The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-05-07

Is. IL suspends for nve years. commencing jan
!, 1886. the law requiring such companies to raw
to the State tax OF per cent. on the value Of
their output ihe object Is to assist the nsw
companies that are beginning to mine gold and
passed: Restricting the powers Of the Highway
Commissioners OF Republic township, Marquette
County: revising the charter of the city Of East
SAGINAW The Governor not "a his approval OF the
following acts: Revising and consolidating the
highway laws: reincorporating the village OF
An Sable. Oscsola County: repeating act 1913 OF
1853; concurrent resolution asking Congress 10
convert the ST. Clair Flats into national health
and pleasure resort In the House the bill TO
authorize Bay County to buy and maintain =
bridge across the Saginaw River. passed on the
oath. was reconsidered, and the bill referred to
the committee OF the whole. The Governor noted
his approval OF the Joint resolution for the relief
OF George u. Baker The Auditor General COM
municated to the House. in response to its reso-
luton OF inquiry. the fact that 81, 1850 had
been paid as bounties to soldiers by the State.
A CONCURRENT resolution to add one Senator
and two Representatives to the Joint Tax Com
mittee was adopted by the Senate on the 9th
ult Senator Corvett submitted a substitute for
the pending tax law BILL which was referred TO
the Joint Tax Committee and ordered printed
II adopts the Wisconsin tax law; 70 tar as Il
can be made applicable to Michigan. 1t Is
necessarily very long, but those who know
something of its provisions pronounce 1t =
very complete ana satisfactory Dill ana one
the present LEGISLATURE Now that the one
gotten up by the Tax Commission, and passed
Unconstitutional, it is self-evideut that the
present Legislature must take hold OF the sub
ject and perfect and pass tax law. even II 1t
prolongs the session until after the 4th of July.
as many think IL will. In the House the Senate
bill making appropriations to the Northern In
sane Asylum, at Traverse City, were favorably
reported by the committee on the Northern
Asylum. A number of bills were considered in
committee OF the whole.
A RESOLUTION by Mr.. Monroe reciting that
grave difficulties were likely to ensue on account
Of the division of the Supreme Court upon the
constitutionality OF the tax law. and instruct
ing the Auditor General to suspend the sale Of
taxes advertised for May 4, 1885, until such time
AZ the Legislature may direct, was temporarily
laid upon the table IN the Senate on the 2stn
ult The following bills passed the Senate:
For ferry across Pine Lake; to increase the
salary OF the State Librarian; for a patent
to Q; G. Morton; amending section les,
Howell, relative to burial grounds; adding
a new section to chapter 263, Howell, rel
alive to the trial of issues Of fact; for repairing
the state r6aa IN 81 0lar county; 70 punish
ton for State Industrial Home for Girls. The
bill Incorporating the city OF Au Sable was
killed. In the House the following bihs passed !:
Amending the Clio village charter; changing the
names OF streets in Bay City; amending section
1885, Howell. relative TO writs of error and
tiorafi: amending chapter oil, Howell, relative
to the st. Mary's ship canal; amending the law
relative to the practice of dentistry; amending
section 1897 Howell. relative to State Agency for
juvenile offenders: amending the Alpena city
charter; amending and regulating the liability
of employers in case of personal injury to their
employees; amending act 35l of 1879 relative to
meat and provision inspection in Detroit: to
prevent accidents by line shafting on fair
ground where machinery is used: establishing
the Upper Peninsula Mining School: relatfye to
stenograPhers for the Twenty-third Judicial
Circuit; amending section 1892, Howell, relative
to summary proceedings for the recovery of
land; for the relief of William st. Charles. The
bill providing TOR filing the notes of stenogra-
pliers not passed Tho vote was reconsid-
cred and the bill tabled.
BY an almost unanimous vote both houses of
the Legislature, on the 10Th ult, passed joint
resolution that temporarily bridges over the
first sales of land delinquents for taxes for 1882
that were advertised to take place in several
counties as early as May 4, with Others to follow
in other counties within short time thereafter
IL was promptly signed by the Governor, and
provides temporary relief until the Legislature
can prepare and pass new tax law to take the
place of the one made at the special sessionof
1882 and now 0,r declarea unconsStntlon
BY an equal division OF the Supreme
Court in two cases brought before said court
ty of tax sales made under the tax law OF 1882,
so called; and WHEREAS, BY reason of said
doubt large amount Of litigation and expense
will be likely to arise should further sales be
made under such law; therefore kesolped, BY
the Senate of the State of Michigan. the House
of Representatives concurring therein, that the
Auditor General be. and he Is hereby. author
lied and instructed to suspend the sale for de-
linquent taxes of 1881, now authorized to take
place Monday, May 4, 1885, unit such time
as the Legislature may authorize and
direct, either by resolution or the enact
ment of a statute bearing upon the subject.
In the Senate the following bills passed: lncor-
porating the village OF Chippewa Lake; amend
Ing the Ludington CITY charter: amending act
LAP. OF 1885, relative TO the Upper Peninsula petit
jurors; relative to the stenoeraphcr for the Six
teenth Judicial District: to prevent the spread
OF contagiees diseases among cattle. The bill
! to regulate gas works was lost, the vote recon-
sidered, and the bill tabled. The Senate. in ex-
ecutve session, confirmed the appointment OF
Charles ID. Lawton. OF Lawton, as Commissioner
OF Mineral Statistics, vice Wright resigned, and
James Il. Sawyer as Trustee of the Pontiac
Insane Asylum. vice Mcconnell, dect ased.
The entire afternoon spent in committee of
thu whole in consideration of Senator Sheemak-
er's bill to regulate freight rates on ailroads,
and to prevent unjust Determinations in
rates raj roads. The House passed bills TO
Incorporate the village of Oscoda and 10 amend
the charter Of the village OF Howard City. Con-
sideration OF all pending bills on election laws
was made a special order for May o.
THE bill for the appointmentof commission
to prepare and report a bill revising the general
banking law was lost in the Senate on the 30th
ult., reconstructed. and tabled To the Senate
the Governor noted his approval of the follow
ing acts; Supplementary TO the general rail-
road act: reincorporating Roscommon The
| following bills passed tina Senate: Regulating
Ras-works; amending the act for the APP
| continent of an Assistant Prosecuting At
| torney for Wayne County. In the House
there suirited fight over the Joint resolution
| extending the time for completing the Mar
! quette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad
! Grocer move a to take IL up, and was vigorously
! opposed by Hampton and supported by Black.
! After short colloQuy between the last two. the
| Bouse proceeded to consider the resolution. An
amendme' TO compel the company TO build ten
miles by " l. 1885, was discussed until adj
/ journpent. To the House the Governor noted
his approval OF acts. making an appropri-
alton to the Reform School, rein orpor-
ating Holland, for ferry across Pine
Lake, restricting TIE powers of the Com
missioncrs of Highway of public townsii p.
amending the charter of Saginaw. for an nfirm-
airy at the kalamazoo Asylum, establishing n
| Board of Fish Commissioners. for the examine
ton of teact ers in Alpena, relating tn vacancies
| in the Superior Court of Detroit, amending the
| laws TO project fish, AUTHORIZING Spalding.
| saginaw ounty. to build bridge. su horizing
! the Auditor General TO SUSPEND the sale OF
| lands delinou mt for taxes In 15s Bills pass
ed: Amending the Hilsdale city charter
am nding Yassar Village charter: approprlating
| Sl3G.0W TO the Traverse Asylum: 20 tax the
Lake Shor Road in act ordance with the general
| law The bill amending se,tion 506S. Howell,
| Ielat We to public school teachers, and the bill
| regulating the width of wagon tiers were lost.
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