Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-02-26


holding land in this state; to define duties of
Ing section 1887, Howell, relative to
inspection Of Illuminating oils; amend
ing act for levying aud collecting taxes. To
connect state institutions at Ionia with water
works Of that city. Amending at 2O2, 1881,
relative TO fish shutes. Amending section
6l93, Howell, relative to fraudulent claims.
Amending section 1881, Howell, relative to
taxing liquors. Amending Grand Rapids
School act; also 10 revise Grand Rapids charter.
Repeating act IL, 1859, relating 10 Interest on
installmeDts on written contracts; also In
cooperating societies for breeding blooded
stocks. Bills were passed, relative TO town
plates, detsching Ogemaw County from the
Eighteenth and attaching It TO the Twenty
third judicial Circuit.
The Joint resolution TO submit TO the people
at the election next April an amendment to
the Constitution to prohibit the manufacture,
gift or sale OF spurious, malt or vnous liquors,
except for medicinal, mechanical, chemical or
scientific purposes, to destroy ell property
rights in such articles and to prohibit the sale
OK such liquors except for such purposes
named, and then only under such regulations
as shall be established by law; also, that the
Legislature shall enact the laws, with suitable
penalties, to suppress the manufacture, gift or
sale, the keeping OF or traffic In liquors. very
comprehensive Tmeasure, indeed-came up IN
the House to-aay. Representative Gibbs OF
Grand Traverse, was called to the chair and
read with much elaboration The terms Of the
joint resolution. No speeches were made on
Its submission, ana IN u few moments the COM
mittee Of the whole had disposed OF the matter,
and the Joint resolution wss placed upon the
order OF third reading.
FEB. ls-sENATE-Remonst OF the
Detroit Merchants and MGnpfacturers' Ex-
change against the House bill TO annex HAM
tramck was presented. Also the memorial Of
the board OF regents CT the university. Bills
were introduced: Amending act 9, 1882, rel
alive 20 assessment Of property and collection
Of taxes; amending act 1872, 1879, relative 20
punishment for libel and SANDER; to place
telephone, telegraph and electric light wires
under ground; 70 change the boundary be-
tween Houghton and ,Baraga counties; amend
ing section 2i2, &. D., 1871, relative to ex-
aeJ 5, 1883, relative 10 hshing apparatus in
Michigan rivers; amending section 7l, Howell,
amending section Ta8, Howell, relative 70
state prison; providing deputy GttOrney-Sen-
eral; amending sections $500 and 5t6l, Howell,
relative 10 estates in real property; bill was
passed amending Ire act relative 20 township
boards.
hoUsE-Mr. Ford offered concurrent res.
olution requesting OF Michigan congressman
10 vote for the Sumner postal telegraph bill.
Laid over for one day. The following measures
were passed: House manuscript bulls uetach-
ing territory from Higgtns township ard at
tacbing came 20 Rlchteld township; reincor-
porating Three Oaks. The Joint resolution
submitting 20 the people an amendment TO the
constitution forbijdipg the traffic in LIQUOR
was passed. Yeas, OF; nays IS. Adjourned.
FEB. 10. sEYATs,--sever6l bills were intro.
duced among them one appropris.!ng 5000
70 build On armory at Jscsson; also making
on appropriation to tie Michigan University.
The following passed on third reading: House
manuscript oil Incorporating Three Oaks.
House manuE cript bill Getaching territory from
Higgins Township and attaching tho same 70
Richfeid House OH 81, Incorporating Sand
Lake. Adjourned
HousE,-A ccncurrtnt resolution calling up
on Michigan Senators and Representatives 81
Congress to support the Summer Postal Tel
e0raph bill Wes passed. The judiciary committee
submitted majority and minority reports on the
bill TO prohibit the assessment ef department
clerks for political purposes, the majority II
favor, and the bill waS placed IN the genera
order. memorial relative TO colonization OF
coRyict5 in Alaska, adopted by the Jacksor
knights OF labor, and against the convict con
tract system, adopted by shiawassee knight.
Of labor, was submitted. House bill 259, au
thorizlng tho city OF Cadillac, Wexford county
TO borrow s35, coo for pubic improvements
was passed under the suspension OF the rules
About 81 bills were introduced for the incor
poration of villages, providing universal tex
| books, 10 punish wife beating by the whip, etc
T! Ths following passed on third reading: Rela
| tive TO Ionia house OF correction; relative Il
| Detroit boulevard; 10 reOrgenize suBrem,
court. Senate IL, to authorize commissioner
of highways 10 widen highways anu river roads
| when reduced Sy washing aWsy, was tabled
| also Senate Is, amending the highway laws
| Adjourned until 9 a. II.
snNArR-Mr. Voorhees, presented the re
| monstiaDce OF Numerous eitzen5 OF Clintol
and shIawSesse counties agslDsS the paSsSg
| OF the Senate bill which ioterdicts horse rae
| Ing at agricultural fairs. Bulls were passe,
| extending time for collection Of ttxes IN th'
| town OF Olive, Ottawa countY, and for pat
ont 10 n. II. Davis. A resolution by Mr
| Rumscy, for the dismissal OF Engrossin.
Clerk Hannah on the ground OK absentipi
| himself without leave was laid over un
III Tuesday. Charges we're preferred
against Dir. Hannan in The open House
| All after The enacting clause was struck out II
the bill 90 require marriage license to b
takeo out Tbs minority representation o
| shareholders bill was made the special orde
| for March 4. number of bills were intro
duced AID after the transaction OF other buss
ness the Senate sotourned until Monday eve
| ming
| EoUsE.-A M mber Of blIls were introduces
| the following being among the number: Max
ing an appropriation for educating the dea
ard dumb for 1886; Also making an appIo
| priatiOn for additional land improvements q
| the Deaf and Dumb School; establishing
Mining school In the Upper Peninsula; aud
number for the Incorporation OF villages. Tn
following measures we're passed; extending
the time for collecting taxes in the city o
L alemszoo; authorizing the city OF Cadilla
TO borrow money; authorizing the village o
Evsrt 10 borrow money; authorizing the VII
| lage Of Howell 10 borrow money; extending
the time to collect taxes in the township o
Olive, Ottawa county; Incorporating Imla
City: Incorporating Armads, Macon
county; amending act, 5135, Howell, relatiy
to primary schools; Incorporating Hosting
Board OF Education. Adjourned until 9 a. m.
Monday.