Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-06-21
THE STATE.
A NEW ELECTION BILL.
The Senate Has a Bill Radically Diff
ferent From the House Bill.
Legislative Notes.

Ion ulStflctS Wnen the voters exceed tnree
hundred, and the other amending AZ sec
tions OF the general election law by requir
ing the secretary of state 10 furnish paper
for ballots and slips ready cut; by relllir-
ing the voter 10 pass through DO tn 10 the
ballot box, and while therein TO enclose his
ballot in an nyelope TO be furnished by the
secretary OF state requiring all ballots TO
be printed and voted without writing or
mark thereon, and requiring both ballot
and enve ope 10 be impressed with ballot
seal furnished for each election by the sec
rotary of state, and 20 be destroyed
as soon as the polls close; forbid
ding the ballot box 10 be opened at
the noon ad ourn ent or TO be taken from
the room dur.ng the election. Most other
changes are merely incidental TO the sub
Gisision into prec nets and the adoption OF
ihe above mentioned innovation. Senator
LeaviGL thinks he has combined in these
two bills the desirable features OF the pro-
posed innovations, without the deranging
the existing system. This bill is rddlceilly
different from the house election bill.
Gov Luce has signed the university APP
preparation bill.
The Governor has signed the bills CON
corning the letting of contracts by the high
way comm ssionCr: to regulate the move
ment of street re- at crossings; providing
for the o nj erect on Of soldiers monument
al buildings; reutlVe 10 oifenseS against
lives and persons; authorizing the torml-
ton of companies TO deal IN real estate; APP
propriatng for the reform school; relative
10 the business Of mutual fire insurance.
Tho senator's have passed a resolution
that the legislature shall transact no bust
ness after June % except the signing OF
bills by the presiding officers, and fixing
final adjournment for June -. Speaker
Diekema says the house will agree 10 this.
This will make the length OF the session
1i5 days, or one day shorer than the ses-
sion OF loo.
The house has passed a resolution favor
ing the appointment Of Sergeaut-at Arms
Il Dunn TO b5 dOorkeeper of he national
\ house of represent. tiycs.
The conference committee have agreed
on compromise on the Damon bill They
have fixed the retail tax at 500, left the
brewers tax at g. and require the drug
gists TO secure permits 10 sell liquor and
To make quarterly reports to the author
tiles
) The house is endeavoring to rush things
through for an ad. ournment June %
Deputy Sheriff Cook returned from De.
4 troit the other morning without Rep
preventative Walthew, after whom he was
sent with warrant for his arrest under
N charge of attempted bribery in the leg
islature. Sheriff Cook says the newspapers
4 advised Mr.. Walthew OF his mission and
that he found the bird flown.
The house has passed, by a small major
lily, the-0ill providing for a home for feeble
MINDED children.
The house has passed the bill to increase
t5he salaries OF the deputies, auditor gen
leral, sec. etary of state, treasurer, com
missioner OF the land ONCE and superin-
tendent Of public instruction from Sl,s0J
to 5000.
The bill providing for indeterminate
sentences has passed 10 the third reading
:, athe house.
The general tax bill received an almost
Unanimous vote N the house the other day.
The Marquette * Brule river land grant
forfeiture bill was debated at great length
N in the senate the other day, and a resou-
! lion surrendering tie states interests in
the lands passed. The lands in quest on
l.aro: Lands granted TO the Chicago, St.
.ul x Fond du Lac railroad, III, li5 73-l0O
res; lands cert fled by the United States
the state of Michg n and not patented,
IAN ed to the Marquette, Houghton X On
fnagon railroad, 1914 u 73-lO0 acres. These
inds lie nor, OF the constructed railroad
Ns,etween the fifteen and twenty mile limit,
between Mar uette and L'Anse, and were
ever selected by the NJ, Ii. * q. X. *.
yinds granted 10 the Chicago. st. Paul,
- on Du Lac and Marquette, Houghton ~
1 ntonagon railroad, not patented by the
| late. l5,0l2 2)-l0O acres. This makes
rand total of 22O, -, acres. They are the
lme lands that were involved in the con
| tessonal fight Of last winter.
The house passed resolution to appro.
| PIRATE no. more than =, 900 for Mrs. Sarah
| Bryan, whose husband was killed by an in
L furiated bull kept at the Coldwater public
J school.
Senator Wesselius bill allowing outside
mutual insurance companl es TO do business
lin M chigan upon depositing with the com
missioner OF insurance $lO,OJO aud $4,000
u premium notes was decapitated in the
senate committee of the whole.
The senate has passed the anti rebate
Insurance bill. The prime object of the
measure is TO make insurance agents hon
81 IL prevents any discrimination in
rates, and compe.s that the same terms be
riven To small policy holders as TO large
pnes, and makes it an offense punishable by
|ine to offer any terms other than these
brin ted in contracts G. w. Moore of De
roit has loDbied the bill.
The local option bill in its present cond.
IN; requires a three hfthS vote for adop
On OF prohibition, instead Of submIs
ion-
Gov. Luce has appointed Henry F. Walsh
n Grand Rapids ad lit onal stenographer of
Ne twelfth judicial circuit court.
THE MONUMENTS.
xdicat0ry Exercises at Historic Get
tysburg.
Michigan was well represented at Gettys-
Irg on the 18th, aud had the we ither been
ID tious, the dedication of the monuments
he lus rious dead would have been in
sbpen air AS il was raining heayi Y "a
JidIng was secured and the exerc ses were
under shelter. Tue procession
cched AS follows
lac Cavalry Brigade, led By Capt o. a.