Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-12
MICHIGAN LEGIsLATURR.

A BILL providing for tho finding OF verdict'
by less number than sir Jurors In trials OF
cases IN Justices Courts was defeated In the
Senate on the 27th ult. A resolution 70 submit
a prohibitory amendment was the special order
In the Senate. and caused protracteo ueDhte.
Talking began at 80 o'clock and vote was
not req he'd until o'clock. when the resolution
was defeated by a strict party vote-i6 yeas ana
IL nays-the Democrats voting against IT, IN
the House most OF the days session was occ1-
pied In the discuss on OF the Ford bill provid-
ing for cap tai punishment Tor certain case :
OF murder, which m ure came mp on tuird
reading. After lengthy discussion the nlI'
visions all IersOns convicted OF murder IN the
first degree shall suffer death by hanging II the
Jury SO aeaiI he carried into execution in
less than ten months after conviction, Iwo o
bills previously pas Ell allowing certa villages
rec srrss ffo% the Govsrnor and smsn ed by
striking ont the clause providing that no FER
sons should te upon such questions VINO are
Governor approved the bill for a general extern
aion OF the time for the collection OF taxes 10
March 20.
The Senate held only brief session.. de-
voted to routine work, on the 2sth ult. and
then adjourned to March 3. The following bills
were passed: incorporating Elsie: relative to
schools: asking Congress TO built soldiers
home In Michigan: amend nR section 5Oll,
Howell, relative To the tuition OF non-resi-
dents; forbidding the use OF explosives IN XIII
ing fish: incorporating Boyne City. The House
passed the Senate substitute for the bill fncor-
porating Elsie and the House bill allowing the
Incorpo alton OF lodges OF the Sons OF Industry.
The House passed the following bills: To incor-
porate the village OF Boyne City; 70 allow
School District Boards to change the time OF
holding annual meetings either the hrst Mon
day in September or the second Monday N July;
to prevent the killing OF fish by dynamite
The Senate was not in session at all, and
the House did very little business on the I'd
inst The time OF the latter body was spent in
considering bills in committee of the whole, not
enough members being present to attempt the
passage of bills. The Republican members de:
dido 4, at a oauous held in tho evening. to hold
two sessions daily, and when either the morn
ing or afternoon session is omitted an evening
session will be held.
THE bill to provide a Board of Pharmacy Ex-
aminers gave rise to a debate in The Senate on
the Sd inst. that consumed nearly the entire
days session. Considerable opposition to the
bill was shown. number of unmportant
amendments were made and the bill ordered re-
printed and placed on the calendar for third
reading. Many believe all that IL desired can
enactment. The most important bill passed
in the House was one making six the
number OF jurymen In courts OF record; Other
bills passed were: Amending the Grand Rapids
charter; empowering Glencoe. Lake County, TO
institute proceedings % recover money; amend.
ing sections 1000 and 7OOl, relative TO appeal
OF Constables in civil cases; to prohibit
teaching of languages other than En-
iish in the primary schools; amend ng
for the pa! tition OF real estate in certain cases
providing for uniform examination OF school
teachers IN Alpena County: amending section
Gsls, Howell, relative to Justices courts.
THE discussion OF miscellaneous bills In COM
mittee of the whole engrossed the entire time
OF the Senate. at its session on March 4. Moth
L.. T,..It
ciRsas GoRHAtt6n ha8Yse5elti "a S. antf we're dts
thorized TO employ stenoGrapher and send for
persons and papers. The House passed bills
amending the charter OF Ishpeming Dundee,
Armada, and INLAY City, and defeated the bill
making the usual appropriation of $500 for the
State Pioneer Society-yeas. 40; nays, 49, En-
sickness OF his wife, and his assistant, c. +.
Triplet, was promoted. The bill TO provide for
free textbooks in the public schools was in
definitely POSTPONED. The House postponed
discussion on the minority rep esentation bill
70 the 18th, after a two hours discussion.
Nearly the entire afternoon was spent in COM
mittee OF the whole. Both houses were pro-
fusely decorated. On every desk were small
flags, many Republicans having theirs at half
mast The Democrats offered resolutions of
coincidence ana Tor adjournment, TO allow the
Republicans to attend the funeral of the Re-
publican party. They were tabled.
MEssRs. BROWN and Pencil, a majority of
Committee on State Prisons, made an elaborate
report to the Senate on the 9Th inst, disapprov-
ing any changes being made in the laws regu-
lating the employment OF convicts in prisons.
The law now gives discretionary power to the
authorities to engage prisOne az labor for
State account. and no legislation Is needed to
carry the princi lie into effect. The committee
questions the wisdom OF making any changes.
a5 ysiIAf ~ Aae 8Bvefs don:
tracts will coon expire. The following bills were
passed: The Senate bill fixing the boundaries
between Houghton and Baraga; House bill re-
incorporating Cadillac; House bill reincorpor-
ating Milan; Senate bill am nding section GAIA,
relating to jury fees; also the bill appropriatinR
$l0,5OO for the New Orleans Exposition. In the
House the Governor noted his approval of the
following bills: Asking Congress- TO build a
soldiers home in Michigan; authorizing the in
CORPORATE n of Sons of Industry; protecting
fish. Bills passed: Prohibiting the removal OF
certain civil cases TO the Supreme Court; amend
ing the Grand Rapids charter; prot citing fish
and preserving fisheries