The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-03-02


manufacturers, who pay the Inspector his
salary, are not satisfied with the person NOM
| mated and are very DESTROYS TO retain the
services of the present incumbent Mr.. Hill
II defeated. IL will be the first nomination
Republican Senate has refused To confirm
for Fusion Governor. OBSERVER
Legislative Proceedings.
PETITIONS were presented i'm the Senate
Feb II, for the passage OF law allowing per-
sons owning lands on opposite sides of highways
TO construct culverts or cattle passes under the
highways; for prohibitory amendment. Bills
were introduced Relative TO the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors near railroad stations: for a uniform
system of accounts from keepers of poor-h houses
and superintendent of the Poor: amending
the Dog Tax law: relative to the compensation Of
members of State boards; for improving the
efficiency of the militia: joint resolution for an
sale OF intoxicating liquors; amending the law
relative to offenses against lives and
persons: also number Of bills making
appropriations for the State institutions. few
bills, of local importance only, were passed In
the House a large number OF bills were intro
duoed, including the following: To amend the
the Highway and Bridge law; to amend the law
laws for. the protection of Sheep. to
amend the laws relative TO proceedings
against garnishees; to prohibit the deposit Of
sawdust and shavings in the waters of Michigan;
to repeal the act of 1881 for the protection Of
ton to the use OF passes on railroads by State
officers, Judges, Legislators, etc; for the COM
pulsory education OF children, restricting their
employment and the furnishing of books to indi-
gent pupils; relating to taxation of the liquor
traffic. Both houses, In Joint convention. took
one ballot for Senator. The vote stood as fol-
lows: Lacey, 6; Marble, .: Hanchett, 0; Han
nah, d; Burrows, 10; Crosby 8: Palmer, II;
Cutcheon, 8; Whitney, 2: Newton Oemocrat, As;
Willets, :; Ferry. IL; McMillen, 2: Berney's, l;
The Senate was in session but short time
on Feb. 10, and did nothing worthy OF note In
the House the following bills were introduced:
To amend the laws relative to foreign fire and
marine insurance companies transacting business
In this State; to amend the State fisheries laws;
TO amend the railroad laws, providing that no
contract or agreement previously entered into
by or between railroad company and any en-
ploye shall impair diminish the amount Of
damages received by such employe while in the
service OF said road roads, to regulate the
business OF broker shops: to revise the charter
OF Muskegon; to regulate the receiving, trans
porting and delivering OF grain by railroads;
to incorporate the Village OF Lake, Marquette
county; to provide for an allowance to widows
out Of the personal estate of her husband; to
amend the act incorporating Negaunee in Mar
quette county; to organize the county of Brown;
to amend the laws relative to the protection Of
game: TO amend tax laws; TO amend the laws
relative to garnishees; TO prevent railroad and
other monopoies In the State. There
ballot for Senator, resulting follows: Newton,
80; Ferry. II; Burrows, 9; Palmer. q; Hanchett,
.: Lacey, A; Marble. 2; Cutcheon, 2; Hannah, 5;
MCMILLAN, =; StOckbr1dgp, i.
The attention OF the Legislature is entire
~ occupied by the Senatorial deadlock, hardly
anything being done beyond the Introduction Of
new bills on the Goth inst. The 2lst being the
last day for the introduction of new bills IL was
a perfect shower of those missiyes In both
houses. The total number thus far presented in
the House Ia AZ and nine joint resolutions, and
In the Senate 203 bills and nineteen resolutions.
The House passed the House bill 70 provide for
the punishment of public officers, persons
m OtfcpS n
iidnciary capacity who appropriate TO their
own use the money OF property committed to
their charge. Two votes were taken. In the
first Burrows had 10; Palmer, Il; Ferry, 10; VIII
Its, 10; Moran, 7; Crosby, 6; Hanchett, 6; Lacey.
3: Newton, Al. Second ballot-Burrows, -; Pal
mer, II; Ferry, -; Willis, u; Crosby, Z; Hanch
ctt g; Lacey, 8; Newton, &6; the balance scatter
Ing.
BENo the last day for the introduction Of
bills, an unusual activity manifested In that
direction on Feb 81. One hundred and fifty
bills were offered in the House. and eighty-five
in the Senate. Nearly all of them were of a local
or private character, possessing no interest to
the general reader, and very few of them will
ever be heard of again. In the Senate, a resolu-
ton by Mr.. Manwaring was adopted ordering an
Investigation into complaints against the Grand
Trunk road relative TO irregular and I'M
certain running OF trains In the
House, several petitions were presented
for prohibtory amendment to the constitution,
and few private bills were passed The Sem
ate. in executive session, confirmed the nomina-
tions of II. r. Gass. Of Jonesville, IA Superin-
tendcnt of Public Instruction; Henry Chamber
lain Of Three Oaks: as member of the Board
oi AGriculture; VIM. 3 Woodland. Jr., Of
Owosso, State Prison Inspector. The nom
ination OF Joseph Cusson TO DE State
Salt Inspector was rejected Two ballots
for Senator were taken. The first resulted:
Palmer. 81; Burrows. II Willcts, 10: Crosby, 6;
Lacey, 4: Hannah, 8; Ferry, 10: Newton, Al.
The second ballot resulted: Palmer, %; Bur-
rows, IL; Willets, .: Crosby, G.; Lacey, A; Han
nan, 6: Ferry, 10; Newton, As.
But little legislation was done by the Gen.
eral Assembly on Feb D. The Senate passed
the House bin to incorporate st. Ignace.
committee was appointed TO investigate the
charges against the Grand Trunk railroad, but
subsequently the resolution under which 1t was
10 act was tabled. The House killed the bill to
enable Commissioner Hannah to sell tho
Northern Asylum Seven votes were taken
for Senator without producing any result.
o. Nj. Barnes, the new candidate of the Fusion
lists, ranged from A to 46; Palmer, "a TO 81: Will
lets, IL to 16; Burrows finally withdrawn:
Ferry. 26 to 90, except on the last ballot, when
he fell TO 25 The remaining votes were scatter
ing. The Ferry men made one more desperate
rally, but were unable to bring back the lost
forces. The highest vote he received was ~,
which he held for four successive votes, and bis
friends, despairing, began TO leave him on tho
seventh ballot when his strength decreased to
2a and they then voted with the Flu
sionists and carried motion TO adjourn
The bribery investigating committee resumed
the examination OF witnesses. Representative
Burton Parker, of Monroe corroborated Beals
testimony that the latter had offered him the
Monroe postofiice and 81 200 clerkship for his
son il he would vote for Ferry. Fisher, one of the
proprietors of the Grand Rapids Edgie, testified
to the efforts of Hnbbell to the influence
OF chat paper against Ferry. Subsequently he
admitted he was told this by his partners, and
did not know the facts himself.
The Legislature did very li6tlc lawmaking
at the session on Feb. %. In the House a meas
IRE for incorporating Investment societies and
bill for the organization OF the Detroit Park
Commission were passed. Both were House
bills In the Senate Il resolution calling for
plans and specifications for two fountains FOR
the State House grounds, tD cost not TO exceed
stioOO, was placed on the general order. The
Committee on the School for Deaf and Dumb
reported that the charges against the manage
mcnt OF that institution were not sustained. The
charges and the report Were ordered printed
Balloting for Senator began at noon again, ana,
burning an iuterrnission for dinner, was kept mp
all day. until the sixth for the day. or the nifty
seventh for the session, reached. The first
vote stood IA follows Crosby. 10; Whitney, 4;
Palmer, 30; Stockbridgc, II; Chamberlain DEM.
80; Willis, II; Stout, .; Hannah, 2; Ferry, 8;
Lothrop, /. Subsequently during later ballots
the Democrats dropped Chamberlain
and substituted Charles 5. MAY They did not
stick to him long, however and on the last two
| ballots voted numerously for Timothy II. Tars-
ncy The last ballot stood as follows: Palmer,
| 81: Stockbridgc. ~; Tarsney, ~; MAY. 4; VIII