Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-05-16
aICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

ator Gilmores bill requiring railroad companies
S25 In the Upper Peninsula, valid for two years
and available for any member of family. The
House passed bills providing for additional
ditional Judge and an official stenographer in
Kent Circuit; prohibiting change In salaries
OF county officers during the term by boards of
supervisors authorizing appointments of no
taries public by the Governor when legislature
is not In session, for term of four years, ap-
pointees must have reached the age OF 81 years ;
reincorporating the village OF DAWSON Genesee
County; TO revise aud consolidate the highway
laws appropria,ing $3.50 for the publication of
the proceedings OF meetings of the county super
intendents Of the poor appropriating S120, ,207
for n deaf and dumb asylum Mr.. Giimore's
bin authorizing the incorporation of loan aud
trust companies was tabled The vote by
which the local option bill was lost in the
House was reconsidered, aud 1t was laid on the
table. An attempt was made to take from the
table n resolution fixing the Anal adjournment
at June and A. failed by vote OF 35 10 81
Bills were also passed by the House amending
the charter Of West Bay City; fixing salaries OF
Justices and Clerks Of Justices Courts In the
city OF Detroit. A bill authorizing the Mayor OF
Detroit to sit upon the Police Commission dur
ing the trials of officers, was lost by vote Of
80 To As.
THE House passed but one bill on the 4th inst,
that establishing q stone road in Bay County.
The grain inspection bill had an adverse COM
mittee report. Representative McElroy offered
concurrent resolution for final adjournment
June 5-0 but 10 was laid over under the rules.
There was a long discussion in committee of the
whole over Joint resolution introduced by Mr.
Williams fixing the salary OF members OF the
Legislature at $500 IL was finally amended by
substituting 81 900 for the original sum, when a
motion to strike out all after the enacting
clause failed 10 carry. The committee rose and
obtained leave to sit again. The Governor ap-
proved bill, amending the charter Of Corunifa
and of Benton Harbor aud st. Joseph author
tzing administrators, executors, and guardians
to mortgage estates in order to repair and inn
prove them to provide for more equitable
distribution Of the estates OF intestates.
TFE House met at o'clock on the afternoon
OF the 9th inst, and worked in committee of the
whole. The Wells purity Of election bill, con-
tepplating the of the Rhines voting ma
chine, received adverse committee report
The bill authorizing the appointment of regis
ter by Judges Of Probate in counties having
$4,000 inhabitants was killed in committee OF
the whole. A bill passed the House In COM
1ee sep on OF the the part Mho of SEVERAL is nDetd%ra % Co
secure control of great tracts of valuable low
lands along the shore of Lake Huron, in the
Lower Peninsula This is to be drained, and
stock raising a Wholesale scale inaugurated.
The bill authorizes the formation OF stock com
panies for this purpose, and limits the amount
of land one company may control to 10000 acres.
The Governor approved a bill to prevent COM
mercial fishing in the water of Les Cheneux
Channel The House concurred in the Senate
bill appropriating Sl2, 500 for an amusement hall
for the Kalamazoo Asylum. The Senate met at
0o'clock in the evening, but did no business OF
Importance.
THE Senate passed the Detroit boulevard bill
Rogers blu, prohibiting the sale of tobacco tr
minors under II the Jackson cigarette bill,
prohibiting manufacture or sale. Both have
passed the House. A bill was also passed max
ing appropriations for a State agricultural col
lege and pioneer and historical society.
House bill appropriating money for
the relief Of sufferers by hail
storm in sanilac and St. Clair Counties
received adverse committee report. A
bill raising the salary Of the Senate Librarian
and assistants passed the committee OF the
whole. Bills passed the House authorizing
Reed City to issue bonds for public improve
lnents TO punish by imprisonment not exceed
ing Is years, the enticing into any place OF per-
sons under 16 years of age for immoral purposes
Watchtell's bill for the general revision OF the
fish laws authorizing the leasing of public
buildings to q. A. II. organizations at a NOM
inal sum fixing the compensation of mem
bers of the board of the Soldiers
Home ut 80 per day when on duty, with actual
expenses TO provide for an additional court
stenographer for the Saginaw Circuit and fix
ing the salary at 81 500. A resolution for ad-
journment June 5-s was discussed, but no de-
cision was reached. joint resolution fixing
the compensation Of the members OF the Degis-
lature at SOD per annum passed the committee
of the whole. II 1t passes the House 1T will be
submitted to the people
The Senate passed u house bill on the sth
inst, for the repeal of the law requiring report
of mortgages for taxation, by vote OF IL TO l3
also bill amending the charter of the city OF
Hillsdale. In the House joint resolution fixing
the salary of members of the Legislature at S5G
per annum, was defeated by vote of 26 to %.
insurance companies from TO 2 per cent. passed
the committee Of the whole and Ferguson's bill
increasing the tax ON express companies from
to per cent. failed. The House passed bills
prescribing tho legal size for meshes
In fish nets; to prevent the spread Of
contagious diseases requiring gasoline naph-
tina, and benzine, when sold at retail, to be la
beled providing for the erection OF two infirma-
ries and two cottages in connection with the
Northern Michigan Insane Asylum nuthoriz-
fn0 no of fOrG
for the improvement of its sewer. The Governor
approved bills changing the manner Of appoint
mized road in Bay County, and for an addition
nj Circuit Judge in the Saginaw or Tenth
Judicial Circuit. The Governor appointed John
A. Edget, of Saginaw, additional Judge on Sagi-
nav Circuit Ferdinand w. Nearshaner, MEM
Der of the Wayne County Jury Commission,
vice Abram, resigned; Alfred Kidder and John
Board of Control Upper Peninsula Mining
School, and Thomas Applegate member of the
Board of Control of the Blind School.
THE Senate grappled with the House "inspec-
tion of beef" bill on the 9th inst, and IL de-
feated by q vote of 10 yeas to 10 nays. Senator
Colgrove's bill covering the same subject was
indefinitely postponed. Other bills were
passed authorizing Reed City to incur n
bonded Indebtedness Of se5OOO for public
improvements the Grand Rapids police
court bill, raising the salary OF the judge
the bill appropriating Ss5, 700 for the
support of the State Normal School. The
House Damon high-license bill was referred to
the Liquor Traffic and Judiciary Committee
jointly. The House passed bills appropriating
S74 1862 for the support Of the State Industrial
Home for Girls providing for incorporating
building and loan associations amending the
charter of the city of lansing. A bill reducing
the specific tax on the business Of fire insur-
auce companies from to per cent. failed of
passage by vote Of 80 20 Al. The Governor APP
proved the Rogers bill, preventing the sale OF
tobacco to minors under IL years OF age ; the
university appropriation bill the bill provid-
ing for the erection of an amusement hall and
chapel at the Michigan Insane Asylum, and the
Detroit boulevard bills.