The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-25
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

AFTER two or three days spent In the ef-
fort to get a quorum, ths Leei. nature succeeded
on the 18th. aud began bus ness. The trouble
has been that the session has been drawn out 40
long thai the members are slipping OF nome az
fast as they can get away. AT one time there
were = xty-three cut OF the total 1877 members
absent. Tn Senate. by It. Insurance Commit
tee, has 10 n max me- tnvestiga ions. and fnds.
con. to the general yacceD pied belief that the
st AZ does no insurance Ii really carries SA 400
wo. tn sea te- ed on the various depart ats OF
the various institu ions. However, there h
none on the Capitol and six other important in
stitutons. The Governor IL rying 70 educate
the prosecuting officers throughout the State up
10 practice OF making out reqtsisition papers
IN duly approved form, 30 that they will be
recognized by the Governors OF other states.
TIE work has horet fore been d. m 40 slipshod
n At the acquisitions frequently Ailsd. The
House Committee on Judiciary has reported adj
vers ly on the two bills for aboiishing the
SUI erior Court OF Detroit. The House has,
in cnmmittee of the whole. agreed 20 the bill
calculated TO prevent practice OF medicine by
others than college graduates. The discussion
peculiarly animated. The House has killed
the Senate bill appropnating $4,000 Tor the
Industrial School for Girls. Dsvlin's Compul.
sorry Education bill has bconi made a special
order for Thursday, and IL tracing deal OF
attention in the State and at the capital The
Senate did large amount of business OF minor
import
TIE Senate, on the 10th inst, passed House
billsto amend sections of act 0 of 1882 relatveto
levy VI JdAtrs anu lOI INC w
ganzation OF telephone and messenger compa-
MES. The House passed bills 10 promote public
health :. to amend the compiled laws relative to
title To real estate by descen; to provide for the
incorporation OF manufact rerS mutual tasur
ance companies, and the bill to secure TO women
citizens the right TO vote at 80 no ], town, city
and other municipal elections, BESIDE score OF
unimportant bills. The House tabled the Senate
concurrent resolution for final adjournment on
June2.
The Senate on the 18th inst passed the
Senate bill making an appropriation for the cur
rent expenses of the House of Correction; also,
House bills to amend an act relating to public
instruction: appropria ion for the current ex-
penses OF the lnstitu ion for the Deaf and DUMB;
10 amend an act entitled masters, apprentices
and servants. tn amend act relative to the
erection and maintenance OF chut 8 for the pas
sage of fish through the dams across
better support of teachers Institutes:
al the nate b II prop la lag sloi 900 for an
agreed upon June as tn, date for I'm ladjorrn-
ment. The poicv or adopt compulsory edu-
cat n was very libcr ly scnssed In the House
en- Deglin's bill came up and a desrerate
struggle of wo hour tie C IN nittee decided to
agree TO the BIZ which provides to- niorcing
sCho ] attendance at lelst I ur months per
year, and also Ia aimed 10 prevent the en- low
meat of children in m Is, tactoli ~, etc. The
House was II & exac ly satisfied with the rep0ts
and demands made by the Adrian Industrial
Home for Girls, and when the second attempt
was made to pass the Senate bi approp 'iatfng
ST. 1000 therefor it only got through b. bare
majority. with no. vote to spare.
THE Senate on May Is, passed the follow
ing House bills; To define the duties of Justices
of the Peace; fixing salaries Of Wayne County
Auditors; amending sect IN 10 OF act 81 of 1873
relative o the State Board OF III alth; TO amend
the law or 1879 % regulate the height of bridges
over railway tracks, an the Sena bill to pro-
vide a new charter for the city of Detroit
The House, after a long debate, placed on
the order OF the thir reading Senate bill l5s, to
amend the act Of 1873 relative 70 the incorpora-
ton, running, management, duties and lilbili-
ties of all railroads in the State. The Governor
has vetoed the Belknap bill concerning cooper
alive. benevolent and benehc. AIRY associations.