The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-30
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

IN the senste tho President pro tenn. an
Icinced the following changes in committees On
the lsth inst Senator Giddngs, Chairman u
the Committee on State Public schools Mines.
Chairman Of the Committee on Schools for the
Blind Babcock, Chairman Of the Committee ON
Reform Schools. Several petitions were pre-
eentod from Il. a. *. posts favorng the Custer
monument bill Tee House joint resolution
the Governors salary was referred TO the FL
ance and APPROPRIATED COMMITTEES. The bill for
punishment OF parties firing mnss and mining
property has been signed by the Governor.
The Senate went into executive session and con-
firmei lar,e batch OF notarles public and
made the following other appointments: Henry
n Raymond. Commissioner OF insurance.
Jnmes A. Remick and jacob =. Farrand, Detroit.
Trustees of Eastern Michigan Asylum; William
G. Colborn, Detroit, Commits sionor Of the Metro
politan Police OF Detroit for eight years after
February ], 1889; Edwin G. Watkins. Wardes
state House of Correction and Reformatory at
Ionia; Moran 5. Crosby, GRIND Rapids. to MI
vacancy on the Board of Managers Of the Ionia
Heformatory, caused by the resignation OF A.
IL. Piper, whose term OF Office would have ex-
PRED January i. 1S0i; Jerome Craul Of
Detroit for six years the same board Bills were
INTRODUCED in the House To authorize the forma-
ton OF corporations for acquiring holding. leas-
Ing and selling real estate and for the erection OF
buildings thereon to incorporate associations
and religious bodies for literary religious. and be-
nevolent purposes TO rrohibit the sale OF liquors
within fiye miles of ths Ann Arbor University.
A bill was passed amending the mechanics lion
law. bill was introduced for abolishing the
present system OF appointments of Detroit
police commissioners, and TO reduce the num-
Der to four; investing the Mayor with authority
to appoint.
inst. The presiding officers chair and the ros-
trum were heavily draped in mourning in
spect to the memory OF the late Lieut. Gov.
Macdonald. There were n neteen members
present. No prayer opened the session, as is GUS
tomary, but President pro tenn. Ball announced
briefly the death of the Lieutenant Governor.
The Senate committee 10 prepare a programme
for memorial services 10 be observed in Joint
convention Wednesday Jan. 81. consists OF Sen
ator Chapman, Mccormick, and Harshaw. Tho
special Senate committee resolutions Ia
Messrs. Taylor, Palmer, and Wisner. Speaker
Diekema offic ally announced the intelligence of
the death OF Lieut. Gov. Macdonald to the
offered a resolution for joint conven-
ton OF the two houses, ON Wednes-
aSy " 3 c6 nm aIa foG tae
range n programme for memorial services.
which was adopted. Representative Ea on re-
ported the action of informal meeting OF
members and the appointment OF committee
u attend the funeral, and this action was fully
Endorsed The Speaker appointed Messrs.
Pealer, Eaton, and Wheaton as the committee
TO arrange a programmes OF joint memorial
services on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Out OF respect
TO the memory Of Lieutenant Governor Mac
donald, both houses then adjourned until Thurs
day, Jan. "a. at 10 n. In.
BILLS were introduced In the Senate on the
18th inst: Requiring prohibition In counties
that declared against the traffic under the un-
constitutional al-option law, and re-enactr6
the present high-license law; a bill was intro
duced 10 fix retail charges for telephones. In
the House bills wore noticed as follows:
To repeal the act making standard
time legal time OF the State; to
form new judicial circuit, to be
known as the Twenty-ninth Circuit. out Of
Gratiot and Montcalm Counties 10 collec and
publish Michigan divorce statistics for tho re-
peal OF the mortgage taxation law; school
book act providing for State Commission to
select textbooks and the State TO print and fur
nish them at actual cost; for 500 bounty to
ali Michigan soldiers and sailors who served
ninety days and enlisted prior TO February
., 1865; 10 make public shooting and
fishing grounds of the valuable accretions
about Maison Island in Sag nav Bay; providing
fer the restoration Of the death penalty in case
of murder committed while attempting TO per-
petrate arson, rape, robbery or burglary; pro-
viding for Michigan home and training school
for feeble.minded children between the ages of
and II. Petitions from the Grand Army posts
for a $4,000 appropriation to erect q statue or
Gen. Custer ut Washington.