Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-03
The Legislature.

SENATE, April 20. - Inc governor
communicated hi, approval of the acts to
amend the act incorporating the old fire de
partment of Detroit; authorizing the town Of
Kearney TO sell real estate to Antrim county;
permitting mutual fire insurance companies Of
other states to business in Michigan; incorpor-
ating the grand army OF the republic; re-incoi-
porating Painwell; to provide for the adjust
Incnt of rights on the division of territories In
cities and townships; authorizing the forma-
|, ton Of companies 10 construct and maintain
water courses; making appropriations Tor the
support Of insane soldiers at the Michigan
asylum authorizing the state librarian to trans
fer certain articles TO the quartermaster general
| for the encouragement OF rifle practice among
! state troops for the relief of the Grand Ira
verse county agricultural society. The follow
| ing passed, unless otherwise noted Relating
| to telephone companies and TO regulate the
rental of telephones; changing name OF First
| Congregational society OF Ypsilant TO the First
Presbyterian society; amending act of 1879
relative TO leasehod interests in lands on execu-
| ton; legalizing actions OF electors OF Elk
Rapids in raisingm money for town hall amend
ing section 7442, {. L., relative to fees OF wit
nesses; Incorporating Saranac. The bill
| providing for the punishment of persons guilty
Of assaults on females was referred TO the
| judiciary committee, and without transacting
other business the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-Very little business was transacted
| by the House A message was received from
the governor announcing his approval Of an
| act to incorporate the village OF Emmett In the
county of st. Clair. The following resolution,
| offered by Mr.. Fyfe was adopted: Resolved
| That during the remainder Of this session, ex
| cept the last week thereof, all messages coming
| from the Senate containing amendments u
| House bills shall be read at length and printed
| in the journal and shall not be acted upon
| "a succeeding
| thereof. Under the above rule, several Senate
| messages relative to amended bills were laid
over for one day; among them being the mes
sage returning ii. b. IS (ile l03) TO amend sec
! ton one ION the powers OF village conncils) OF
chapter of the general village incorporation
act, approved April l, 1875.
SENATE, April 24.-The bill to add TO
act $50 of 1881 six new sections giving electors
in local municipalities power to prohibit the
sale of intoxicating liquors in their respective
| localities was lost by vote Of 10 yeas aud 1G
nays. No bills were put on passage the entire
| time of tie Senate being spent In committee
of the whole considering bills on the general or
| der.
! HoUsE.-The Auditor General submitted a
| report as TO the number of dealers In liquors
and the taxes paid by them in certain cities OF
| the State, showing very great increase In the
| amount Of tax received In 1882 over that OF
| 1851, with considerable diminution in the
| number of saloons, mathematically demon
strating the success with which the present
quor tax law is enforced. The following bills
passed ON the the third reading exceptas other.
wise noted: To provide for the disposition of
| certain lands granted to the State of Michigan
| for railroad purposes by acts of Congress OF
June 3, 1856, and March 4, 1879, upon the
| route from Grand Haven to Flint ardthence to
| Port Huron, in the State of Michigan, to secure
| thara N M aatt r.
| chasers, and to provide for the further sale
thereof, and to provide for the adjustment of
certain taxes hereafter assessed thereon
| charging off the books OF the
Auditor-General certain land warrants
/ for a commission to report upon the desir-
ability Of the State purchasing the Michigan
| Central and Michigan Southern Railroads; for
the management OF cemeteries In Grand Rapids
relative to liens Of laborers, mechanics and
builders, tabled; making an appropriation for
| paving street In front OF the State Prison at
| Jackson, tabled; reincorporating Dundee;
tabled: amending sections 747l-23, OF the
| compiled laws. relative TO Attorneys fees,
passed; amending the act of 1881 relative o
public instruction, passed; requiring mutual
| insurance companies to make yearly itemized
reports TO each member thereof residing In this
| State, of moneys received and dsbursed, passed
| amending section 3, chapter IL, of the act OF
1884, relating TO public instruction; amending
sections g. z and %, OF the law OF 1873, creating
the Office Of Commissioner OF Railro ads, return
| ed to the Senate for correction In accordance
with the record; amending sections 439S99
and 400 of the compiled laws, relative to title
| to the lands Of the heirs Of deceased persons
making an appropriation for tie Pioneer
| Society; for an appropriation for an additional
boiler at the Pontiac asylum; for licensing
stations, recommitted to the ommittee of the
whole.
SENATE, April 25.-Wyandotte off,
cials ask the passage Of bill to prohibit the
Detroit house of correction from receiving
United States prisoners. Senate joint resolution
No. 10, proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution prohibiting the traffic In liquor, was
taken from the table and put on Its final pas
sage. Senator Shoemaker offered as asubstitute
two alternative propositions, in terms the same
| as those adopted by the Legislature Of Ohio,
viz. One for prohibition, the other for the