Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-08

tees courts, section 5736 compiled laws of 1871,
reference being had 10 payment Of fees by APP
peants for Justices returns; 70 amend and re-
wise the law relative TO the government and dis
cipline OF the State Prison, approved May >,
1875 as amended by act 200, State Law OF 1871;
joint resolution permitting the use OF tents
owned by the State, by the Soldiers and Sailors
Association, of Southwestern Michigan; to
amend the law relative 10 the administration OF
estates of intestates. .s-slsrF
SENATE, Feb. THE bill to amend
the dissection law was reported without recon-
mendation. The joint resolution requesting
Michigan representation in Congress TO oppose
any duty on quinine or Peruvian bark, was
agreed to. House concurrent resolution order
ing an investigation Of charges touching at
tempts at corruption In connection with the
Senatorial contest, amended so as to make the
investigation general in its scope, and passed
by a vote Of ayes 81, noes IL. Bills were intro
duced to amend section 2 of the act establish-
ing the fish commission, ia OF 1873, TO amend
act PA of 1879, relative TO collection OF damages
sustained by reason of defective streets, side
walks, ETC.; to ALLOW mutual fire insurance
companies of other States TO do business in
Michigan; TO establishes Board OF Poor Com
missioLers in Wayne County; to amend act 10
of 1873, relating 10 the Railroad Commissioners
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act, 1858 OF 1873
HousE-A bill was passed establishing a
board of building inspectors In Detroit; also
one amending the present law in regard to the
support of the poor. An adverse report was
made on the bills to provide for the construc-
tion Of sidewalks along highways; also to pro-
vide for the enrolment OF contributing MEM
bers of military companies and the two bills
were tabled. Bills were introduced as follows
| For the marking and branding of live stock ;
also for formation of corporations for stock
raising; amending sections IS and SO of the act
relative to the support or the poor; amending
section 6027 OF the compiled laws for the trial
of issues OF fact. State Treasurer Butler Coz
| Inunicated that the general fund had TO its
| credit $3.50, 72S, against which are undrawn APP
preparations of S233, MISUNDERSTANDING past due
bonds, Sl2, 100, leaving balance OF Sl4,960.
A detailed statement of all the funds shows a
balaneein the treasury Jan. 3Oth,of $50, 4OO.39.
SENATE, Feb. 2.-Four petitions were
received for the establishment of a board OF
commissioners of the poor in Wayne county
numerous other petitions for the teaching IN
the primary schools Of the physiological effects
of alcohol upon the human tissue. Abill was
introduced incorporating the Grand Army OF
the Republic, after which the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-seven hundred citizens Of Detroit
| Pelitioh ioi cohPuisoi1 euucatioh anu "h'f
employment law to apply TO children under IL
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Darragh pro-
viding for the payment to members of their 81
per diem only for such days as they are actual
! " in session, unless detained by illness, was
tabled by a decisive vote An effort to get the
| yeas and nays was Intellectual. A few bills were
introduced the most important of them being
measures TO amend the Detroit free school act
TO incorporate secret temperance societies, and
to authorize appropriation of state swamp
lands in aid of inland navigation In Emmett and
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