The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-11

Whether this will pass the House or not Ia
uncertain, but its author Senator Phelps, IL
Of the opinion that it will, and that, II so. it
will be carried by the vote OF the people
INoHAM's COUNTY SEAT TENURE
A case i'm which all Ingham county Is In
terested one way or the other was decided
on the 10Th by the passage by the very close
vote of yeas IL, nays IL, OF the House bill
providing that ut least two OF the terms of
the Circuit Court for this county shall here
after be held at the city Of Lansing each
year. The citizens of Mason (tho present
county seaN bitterly opposed the bill, and
regard il as but the entering wedge toward
the ultimate removal OF the county seat to
Lansing On the other hand the friends of
the bill claim 1t simply as matter OF con-
nishes three-fourths Of the court business
COMPILATION QUESTION sETTLRD.
Tho question that occupied rs much time
and attention of the Legislature of 1881 as any
other, and has been pretty generally discussed
at this, namely, the compilation question,
was practically settled for the next ten or
twelve years, on the Goth, by the passage by
the House yeas Go nays ~ of the Senate
bill entitled "A bill TO provide for the pur-
chase and distribution OF volumes contain
ing the general laws of this State with di-
gest OF court decisions thereon The bill
only awaits the signature OF the Governor
to become q law. AS the work has by bill
passed at this session become evidence in
all courts Of the State as the compiled laws
of the State, the present bill is one of great
Importance, and we give 1t emit re as follows:
SECTION /. The People Of the i~6te OF Michi-
gan enact, That the Secretary OF State be- and
he IL hereby, directed TO purchase for the use OF
the State, county and township officers. such
number of copies Of the work entitled the gen.
eral statutes OF the State OF Michigan, In force,
including the acts OF the extra session Of 1882,
with notes and digest Of the decisions OF the
Supreme Court relating thereto. compiled and
annotated by Andrew Howell, ~ may be required
for the OF the State and for the supply of
and distribution to the officers and others to
whom the public acts" Of each session of the
Legislature are supplied and distributed under
and by the existing provisions Of law; Pr0rtded,
That such work shall be furnished to the state
In two volumes, bound in flu sheep binding,
printed on good paper and In clear tyre; the size
OF page, type used quality OF paper, material
and binding, and the execution of the work to
be equal in all respects to the sample Of volume
one Of said work now In the State Library. Said
work to be delivered during the present year.
properly packed for shipment at Lansing or De.
troit, Ak the Secretary of State shall direct, and
the same shall be paid for by the State when 30
delivered.
SEC . The books or volumes OF said work.
when received by the Secretary OF State, shall be
distributed by him to the officers and others 70
whom the public acts Of the Legislature
supplied and distributed AZ hereinbefore men
toned, under and in accordance with the laws
now regulating the distribution OF said public
acts
SEC 8. The price to be paid by the State for
may be needed shall be two dollars and fifty
cents per volume, TO be paid to the publisher or
publishers OF said work by the State Treasurer,
on the warrant of the Auditor General, out OF
any moneys in the State treasury not otherwise
appropriated the account thereof 10 be first
certified To by the said Secretary OF State.
SEC. 4. From and after the date when the said
work entitled the General Statutes Of the State
of Michigan as specified in section one OF this
act shall be ready for distribution and sale, the
publishers thereof shall keep the same on sale in
hc eiE M a ten
sell the same to the citizens OF this State at
price not exceeding three dollars and fifty cents
($3. 50) per volume
SEC. s. Within thirty days after the passage
and approval of this act, security in the sum OF
five thousand dollars $4,000 shall be given TO
the State in such form as the Board OF State
Auditors shall direct, and with at least two suf
hcient sureties TO be approved by said board,
conditioned for the due publication OF said Gen
eral Statutes of the State of Michigan and the
delivery OF the copies thereof to the Secretary OF
State and the keeping Of the same on sale in the
city of Lansing in accordance with the provis-
ions Of this act prescribed.
1t Is hardly to be supposed that the Gov
ernor Will veto the bill.
REFORM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
Another appropriation, that of $4,000 for
the current expenses OF the Reform School,
for 1SS3S4, has passed both houses, passing
the last body, the House, on the 10Th, by
vote of yeas 81, nays none. The amount Is
to be half collected in the tax Of 1888 and
the remainder in 1884
VETOED.
Governor Begole on the 21th returned to
the Senate a bill to legalize the organization
OF a school district in Antrim county, and
authorize the payment OF an outstanding
bond with his veto, on the ground that the
organization was illegal and void, and had
once been so declared by the court OF the
county.
ALL INDICATED.
The special committee appointed some
Ia To Inv ina ta oh Of mis-
management and wrong again,t tho Board
of Fish Commissioners have this week sub
mittcd their report to the two houses, in
which they find that no Encouragement
has been proven, and that no wrong has
been done and that the interests OF fish
propagation are in good hands and the ex-
periments decided successes.
The special and regular committees also
appointed to examine into and investigate
the charges against the Institution for Edu-
eating the Deaf and Dumb, ut Flint, in con-
nection with the diphtheria also submitted
lengthy report on the 9th, in which they
find that all due care and skill was exer-
cised toward those who were among the
sick and those who visited them, and that
no blame or negligence can Ifghtfully be
charged to the officers or attendants Of said
institution.
Both reports were unanimously adopted,
and thus fall to the ground two charges that
seem not to have had solid foundation
MERE MENTION
The House on the 27th voted to open its
sessions hereafter at . a M, also to hold
evening session on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of each week.
The experience Of the House in concurring
in Senate anne dment in the Local Option
bill has so frightened that body that it has
adopted q rule TO lay all Senate messages,
announcing amendments TO House bills on
the table until members can have oppor-
tunity to read them on the printed journal
the next morning The members of thai
body (the anti-local-optonists) are evidently
expecting lob" or a "nigger In the fence
in every bill the Senate amends
The House now enjoys the luxury OF from
one to three calls of the House each day.
Each member who wants full vote on his
own bill seeks thus TO gather in the stray
Cling members.
An excursion to Orchard Lake Military
Academy has been rendered the entire Leg
islature by the Chicago and Grand Trunk
railroad, and it Is now expected that the
invitation VIII be accepted on Wednesday,
May 2, the trip TO occupy one day.
Judge Humphrey, our popular Deputy
reports from all the States in the Union, he
is able to make the gratifying statement
that no other State in this broad land OF ours
Is in 40 good and satisfactory financial
condition rs N chigan.
Representative Wllett, of Ionia county,
while crossing the railroad track at the sta
ton in this city. on the 26tsl, preparatory 10
taking the train for home was Knocked