Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-06-04

approval OF the acts making an appropriation
Tor the school for the use OF the blind; making
an appropriation for the purchase OF books for
the state library; TO provide for the heating,
finishing and furnishing OF the asylum for In
sane criminals; amending act relating TO Vas
sar school district; providing for continuance
of actions I'm Justices courts in cases of
vacancy; amending charter of jackson; the
Detroit annexation act The following bills
passed unless otherwise noted: incorporating
the city of Albion; Incorporating the board
of public works of Grand Rapids; reincorpo-
rating Birmingham; to protect all citizens In
their civil rights; establishing board of
fire and police commissioners In Grand
Eapd' rea Amending and insane consolidating aSsg
amending act relative TO South Lyons school
district; amending section 205S How. relative
to protection OF logs and lumber; to provide
for deposit OF public moneys by Washtenaw
county treasurers with banking corporations
on interest; for the appointment of assistant
prosecuting attorney of Jackson county; to
prevent sale of immoral books, etc. amending
act 1877 OF 1S49 relative to garnishees. Adj
.iourned.
loUsE-The remonstrance of the Grand
Rapids furniture association, representing
"a, 000, 900 in capital, against the Shoemaker
anti-discrimination bill was presented and
ordered printed In the journal; also remon-
STRANGE OF Gand Rapids Merchants 81 Manu-
facturers' exchange, representing S4O,OOO,0OO
NuMerOusly SlRutu reluOuSudnccs from De-
troit merchants against the Dodge
telephone bill were received
The governor noted his approval of the follow
ing acts Amending See. 1897, Howell, relative
to survival OF actions; perfectlng title to Mt
Pleasant to village plat Bills passed: amend
ing Lowell village charter; authorizing tran
script of judgments from one Justices courts
TO another; comforting on Michigan men who
served in LIST N. Y. artillery rights Of Michigan
volunteers; amending Sec. Sl47, Howell, rela-
regulating the use of telephones-vote recon-
sidered and bill tabled; amending Sec. 157
Howell, relative to time for opening and clos
ing polls. Indefinitely postponed to secure
uniform textbooks In the primary schools. In
committee of the whole the house finished con-
sideration of the drain bill and considered
several sections of the general tax bill. Ad-
journed.
MAY 2S.-SENATE-The committee on APP
preparations and finances and public buildings
reported a concurrent. resolution authorizing
the board of state auditors to light the capitol
and grounds with electricity. Ordered printed.
Bills printed Amending the labor bureau act;
prohibiting the manufacture or sale of cleo
margarine or butter substitutes making
ten hours a legal days labor; amending
secs. 7S36-7-S9, Howell, relative 10
the actio of ejectment requiring state insti-
tutions TO submit their estimates TO the board
of charities and corrections; providing for an
attorney fee in case OF foreclosure of mort
cages by advertisement Lost amending section
1894, How. relative To salaries of Justices of
the supreme court, vote reconsidered and bill
tabled Adjourned.
HoUsE-The governor noted his approval of
the concurrent resolution complimentary to
the Hon. Cyrenius p Black; also the acts
amending Sec. 6S1S How, relative to courts
held by justices of the peace; incorporating
Alpena. The following bills passed unless
otherwise noted: reincorporating Pontiac; re-
nd oft fha laNv latfx 10,
the government Of prisons lost, yeas 46, nays
%; reconsidered and tabled detaching ter
ritory from Sodus and attaching it to Benton
to regulate the practice of pharmacy; amend
Ing the general drainage law. A resolution by
a special session of the legislature next winter
to perfect a tax law was laid over one day
under the rules. A resolution by Mr.. Bates for
final adjournment June ID was laid over under
the rule. Adjourned.