The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-03-20
Legislative Notes.

Aeg1SlaVlV6 NoIeS.
The approaching spring election
has been constant theme of discus
sion on the floor of the Senate since
the holding of the Republican State
convention, which was intensified by
the receipt of the letter of Judge
Cooley, accepting the Republican
nomination, which is conceded on all
hands to have been as near what the
people had right to expect Of him,
as any public document well could
| be.
These are about as disagreeable
days as one could well imagine can
exist in the middle Of March; but
they contain the deliciousness of
June compared with the hearts of the
Michigan Democracy as they con
template the prospects of the coming
election, coupled with the fear that
President Cleveland will not permit
them TO be postmasters and SUCH
In fact, the eclipse of the sun, at its
nea est point to totality on Mon.
day, was blaze of celestial light
compared with the shadow which sits
in gloomy despair on the average
Democratic brow. In fact a large
number of the Democratic members
of bot! Houses of our Legislature are
anxiously waiting. Oh yes, there are
more than two score of Petroleum V.
Nasbys among them, and if they
could only sing, their favorite and
comforting song would be "Wait till
the Clouds roll by"
The investigation into the reputed
swindle Of the State, through the
Quartermaster Generals department.,
under the administration of Gov.
Begole, promises some rich develop.
ments, and if we are not misinformed
will'go good ways toward proving
that fusion success in Michigan does
not ensure honest men for public Off
GERS, or mean an honest care and legiti-
mate expenditure Of the public funds.
Senator Woodruff, who has this mat
ter in charge proposes 20 probe it to
the bottom.
The hearing in the House on the
Owosso city charter, is being held to-
day before the committee on Cities
and Villages. Among those here to
do work for Owosso, we notice Mayor
tstey, Ex Senator Fitzpatrick, and
Hon. B. Q. Williams. So far as we
now know, only Mr.. J. Close, the
Supervisor from Burns, is here TO
work for Corunna, against Owosso.
We presume the result of the COM
mittee meeting will be public to NOR
row morning, and will be noted in
another part of these notes.
Tuesday afternoon was largely TAX
Ell up by the discussion Of the Phar.
macy bill. The bill was amended in
several nportant particulars, and yet
il seems to us to be still an attempt
by law, to rob the people of Michigan
Of the sum of millions of dollars
annually, for the benefit OF one single
business class, few In numbers at that
mostly made up of two or three
wholesale drug houses in Detroit, and
a war upon the best interest of all
other classes of the people OF the
State of Michigan, for which it seems
to US there could not be the least pos
sible excuse. After two hours spent
thereon the bill was re committed 10
The committees on public health and
judiciary jointly, where it is to be hop.
ed the bill may die.
The bill to prevent the hunting of
deer with hounds was then taken up
and after an exhaustive debate was
defeated, yeas I6, nays IS, reconsid-
cred and laid on the table.
The Senate this Wednesday decap-
itated Senate bill No. IS, to pay for
planting shade trees along the high
ways adjacent TO his property, for
which the sum of so cents for each
tree SO planted, in the aggregate not
to exceed 40 per cent in any one year
of any mans highway tax, is to be
credited any tax payer on his high
way tax, leaving the law as it now
stands.
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