The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-06-15

Before final vote was reached on the bill
II was crowded one ode to make way for q
special order, but friends of the system will
fight for the bill 60 the last and many hope
with success.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION
is having hard time OF It, and every rail-
road bill Of any Importance that passes
either house is so seriously amended by the
other that the Amendments are not con-
CURED in on its resurn and Committee OF
conference is the next inevitable more. Two
or three bills are a. present "hung UP" N
this way, and the coss OF the session 1s so
near that they may never get through alive
APPROPRIATION FoR FlsHERIES
The only Appropriation bill to get through
both hoases This week is one approprtating
So 600 for the Board of Fish Commissioners,
to be u'ed a. follows: For current expehses
of the Commissi on In its work OF propagat-
ing white Lsh and oSbar food fishes, 600
each for the wears 1873 and 1884; for the
purchase Of additional ground, building
necessary buildings and necessary equip
ments $4,000 OF this amount so, 600 is TO
be collected and used in / 80 and SIC, 00o in
1884 As first introduced the bill only asked
for SIC, 0O0 for lssS, 81 900 for 1884 and S. 700
for land and bui dings; end this is perhaps
the first Gaze on record where a bill was
amended M ms cad of doWn in it's anon nts
The direrens institutions are usually bold
enough 60 ask fer all they want at the first,
and falling TO get that, feel Satisfied with
less.
GOVERNORS SALARY
Some weeks ago the House passed a Joint
resolut on proposing an amendment to tho
constitution TO increase the salary OF tho
Governor TO So per year, and the other
State officers to a rate about in proper ion
This was once 10 IN the Senaoe, but to-day
1t was agan taken up and amended 20 al
to the 81, 90 and then passed Whether the
Houre will concur in the amendment or not
remains to be en- II so, Aichfgans Gov
e. nor will receive a living salary, beginning
with Jan l, lSS5-pro vided always that the
psope should adopt the resolution and
amend the constitution
MILITARY BOUNTY BILL.
The Senate to- day took up the bill sposen
of IN this cores bondence heretofore, pre-
posing to give each ex sold or who enlis cd
in any Michigan regiment or battery after
February 1854, sl0O bounty, by virtue of a
law then and before in force, adopted sub
stitute authorizing the Board of State An
tors 30 receive ell CLAIMS filed with them
under the law examine them carefully, and
allow and pay all such as are found to be
Just claims. and passed it II the House
passes the bill n WIN be good news to sew
eral in Michigan who pertled their lives
that the nation might live.
CITY or KALAMAZOO.
The Senate, late this afternoon, passed the
House bill Incorporating the city or kaiarra-
700. 1t will be engrossed, and probably aI-
proved by the Govemor, early next week.
and then Michigan Will cease TO boast Of the
Big Village, and Kalama ,ooians OF the fact
that there Is but one village IN the Enitea
States so large As theirs. Another landmark
gone!
DETRoTT's NEW CHARTER
passed the Senate some days ago, and this
afternoon it was passed by the Houes WITH a
string of amendments lenger than the Moral
law. AZ the time 10 passed the Senate. 10 was
remarked that the work of making IN ac-
ccptasle charter for c ~ Ike Detroit was a
task nearly If not qui.e as great rs making a
constitution for State Perhaps the state
ment is more than half true
TAKING THE CESsUR
The House on the LIST passed the Senate
bill TO provide for taking the census and
statistics of Michigan next year. It is a
GOOD bill, and we shall then know what
or gress we are making
~Cnless a reconsiderotiCn il had as to the
tine OF tn1l adjournmenl shall onl ilfiict
enc more comm nnication OF this kiud upon
my long aniicted readers
OBgERyDR.