The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-30
THE STATE CAPITAL.
IT Own Correspondent.l

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from Our Own Correspondent
LANSING. April 90.
When the Senate was called to order last
Monday morning it was found that less
than a quorum Of Senators were present,
so an informal recess was taken until after
noon, when, as n result of the extended re-
cess, the Judiciary Committee reported
over forty bills in one batch. That was by
FAR the greatest amount of bills reported
by either committee ut one time this ses-
sion. As in Congress, so in the Senate.
Senator Hubbell is worker, and his COM
mittee turns off work rapidly and well.
The House did q light forenoon's work with
little more than quorum, and then both
houses adjourned. and most of the MEM
bers. with their wives or lady friends, took
q special train over the Michigan Central
for Detroit, where they attended the grand
reception given by Governor and Mrs. Al
GER at their fine new bome-said to be one
of the best if not the best in Detroit. where
elegant residences are the rule. The four
days since, up to Friday evening. have been
busy ones, and good amount OF intelli-
gent legislation has been accomplished.
COMPARING THEIR WORK.
1t is always a source OF satisfaction to
compare one Legislative body and the work
done, with its predecessors. The claim OF
the present Legislature, of more work done
to date than was accomplished by that OF
1883, is hardly substantiated by the facts.
Up to date but 100 House bills and resolu-
tons have reached the Governor. and forty
seven Senate measures, o total OF 1876 bills,
ETC., which have come into the Executive
Office for approval. Mr.. Osmun, the Gov
ernor's private secretary, figures out that
over fifty House measures nre lurking
about the Senate and pi oportionate num-
Der of Senate measures are hating in the
House. The records kept in the Executive
Office show that Gov. Alger and Gov. Begole
have up to date done about the snme a
mount of bill signing, and the same books
show that very few really important meas
ures had reached either Governor ut this
time of the session.
LARGELY PETITIoNED FOR.
While the senate is receiving petitions
from about 1000 people Of the State each
day, for the passage of the 20 mt resolution
submitting the proposed prohibition
amendment, the House is beg inning to be
very largely importuned for the passage of
the Sellers bill to equalize bounties, which
we gave in full in our last as reported by
the committee. More or less petitions have
been received during the whole session, but
now that the bill has been reported, the
pressure is increased. The petitioners say:
"We believe that in the amount Of boun-
ties heretofore paid by the State great in
justice has been done to a large and de-
serving number of volunteers whose claims
upon Just and equitable equalization have
thus far been ignored. Although long
neglected. it is not too late to redress this
wrong. The number of those to be bene-
flied by the provisions of the bill is dimin-
ishing fast, and if the State is ever to rem
edy the injustice complained of, and enable
the surviving soldier to enjoy the benefits
to be derived, the time for action should be
no longer delayed"
GOING FOR CRIMINALS.
An innocent looking little bill passed the
House on the 18th inst, and it is hardly
probable that half of those who voted for it
realized its true import, yet the criminals
of Michigan will have serious occasion to
know that it means great deal to them in
the future if it passes the Senate, as it will
be very sure to do. 1t makes it obligatory
on judges to sentence criminals convicted
of second offense to the full extent of the
law-fifteen years-and amends the law SO
as to read as follows:
IL
having been convicted of any of the crimes
of burglary, grand larceny, horse stealing,
robbery, or forgery, shall thereafter be con-
victed of any one of such crimes, committed
after such first conviction, the punishment
shall he Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
the full term provided by law for such
crime at the time of such last conviction
therefor; and whenever any such person
having been so convicted the second time
as above provided, shall be again convicted
of any of said crimes, committed after said
second conviction, the punishment shall be
Imprisonment in the penitentiary for q
period not less than fifteen Years: Pro-
vided, that such former conviction or con-
victions and judgment or judgments shall
be set forth in apt words in the indictment:
And provided further, that on any trial for
any of said offenses duly authenticated
copy of the record of a former conviction
and Judgment of any court of record, for
either of said crimes, against the party in
dicted shall be primG facie evidence of
such former conviction, and may be used
in evidence against such party.
SEC 2. All acts and parts Of acts in any
wise controvening the provisions of this
act are hereby repealed.
MICHIGAN MINING SCHOOL
An attempt heretofore made to conduct
InluluR bCuOOi III TIC Othtc OuiNcIsitN udb
expended considerable of the States
money-$21, 000-since the school was first
established in 1875, and has proven such a
failure, owing to the fact that there were no
mines there. and consequently no oppor-
tunity for the students to prosecute their
studies in practical way, that it
has been nearly or quite given up. The
necessity for such q school has ali along
been SO apparent to those who have been
obliged to import all their skilled laborers
from the old world that bill Ito establish
and regulate mining school in the upper
peninsula, introduced by Senator Stephen
son and engineered by both Senators Hub
bell and Stephenson, passed the Senate On
the 14th, and will go through the House
no doubt. 1t provides that the Governor
shall appoint six citizens of the upper pen
insula, who shall be known as the Board
of Control of the Michigan Mining School, !"
and hold their offices for two. four, and six
years, two to be appointed each two years
thereafter. who shall serve without COM
pensation. The Board shall hold its first
meeting at Houghton. July Is, 1886. and
organize by electing President Secretary,
and Treasurer from their number. They
shall as soon as possible secure a suitable
location lease or erect buildings procure