Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-03-01
Tho LegisIature.

SENATE, Feb. l9.-The usual number
OF petitions for prohibitory amendment were
submitted, and more than the usual number of
bills were introduced; Appropriating money
for support and repair Of the deaf and dumb
Institution; to abolish the board of fish COM
missioners; making an appropriation for the
support Of insane soldiers at the Michigan asy-
lum; extending the time for the completion Of
the Marquette, Houghton and Outonagon rail-
road TO the first day of January, 1886; bill
was passed authorizing the township of Clyde
in st. Clair county, to sell bonds TO construct
an iron bridge over Black river. The bill Is to
take immediate effect. In committee OF the
whole the dissection" bill was taken from the
general order and recommitted to the COM
mittee on public health. In like manner the
bill to establish board of building inspectors
In the city of Detroit was re-referred TO the
committee on cities and villages.
HOUsE-Petitions were presented for a pro-
hibitory amendment; against the artificial cul-
ture OF whitefsh; for an appropriation OF
swamp lands and for the lowering of certain
small lakes; for the passage OF law defining
the duties OF justices In certain cases; from
the Michigan state grange for the election OF
an agricnlturist as United States senator.
Favorable reports were received FIR )m standing
committees on sundry bills. The majority OF
the committee on public health dissented from
the favorable report on II. b. "a, TO amend sec.
3, act 40, s. L. 1881, relative TO the inspection
of illuminating oils. A perfect avalanche OF
bills were submitted In the House, nearly ev-
cry imaginable question Of either public or
private interest being touched upon. The fol-
lowing are the most Important: To provide
for an allowance TO widows out OF the personal
estate of their deceased husbands; relative to
appointment OF commissioners on claims
against estate OF deceased persons; TO abolish
the law and medical departments In the state
IN for ha al oil febr of
a labor bureau; joint resolution asking the
Michigan delegation In Congress to procure an
amendment to the patent laws. A resolution
was offered and adopted, ordering the appoint
ment OF special committee of five TO inquire
whether corporations paying specific taxes to
this state are bearing an equitable and fair
proportion OF taxation.
SENATE, Feb, 20. Petitions were
presented for law prohibiting the issuing Of
warrants by justices Of the peace in criminal
cases, except felony and breaches Of the peace,
unless security Is given for the coste. The
regular grist Of bills was introduced, and
among them the following: amending the con-
stitution In respect TO the pay Of members Of
the legislature, for the purchase and distribu-
ton Of volumes containing the general law Of
the state, 10 establish the Michigan weather
service; amending the act relative TO the fore
eosure Of mortgages, and about IS others. A
bill was passed 10 prevent the running OF logs
In state bitches, and also the bill referring TO
the salary of the prosecuting attorney Of Wayne
county.
HoUsE-Petitlons were presented for au-
thority to add lands 10 the village of Birming-
ham; f0rs revision or amendment OF township
drain law Bills were introduced to compel
electric light and telephone com
psnies to put their wires under ground In DE