Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-04-26
The Legislature.

SENATE, April 17-Petitions were
submitted agains. the passage of the Bolger
bill, to prevent the reception of United States
prisoners, from other States, at the Detroit
House of Correction. The bill amending the
act relative TO incorporation OF villages was
lost, but was finally reconsidered and tabled.
The bill appropriating $751; for expenses,
new buildings, etc. for the Michigan school for
blind was passed. A concurrent resolution for
final adjournment of the Legislature May 16
was adopted, yeas IL, nays 10. Members con-
tend that Il will be impossible TO complete the
business now before the two houses by the date
fixed.
HoUsE.-Petitions were received for the pas
sage of the bill to allow incorporation OF manu-
facturers' mutual insurance companies; In IA
vor of the bills to suppress local boards OF UNI
derwriters; to allow mutual Reinsurance COM
pauies of other states to do business in Michi-
gan for and against prohibition; for the pas
sage of the bills to amend the Liquor Tax laws.
The following passed on third reading: Amend
lag section 1884, 3l36, and 1888 compiled laws
relative to the incorporation of schools Of
learning; amending act 200 OF 1881 relative to
booming companies; amending act relative TO
sufferers by the great fire Of 1881 asking Con-
gress to build lighthouses on Lake Michigan I;
| in reference TO school inspectors of Crystal
| fish shutes or ladders; to prevent destruction
| of Ash in Eagle and Pleasant Lakes, Cass CO. I;
amending an act for the incorporation of Hol-
land Christian Reformed Churches; to provide
| for a release of real estate from liens created
by state levies of writs of attachment or eXeeu-
ton. Several measures were called up, but
were finally referred back TO the proper COM
mittee, pending their final passage. The fol-
lowing were lost on final passage: House bill
24S, making grant of land to constructa state
Il ...II -
24l, appropriating 81, 800 to maintain the first
and police departments of Lansing; both bill
were reconsidered and laid ON the table,
SENATE, April ia memorial was
received from the proprietors Of two manufac-
turing establishments at jackson, with state
ment of determinations made by the Michigan
Central Railroad at a number Of stations from
Detroit to Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids. The
following bills were passed on third reading
Incorporating Emmett, st. Clair County; amend
ing section z Of act regulating incorporation Of
villages; fixing the per diem Of members Of the
Legislature from the Upper Peninsula; for the
incorporation Of cooperative and mutual ben
eft associations amending section ., act 2, of
the General Railroad law; amending the char
ter OF Allegan; appropriating SSl,5OO Tor the
State Public School at Coldwater; amending
section 3, chapter 4 OF the highway oct Of 1881 ;
relative to change of route of the Macknac IL
Little Traverse State road; for the assessment
of delinquent taxes on part paid lands;" to
punish persons guilty OF assault with intent
to do great bodily harm; amending section
1907 compiled laws, relative to the Supreme
Court; amending section $40, relative tocourts
Of chancery; amending act relative to Detroit
Water Works; amending act OF 1881, relative TO
selection Of jurors to lay out highways; incor-
poraing Montague; Incorporating Caro-;
amending section 5059, compiled laws, relative
to courts Of chancery; TO prevent fast driving
over bridges; relative TO justices' courts
Detroit; for n patent to McLain Il Hedges: APP
propriating 800, 600 for the State Reform School;
appropriatlng $4,000 for cottages at the Re
form School.
HoUsE.-The Senate concurrent resolution
for final adjournment Of the legislature on the
10Th day Of May was laid upon the table The
following bills were passed: TO amend act In
cooperating Plainwcll, In Allegan county; to
provide for incorporation of associations to
sustain churches, religious societies and Sab
bath schools; 70 change the name Of the First