The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

No BUSINESS was transacted by the Legisia-
ture on the 81 inst. Immediately upon the as
sembling II the senate n dispatch from Bay
City announcing the death Of senator Columbus
" Tyler Was read. Resolutions setting forth
the esteem i'm which the deceased member was
held by the Senate. rendering coincidence TO MS
family and providing for adjournment until
Wednesday, the 5th. that the Senators might at
tend the funeral, were adopted senator WIS
ner delivered oulogium on the LIE ana char,
acter OF the deceased senator whom he had
known for thirty-nine years having begun the
struggles of life With him ~ Flushing, oach
I'm his own profession n that time SEN
ator German regretted that the members
had not learned To know Senator Tyler better.
and related incidents of his acquaintanceship
with him, In which he paid an eloquent tribute
10 Senator Tyler's honesty and fidelity, with n
aBsing acknowledgment OF praise TO his de-
voted and faithful wife. Resolutions of sim
liar purpose 10 those presented in the Senate on
the death OF Senator Tyler were offered In tho
House. The Speaker appointed the following
Representatives. committee TO attend the
funeral on behalf of the House Messrs Rriske,
Curtis. w. w. Williams, N. j. Brown, Eaton
and Randall. The sergeant-at-arms will ac-
company them.
THE proposed Libel law drawn by the State
Press Association passed the House on the 5th
inst. IL throws the burden OF proof Of malice
in the publication of IA libel upon the plaintiff,
requires him TO make n demand for relraction
OF the publisher before bringing suit, aud pro-
hibits shyster lawyers from beginning libel suits
on speculation. The House by n vote of So 10
refused To concur i'm the Senate amendments TO
the Damon High License Liquor Bill and a
conference committee will be appointed.
An attempt To incorporate in the new Elec-
llon Bill u provision requiring the use OF tho
khins voting machine brought out the charge
that the machine people had lavished stock aud
cash in the House in an effort 10 secure tho
passage OF their bill. Counter charges were
made that the owners of other voting machines
had also used dishonorable methods and that
employees OF the House were openly lobbying
for them. Speaker Dickema asserted that the
lobbyists for the several machines had for
feited all rights the floor. Action on
the bill was deferred, and the spread
OF bad blood temporarily averted. The
Senate passed Representative Tyrrells
free textbook bill, which requires each district
To provide free school books whenever "A ma
1orfty OF its taxpayers vote at the annual
school election. The Governor sent n message
TO both houses asking aid for the sufferers from
the Johnstown disaster either by direct appro-
priation or through an appeal to the people for
private subscription. The Governor appointed
Cen Alger as a member Of the State Soldiers
Home Board OF Managers DIR. Grange, of Lam
sing, as State Veterinarian and III. H. Kinds, OF
Stanton, as n member OF the Live Stock Com
mission.
THE Senate passed no bills OF importance on
the 9Th inst, but reported favorably upon a large
number OF bills considered in committee Of the
whole among them one appropriating $4,000
for the erection of n Governors mansion at the
capital. Senator'S Babcock, Gliding, Holbrook,
Chapman, and Barranger appointed a
committee of conference on the Daman High
Tax Liquor bill. The House attempted 10 pasu
the Hanscomb bill which had been once defeated
and recOnsidered, reducing the special tax
the business of fire insurance from 3 to 2 per
cent, but il failed and tho bill il dead. The
vote by which the press libel bill passed the
House was RECONSTRUCTED and rereferred 70 tho
judiciary committee. The Watson bill, for the
township district school system, occupied the
entire afternoon in committee OF the whole, and
had all after the enacting clause stricken out.