Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-05-03

| Inc mousse mas passed the Dill apprOprlat-
| Ing Ssl 900 for dedcating Michigan monu-
ments at Gettysburg.
Consideration of the bill TO regulate the
rental Of telephones has been indefinitely
! postponed
Gov. Luce has signed the bill to increase
the salary of Wayne county auditors to
| $500.
! Members of the university faculty APP
peared before the legislature a few days
ago 20 argue the matter of the new hospital
] before the joint committee on university.
/ DR. Maclean appears in an effort to get "a
new $50 900 branch located at Detroit, and
he spoke AT length on the advantages of such
| "A location, ably supporting the arguments
made by DR. rockingham last week. He
said 10 locate the hospital at Ann Arbor
would be like carrying water 10 float IA ship
ut some inland town. All cases which
students had 10 operate upon had TO be i'm
ported.
The cigarette prohibition bill has been
agreed TO by the senate committee.
The senate has pas ed the bill allowing
the Jackson county supervisors 10 cede the
jackson agricultural societys fair grounds
to the state agricultural society.
The bill for the inspection on the hoof in
this state of all catt slaup for hu-
man food has passed the house. The bill
received but five votes above the constitu-
tiCnal majority.
The bill to prohibit the sale of tobacco to
minors has passed the house.
The ,oint committee 20 determine as TO
the advisability of manufacturing binding
Irvine by convict labDr naVp A the
! senate. The mmittce found az loDa an
unocCuped room 100 feet i'm length and 60
feet in width, formerly used for the manu-
facture of boots aud shoes, with an engine
OF suilicient power and line of shafting
in readiness 10 be utilized for the purpose
contemplated. The committee were also
informed that a sufficient force of men
could be as igncd Tor carrying on the bust
ness when established without in
jury or detrincnt 10 the business
now in progress at the reformatory
The question OF procuring the machinery
and the raw mate ial = the adjustment
of the plant and its maintenance, the com
mittee were unable u determine. They
re commended that the leg stature empower
them to appoint competent person 10 visit
the localities where the machinery is man
ufactured ana the raw material Is sold, and
10 report b soon rs possible so that the
committee may be enabled 10 place before
the legislature a competent report in detail
The committee further says that If the in
vestigation Of the person appointed, would
warrant the establishment of plant, the
board Of control at the lOnia reformatorN
would heartily concur in furthering the
project, and in trying 10 make the same a
success. The report was adopted.
The governor has vetoed the bill author
ling the west side building and loan assoc-
alton Of Grand Rapids 10 increase its stock
10 -, OOOOOO
The supreme court has decided a case of
importance 10 every city and village in the
state. The village OF Trenton, Wayne
county, ordered a tax Of 81 POO spread on
ihe rolls a a bonus TO procure the location
of a Touring mill there. John Clee, "a resi-
dent and taxpayer, applied for and secured
an in5unCt on forbidding its being raised
and paid for that purpose The case was
taken 10 the supreme court, which has
affirmed Judge Brevoots dec sion ana de
clarcd the injunction perpetual.