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


way employees at switches and frogs by Mr..
Mcmahon, amending sections and o act al
OF 1881, relative to highways Bills passed:
Senate bill 4, amending section 21:.3, com
piled laws, relative TO marriage. Senate
bill ), amending sections Abb and 1864, re-
lative to divorce. Senate bill o. making an
appropriation for the care and preservation
OF the soldiers and sailors monument, ut
Detroit Senate bill 3, amending section "a
ac5 ll9 of 1869, relating to river improve
ment companies. In the House, petitions
were received and referred for instruction
in schools as To effects OF alcohol for the
submission To people OF prohibitory con-
stitutional amendment The Judiciary Com
mfttee reported in favor OF joint resolution
relating to increase of Governors salary 10
81, coo; against the bill to repeal sections rs
10 and ~ of the act for assessment of
property and collection of taxes; and
against the bill for annual re-
port of divorce statistics ttabledl
Bills were introduced in the House as
serve State bitches; by Mr. Wright to pro
vide for the appointment of a commission TO
prepare and report bills for the repeal or for
the amendment OF all obsolete, imperative,
ambiguous, contradictory or confilcung
public acts of the Legislature of this State,
to prescribe their duties and provide for
their compensation; by Mr.. Blacker. to pro-
tect the rights of laborers; by Mr.. Black, to
amend section -, chapter l, of the Highway
and Bridge law of 1884, by Mr. Hopkins, TO
amend the law relative TO disorderiy per-
sons; by Dir. Cook, TO amend act Is of 1881
relative TO subjects for dissection
for the advancement of science;
by Mr.. Cook, Joint resolution instructing the
State Printer to send copies OF all bills, etc.,
to publishers of weekly papers Bills
passed: House bill 3, toprovde punishment
for assault with deadly or dangerous weap-
ons; House bill -, To provide for the estab-
lishment of wills during the lifetime of tes-
tators; House joint resolution ,, requesting
Michigan Senators and Representatives in
Congress To vote against the removal of the
internal-revenue tax on liquor and to-
bacco The two houses met
in Joint convention and balloted
for Senator The roll of Senators was called
first, and il was ascertained that every Sen
ator was present Each Senator, upon hay
ing his named called, rose in his place and
expressed the name of the candidate he
voted for. The following is the result:
Ferry, Ia Byron q. Stout, Il; Cutcheon, / :;
Stockbridge, |; Hanchett, ,; Epson, l. The
Representatives then balloted, with the fol-
lowing result: Ferry, IS; Stout, 81; Stock
bridge, 4; Hannah, l Moffat, / Willis |;
Horn, 2; Burrows L; Epson, Hanchett, 3;
Cooley, /; Palmer, /; Joy, l.
Petitions were presented in the Senate. on
Jan. Is, for the incorporation of the city of
Sc. Ignace; for instruction in schools as 10
the effects of alcohol The Pennington Frog
bill was reported without re recommendation
and ordered printed and recommitted to the
Committee ON Railroads. The Committee
on Liquor Traffic reported favorably on the
joint resolution requesting Michigan Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress TO vote
against the removal of the internal-revenue
taxes on liquor and tobacco Bills We're in
troduced: To amend sections T. 3gS 4. 800 and
4, 400, compiled laws of 1871, relating to titles
to lands of the heirs cf deceased persons;
TO provide for the incorporation of co-oJ er-
alive and mutual benefit associations, anti to
repeal chapter o. compiled laws of 1871 In
the House, the Auditor General submitted q
report in reference to advertising tax sales
giving list of the papers in the various
counties, and the amount paid them. He
ton OF the papers mentioned "He believes
the method now practiced of adver-
Using tax sales the best method.
Bills were introduced as follows: BY
Mr. Brant to regulate the duties OF steno-
graphers; by Mr. Hardness, amending sec
ton l72S, compiled laws, relating TO the
support of the poor; by Mr.. Dickson, TO pun
ish the wrongful conversion of money or
property by warehousemen; by Mr. Blacker,
amending act 259 of 1881, relating TO the
liquor traffic; by Mr.. Howe, repeating act
lG3 of 1879, relating TO the punishment of
libel; by Mr. Snyder, amending section 4510,
laws, relative to the sale of real
estate by administrators; by Mr. Darragh,
section 10, act 81, of 1873, estab-
fishing State Board of HEALTH by Mr.. La
Du, amending section |, chapter 4, act
lU, OF 1881, relating to public instruction.
The two houses met in joint convention and
balloted for United States Senator. Three
ballots were taken with the following re-
suit: First ballot: Byron G. Stout, 81; T.
w. Ferry. SIS; Benton Hanchett z; j. G.
Burrows, 5; Edwin Willis, 5; scattering, s.
Second ballot: Stout, 80; Ferry, 53; Han
ohett s; Burrows, 3; Willis, 4 scattering,
e. Third ballot; Stout, 80: Ferry, SO; Han
chett 9; Burrows, 5; Willis, 4; scattering, s
The sessions of both was very brief oman.
10, and there was no legislation beyond the
Introduction Of a few minor bills. A bill to
equalize freight rates was introduced by alr
Pennington in the Senate, AID provides az
follows: First that al railway COmpan ee
within this State shall make schedule of
rates for transportation OF all Glasses or
freight, and post the same up in their
freight depotS and furnish the Railroad
Commissioner with copies, and also OF
all changes made Second that no such
company shall charge any more pro rata for
transportation or frelgnt TO or from any
local point where way-freight is received or
discharged, according TO the distance trans
ported, than is charged for through freight,
or TO and from any point on such line having
competing line of road and providing
against avoiding the provisions OF this act
by rebate or drawback, etc y bill entitled
the Frog bill" was also introduced, COM
pelling railways 20 wedge with hard wood,
or other substance of equal utility, all
points at switches or crossings where
rails form junction the angle of
which is less than - degrees. Both
houses again wrestled with the Senatorial
problem On the first ballot Senator Koon,
of IIilsdale. arose when his name was called
and said he had voted five times for the
caucus nominee, Mr.. Ferry, and felt that he
had now discharged his full duty
TO that caucus and should vote
for the man OF his choice,
Edwin Willis, and he therefore
voted for Willis He was the only man who
left Perry. This withdrawal reduced Ferry
to 81 votes Stout got his full 80, and the
anti-Ferry votes were for different persons,
having adhered TO their original de-
termination TO scatter. Only two
ballots were taken, and the result
was the same on the leading candidates
The Governor sent TO the Senate the follow
inc appointments: John H. Bissell, of De-
troit. Fish Commissioner: John Heffron, In
snector of State House of Correction; James