The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-03-30
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from Our Own Correspondent
| LANSING, March II, 1888.
As we indicated last week, the present has
been the liveliest week of the session, 30 far
as general legislation Is concerned In fact
both houses have had q serious attack OF
sPAsMoDIc INDUSTRY,
which began on Tuesday morning and blasted
until nearly noon to-day. On Monday even
ing, to which the last Sunday adjournment
carried them, the House found itself short
of quorum, while the Senate had exactly
one, 40 no business was done that evening.
At II this morning the Senate adjourned un-
til Tuesday morning next, and the House
until Monday simply.
Perhaps q matter that has been as much
discussed in legislative circles and out for
the past two years and more, and one that
has "a much general interest not only to
lawyers, but to ali who have or expect to
have to do with the laws of this State, Is
THE HOWELL. COMPILATION,
the friends of which feel that they have this
week scored another victory for their work
We gave ut length in our letter of Feb
"a bill to make the compilation legal evil
dence in all the courts of the State. 1t soon
after passed the Senate by large majority,
but the opponents of the bill looked and
hoped for it's death in the House. In this
they were disappointed, as the bill passed
that body on the 10th by a vote yeas 63, nays
| Is The last remedy now left for the oppo-
nents of the bill is to induce the Governor to
veto it, and rumor has it that he will be in
no hurry to sign it, but we cannot learn that
he intends vetoing it.
OF course, the passage Of this bill will have
it's effect upon another bill now pending,
that proposes to buy sufficient quantity Of
the volumes TO supply all officers entitled TO
receive State documents instead of waiting
for the long delay of electing a compiler,
and then having the new compilation pub
lished by the State, IA has been heretofore
done 1t is not claimed that any compiler
who could be chosen could prepare better
or more perfect compilation, or that the
books could be prepared and printed at less
cost-nor that the work could be completed
so soon by at least two years-so the chances
are quite largely in favor OF the passage OF
the bill named
RAILROAD LEGISLATION
has received large share of attention from
past Legislatures and will from this, per
haps no subject having more pending bills
at this time. While 1t may be true that
certain evils on the part of railroads exist
and need correcting, IL Is also true that the
railroads of this State have done AZ much to
build up and improve the State as any other
industry, and possibly AZ much as all others
combined so that in regulating any supposed
grievances of the people by law, the law
makers should look well TO IL that the best
promoters of civilization and growth To the
State are not prosecuted Arrangements
having been made between the managers of
Michigan roads and the Railroad Committees
of the two houses for joint meeting of the
committees before which they might ap-
pear and be heard on any particular bill now
pending the present week has seen crowd
of the leading railroad managers of the
State present at the capital Two afternoons
were spent in thus giving and recev-
ing practical information upon, railroad
legislation finally enacted upon the
subject will be the better for such joint
meetings Ashley Pond and w. l. Weber
were the chief spokesman of the parties
present, and they paid their respects most
vigorously to the Train Grain Shipment bill,
the Tax bill, the Frog bills, and the bills for
regulating railroad crossings The Detroit
and Milwaukee road was represented before
the committee by Geo. jerome; the Detroit
Sansing and Northern by j. b. Mulliken and
Supt. ID. W. Fish, the Grand Rapids and In
diana by President II. o. Hughart and ID.
Darwin Hughes Jr ;..the Vanderbilt roads by
H. B. Ledyard, Ashley Pond and Harry Rus
sell; the Port Huron and Northwestern by Il.
Ia Wells ana y. Il. anu Une fllnU
and Pere Marquette by DIR. d. {. Pot
ter, d. Edwards and William l. Webber.
VETOED AND ALMOST VETOED.
The Governor has this week stirred up the
people of the Saginaw valley in remarka-
bic manner long bill had passed both
houses to re-incorporate the city of Sagi-
nav. which contained, among other pro-
visions, one that no man should be eligible
as an officer of the city unless he is q tax
bnl1inO Az
provision would disqualify large number
OF the most worthy Citizens of any city, the
Governor not only refused to sign the bill,
but promptly sent TO the Senate message
vetoing the bill for the reason as stated 1t
was proposed to pass the bill over the veto,
but, fearing the result of such an attempt.
the interested parties arranged TO recall
the bill and amend it by taking out the
Objectionable portion If the Governor would
withdraw the veto message before 1t was
read TO the Senate which he did. The bill is
now amended and has received the sigma
ture of Josiah W. Begole." bill to in
corporate the city of Menomipee, which
had passed both houses, contained similar
but even more Objectionable features and
the fate of the Saginawians frightened
its friends, so that was reconsidered and all
the Objectionable features cut out, SO that has
also received executive approval Not so,
however, found a bill allowing the township
of Greendale, Midland county, to issue So, 600
in bonds TO make roads and build bridges.
Finding that the township cast but thirty
two votes for Governor last November, the
Governor promptly returned the bill with
his veto, adding that he had great hesitancy
ut all times against signing bills TO allow
wealthy cities - bond themselves i'm reason
able sums, and that the idea of allowing this
township to bond itself to the tune OF almost
500 for each voter was too much for his APP
proval The bill was tabled for future ac-
ton, but can hardly see daylight again \
vetoed bill @hardly ever" passes over the
veto. In fact, after an experience of five
sessions with the Michigan Legislature we
haven't known one TO get through alive after
being vetoed
THE REIILY-JENNISoN CASE
was reported ON in the House on the 18th,
Messrs Hopkins chairman. Fyfe and Van
Kleek, of the Judiciary Committee, and
Fyfe (Chairman), Bishop and Parker, of the
Committee on Elections, submitting long
report, i'm which the ground was taken that
the Legislature has no power to order a re-
count of the votes cast for Circuit Judge i'm
Wayne county, as per request of Mr.. Reilly.
Messrs Black. Thompson and Cook, OF the
Judiciary COMMITTEES, and Fletcher and
Hankerd of the Committee on Elections, also
submitted report still longer. in which OPP
posite grounds were taken. Mr.. PengTa, OF
the Judiciary Committee, subsequently sub
United an independent report, in which,
while he differed somewhat from both