Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-06-06
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

BILL authorizing the sale of the Southern
Railroad and organization TO the Michigan
southern was special order in the Senate on
the 24th and after long discussion was lost by
vote OF 20 to O. IL requiring an affirmative vote
OF ~, two-thirds OF the members elected The
Senate joint committees on judiciary and liquor
traffic reported the Damon high tax liquor bill
amended, fixing the tax ON malt liquors at s40c.
spirituous at $500, both $780, three members
dissenting. The House resolution for final
adjournment was tabled In the Senate.
The House, by almost unanimous
vote passed the Swift bill, which hxes railroad
fates at two cents per mile except for roads
earning less than 81 900 per mile, and the Upper
Peninsula lines, which are to be allowed to
charge three cents. The Senate bill providing
able for any member of the family, the unused
portion redeemable at the end of the year, with
exemption in favor of small earning roads, was
then passed by n vote of 6s to 4. The university
appropriation bill Of S2O6, 600 was also passed by
the House. Both houses adjourned to Monday,
the 9th.
THE Senate passed the following bills at its
session on the 2Sth ult Amencing the charters
of Eaton Rapids and Dowsgac authorizing
mutual fire insurance companies to insure
nearly all classes OF property providing an inn
proved sewerage system for the city of Detroit
providing for two assistant prosecuting attor-
neys for Wayne County amending the law with
reference TO the use or air brakes on railroad
trains; exempting from taxation mortgages
held by loan and trust associations appropriat-
ing ", 900 for the improvement of State lands in
the tine city Of faT 9nSPs ing bill
received an adverse committee report, but was
placed ON general order. The House passed the
jackson Mortgage Bill, providing that owners of
mortgaged land may deduct from the interest ON
the mortgage an amount equal to the proportion
that the mortgage bears to the valuation of the
property, and apply on taxes paid, similar to
the California law; two bills amending the
charter OF the city of East Saginaw; authoriz-
ing the city of Detroit to bond itself for $780,
t @ ioa Inc Improvement OF Beile 9n oo Isle Park
plete the decoration of the State Capitol Build
ing increasing the salary of the Clerk OF the
Superior Court of Grand Rapids, 81 200 "The
press libel" BILL framed by the Michigan Press
Association, was reported from the Judiciary
Committee without recommendation, and made
special order for June 8. The Rogers bill, tax
ing rairoad companies per cent. ON gross earn
ings OF - 900 per mile, and per cent IN excess
OF that amount, was killed in committee of the
whole. The Governor approved bills authoriz-
ing one corporation to sell its franchise to
another; Wachtell's general bill for the protect
ing OF FISH amending the charter OF the city OF
Detroit with reference to assessment OF taxes.
A QUORUM was present in both houses when
they met on the 9th ult., but on account of the
impairment of the electric-light apparatus and
also OF the gas chandeliers, preventing the
lighting Of the legislative chambers, no work
was done. bogus challenge to play ball, pur-
porting TO come from newspaper correspond
ents, was received IN the House also one in
which the Wayne delegation, with Mr. Wheaton
for umpire, expressed an earnest wish TO play
with any other combination of Representatives.
These juvenile ebullitions were promptly laid
upon the table. The Senate passed the House
bill to confer cities and villages jurisdiction
to alter or discontinue State roads within their
jurisdiction.
AN appropriation bill of sec, 900 for tho State
public school at Coldwater aud several other
bills of local Importance passed the Senate ON
the Goth ult. The Damon high-license liquor
bill as amended in committee was a special
order. After long discussion it passed, but in
a badly dishgured condition from that In which
IL passed the House. The tax to retailers of
both spirituous and malt liquors is $500; to
wholesalers, $780, Wholesale and retail deal
ers, 81, 900; brewers, S65 with distinction be-
tween malt and spirituous liquors. The pres
ent provision with reference to druggists
was substituted. The Senate went into
executive session on the nomination of
Orson Tompkins, the present Deputy Warden
Of the State Prison, TO the Upper Peninsula
Penal Institution. The nomination was
strongly opposed by the Upper Peninsula Sena-
tors and action was deferred. Bills for the in
corporation OF independents military companies,
and for the prevention of the spreading of con-
tagious diseases were killed. The House had
under consideration the purity of elections bill,
and made it the special order for.J June 4. Wat
sons bill for the township district school sys-
tenn was made a special order for June 9. Ad-
journed TO Monday, June 3.