The true northerner., 1883-04-27
OBJECT.
SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.
The bill making appropriation for the
School for the Blind, rs 1t passed the House
and will pass the Senate, grants, for the cur
rent expenses of the institution, $4,000 in
1885 and so, 900 in 1884. Also, in 1883, for
erecting south wing TO main building, $35,
coo; for erecting residence Tor the Super
intendent S., 800; for erecting one barn,
81 800; for grading and ornamenting
grounds, sl,0oO; for furnishing buildings
$1,000; and, in 1884, for removing
old brick building north of main
building and erecting north wing,
So, coo; for furnishing buildings, 81 800; for
grading and ornamenting grounds S100
Finally the sum of 81, l5V to reimburse the
Treasurer of the Board of Commissioners
for money advanced by him to complete the
dormitory and workshop building and the
grading and draining Of grounds, including
the amount paid TO the city of Lansing for
the Pine and Maple street grade apportioned
to the school property. Grand total, sl3l,-
100
sUNDRY EXPERIENCES.
There is now good reason to believe that
before the close of the present session OF
the Legislature Michigans well-known big
Village" (Kalamazoo) will be thing of the
past, as a village, and that we shall then
speak of the "City OF kalamazoo" Although
the village has population of 1000, and Ii
to all intents and purposes live city, ita
Inhabitants have heretofore prided them
selves on living in the largest village OF
Michigan, and one OF the largest in thu
country, only one or two i'll the United
States exceeding it in population bill al
present before the House for amendments
to the village charter Is to be so changed ~
TO incorporate city.
This has been good week for Congress
men and ex-Congressmen. Congressman
Hatch, of the Tenth district and Horn Of the
Eighth, and ex-Congressmen Rich and Viii
Its have all been shaking hands with their
friends here. AS many who read this will
remember Mr.. Willis is the newly appointed
Principal of our State Normal school, and
will assume the duties of the position in July
From Mr.. Richs long connection with
the Michigan Legislature as Representative,
Speaker and Senator he is always welcome
guest to Lansing.
The House Committee on State Affairs has
now in its hands thirteen different bills for
the protection of game, and hopes soon TO
have the whole batch boiled down into one
respectable bill that will pass both houses
Another batch of perhaps 200 gubernato-
rial nominees for notaries public was con-
tirmed by the Senate on the 1lth instant
President Crosby, on the 18th, ordered the
flag of the Senate placed ut half-mast (and
later Speaker Howard did the same with the
House 1lag) in honor of the memory of Ex-
Auditor General Ralph Ely, who died on the
18th instant, at his home in Emmett county.
Gen Ely entered the war in 1861 AZ Cap
tain and was successfully Major, Lieutenant
Colonel, Colonel and Brigauier General; was
State Senator from the Twenty sixth dis
trict in 1854, and ected Auditor General
of the Ssate IN 1874 and reelected in 1915
Neither OF the special investigation com
mittees has rs yet seen fit TO report the re-
suit OF their Investigations to either house.
The House Committee on Drainage did q
big Job OF boiling down on the 1lth, and re-
ported one ~ as a substitute for eight dif-
ferent bills, all upon substantially the same
subject-the drainage Of marshes and other
low lands etc.
1t having become pretty generally con-
ceded that Thomas r Sherwood. of Kalama-
zoo, was elected Justice Of the Supreme
Court on the I'd to succeed Judge Marston,
Gov Begole will within the next week ap-
point him to the position in advance of the
action of the Board of State Canvassers.
Tho Senate adjourned from yesterday
I3th) ut noon over to next Monday evening,
and the House from evening Of the same
day to the same time Monday evening".
Good Judges do not look for final adjourn
ment before June 1 Mt the earliest
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