The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-26
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

measure IL Is aimed particularly at the Monroe
Marsh Company. syndicate of Eastern sports
men who purchased 1900 acres Of submerged
lands near Monroe for several years have for
hidden the public 10 shoot wild fowl ON their
grounds. The bill gives the Marsh Company
the same rights as every one else and no more.
The Republicans in caucus agreed to pass bill
providing for the aocumulative system OF voting
for members OF the Legislature in districts that
elect over two Representatives. The House
passed bills prohibiting the adnteration of vine
gar and increasing the salaries OF the deputy
state officers from II, 300 To - 400 each The
Senate killed the Swift 2-cent-a-miIe railroad
bill ana passed bills providing for the incorpora-
ton OF summer resort associations and provid-
ing penalties for sabbath breaking.
THE Joint resolution by which the State re-
nqushes in behalf of the settlers all title 10 the
mineral lands granted the Marquette Houghton
and Ontonagon, the Ontonagon and Brule River,
and the Marquette ana Bay De Nocquet rail.
ways, which we're recently declared forfeited by
Congress- passed both houses OF thesI legislature
on the l4th inst This is the end of long and
bitter hght over the possession of hundreds
OF thousands of acres OF valuable mineral
and timber lands in the Upper Peninsula.
Although Congress declared the lands
forfeited last winter the roads still
held claim upon them, and settlers could not
secure IA perfect title until this was relin-
pushed An effort was made TO add proviso
TO the resolution stating that the States title
was relinquished solely that the actual home
steaders aud none else might perfect their titles,
able portion OF the lands VIII be gobbled by the
land companies and lumbermen. The Senate
passed the House bills calling for popular
vote upon the holding of convention
to remodel the Constitution and providing
for the relief OF soldiers and their
families outside the Soldiers Home by levying
a special tax and creating relief commission
in each county To disburse IL. The Swift bill
providing for two-cent railway fares which had
passed the House, was killed in tho Senate.
The Senate passed bill prohibiting insurance
companies and agents from granting n rebate 70
the insured, as is frequently done for the pur-
pose Of securing business. The Conference
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for beer and whisky NJ $3.50; wholesale liquor
tax 5000; brewers tax, 500. Druggists are TO
be required TO procure a permit 10 sell liquor
and make quarterly reports of their sales. The
anti-screen provision passed by the House was
stricken out.
Mr. BLACKWELL offered resolution in tho
Senate, ON the 18th inst, referring 10 the Mar
quettte, Houghton, and Ontonagon and other
land grants forfeited by Congress at the close
OF the last session, and requesting tho Attorney
General OF the United States TO Investigate the
question OF alleged fraudulent grants. The
resolution was unanimously adopted. The Sen
ate adopted n resolution offered bv Mr. Chan
man, recting that the bill increasing the sal
aries OF cettain deputies and chief clerks in
the state Department, which had passed the
House. had been criticised by other clerks as
unequal aud unjust wherefore full list of
names, titles and salaries paid 20 every clerk in
the various departments is requested for the
information or the Senate. The resolution was
adopted. Bills passed the Senate: House bill
TO authorize Hastings TO borrow money; House
bill authorizing Sand Beach TO borrow money
which was devoted 10 routine business.
THE Local option bill after hanging fire in
the tefor weeks, passed that body on the
18th inst. and will become law as soon as IL
reaches the Governor A number OF serious de-
fects led the supreme Court TO declare the local
option law OF Two years ago unconstitutional
and the new act has been carefully framed 10
avoid these objections. ON this account the
power OF suspending the liquor traffic in any
county Is given 20 the County Supervisors in
stead of directly TO the people. Any time one
fifth of the voters of n county petition for local
option election the County Clerk is required
To call n special meeting Of the Supervisors
and they in turn call the election. II the county
votes in favor OF prohibition, the Supervisors
have power to adopt resolution prohibiting
the sale of liquors, but are not compelled 10 do
30 only as morally bound by the decision of the
voters. The relatives OF persons injured in per-
son or property by liquor sold them in prohibit
ton counties can recover actual damages from
the seller In the House a bill establishing a
State constabulary 10 enforce the liquor law
was defeated after heated discussion.
THE liquor bin, as recommended by the Con-
ference Committee OF the two houses, passed
the House on the 18th inst, but the Senate failed
to concur The senate indefinitely postponed
similar To the Massachusetts excise law for gov
erning the liquor traffic, thus virtually killing
the measure. The Senate bill prohibiting life
insurance companies from granting rebates
dividing commissions with the insured passed
the House. An act was passed requiring all
mixed trains 10 be rovided with air brakes by
October 1899. The Senate Joint resolution ask
ing Attorney General Miller 20 ascertain whether
any lands in the upper peninsula have been
granted fraudulently, passed the House The
Senate passed n resolution requesting the Sec
rotary OF tho Interior To order n survey of
boundary lines between Michigan aud Ohio and
Indiana.
SENATOR HoLBRooK's antitrust bill passed
the senate on the 9th bv n large vote IL pro-
vides that All contracts, agreements, under.
standings, and combinations made, entered into,
or knowingly assented 20 by and between any
parties capable Of making contract agree
ment that would be valid AZ law in equity
the purpose or object or intent of which shall
be 10 limit control, OF in any manner 20 restrict
or regulate the amount OF product quantity
of any article or commodity TO be raj ed or pro-
duced by mining manufacture agriculture,
or any other branch OF business labor.
or 10 enhance control. regulate the price
thereof, or I'm any manner prevent or restrict
free competition in the production sale OF
any such article or commodity, shall be utterly
illegal and void, and any such cOntTnct, agree
mCnJ. understanding, aud combination shall
constitute a criminal conspiracy, and every per-
son who for himself personally or as n member
or in the name of partnership. or mem
Der, agent or officer of a corporation, Of any
association for business puri oses II any kind,
who shall enter into or knowingly consent to
any such void and illegal contract, agreement,
understanding or combination, shall be deemed
n rarity 10 such Conspiracy" The labor or
CARNATIONS protest against the bill on the
ground that IL aimed at them. and TO
cover this objection an amendment
adopted providing that the bill shall
not apply 10 societies formed Tor the
protection Of labor nor to agricultural products
while in the hands of producers motion vas
made in the Senate TO recall the graded two
cent fare bill bitter discussion folio we'd, and
il was charged that Senators were being infiu-
enced by railroad lobbyists but the bill
pulled back, nevertheless. The Senate passed
the bill providing for indeterminate sentences
and the release of prisoners parole. A
peculiar bill. inspired by the of young Lati-
iner, who killed his mother mt Jackson, passed
the House. IL provides that when any
person shall be convicted OF killing or
OF procuring or attempting to procure
tho murder Of a relative person from
whom they might inherit property the convict
ed person I'm addition To the usual penalties
shall absolutely forfeit all right to the inheri-
tance. The House passed Representative Jas
nowski's bill providing for State Court OF Ar
bitration. dth power TO settle differences be-
tween employers and employees aud To take tes-
timony under oath, and issue subpGnas while
inves tigating labor difficulties. The House also
passed a ne y general election bill modelled after
the Australian plan but Il AIDED down with many
amendments. Both houses passed n bill limit
ing the size of pipe to be used in artesian wells
to diameter of one inch.
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