Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-26

THE President OF the Senate announced
Aessrs. g. W. Smith. Moor. and HertxIer as Senate
members OF the Joint Select Committee on Drain
Laws. on the 18th inst Bills passed: Incorpo-
rating the village Of shelby; 70 vncate the State
road near Escnnaba. providing Bridge Com
missioner for the county OF Oscoda; amend
ing section 1915, Howell. relative 10 the public
health; authorizing the construction OF bridge
across BLACK hiver auI iS "a, hsaaTa s, 90
mazoo: authorizing Union. Isabella County,
TO borrow money for public improvemcnts: pro-
yiding for the payment OF drain taxes. To the
House the Governor communicated his approval
OF the acts detaching territory from kawkawlin
and attaching the same TO Monitor; also char
tering Sandusky. The following bills passed:
Organizing the county OF Alger out OF ortion
OF the county OF Schoolcraft; organizing the
township Of Autrain, Schoolcraft County; abol-
fshing the office of Commissioner OF lmmlRra-
ton; regulating the size OF meshes of fish-nets:
to provide for electors in KALAMAZOO; rencorpo-
rating Benton Harbor; authorizing Union
Representatives Campbell, Chapman, and
Wright were appointed special committee TO
investigate transactions in the Quartermaster
Generals Office during the past two years.
In the Senate the Governor noted his approval
OF the following acts on the 18th; For the bet
ter protection OF labor debts; amending section
GOA Howell. relative to the trial OF issues OF
fact; attaching Isle Royal to Houghton for judi
cial purposes; amending section SlS2, Howell,
relative to schools; requiring bells upon sleighs
in the upper peninsula; the act amending n the
resolution rec.tinR that grave ir-
reGularites and extravagancles were al
legged against the late administration OF military
affairs under Gov. Begoe. and dir Getting that
select committee OF three be appointed to make
an investigation, with power TO send Tor per-
sons and papers. The resolution was made the the
Senate: Organizing the county OF Alger; or
ganizing the town OF Aut ain, schoolcratt
County; Incorporating Dundee; reincorporat-
fnn Warm
nnssa....u :. Doa.S OF Pabfis works Ior Tast
Saginaw; vacating the State road in scanaba;
to construct a bridge across Black River; TO au-
thorize Spalding, Saginaw County, 70 borrow
money: amending section 5e46. Howell, relat, We
to public instruction and primary schools; rel
iative to a stenographer for the Fourth Judicial
| Circuit.
TIE Senate held a short session on the 10th
inst. having assembled at 2 o'clock. Several
bills were considered In committee OF the
whole. after which an adjournment was carried.
| The House passed the bill amending the Grand
| Rapids police and hre commission act, an I
| spent the rest of the day In work in committee
| OF the whole. When the committee arose the
| House adjourned.
IN the Senate the bill to regulate the practice
| OF pharmacy was buffeted about and referred
| back to the committee, on March IT. The bill
to prevent the killing OF deer with dogs was also
holly discussed. The vote was 10 yeas to IS nays.
1t requifing II, or majority OF those elected, to
| pass the bill, It was lost The vote was recon
| sidered and the bill tabled. The Governor noted
| his approval of the following Senate acts Va
| eating the State road near scanaba; incor-
porating the village Of Manistiaue; amending
| ed partnerships; amending section 6Ol6,
| Howell, relative to public instruction. The Sen
| ate passed bills incorporating Bad Axe and
H9n0yeE ING pfif tar Or op-
position. The opponents claimed that the estab-
| lishment of a mechanical department would ui-
vert the college from its proper channel and
| bring on rivalry with the University. Its advo-
Gates said the University had always received
| favors and the Agricultural College had bel
| allowed to plod on as best 1t could With this
appropriation the college would be placed
| on the footing 1t should occupy. Other bills
| passed. Regulating attorneys fees in the fore
| closure OF mortgages; amending the act Of 1883
relating to petit jurors in the Upper Peninsula
amend ng laws relative TO literary and ben svo-
| lent societies; amending the act incorpora ting
the schools OF Hastings; amending the school
| laws: incorT Grating Bad Axe; chaneing the
name OF Mabel Wilber to Cook: amending the
| charter OF Bay City; for the incorporation OF
trades,union societies; amending section 6JJ7,
| Howell relative to the transfer OF cases in
| justices courts Boil houses passed re- olutions
| condoling with Gen. Grant in his affection, and
an engrossed copy was sent to the General.
In the Senate the special committee on the
care of idiotic and imbecile persons reported
favoraby March 1s) On q bill recommending IN
appropriation for the establishment Of an insti-
tution for the care and maintenance of such PER
| sons. The following bills passed: lncorT orat-
ng i[1n ,or pssens 70 ezra SSh.s IN Or
bfsha ns is% so 81 iSsi for III examination Of
Senera ra N renI e townshp amenang the
| companies for the inspection of CONNER
ctai fertilizers; prohibiting the levying OF
| highway taxes on the islaGd in Saginaw Bay;
amending Sc ton 1904, Howes, relative TO az
ricultural societies.; relative to town Libraries
amending section 504l, Howell, relative % edu-
cation forbidding the sale Of adute rat ID honey.
|
was lost, reconsidered, and tabled The Com.
| mittee on the State House of Correction mad q
| report covering the ground gone over by the
SENATE Committee, whose report has been pub
lished, and recommended legislation to prohibit
justices OF the Peace and Pol ce Justices from
sentencing persons to 1onia. Approx riat ons OF
$4,000 for general expenses and $500 for
| special needs are recommended Passed: Bill
lS3 incorporating Port Huron; bill 6s3, incor-
porating Wyandotte. In the House the Com
| mtttee on State Prisons reported on the Gov
ernors recommendations in reference to that
| inst tuition. The recommended ons are Endorsed,
| and the committee further recommend the abb
| lttton of the contract system and the employ
| ment OF Convicts on the publ account plan,
the use OF steam power and machinery TO be
prohibited, and Convicts to work by hand. They
also recommend that the State Prison and State
/ House OF Correction be placed under one board.
aud that the Wardens be appointed three months
] be ore commencing their dnties. The Hausa
| ton In corporations by cumulative voting, by a
vote of So to 35s.
IN the Senate, bills previously passed by the
House to abolish the office OF Commissioner OF
immigration, to take effect June next also to
authorize suit to be brought to collect money
belonging to the school district in Lake c ountv
and amending the charter of Grand Rapids,
were passed on the 10Th inst. Most OF the after
noon was spent in considering the Egan bill
that recently passed the House provid-
ing for the appointment of Board Of
The bill was finally ordered ere re.
printed and placed on order of third