, Calhoun Jack.
son and Branch.
Fourth Kaamszoo, St. Joseph, Bsr.
Fifth distrlct-Allegan, Ottawa, Kent an
Iohia.
Sixth district-Oakland, Livingston, Ingham.
Shiawassee, Clinton.
Seventh di.trict-Huron. sauilac, Lapser. st.
Clair, Macomb.
Eighth dlstrict-Saginaw, Genesee, Gratiot,
M0ntcalm.
Ninth district-Tuscola. Bay, Midland, Isa-
bella, Glare, Gladwln, IOscO, Ogemaw, RoscOm-
mon, Missaukee, Kalkaska, Crawford, OscOda,
AloOna Alpena, MOntmorency, Otsego, PresQue
Isle, UhebOygan and Emmet.
Tenth ulstIict-- -Muskegon, Newaygo, Mecosta,
Osceola, Lake, Ocsana, Mason, Manistee, Wex-
ford, Grand Traverse, Leelanaw, Antrim, Char
levolx, and Manitou.
Eleventh distrlct-Upper Peninsula.
Both houses have passed bill ap-
propriating 10000 for building addi-
tional workshops at the I0nia house of
correction, In order that unemployed
c0nvicts may be employed.
Both houses have also passed bill |
appropriating $500 for repairs and
upon the buildings and
grounds In Lansing, for school for
the blind.
Governor Jerome has nominated and
the senate confirmed the following
officers, they having been appointed
since the close Of the last session:
Trustees of the eastern asylum, James A.
Brown and Jacob 9. Farrand OF Detroit Nor.
man Geddes OF Adrian; trustee OF the Kalama.
200 asylum, George Hanna Of South Haven;
member OF Detroit police board, II. NJ. Dean;
Warden Of IOnia refOrmat0ry, X. G. Watkins;
managers for same, j. g. EscOtt, A. H. Piper,
George w. Buckingham; inspector Of jackson
state prison, T. b. Cutler Of st. Johns.
Memorial services on the death Of
Representative Kendrick of Lapeer.
were held in the house on the I'd.
Eulogistic addresses were made by six
or eight of Mr.. Hendricks fellow men,
bers, and the exercises were interest
ing as well as sad.
The Governor is being constantly
urged to present this or that subject to
the legislature for its action, but it
looks as though the work now on hand
could not all be finished in twenty
days session.