The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-06-15
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

IN the Senate, on the 9Th, the Seymour
substitute for the Senate bill relative to dis
elimination in railroad freights was passed, and
Divides for q commission to hear and report
Ipon complaints against railroads. The House
Joint resolution TO adjust claims arising from
collections for trespass on the Detroit
and Milwaukee railroad lands passed,
and the House bill to amend the charters
of Muskegon and Lansing. The Senate also
passed a resolution instructing the Attorney
General TO commence PROCEEDINGS against the
Detroit Grand Haven and Milwaukee railroad
The Barnard Minority Representation bill was
defeated, the President OF the Senate ruling that
atwo-thirds vote was necessary To pass the BILL
and IL only had seventeen.
The Senate, on the 9th, passed the House
substitute for the nate bill relative TO cooper
alive insurance companies, and the House bin
authorizing foreign cooperative companies 80
dong business In this State, and tho House Dill
authorizing the Trustees Of the Northern Insane
Asylum To place that institution under the man
agement OF the Homeopathic School Of Medi-
cine Tho House passed the Senate bill for the
incorporation OF the Mutual Benefit Association,
and the appropriations for State officers and
State Government.
Born houses of the Legislature adjourned
at midnight June G. The closing scenes OF the
ses ion AZ the hour Of midnight approached and
b. sfness became Internationally account OF
waiting for tine action of the other house = were
OF the usual hilarious character. Paper Wads and
waste baskets, journals wrapped for mailing
and even files of hills, were hurled about
The air was thick with yellow-coy. red missiles,
Many were hit but none were hurt. So emn-
visaged committees sent to communicate be-
tween the two Houses were pelted until they
fled in terror. These playful manifestations
subsidized when real bus ness on hand
appeals were made by the presiding officer only
10 be renewed again when the least excuse
offered. 1t seemed as II the members had just
discovered what good fellows they were and
were exchanging love-taps in the most ardent
fashion.
FOLLOWING il the message of Gov Begolo
vetoing the bill securing minority repre-
sentation to stockholders in corporations:
To THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,: On
Wednesday evening OF last week, during the
closing hours OF the session, there was left at
this Office by the Enroll ng Clerk OF the House
bii burpJnrting TO be House biii NO. So and 10
stockholders in corporations the power of elect
ing representative membership in boards OF
directors" The bill is not signed by the pre-
siding officer OF the Senate, only by the Speaker
OF the House. have no offca Information on
the subj ct, but have been informed and be-
leve that the omiss on Is no. 40 idental; that
Lieut. Gov. Cros refused 70 sim n bill on
constitutional grounds, believing Inst 1t could
not become a law except by two-thirds vote
OF all the members cleo. Article 10. SEQ
ton g. OF the consti ution provides
that the Legi .lature shall pass no law
al ering or amending any act OF incorporation
heretofore granted without the assent OF two
thirds of the members elected TO each house.
On referring to the printed journal OF June
find the following state ment in regard TO the
final vote II the Senate on this bill: The bill
was then not passed, two-thirds of all the Sena-
torselect not voting therefor, by yeas and nays.
The vote shows IL yeas and IA nays, and that a
majority of one of all the Senators elect voted
for ths bill. Section IL OF the compiled laws Of
1871 provides that the Secretary of State shall
cause to be bound the enrolled acts and joint
resolutions OF the Legislature which shall be-
! come laws under the constitution of this State,
and shall certify, under his hand and the seal of
the State, in the trontispece Of the volume, that
said volume contains the whole of the original
acts and joint resolutions as enrolled
by the clerks, signed by the presiding
/ officers OF the Senate and House OF Represent
atives, and approved by the Governor, or which
NAV have become laws, under the constitution
/ OF this state, without his Signature or approval
| The only provision permitting the omission of
! any of the slgnat res mentioned Is tnat OF the
/ Governor, in those cases which may arise under
section Ia of article of the constitution. Sec
ton IA OF the compile laws abolishes the record
! ing OF the laws, thus making the originals, as
signed and certified by the Secretary or State,
/ the official record. the Secretary Of State could
not properly certify under his hand and the
seal of the State" that House bill No. 55 is
signed by presiding officers OF the SenSte and
n use OF Represc natives" as required by the
statute The provisions o. the bill affect only
the managers and stockhol ers of cor
porations, and are Of no consequence and
afford no relief TO the poor man. The
struggle Of capitalists for the ascendancy in
the management OF corporations affect the people
generally, and especially The farming and labor
ing cla'se', no more than would corner in
the diamond market. TIE charter Of corpora
tons, whether ruled absolutely by the major ty
or ruled, guided, or constructed by minority,
( will be The same The constitution i and stat
utory que'tions which arise in regard to the
passage and signing OF this bill are new and pc
culia, and under the circumstances / do not
think il would be proper for me to approve IL. L
am no. satisfied that my signatu Q would make
it law, and believe 10 would be much better for
minorties, even If the bill is all they claim for
it. 10 gu unit TO the law as tits and always has
been in this State), and usJ to future legfsla-
ton, against which tn Sc c. ms itutional and
statutory objections cam 4 be urg d. In the in
! terest, as / believe OF both majoritcs and mi
nOrties, l decline 10 approve House bill No. 80.
JOSIAH W. BEGoLE.