Telegram-herald., 1889-06-19
LOCAL OPTION GOES
The Bll Passes the Senate by =
Vote or 10 10 10.
TEE PROVISIONS OF THE MEASURE
A. kieeti0a - bS Held oE fesitiea II
One-k1fth of the y Otsz- Il . County
The Graded h are biIi Passes ths
Senate-Lie.l BiH hilled.


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LASsiNG, Mich, june lS.-The fes-
ture Ut the work al the capital today
w&s the adoption OF the Local option
bll by tie Seuate The amendments
made last week were stricken
out AMI the measure which
was special order al O'Clock thls
a-teTnoou, wGs adopted Just a. 4 came
from the House bK = vote 10 ls 10 TO-
Ine b-l. - adopted makes Il the duty
u the county clerk 10 C-A
. special meeting q the
Board u Supervisors upon the written
petition OF One-hfth OF the voters OF
any county for Al election on the ques-
ton of prohibition. Al the meeting
the clerk must lay the petitions be-
fore the board, and 4 becomes
the duty " the board 10 call
such special election. The election
must bt on Monday, not less than forty
nor more than sixty days from the date
OF the order and not on any
other general election day.
The county clerk must have the ballots
printed and supply them 20 each
election district. All electors entitled
10 vote Tor Governor may vote.
The manner OF registration and
OF voting are the same as at
= general election. When the question
has once been submitted II cannot be
submitted again N two years there
after. The Board OF Supervisors must
meet the Monday following the elec-
tion 10 canvass the votes.
There II something Of a commotlon
among the capitol employees over the
question OF an increase of salaries. The
House has passed two bulls, one making
an increase IN the salary OF the chief
accountant and two or three other clerks
in the Offices OF the Auditor General and
the State Treasurer, and the other ad-
vanclng the salaries OF all the deputies
in the different Offices from slsO0 to
s240O. 1t Is tins last measure, which
has lust reached the Senate, that has
kicked up the commotlOn. OF course
those directly interested and their
friends are urging its passage, while
there Is considerable quiet, but never
thelesS strong opposition from other
department employees, who say that If
there IS 10 be general advance, they
ought to have a slice OF 1t.
This morning the Senate passed the
Chapman Graded Fare bill, whichregu-
lates the passenger rates by the gross
earnings OF the roads, hiking the schedule
at ,, y and cents per mile. If the
bill passes the House the Lake Shore,
the Michigan Central and the Grand
Trunk VIII be compelled 10 reduce
their charges TO two cents per mile.
The House put in half its time today
IN committee or the whole. with Rep.
Ferguson IN the char, on the bill pro-
vidlng for a return To the Old system of
compelling each county 10 pay for It's
INDECENT insane AM allowing the coun-
ties To erect asylumS and keep their
insane at home. The bill was IN line
with recent special message from
GOV. Luce, but the House killed the
bIll nevertheless.
The Senate bill appropriatIng S75, 700
for the erection OF a governors man
SION was defeated IN the Senate today,
receiving only II votes.
The House Judiciary Committee
made an adverse report today on the
bill amending the libel law. Thereport
was ordered printed. The bill viii not
pass.
TIE Senate Judiciary Committee has
favorably reported Senator HarShaws
bill, prohibiting the levying OF cam
paign assessments and the hiring OF
political workers at the polls.
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