Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-06-20
THE STATE.
A NEW ELECTION BILL.
The Senate Has a Bill Radically Diff
ferent From the House Bill.
Legislative Notes.

Inc senate committee OF elecLlOnS mas re-
ported two important bills, both amending
existing election laws, one 10 require town
ships, villages and cities TO divide into cleo
tion districts when the voters exceed three
hundred, and the other amending 43 sec
tions Of the general election law, by requir-
ing the secretary of state 10 furnish paper
for ballots and slips ready cut; by relllr-
ing the voter to pass through booth to the
ballot box. and while therein to enclose his
ballot in an envelope 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 TO be impressed with II ballot
seal furnished for each election by the sec
rotary of state, and to be destroyed
as soon as the polls close; forbid
ding the ballot-box 10 be opened at
the noon ad journment or to be taken from
the room during the election. Most other
changes are merely incidental to the sub.
division into precincts and the adoption OF
The above mentioned innovation. Senator
Leavitt 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 radically
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 commits ioner: to regulate the move
ment of street cars at crossings; providing
for the ONT erection of soldiers monument
al buildings; relative TO offenses against
lives and persons; authorizing the forml-
ton OF companies to deal in real estate; APP
propriating for the reform school; relative
TO the business of mutual fire insurance.
The senator's have passed resolution
that the legislature shall transact no bust
ness after June 20, except the signing of
bills by the presiding officers and fixing
final adjournment for June -. Speaker
DieRema says the house will agree 10 this.
This will make the length of the session
175 days, or one day shorter than the SEES
sion of 1851.
The house has passed resolution favor
ing the appointment of Sergeant at Arms
Dunn TO be doOr-keeper OF tle national
house of representatives.
The conference committee have agreed
on compromise on the Damon bill. They
have fixed the retail tax at $780, left the
brewers tax at ), and require the drug
gists TO secure permits TO sell liquor and
TO make quarterly reports to the author
tiles
The house is endeavoring to rush things
Deputy Sheriff Cook returned from De-
troit the other morning without eX-Rep-
resentative Walthew, after whom he was
sent with a warrant for his arrest under
charge Of attempted bribery in the leg
islature. Sheriff Cook says the newspapers
advised Mr. Walthew of his mission and
that he found the bird flown.
The house has passed, by small major
ity, the bill providing for home for feeble
minded children.
The house has passed the bill 10 increase
the salaries of the deputies, auditor gen
eral, secretary of state, treasurer, COM
missioner OF the land office and superin-
tendont of public instruction from Sl,S0J
to $500.
The bill providing for indeterminate
sentences has passed TO the third reading
in the house.