The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-05
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

BILL authorizing the sale OF the Southern
Railroad and organization To the Michigan
Southern was special order I'm tho senate on
the 2ith, and after "A long DISCUSSION was lost by
vote of % 20 9. 40 requiring an Affirmative vote
Of - two-thirds Of tho members elected. Tho
Senate Joint committees ON judiciary aud liquor
trnffic reported the Damon high tax liquor bill
msnded, fixing the tax ON malt liquors mt $500
spirituous at Sj0J both 500 three members
adjournment was tabled I'm the senate.
The House. by almost unanimous
vote, passed the Swift bill. which fxes railroad
fates at two cents per mile except for roads
Farming less than 81 900 per mile and the Upper
Peninsula limos, which 10 b. allowed 20
charge three cents. The Senate bill providing
for the issue of 900 mile tickets for $40, avail
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 vote of 90 TO 4. The university
appropriation bill OF S2O6, 600 also passed by
the House. Both houses adjourned 10 Monday
the nth
THE Senate passed the following bills at it's
session on the 18th ult: Amencing the charters
OF Eaton Rapids and Dowsgiac; 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 10 the use OF air brakes on railroad
trains exempting from taxasion mortgages
held by loan and trust associations appropriate
ing - 900 for the improvement OF State lands in
the city OF La LANSING bill appTopriist
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 co ual 10 the proportion
that the mortgage bears TO the valuation OF the
property and apply on taxes S1s paid, similar to
charter of the city OF East Saginaw; authoriz-
ing the city OF Detroit TO bond itself for $780,
Ooo for the improvement OF Belle sell ood isle Park
plete the decoration of the State Capitol Build
ing; increasing the salary OF tho Clerk of the
Superior Court OF Ora nd Rapids, 81 40. The
press libel" bill, framed by the Michigan Press
Association was reported from the Judiciary
Committee without recommendation, and made
IA special order for June 5. The Rogers bill. tax
ing railroad 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 10
another Wachtel 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 10 come from newspaper correspond
ents, was received in the House; also one in
which the Wayne delegation, wish Mr. Wheaton
for umpire, expressed an earnest wish TO play
with any other combination of Representatives.
These juvenile ebullitions were promptly laid
bill 20 confer cities and villages Jurisdiction
10 alter or discontinue State roads within their
jurisdiction
AN appropriation bill OF 566 900 for tho State
public school at Coldwater and several other
bills OF local importance passed the Seuate Oh
the 10Th ult. The Damon high-licenss lqucs
bill Gs amended in committee spe 3
order. After long discussion il passed, but \
badly dishgured condition from that in which
! il passed the House. The tax TO retailers of
both spirituous and malt liquors ia $500; TO
wholesalers, $500; wholesale and retail dc al
ers, II, 900; brewers. So, with no distinction be-
tween malt and spirituous liquors. The pres
/ ent provision with reference 20 druggists
/ was substituted. The Senate went into
! executive session on the nomination of
! Orson fompkins, the present Deputy Warden
4 of the State Prison, 10 the Upper Peninsula
/ Penal Institution. The nomination was
/ strongly opposed by the Upper Peninsula Sena-
/ tors and action deferred. Bills for the in
! corporation OF independent 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 il the special order for June 4. Wat
sons bill for the township district school sys-
TEN was made special order for june .. Ad
/ journed to Monday, June 3.