Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-03-15
The Legislature.

SENATE, March GA few petitions
were presented, the following of which are most
important For an appropriation Of state
swamp lands TO clear the channel of Grand
river of fallen timber and other distractions,
from the mouth Of the Portage liver south to
the base line; for authority to construct water
works in the villages of Quinnesec and Iron
Mountain, in the county Of Menominee; for a
| prohibitory amendment; circumstances
against the establishment Of a poor commits
sion in Wayne county, signed by 250 citizens
Of said county; for passage of 5. b. 16, to pro
vide uniform freight rates and TO prevent I'M
| just determinations against local freight
rates. The Senate then proceeded to the dis
cussion and final passage OF the following bills
TO amend the act to incorporate the city OF
Wyandotte; to authorize county supervisors 10
provide for ascertaining and preserving section
corners and quarter posts as surveyed and re-
corded by the original survey; to appropriate
money for the purchase OF books for the state
library; to amend the laws relative To real and
personal estate; TO incorporate the Grand Army
of the Republic department of Michigan, and
subordinate posts; for the encouragement of
rife practice in theTegiments and battalions Of
| state troops.
HoUsE.-Petitions were received for the
passage of a prohibitory liquor law; for a
bounty to all soldiers in the late war who re-
ceived no state bounty; against the passage OF
the Wayne county poor commission bill ;
against any further appropriations for the arti-
fetal Matching OF whitehsh; for the formation
OF the proposed county OF Arenac; for the in
corporation of Westphalia; for the passage OF
Il law for the appointment OF state game and
fish warden; remonstrance against the bill re-
incorporating Crosse Point .. The House
passed bills Incorporating Springport and
Menominee, and authorizing the city Of Sagi-
nav TO borrow money TO build court house.
SENATE, Marcn But very little
work was done in the Senate. After passing
the bill authorizing Saginaw City to borrow
money to build a court house, and one incorpo-
rating Bancroft, Shiawassee county, the SEN
ate adjourned.
HoUsE.--Thc House was in session only one
hour. Petitions were presented from over 5000
citizens OF Houghton county against the pas
sage of ii. 3. 32S, to amend the act for the or
ganiZation Of Baraga county, and TO locate the
county seat thereof: from lis citizens for prop
er inspection of Illuminating oils; from 226
hotel and boarding house keepers in Detroit for
the passage OF II. B. 10l, TO punish frauds on
hotelkeepers, etc; for compulsory education
and unemployment of children; for prohib-
itOry amendment for repeal of act 362. 5. L.,
1877, relative To union school Districts for
amendments to game and drainage laws. The
bill relative TO public instruction and primary
and the House adjourned.
SENATE, March S.--A remonstrance
was presented against legalizing the reorgan-
ization Of school district No. 5, in Antrim coun-
ty. Also, memorial from Harvey 7. Allcott
for ship canal with one lock, around Niagara
Falls, on the American side. A bill TO establish
a board of poor commissioners in Wayne coun-
ty, was taken from the general order and re-
referred to the committee on counties and
townships for further amendment in accord
ance with suggestions Of interested parties.
The bill to transfer certain lands from Portage
township to Franklin township in Houghton
county was passed; also the bill authorizing
Ypsilanti TO build bridge over the Huron
river.
DEMONSTRATIONS were received for the sub
mission of prohibitory amendment; remon-
STRANGE against the passage OF the poor COM
mission bill for Wayne county; remonstrance
against aholishing thesuperior court Of Detroit;
for consolidation of the town Of Bradford with
the town of Clam Union; for new method of
taxation upon railroad property; for law
making ten hours legal days work. Bills
were passed authorizing Greendale, Midland
county to issue bonds, and amendingthe char
ter of Negaunee.
SENATE, March 9.-Petitions were re-
celved that the medical administration OF the
new northetn asylum be placed in charge of a
reputable physician Of the homeopathic school,
against establishing fire limits in salino for an
additional circuit court commissioner In Wayne
county; for pension TO Judges Daniel Good
win and Josiah Turner; for the maintenance of
game or fish warden. "A resolution was
adopted forming a special committee TO inves-
tigate the charges against the management Of
the Flint institute for the deaf and dumb In
relation to disseminating the infectious disease
of diphtheria as charged by Oscar ID. Chapman.
The president appointed Senators Hueston,
Fast and BellSnap as the special committee -.
The bill increasing the fees of sheriffs was lost
on third reading; also the House joint resolu
tion increasing the salary of the governor and
other state officers. The bill Incorporating the
village Of Pinckney was passed.
DEMONSTRATIONS to-day were for formation
Of new county out of the northern part of |
Bay, TO he called Aranac; for restitution to |
John McFie Of Grand Haven of money paid on |
railroad lands; circumstances OF $50 citizens |
Of Wayne county against 1.-THE poor commission |
bill; for submission of a prohibitory consttu- |
tional amendment; for the organization OF the |
new county OF Brown; for authority to build |
water works in Quinnesec; for passage of a |
labor law; for extension of suf-
frage TO women; for improvement of Elk river
In Antrim county. The following bills were
passed; To revise and amend the charter Of |
Ihe city Of Saginaw; 70 incorporate the village
If Pinckney; TO incorporate the village Of Ban
,roft, Shiawassee county. Senate amendment
,oncurred In; to amend the act incorporating
Marquette county 10 amend sec.
1895, q. L.. 1871, relating to Incorporation OF