Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-02-05

were passed TO incorporate Harrison, Clare
county; Incorporating West Branch, Ogemaw
county incor roratingC oopersville, Kent coun-
ty; Incorporating Quincy, branch county. A
resolution was adopted asking the adjutant-
general to inform the House how much money
It will take TO eoualize state bounties. Adopted.
JAN. 3Q.-sENArE.-The President made the
following committee appointments to ill
vacancies: Chairman on Committee on Deaf
and Dumb Institution, Mr.. Belknap; on Com
mitree on Military Affairs, Mr.. Henry; on I'm
migration, Mr.. Carpenter. Senate members Of
celebration, Messrs. Sherwood, Woodruff, and
Moon. Joint select tax committee reported
appointment Of Mark NJ. Powers, of Grand
Rapids as clerk The Committee on Judiciary
reported adversely on the I'LL to allow verdicts
by less number than twelve jurors. Bill laid
on the table, Similar report on the bill to al
low verdicts by less than six JURORS In justices
courts, also tabled. The Committee on
judiciary submitted two reports on the claim
OF James Mcnamara to the seat now held by
Charles r. Henry, the majority recommending
that Mr.: Henry be allowed to retain
the seat be given to Mr.. Mcnamara.
The majority report with accompanying reso-
lutions, giving Mr.. Henry his seat, was adopt
ed by vote Of yeas 10 and nays IL. Mr..
Henry was declared by the president to be
entitled TO his seat uncontested. Bills incor.
porating West Branch, Ogemaw county, and
Fowler, Clinton county, were passed. The
House amendments to substitute for Senate
bill IS, to prohibit justices OF the peace from
committing persons to the Ionia house Of cor
rectioD, were concurred In. The bill re-incor-
porating Quincy was recommitted to the CON-
mittee on municipal corporations. Adjourned
until Feb. 10.
HoUsE-Bills were introduced: Amending
laws relative to Justices courts; amending
section 1888 of,Howell, relating TO contagious
diseases In cattle; also amending sections 1884,
1897, 1899 OF Howell establishing the rate of
interest at six per cent. to allow cooperative
insurance companies to accumulate reserve
fund; authorizing Presque Isle county to issue
bonds; prohibiting the sale Of oleomargarine or
manufacture OF the same; also to prevent the
spread OF agriculture; re-incorporating Mar
quette; prohibiting the use of dynamite In TAX
ing fish; amending act relative to punishment
In circuit courts In upper peninsula; amending
the general drainage law prohibiting the man
ufacture and sale OF butterine aud oleomarga-
rlne; making an appropriation OF swamp lands
TO deepen Black River, Sanilac county; also an
amendment TO section 963S, Howell's compila-
ton, relative to Industrial School for Girls.
The following were passed: Repeating act
100 Of 1877 relative TO horse stealing; amend
ing section 5532 compiled laws, relative to
criminal proceedings before justices Of the
yeace; amending section 6S14 Of Howell, REL
alive to justices OF the peace; regulating the
employ Ment Oh cniiureh, young persons anu
women in certain cases; legalizlng drain tax
levied in Warren and Midland; appropriating
81, 900 for the New Orleans exhibition; pro-
hibiting justices Of the peace from sentencing
prisoners to the Ionia house of correction |;
amending the.game laws and forbidding the
bounding OF deer. A resolution was adopted
ordering the st. Clair marriage association to
report It's transactions to the House. The
resolutions by Mr.. Parkhurst requesting the
auditor general to make statement OF the
amount due the counties on tie five per cent
interest or swamp land fund were adopted
Messrs. O'Keefe, Hampton and Collins were
appointed a special committee tn investigate
the Port Huron Il Lake Michigan railroad.
Adjourned until Feb. 10 at 10 a. IN.