Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-14
GRAYLING MICHIGAN, THURSDAY MARCH IA, 1889
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

A REsoLUTIoN directing the Auditor General
hure up the records OF the disorganlzeo
younty OF Isle Royale and remove them to Ian
sing for safe keeping was passed by tho Senate
on the 1st inst. when the last cupper-m IN
the island county in Lake Superior was aban-
there was no reason for keeping up a county
organization. company OF Eastern capital
lists has been organized TO reopen the mines,
General the power Of a county officer to re-
cord tranBfers OF titles for them. ~
is believed that the m mes on Isle isv hoyah,e y,he
great Calumet and Hecla mines. It has been
learned recently that the formation is precisely
the same as the Calumet TERRITORY. The COM
pany will be fully organized and begin active
operations within sixty dayS.l The House
passed a bill Incorporating the Womens heliei
joint resolution to enable tho Legislature 10 le-
galize the reorganization OF corporations whose
charters have expired and which has has been
branches, was once more called back from the
Senate and amended 50 as TO include churches,
colleges, and charitable institutions.
In the Senate q long discussion was had on
the 5th inst. upon joint resolution authoriz-
ing the settlement by the Board OF State Audit
ors of certain claims for damages by parties
oleomargarine act OF 1886 1t finally passed,
after amending to cut of all possibility OF con;
ssnetne y, h sIr,oissS bu soner
created by both parties, to be under the
supervision OF the Attorney General. Joint
duration OF corporations to provide for the ed
di ION of officers in the ci5y OF Iron Mountain.
Mtnomireo County; to amend the charter OF
the city of Cadillac. bill authorizing water
works in the city OF Alpera passed both houses.
Tho House passed bills to regulate the employ
ment OF women and children in factories OF the
State; to incorporate the city OF CheboygGn.
bill for an additional Judge in the Saginaw Cif-
cult was killed in the House, and motion to
reconsider It lont. The Governor approved
few local bills.
JOINT resolution to AK the salary OF the Gov
ernor at 81 OOJ passed the Senate on tho eth inst
The present salary is $1,000 per annum 1t
now requires the signature OF the Governor,
when it will be submitted to the people at the
spring election.l joint resolution lof vital In
terest TO S100 600 OF capital, mostly from the
East, invested in mining property in the Upper
Peninsula) also passed the Senate thus en-
abling the people to vote on the question at the
April election. Other bills passed the Senate,
10 incorporate the city of Cheboygan; making
provision for prevention OF dangerous oommu-
nicable discusses. Bills passed the House, In.
cooperating tho city of Fort Gratiot to amend
the charter of Port Huron to amend charter of
the city of Cadillac; to prohibit catching OF heh
in Lescheneux Channel, Upper Peninsula; to
require security for costs in cases OF stay or
proceedings In the Circuit Courts the approplt-
ntion bill for the School for the Blind; euthortz-
ing Saginaw County TO issue bonds TO the
amount OF $10O,, 90 for building stone and gravel
roads. and the Ann Arbor charter BILL Adverle
reports were made ON a bill 20 repeal the phar-
macy law and Tor placing railroad IGcns !, nn1er n
troit. Petitions poured in for the inspection OF
cattle on the hoof that are intended for slaugh-
/ ter for the extension OF the terms of county
I clerks to four years; for and against local
option; and in favor OF woman municipal suf-
frage.
THE Senate passed bills on the 7th inst, au-
thorizing Saginaw County to issue bonds to the
amount OF 100000 to build asone and gravel
roads; 30 amend the charter of Port Huron to
INCORPORATE the city OF Gratiot 10 authorize the
Auditor General TO balance accounts tf the
/ Blind School by the transfer of funds to au-
/ thorize the city of Dowagiac to lorow money
/ for public improvements Tho Senate also
passed resolution OF respect upon thu an
houncement OF the death OF ex-senator J. w.
Babcock member two years ago, Tho
House pissed bills permitting the in
crease OF capital stock of gas companies to
| Sl,0-O00J for each $4,000 inhabitants; author
izing the city of Dowagac, Cass County, to bor-
row money for public improvements TO prevent
the fraudulent removal of property held by chat
tel mortgage authorizing the townships OF ri IL
man and Asseneke in Montmorency g, unity TO
issue bonds to pay outstanding debts. reso-
luton was introduced and adopted pro viding for
n special committee OF thre, from each house to
investigate the cause of the death OF two in
mates OF the Pontiac Asylum recently, and the
charges of cruelty made against the Keepers
1t went to the Senate and was referred TO the
| Committee on Insane Asylums. The House or
dered 900 extra copies OF the prohibition bill
printed for general distribution. The Governor
approved several local bills; also joint resolu-
| tion authorizing an increase Of the Governor 8
| salary to SI,O01 and one to continue tho lives
! of corporations that had not lived the constitu-
tional limit of thirty years; giving the Unt cd
States exclusive jurisdiction over land in the
city Of Jackson, to be used tor public buildings