The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

follows: To add new section TO Chapter
10, act No. l64 laws of 1881; to revise the
laws relative to public instructions: TO
amend the tax laws of 1882; n bill to promote
public health and to amend section 3, of
act l65, OF the laws OF ISL, to compel the
attendance of children mt the public schools
The House passed House bill TO amend chap
ter It's OF compiled laws by adding new
section relative To transcripts from Justices
dockets Three ballots were taken for Sena-
tor without any change in the result Fer
nv, AZ; Stout, Az the balance scattering
The scattering vote changed az follows:
First ballot, Hannah H. Hanchett O. Willitts
| z; second ballot, Hannah T. Hanchett Z, VIII
lifts z, Palmer 9, Lacy /; third ballot, Han
nah >, Hanchett q, Willitts u, Palmer q
Lacy 3 Burrows :. At a caucus of the Ferry
men in the afternoon suggestion was made
as TO the advisability of accepting the ten
dered Greenback aid. The idea was favored
| by Senator Seymour and Representative
White and opposed by Speaker Howard It
was merely sent out as a feeler to see how
many boilers there would be in the event of
its acceptance, and in view of the opposi-
ton manifested was not pressed A resolu-
ton to stand by Ferry for another week was
then passed
strong petition was presented in the
Senate on the 3lst ult calling for an inves-
tigation of the State Asylum for the Deaf
and Dumb at Flint. 1t IL alleged in the petit
ton that the managers have sent ont pupils
sick of contagious diseases without warning
OF the nature of the diseases and thereby
many deaths have resulted The Judiciary
Committee reported adversely on the bill TO
authorize suits against railroads in certain
cases, and it was laid on the table The
bill 10 provide for an additional Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney of Wayne county was
| indefinitely postponed A Joint resolution
was introduced asking for female suffrage
concurrent resolution was introduced in
the House by Mr.. Hardness, asking the APP
! polntment OF committee from both houses
TO investigate the charges of bribery made
! by the EUening NcCs in it's editorial col
umns against Mr.. Ferry and his friends The
resolution passed the House and went to the
Senate, where IL was laid over tor day.
Bills were introduced in the House as follows;
10 authorize the Board OF Supervisors OF
Lenawee county To purchase and hold lands
| for the use of agricultural and horticultural
| societies; to amend the charter of East
saginaw; TO provide for taking of
private property for the public use
ana Tor opening streets and alleys
In East Saginaw; to amend the LIQUOR tax
laws of 1919, as amended in 1851 to extend
and regulate the liabilities of employers to
make compensation for personal injuries re-
celved by workingmen in their employ to
amend section 4,3iS, compiled laws relative
to the administration of estates of intest-
ates; TO amend section Al compiled laws
providing for the feeling of attorneys, when
appointed by the court; to amend section |,
act l45, of laws of 1881, being an act TO es-
tabllsh lien for labor and services upon
logs and timber The bill providing that
none but regular attorneys-a law shall be
eligible to the office of Probate Judge was
reported adversely and laid on the table
House bills TO amend the act incorporating
Elwood Cemetery and TO legaliZe the tax
roll of the township of Pewamo, Ionia coun-
ty, passed Two ballots were taken for Sem
hnnGnG m ion
The last ballot (making the twentieth since
the contest opened) gave Ferry and Stout AZ
each and Burrows l., the balance scattering.
The bill TO amend the Cadaver law was re-
ported, without recommendation, on the LIST
inst Bills wero introduced TO amend the
charter of East Saginaw; to amend the laws
In relation TO damages by reason of defective
streets and sidewalks; TO allow mutual fire
insurance companies from other States to do
business in Michigan; to establish Board of
Poor Commissioners in Wayne county; to
amend the law relative TO Railroad Commits
sloner. The Senate passed Joint resolution
requesting the Michigan de egation in Con-
gress TO oppose the proposed duty on quinine.
The House resolution calling for commit
tee or twelve to investigate the ECcRiR1
NcrS charges of bribery was amended in the
Senate by reducing the number to seven
and the amendment was concurred in by the
House after a spirited debate of an hour.
I
sons and papers and administer oaths, and
are expected to get at the facts Three ballots
were taken for Senator, each with about the
same result: Ferry, ~; Stout IS; Palmer
5; Burrows, o.; Willis, Z; Whitney, s; Clutch
con- .; Hannah, Spaulding and Lacey | each
A bill amending the charter OF Alegan
was introduced in the Senate on the I'd inst.
Nothing else was done. The House was
more busy. Among the bills introduced
L 70 Ia ItGn of IN
Board of Commissioners of the North
! ern Asylum for the Insane. caused by reason
of being interested in contracts herewith;
To amend the punishment laws in the Upper
Peninsular; to amend the Detroit School act
| as per request of the School Board;
TO establish Poor Commissioners in
Detroit; for appropriation of swamp lands,
with the proceeds of which to improve the
Cheboygan inland navigation route; To in
corporate the grand and subordinate lodges
of the Temple of Honor and Temperance A
bill TO incorporate EsseXville passed The
two houses, in joint convention, balloted
| twice for Senator. The vote on the first
ballot stood: Ferry, 40 Stout, -: Palmer, Z;
WllittS, I; Whitney, !; Cutcheon, =; Burrows,
| o. Hannah, /; Chamberlain. 3; Boies, |; La
cet, i; Lathrop, |; Conant l. The second
ballot resulted: Ferry, 4S: Stout, AZ Palmer,
- Willitts, ); Whitney 3; Cutcheon, ,: Bar
rows, D; Hannah | Chamberlain ); Lacey,
! /; L. 5. kubourne, |. A conference of the
UnlOnlSts was held in the evening. Stout
was present, and decided TO withdraw his
name from the contest
Both houses of the Legislature, after brief
sessions, at which nothing worth chronicling
occurred, adjourned on the Sd inst. until the
18th. Before adjournment four ballots We're
taken for Senator. The first one resulted: Fer
ry, AZ; Stout 81: Henry Chamberlain Green
backerD. n with Sc scattering on twelve differ
ent candidates, three of whom were Demo-
Gratis. Second ballOt-Ferry. AZ: Stout. It; Cham
berlan, II; with AZ scattering on twenty dit
erent candidates, nine of whom were Democrats.
| Third balot--Ferry, so; Stout, l6; Chamberlain,
H. with IS scattering nineteen different candi
dates, of whom eight were Democrats. Fourth
balot-Ferry, so: Stout, 30; Chamberlain, H. with
Al scattering. On the last two ballots an at
tempt was made to start Fusion stampede to-
ward Ferry, but instantly met check by the
desertion of some Of his own men, who had
hitherto voted for him, aud who changed their
votes for tcring candidates.
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