Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-05

lagc of Eyart TO borrow money: authorizing
the village q Howell % :. borrow money nix, exs
Township, Ottawa County; incorporating Inn
lay City: incorporating the village OF Ar
mada; amending section SiSs, Howell;
the Hastings Board OF Education; incor-
poratlng the Sons OF Industry. The following
new bills were introduced To establish and
reeulat ! m ming school In the Upper Penin-
sula; 10 amend the general railroad laws; 10
repeal an act TO preserve the putty OF elections;
to validate and confirm proceedings under Fec.
Is OF an act for the incorporation OF manu-
to b Sec on
the whole struck out all after the enacting
clause OF bill providing for the securing OF mar
rage licenses. Bills were introduced: TO PEN
sion disabled firemen and the widows OF tnose
killed in service; to organize the county OF Alta
from a portion of Marquette County. A
spec al committee on the employment OF clerks
reported that they had discovered that william
ing Clerk, had been absent, without leave. since
Feb. IL, and that before leaving he had repre-
scented TO speaker CLARK tRaI tne WOLF vi r he
Speaker made the appoint meht as previously
authorized TO do when IL became necessary,
and the assistant has performed this work,
which occupies about half hts time. The
committee submitted resolution dlscnarelne
Harmon, and an exciting debate followed. M
Case. of Detroit, and others protested that Han
non should have hearing before being dis
missed Mr.. Case intimated that Speaker Clark
had instiRated the action of the committee, and
had anything to do with the matter. The reso-
luton was finally made the special order TOT
Feb "a, and Harmon was ordered TO appear ne.
fore the bar of the House at that Time botn
houses adjournedto Feb. %.
Bills were introduced in the Senate as follows,
on Feb. %: Amending the general tax law; es-
tablishing an experimental farm in losco Coun-
ty: amending the county agricultural society
my. a111ouSifuE- Oc gCuCI IaffIOau fow5 cpUaD-
fishing n state board OF medical examiners |;
amending the public instruction and primary
school laws; regulating the duties and powers
of Wayne County auditors; repeating the BAKER
conspiracy law of 1877; amending the act incor-
porating manufacturing companies revising ana
consolidating prison and reformatory laws; pro-
yidinR for State examination OF private banks.
Bills were introduced in The House amending
acts relating to the navigation OF rivers; 70 pay
the Detroit House of Correction claim; TO recog-
nize as Michigan soldiers men who served In
Chicago and New York light artillery. A Few
bills OF minor importance were passed In both
houses. At the opening of the night session In
the House, Representative Dodge, OF Lansing,
found a suspicious looking box on his desk, but
declined to open it. Some OF the boys did so,
and the Sergeant-at-A Arms made an examlna-
ton The contents consisted OF clockwork. q
fuse. and substance resembling mixture OF
iron filings and powder. Its oily feeling sug-
gested that nitro glycerine was mixed with II.
BoTH houses gave up nearly the entire
days session, on Feb "a, to the introduction of
new bills, and several hundred were presented.
Included in the list were bills TO amend the
charters of nearly every city and village in
Michigan. Among the measures brought for
ward Ia the Senate were the following: Reat-
ing to the holding of elections; general ap-
preparation bills for the inspection OF station
ary boilers: amending the general liquor
| laws; defining the liability of JpapEa1fe ,0QW-
| ing at the Jackson State Prison; apportion-
ing State Senatorial and Representative
districts; specifically taxing mine products as
well as mines; preventing hunting on marsh
lands save by consent; repeating act 7S, 1888,
alativ N m
tecting hotel-keepers. Most OF the above bills
were duplicated IN the House, and in addition
the following among others were introduced
Amending act 8, 1873, relative to salaries of leg
islators; amending drain laws; Furnishing de-
ception OF electors; amending the general
school laws; defining and Furnishing offenses
of provocation and backmail; repeating the
act establishing the State Board OF Charities:
providing for the purchase OF land for an insane
asylum at Kalamazoo; maintaining the purity
of elections; facilitating the collection Of debts
from employers; requiring railroad companies
TO keep their shops and hold annual elections
in this State; extending the liability of en-
ployers in case of death from fire; making an
appropriation TO fresco the Capitol walls; au-
thorizing the Kent County Agricultural Society
publication of Village Council and Town Board
meetings; preventing the sale of obscene htera-
tnre; authorizing the holding OF Kalamazoo
Township elections in Kalamazoo City
BEING the last day for the Introduction OF
new business, the entire session of the Legis-
lature, on Feb. Is, was devoted to the receiving
subject being covered Among those introduced
in the Senate were bills to amend the charter of
the city OF Monominee; to amend the act
relating to the incorporation and manage
ment of railroads; TO provide for uniform
textbooks IN schools supported wholly or
in part by the State, except the Normal School,
University, and Agricultural College; to
regulate passenger and freight traffic; TO provide
uniform classification OF freight and maximum
freight rates, and to prevent unjust discrimi-
nation In charges, toll and compensation for
the transfer OF passengers and freight; to COM
pei foreign and joint-stock companies for the
purpose of smelling, refining or reducing iron
or other minerals to make annual re-
ports to the Auditor General, and to provide
for special tax on same; to provide for exam.
nation OF banks private bankers and corpora
tions doing banking business; to provide for
an asylum for imbeciles and idiots. In the
House several bills were introduced to amend
the general railroad law the general tax law,
and relative TO the apportionment of Senators
and Representatives In tine State Legislature;
al so bills TO provide for the support OF needy ex
Union soldiers ana sailors, to repeal an act rela-
tive to Rutnal insurance companies, and to
regulate the general elections. Both houses
passed the House bill extending the
time for the collection Of taxes in all
counties to forty days from Feb. %
The evening session of the House, as usual on
orator. IN tie Chats meek p sesoh Mas held
Ridiculous bills and resolutions were intro
ducec, and general good time had. Every
member who arose was pelted with waste bas-
kets, journals. and paper wads Gov Alger was
greeted in the same way when lie entered the
chamber: The Senate also laid aside some of
its dignity and permitted the presentation of
humorous measures.
BILLS relative to public health increasing
the value of personal property to be held by
health institutions to $2OOOOO, and by publishing
associations to 100000: authorizing Vassar to
remove certain cemetery; amending section
1901, Howell, relative to corporations; amend
ing section 4l9a Howell, relative to associa-
tons; and asking Congress to build
Soldiers Home, were passed by the
Senate on the 26th ult. The committeerOf the
whole passed joint resolution requesting Con-
gress to erect Soldiers Home in Michigan, and
Senate bills to protect fisheries and to amend
The general school law. The House devoted
death penalty for murder in case It is recon-
mended by the jury The debate began at
23O r. m. and lasted, with one hours intermis-
sion, till 10 o'clock at night. Not dull speech
was made, and those of Ford, for his bill and
Black, against it, were conspicuous for ability.
The bill passed In the committee and an
attempt was made to put it through in the House
under suspension Of the rules. Not quite two
over. The House passed House bills concerning
the Industrial Home for Girls and the survival OF
actions. Tho Insurance Committee made an
adverse report on the House hill to repeal an
act requiring mutual Insurance companies to
make an itemized report annually to each mem
Der o. all receipts and disbursements. Both
houses passed bill extending the time for the
collection of taxes I'm all counties in the State to
March Is. The Governor appointed Samuel
Wells OF Buchanan, Berrien County Commits
sioner OF the Swamp-land Office, vice John b.
brakeman, resigned. He also appointed James
Van Kleeck Of Midland Commissioner or Immi-
grafton.
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