Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-07

MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.


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MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
BILL OF Importance to Upper Peninsula gold
and silver companies passed the Senate April
20. 1t suspends for five years. commencing Jan.
l, 1885. the law requiring such companies TO pay
to the State tax OF per cent. Oh the value Of
their output. The object is to assist the new
companies that are beginning to mine gold and
silver. In the Senate the following bills also
passed: Restricting the powers OF the Highway
Commissioners OF Republic township, Marquette
County; revising the charter of the city Of East
sSg,lnaw: Inc governor noted his approval OF the
highway laws: reincorporating the village OF
Au sable, Osceola County; repeating act 1913 OF
1888; concurrent resolution asking Congress TO
convert the st. Clair Flats into national health
and pleasure resort In the House the bill to
authorize Bay County to buy and maintain
bridge across the Saginaw River. passed on the
Path, was reconsidered, and the bill referred to
the committee OF the whole. The Governor noted
his approval OF the joint resolution for the relief
OF George 7. Baker. The Auditor General COM
municated to the House, in response to its reso-
luton OF inquiry, the fact that $1,17S,scO had
been paid as bounties to soldiers by the State.
A CONCURRENT resolution to add one Senator
and two Representatives to the Joint Tax Com
mittee was adopted by the Senate on the 27th
ult. Senator Corvett submitted a substitute for
the pending tax law bill. which was referred 70
the Joint Tax Committee and ordered printed
IL adopts the Wisconsin tax law. so far as it
can be made applicable to Michigan. 1t IL
necessarily very long, but those who know
something OF its provisions pronounce It
very complete and satisfactory bill, and one
that stands a good chance to be passed by
the present Legislature. Now that the one
gotten up by the Tax Commission, and passed
at the regular session in 1882, has proven to be
unconstitutional, IL is self-evident that the
present Legislature must take hold of the SUBJ
Snu be sessoa ana PSss ax even
as many think it will. In the House the Senate
bill making appropriations to the Northern In
sane Asylum, at Traverse City, were favorably
reported by the committee ON the Northern
Asylum. number of bills were considered In
committee OF the whole.
A RESOLUTION by Mr.. Monroe reciting that
grave difficulties were likely to ensue on account
Of the division Of the Supreme Court upon the
constitutionality Of the tax Law, and instrpeti,
taxes advertised for May 4, 1885, until such time
as the Legislature may direct, was temporarily
laid upon the table in the Senate on the 2stn
nlt The following bills passed the Senate:
For ferry across Pine Lake; to increase the
salary OF the State Librarian; for a patent
70 y; .. Morton; amending section 1883,
Howell, relative to burial grounds; adding
new section to chapter 263, Howell, rel
ative to the trial OF issues of facts for repairing
the State road in st. Clair County; TO punish
frauds or hotel keepers; making an appropria-
bill Incorporating the city OF Au Sable was
killed. In the House the following bills passed:
Amending the Clio village charter; changing the
names OF streets in Bay City; amending section
1896, Howell. relative to writs Of error and cer-
uorarf: amending chapter 21l, Howell, relative
to the st. Mary's ship canal; amending the law
relative to the practice of dentistry; amending
section 1897, Howell relative to State Agency for
juvenile offenders; amending the Alpena city
charter; amending and regulating the liability
OF employers in case of personal injury to their
employees; amending ect 35I OF 1879 relative to
meat and provision inspection In Detroit: to
prevent accidents by line mating on a fair
ground where machinery is used; establishing
the Upper Peninsula Mining School: relative to
stenographers for the Twent. third Judicial
Circuit; mending section s992, Howell relative
land; FOR the relief OF William 81. Charles. The
bill providing for fling the notes of stenogra-
piers was not passed. The vote was reconsid-
cred and the bill tabled
BY an almost unanimous vote, both houses of
the Legislature, on the 29th ult., passed joint
resolution that temporarily bridges over the
first sales of land delinquents for taxes for 1882,
that were advertised to take place In several
counties as early as May 4, with others to follow
in other counties within short time thereafter
It was promptly signed by the Governor, and
provides temporary relief until the Legislature
can prepare and pass new tax law to take the
place of the one made at the special session OF
1882 and now declared unconstitution-
al The resolution reads: WHEREAS,
BY, BY an ., equal division division. Of the Supreme
grave doubt is thrown upon the constitutionali-
ty OF tax sales made under the tax law of 1882
doubt large amount Of litigation and expense
will be likely to arise should further sales he
made under such law; therefore kesolUed, BY
the Senate of the State OF Michigan. the House
OF Representatives concurring therein that the
Auditor General be. and he is hereby. author
lied and instructed to suspend the sale for de-
Hnquent taxes OF 1882, now authorized to take
place Monday, May 4, 1886, unit l such time
as the Legislature may authorize and
direct. either by resolution or the enact
ment of statute bearing upon the subject.
In the Senate the following bills passed: lncor-
porating the village Of Chippewa Lake; amend
ing the Ludington city charter; amending act
142 of 1888, relative to the Upper Peninsula petit
jurors; relative to the stenoerapher for the Six
teenth Judicial District; to prevent the spread
to regulate gas works was lost, the vote recon-
Bidered, and the bill tabled The Senate, in ex-
ecutive session, confirmed the appointment of
Charles ID. Lawton, of Lawton, as Commissioner
of Mineral Statistics, vice Wright. resigned, aud
James Il. Sawyer as Trustee of the Pontiac
Insane Asylum, vice Mcconnell, deceased.
The entire afternoon was spent in committee OF
the whole in consideration Of Senator ShOemak-
er's bill to regulate freight rates on railroads,
and to prevent unjust determinations in
rates on raj roads. The House passed bills to
Incorporate the village of Oscoda and to amend
the charter Of the village OF Howard City. Con-
slderation of all pending bills on election laws
was made speial order for May 8.
THE bill for the appointment of commission
banking law was lost in the Senate on the SOth
ult, reoonsidered, and tabled. TO the Senate
the Governor noted his approval of the follow
ing acts: Supplementary to the general rail-
road act: reincorporating Roscommon The
following bills passed the Senate Regulating
ga5-works; amending the act for the APP
pointment of an Assistant Prosecuting At
torney for Wayne County. In the House
there spirited fight over the Joint resolution
extending the time for completing the Mar
quette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad.
Grocer move to take IL mp, and was vigorously
opposed by Hampton and supported by Black.
After a short colloQuy between the last two, the
House proceeded to consider the resolution. An
amendment TO compel the company to build ten
miles by July !, 1886, was discussed until adj
journment To the House the Governor noted
his approval Of acts, making an appropri-
alton to the Reform School, rein Eorpor-
ating Holland, for ferry across Pine
Lake, restricting the powers of the Com
missioners Of Highway of public townsh D,
amending the charter of Saginaw for an infirm-
ary at the kalamazoo Asylum, establishing
Board Of Fish Commissioners, for the examina-
tion OF teachers in Alpena, relating to vacancies
in the Superior Court of Detroit, amending the
laws TO protect fish, authorizing Spalding.
Saginaw County, to build bridge. authorizing
the Auditor General to suspend the sale OF
lands delinquent for taxes in 1882. Bills pass
ed: Amending the Hillsdale city charter:
amending Vassar village charter; appropriating
$4,000 to the Traverse Asylum; to tax the
Lake Shore Road In accordance with the general
law. The bill amending section 506A Howell,
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