The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-26
Legislative Proceedings.

The Legislature had brief and unprofit-
able session on the evening of Jan. IL In
the Senate, bills were introduced to amend
section 1, acts OF 1881, Tor the protection and
preservation of game; providing for the ap-
pointment OF receivers in certain chance
ly foreclosures; TO change Newavgo county
from the Twenty seventh to the Fourteenth
Judicial Circuit; TO provide for uni orm
freight rates on railroads in Michigan In the
House. bills were introduced as follows By
Mr.. Coots, for the annual report of divorce
statistics; by Mr. Cook, for the protection Of
laborers-amending the law relative 20 tran
scripts from Justices of the Peace; by Mr.
Perham, relating TO the property of religious
societies and repeating chapter 81. Revised
Statutes of 1916
Petitions were presented in the Senate on
the 10th from citizens of Jackson, for some
changes of tho laws relating to municipal
taxation and the election ofSupervisors, and
from divers persons for changes in their
names The Senate went into committee OF
the whole on the general order Senator
Shoemaker in the chair The following bills
were considered by sections and ordered to
be reported back to the Senate for final &C
ton: TO pay each Circuit Judge salary of
$500 year, beginning with the lst of Jan
uary next; to amend the charter of Battle
Creek so as TO give the Council The right to
elect the chief of the fire department. The
committee rose, and the bill were reported
to the Senate, and the Senate passed them.
At 1878 the Senate proceeded TO vote for
United States Senator with the following
result: For T'hos w. Ferry, IA; for Byron c.
Stout, ID; for Byron NJ Cutcheon, .; for Ben
ton Hanchett, .: for Chas Epson, |. At the
afternoon session petitions numerously
signed were presented coming from Adrian,
Saginaw and Holland. for instruction in pub
lie schools concerning the effects OF alcohol
on the human system. Notice was given by
Mr. Mcmahon of a bill to amend act 243 of
the laws of 1881, relating to the opening
d temporary highways In the House,
u petition was presented by the
Supervisors of Cheboygan county for
an appropriation for the inland navigation OF
that county; remonstrance of numerous tax
PAYERS of Calhoun against any further ap-
preparation for the artificial Matching OF
whitcfish. Bills introduced-Mr. Brown:
Amending section |, chapter 10, laws or 1881
relating to the primary schools Mr.. Van
Deuson: For an appropriation TO reclaim Ger.
tain overlooked lands in the townships OF
Shiawassee. bennington and Owosso Mr..
Barnard: To secure TO a minority OF stock
holders in corporations the power of elocting
representative memberships in Boards OF Di-
rectors Mr. Black: Providing for the incor-
poration of Investment asSociations also
amending section 81 act ~, of 1873. relating
to railroads Mr.. Hopkins: Amending sec
ton 4, act 113, of 1877, relative to mining
companies. Mr.. Howell: For construc-
ton of sidewalks i'm townships.
Mr.. White: Joint resolution relative to the
Governors salary. The Speaker announced
as the Committee on Labor Interests Repre-
sentativos Cook, Phinney. Dunstan, Blacker
and Brant The Joint resolution instructing
the Michigan delegation in Congress to vote
against the repeal of the tax On whisky and
tobacco passed. Mr., Hopkins vacated his
place on the Committee on Elections in favor
OF Mr.. Parker, taking the lattor's place upon
the Committee on State Library. The
House, at IL o'clock, proceeded TO ballot for
| United States Senator, with the following
result: Ferry, 49, Stout, 50; scattering, ID
| Several petitions were presented in thu
Senate, Jan IL, asking the enactment of
law requiring instruction upon the effect
of alcohol TO be given in the primar.
schools. Bills introduced By Mr. Buttars
fOr the appointment of commissioned sur
ycrors; BY Mr.. Hueston, n Joint resolution
| as&ing the Michigan delegation in Congress
10 oppose an increase o. the duty on quinin