The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-18
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

THE Senate, on Tuesday, the Sth inst,
passed Senate bills TO amend the charter OF the
city of Flint, and to provide for the publications
OF proceedings OF Michigan Superintendent OF
the Poor: also. House bills TO cover into the State
treasury the balance of the appro rla,ion made
for the fire sufferers. The House passed House
bills TO es, ablish State Board Of Fish Commits
sioners, having corporate power To protect, cult,
ivate and I'm crease food fishes. and TO stock and
reIlenish with the same the waters Of Michi-
gan: 10 amend an act to regulate the h. light
OF bridges over railroad tracks; TO amend an act
TO provide for the taxation OF the business OF
manufacturing and selling spirituous and in
toxicating malt, brewed or fermented liquors:
TO amend an act TO further preserve the purity
OF elections and guard against the abuse OF the
elective franchise also TO guard against the
abuse OF the above by registration. for the
organization Of telephone and messenger
service companies; to amend an act entitled
masters, apprentices and servants; TO provide
for an attorney fee in the foreclosure OF real
estate mortgages by advertisement; 10 amend
an act TO provide for the sale OF pershable prop
erty; 10 amen an act relative TO the corporate
rights of trust, deposit and security companies,
and to amend an act for the formation OF com
panies for the purI ose of improving the
navieation Of rivers: also, Senate bills
to amend an act to revise the laws pro-
vding for the incorporation of companies for
mining, smelling and manufacturing iron,
copper, silver. mineral coal and other ores; TO
amend an act to provide for the Incorporation OF
Knights of the Maccabees; making appropIIa-
ton for painting the Michigan Asylum for the
Insane and To amend an act relative to notice
OF the trial OF chancery causes In open court.
Both houses adjourned over Wednesday. owing
to an excursion to the Michigan Military
Academy at Orchard Lake.
THE Senate put in whole day on the 10th
on House bill IS, to secure minority representa-
ton on boards Of directors OF corporations, and
the bill finally defeated by vote of 16 to Is,
not two-thirds twas reconsidered and laid on
the table. The House passed the Game Law
bill, which was the essence of fourteen bills con-
solidated in one section. One makes the open
season for deer shooting from Nov. TO Dec. ID
following, and makes 1t unlawful TO kill deer at
any time in the red-coat or spotted-coat, in the
water, by pit-fall, or by traps torchlight etc.
Wild turkey may be killed only in October, No
vember and December Woodcock may be
killed only between Aug. and Jan. following.
Duck partridge ruffied grouse, woodduck, teal
duck, mallard or gray duck, may be killed only
between Sept. and Jan. l following, Snlpe
may not be killed from MAY TO Sept I. Sec.
2 provides that no person shall kill or destroy,
or attempt to Kill or destroy, any colin or quail,
sometimes called Virginia partridge. before
Nov l, 1856, nor at any time thereafter save only
during the months OF November and December
in each year, nor kill, or attempt to kill any
pinnated grouse or prairie chicken before Sept.
l. 1886, nor at any time thereafter save only dur
ing the months Of September and October in each
year. Sec. forbids trapping or sharing
of ducks, partridge, prairie chickens,
or quail except quail caught for caring for them
in the winter. The first OF the Case bills abro
eating some of the moro stringent features OF
the liquor police law came up on third reading
and defeated, only getting twenty votes
The second of the Case bills was argued all the
afternoon and defeated in committee of the
whole This bill sought to make the tax uni
form on retailers on both malt and spirituous
liquors.
THE Senate, on Friday, May IL, passed
House bill to amend act relative to the or
ganization and powers of fire and marine insur-
ance companies transacting business within this
State; requiring mutual Insurance companies to
make yearly schedule or circular itemzed reports
to each member thereof residing in this State Of
moneys received and disbursed and from what
sources received and for what purposes dis
bursed The Barnard Minority" bill was
reconsidered and made the special order
for Nav ~. The House passed House bills
creating Bureau of Statistics of Labor and de-
fning the powers aud duties of the same, and to
amend an act TO revise and consolidate the laws
providing for the drainage of swamps, marshes
and other low land; also Senate bill concerning
cooperative, benevolent and beneficiary asso-
Citations, societies and corporations. House bill
to provide for the incorporation Of investment
associations was killed.