Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-10
The Legislature.


SENATE, May IA conference COM
nittee consisting of Senator's White, Belknap
and Pennington. was appointed on disputed
amendments to House bill No go, to amend
chapter 81, compiled laws, relative to disorder
ly persons. The following were passed upon
third reading; Appropriating So, 900 for Uni
versity expenses; to punish tn
spearing of fish in any waters in jackson
County, for five years; at the after session the
Fletcher bill to authorize the Incorporation of
manufacturers mutual fire insurance compan-
les; to raise the dog tax to 81, ETC., all after
the enacting clause was struck out.
uoUsE.-The House in committee of the
whole struck out all after the enacting clause
In House bill No. 3lS amending the dog tax
law, and House bill No. 351 amending the
school law, so as to prohibit nepotism by
school officers in hiring teachers, had all after
the enacting clause struck out. The House
concurred in this action. House bill to
authorize foreign cooperative insurance COM
panies to do business In this State, was recon-
mitted to the Insurance Committee. The bill
in reference to barbed wire fences was recon-
mitted to the Committee on Agriculture.
SENATE, May 2.-The Governor, by
message, communicated his approval of the acts
to authorize the formation Of companies for
improving the navigation Of rivers; appropri-
ating $4,000 for the support of the Reform
School; amending section Z, chapter 9OS, COM
piled laws, relative to proceedings against
public bodies. The following bills passed on
third reading unless otherwise Embellishments
act 90 of 1874 relative to Incorporated villages
for the incorporation Of religious societies: for
opening streets In East Saginaw; relative To
the insurance of the State Normal School, lost
amending general public school act Of 1881; ap-
| propriating Sl42, 800 for the Ionia House OF
| Corrections legaliZ.ng assessment roll OF Alma,
| Gratiot Co., in 1882; House joint resolution
| asking Congress for an appropriation fer light
| houses on Lake Michigan; House joint resolu
| ton proposing an amendment TO the Constitu
| tion relative to Circuit Courts; Senate joint
| resolution for the pa yment of expenses incurred
In examining A. r. Mcbride. Prosecuting At
torncy Of Shiawassee County, lost All after
| the enactlng clause was struck out from Senate
| bill ia, amending the liquor tax law by requir
| ing the license tax money to be paid into th'
| County Treasury instead OF the municipalities
as at present.
HousE.-The following bills, reported from
| committees with the recommendation tina
they do not pass" were tabled: to amend sec
| ton $751; compiled laws relative TO justices
/ courts; to amend section 5057, compiled laws
| on same subject; to amend section 6O21, com
piled laws, relative TO peremptory challenges
| Jurors; to amend section 5436, relative to Jus
tees courts; 10 amend section 5262 compiled
laws, relative to service of summons; TO amend
section Ii Of act 19l of 1879 on same subject
| to amend sections 1873, lS4 and 1S5 Of chapte
lis compiled laws, relative TO justices courts
to amend section $3.50 compiled laws RELATIVE
to costs on appeals from Justices courts; &
costs on appeals from Justices courts; Il
amend 533S compiled laws, relative to justices
courts. The following were passed unes
otherwise noted: to appropriate state swami
and TO reclaim and drain certain territory II
Shiawassec county, was passed. TO amend Ger
tain sections OF the relative act to the appoint
ment, powers, duties and compensation OF tn
Commissioner of Railroads; for the relief o
Townsend A. Ely OF Alma, Mich. to provid
for payment OF salaries 10 Wayne County Audi
tors; to regulate the practice OF dentistry :
repeal 2075 compiled laws, and TO insert neN
section relative to the propagation of whit
fish; to detach township Is north, of range
east, from Lincoln township and attach same Z
Pinconning township in Bay county; to in
prove Clio and Chesaning state road In Genese
county; for the construction Of a state road l
Crawford and Missaukee counties, was passed
to amend chapter 10 of the compiled laws re
alive TO insanity as ground for divorce, wa
| loat