Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-23
THE LAW MAKERS

APRIL 14-SENATE-Mr. Carveth offered |
resolution that the sessions of the Senate shall
begin at 10 O'Clock. Adopted. The following |
were passed: DIRECTING the state auditors to |
settle claim Of Moskegon county; relative to |
establishing soldiers home In Michigan; es- |
tablishing an upper peninsula mining school;
amending section 9577, Howell, relative to ex
eeptions In criminal cases; amending
Rlchfeld township, Roscommon county;
authorizing the purchase Of land for the In
sane Asylum at kalamazoo, making an appro-
priation for the State Normal School; making
an appropriation for the Deaf ana Dumb
Asylum. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The following bills passed on third
| reading; detaehing territory from Cheboygan
and Presque Isle and organizing the County Of
Summer; establishing board OF building In
spectors In Detroit; Incorporating Holland;
amending section $3.50, How, relating TO
corporations for improving the navigation
To authorize judges Of probate in counties
exceeding in population $1,000 Inhabitants to
appoint registers OF probates, amend
ing section 6975, How, relative to justice.
( amending section 9053, relative to fees, TO
provide for and protect the purity of the judi
to employment OF teachers, for the relief Of
settlers on the state swamp lands. Adjourned.
| APRIL Observation-Disclosures petitions for
| the submission OF the prohibitory amendment
| were presented. An adverse report was made
| on the bill to appropriate money for shops at
Kalamazoo insane asylum. The following bills
| passed on third reading unless otherwise noted:
Defining boundaries Of a school district In
| Portage, Houghton county; amending charter
| OF Ann Arbor; making. more stringent, estab-
lisbipg severer penalties and charging the
terms Of Soc e3l5 Howard, relative To the
crimes e. aid and libel: amending Section
1851 Howe - lative to real property I;
amending = L. v-'t How. :, relative to inspec-
ton ofprisO.,s, ~. collection OF statistics Of
divorce, fixing liabilities of sureties on bons
OF public officers; amending chapter SlS How.
relative to offenses against property; for the
| punishment Of pubic officers who convert TO
their own use the money or property committed
to them: amending Sec. 6630 How. relative to
subj Rnas; for assigning errors on the charge
OF any court; Incorporating Howard City !;
for the publication OF the proceedings OF the
annual meetings OF the superintendents of the
poor. The bill for the punishment Of SANDER and
libel, was rcconsidered at the afternoon session
and referred back to the judiciary committee.
The appointme nt Of the Rev. Theodore Nelson
as superintendent Of public instruction was
confirmed by the Senate In executive session.
Adjourned.
HousE-Numerous petitions for the passage
OF the sellers bounty bill were received. The
bill making an appropriation for Gettysburg
and bill laid on the table. Bills passed: Amend
ipg section 9l41, Howell, relative to offeuses
against property. Adjourned.
APRIL l6.-sENATE.-Ninetee petitions for
the submission OF prohibitory amendment
were received. The governor noted his ap-
prevail OF the act amending Sec. 23O4, Howell,
| relativ. to county and town agricultural So
cieties. Bills passed: Amending vassar
charter; extending aid TO university and repeal
ing Bee. 1914 Howell, making appropriations for
the university; lowering the test for illuminst-
ing oils; submitting constitutional amend
ment making the terms of the governors ap-
pointees begin Feb. /. Adjourned.
HoUsE-The governor noted his approval Of
the following act: Amending act 95 of 1879,
Geistys to judges OF probate amending Secs:
amending Sec. 1907 How, relative to
partition OF lands amending 81 Of
1888 relative to wages earned and ma
terials furnished In constructing public works (;
amending act 07 Of 1888, relative 10 incorpora-
ton OF Institutions of learning; concurrent
resolution In honor OF the late Hezekiah q.
Wells. The following bills passed Oh third
reading unless otherwise noted: Amending
charter OF Ann Arbor; to prohibit fishing In
Gun lake; amending Sec. SJ5S How, relative
to garnishmept In the circuit courts of the
upper peninsula; to authorize suits of Law
upon indebtedness before maturity; amending
Sec. ZIG How, relative to judgments; reor-
ganizing South Lyon School district; amend
ing section 2O5S How, to protect logs and
lumber floating upon the waters Of the state;
asking congress TO establish soldiers home
in Michigan and recommending the DeArbon
arsenal as suitable place; authorizing the
supervisors Of Charlevoix to establish ferry
across the south Of Pine lake; to establish q
police court In Detroit. Adjourned.
APRIL 17.-SENATE.- The governor approx
ed of the act for the relief of purchasers aud
settlers on swamp lands. The following bills
| were passed unless otherwise noted: asking
congress TO retain as free game preserve the
st. Clair fats region, detaching territory from
Kawkawlin and attaching 1t to Bangor for
the auditing of the claim Of Peter des Pelder.
Adjourned until Monday evening ut o +. NJ.
HoUsE-Tte governor noted his approval
of the following acts: Amending state pnblic
school law; authorizing state auditors to audit
claims of Ezra Q. Weber; organizing Rich
deld township, Roscommon county; authoriz-
ing Michigan asylum for insane to purchase
lands amending West Bay Csty library act.
Bills passed. Incorporating Au Sable, Ioeco
county; organizing Ocqueoc township, Presque
Isle county; reincorporating Marine City, st.
Clair County; amending section 1855, Howell;
to protect civil rights OF persons. Adjourned
until $3.50 a. m. Monday.