Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-03-22


the Wesleyan seminary at Albion and the
Albion female collegiate institute. Passed,
Ayes o., noes 2; to allow persons owning land
on opposite sides of public highways to con-
struct and maintain culverts or cattle passes
| under such highways. Passed. Ayes 81, noes
3; to amend section /, chapter 4, act 164, 5. l..
| 1881, relating to public instruction. Passed.
| Ayes "A, noes none; to amend the game laws.
Passed. Ayes %, noes none; to transfer GER
tain articles from state library to quartermas-
| ter generals office. Passed. Ayes %, noes
none; to incorporate the village Of Mecosta In
Mecosta county. Ayes -, noes none; to va
cate Bradford township In Missaukee county
| and to attach the same to Clam Union town
ship In said county. Ayes "a, noes 0. After
some time spent in committee Of the whole the
| Senate adjourned
! HoUsE.-Petitions were received for the or
| ganization OF the new county of Arenac; for
| an additional circuit court in Wayne county (;
that the medical supervision of the new North
ern asylum be given to competent physician
| of the homeopathic school; against poor com.
mission In Wayne county; for the submission
| of prohibitory amendment; several remon-
strances against the formation Of the new
| county Of Iron. The committee ON towns and
counties reported adversely on the bill to or
| ganiZe the new county of Brown. The follow
| ing bills passed on third reading. To author
lie the formation Of clubs for social purposes !;
incorporating Blissfield; incorporating the vii
i u,
county, incorporating West Bay City; REIN
cooperating Alpena; relative TO justices courts
| in Detroit; for the incorporation Of savings as
sociations; amending section 3of act 40 of 1881,
relative to inspection of Illuminating oils.
SENATE, March 14.-In the Senate q
few petitions were presented, but the only bust
ness done was the passage of the following
bills; To discontinue a certain highway in
| Oakland for
taxation of the fast freight lines, loan compan-
les, etc. Yeas %, nays 2; amending sec. of
act l61 of 1871, relative to protection of life on
railroad trains. Yeas %, nays o: to preserve
Quanicassee and Cheboyganning state ditch /;
yeas ~, nays o. The bill to regulate the prac-
tice of medicine and surgery in this state was
| referred for further consideration to the proper
| committee
HoUsE.-The usual number of petitions were
| laid before the House, nearly all OF them being
a repetition of petitions previously presented.
| Adverse reports were submitted on bills rela-
| tive Ia the establishment of all insurance
| bureau, to protect lumbermen and others
against firearms near camps, and to regulate
the inspection of illuminating oil in Detroit
and adjacent townships. After third reading
the following bills were passed: To amend act
y OF lSS2 relative To assessment OF property and
collection of taxes. Ayes %, noes none: for
| the construction of sidewalks within and along
| highways in townships and villages. AYES d.
noes IA: to provide for and establish u board Of
poor commissioners In the city OF Detroit; to
| incorporate the village of Morley in Mecosta
| county. Ayes Is, noes none; To authorize the
| supervisors OF the county Of Houghton 10 buy
or build bridge across Portage lake. Ayes
| 62. noes none: TO organize the township CT
| Antrim county. Ayes 81, noes none. After
| some time spent In committee Of the whole the
House adjourned.
SENATE, March lj.-Petitions We're
presented from several counties for the proven
ton OF unjust determinations by railroads
against local freights. Bills reported, either
adversely or without recommendation, and
laid upon the table: To cede certain state
lands, being part Of the state prison lands, to
the city Of Jackson for public street; TO es
tablsh the Michigan weather service. The
governor gave notice of his approval of the hill
to incorporate st. Ignace.
| lOusE-Thc usual petitions came before the
| House. The committee on elections unani-
| mously reported adverse To the claim Of Peter
| Mulvaney, who contests the seat OF stephen r.
| SNYDER, representative from Calhoun county.
The bills amending the charter of Cadillac,
and amending the act relative tn the incorpora-
| ton OF mining companies were tabled. Repre-
sentative Pengra submitted a report on the
Reilly-Jennison case, in which he takes the
ground that the legislature has full jurisdiction
in the case, coinciding largely with the re-
port made by Representative Black, and
five members of the committee yesterday.
The following bills were passed: Incor-
porating Lake Side and Cas- City;
| To prohibit catching fish with nets at certain
seasons in lake st. Clair; amending act Of 1875
relative TO incorporated villages; amending
| section of act 201 of 1881, relative to Detroit
house of correction; amending secs. 1910 {.
| l.. relative to public health; amend
iug act 243 Of 1881 relative to highways !;
prohibiting law partners OF prosecuting
attorneys from being engaged in the defense Of
persons whom the prosecuting attorney is re-
| quired TO prosecute; authorizing Berlin, Mon
roe county, to borrow "a, 600 to build bridges
amending act 141 OF 1881 relative to the insane {;
| organizing Humboldt, Marquette county; or
ganizing Mcmillan, Chippewa county; author
izing loan of tents To the Southwestern military
| association; II. Il. 80 re-incorporating Cedar
| Springs; for construction OF sidewalks in
| "Grandport,n Ecorse township; revising char
| ter of Grand Rapids; amending act lG of 1881
relative TO primary schools: authorizing Bay
county to donate the Third street bridge to
Bay City. Representatives Wyllis offered a
concurrent resolution providing for adjourn
ment April 81, and for final adjournment April
%, Laid over under the rules.
SENATE, March l6.-On motion of
Senator Bliss, the governor requested the re-
turn of the bill amending the charter Of Sag
NAV City. The bill was returned and after
ward transmitted to the House for action by
that body. The bill re-incorporating Saginaw
| City, was received from the House with Ger
tain amendments, which were concurred in and
the bill engrossed and sent to the governor for
approval. The bill appropriating $14, 600 for
| fountains for the capital grounds was lost as
also the bill prohibiting circuit court commits
| sioners from allowing uniunctions without
previous notice TO parties concerned. The fol-
| lowing passed on third reading: re-incorporat-
| ing West Bay City; Incorporating Morley, Me-
| costa county; re-incorporating Marquette:
amending act 3 of 1882; for laying out state
road in Grand Traverse county; for laying out
| state road In Leelenaw county: re incorporat
| ing Spring Lake; re-incorporating Negaunee;
| amending act OF Incorporating of Elmwood
! cemetery; organizing Mcmillan, Chippewa
county; organizing Lakeside, Muskegon coun-
| ty.
HoUsE-Petitions were read for compulsory
education OF children; for prohibitory amend
ment: for the repeal OF act LOG, session laws of
| 1881; for passage of co operative labor law for
| passage of Case bills to amend act 156, laws of
| 1881; against transfer Of any sittings OF the
| Ingham circuit court from Mason to Lansing;
| for the incorporation Of Hesperia In Newaygo
county. The governor announced his approval
and signature of the bills TO incorporate Pinck-
| ney; to amend the game laws; to attach Brad
, ford township TO Clam Union township in Mis-
| saukee county, and to incorporate the village
| Of Mecosta in Mecosta county. A message
| from the governor announced his veto of the
bill to authorize Grcendae township In Mid
lard county to bond itself to the amount Of So
| 600 for highway and bridgeimprovements. The
| following bills passed: Authorizing the How
ell compilation of the general laws OF Michigan
to be received in evidence. Ayes Oh, noes Is;
| to revise and amend the charter of the city of