Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14


sign the bills certified to by Ball even
though the latter was not pr sent wnen
they were passed.
The secretary of state was directed re-
Gently by concurrent resolution OF tho leg
islature 20 ascertain the per diem and mile
age expenses OF all the county boards CT
supervisors. The report has ben made TO
the legislature and 1t shows that the total
cost of supervisors meetings in 1881 was
SSl ,944 II, and in 1855 O,54O 81. Senator
Galbraith presented resolution with
view of ultimately abolishing the boards OF
super isors, as auditing boards, substitu-
ting SIN Her, less arbitrary and Less eXpen-
sive boards OF commissioners.
The house was Law SHY decorated on in
auguration day. Harrison's picture APP
Pc red between two large flags above ne
speakers {, SIX. und over the main entrance
hung Morton's picture gracefully draped
with bunting.
There is some talk among the members
of the legislature about the advisability OF
abolishing the board of supervisors.
Gov Luce has fixed upon March 10, as
the day Of his reception TO the legislature.
The various liquor bills are now under
advisement By the committees.
A bill regulating the selling of milk has
passed the house committee of the whole.
Aside from the prohibition against diluting
with water, adulteratiou, etc, IL is forbid
den 10 sell skinned milk to any cheese or
butter factories, or 70 keep back any part
OF the milk known as "str.ppings.' The
original bill prohibited the sac OF milk pro
duccd from cow fed upon d;stilleCy or
brewery refuse, but severa pr niger mem
bers argued that this food was not neces-
sarily deeterious, and that clause was
stricken out out
Thos. c. Barry, the anti Pcwderly leader
addressed the house a. few days ago. Mr..
Barry commended warmly the Tree text
book bill now before the house, and said
that in his own city, East Sagin W, the
experiment his proved great success 1t
has increased the school attendance there
To- per cen e, and the city would not return
10 the old method for any considerat. on.
Tho bill TO wipe out of existence the state
board OF pharmacy was killed by an ad-
verse committee report.
The house hos passed the bill to enable
Saginaw county to bond itself for SlDO,OO
Tor building stone roads.
The blind school appropriation bill, in
Guiding the $500 item for pipe organ,
which had been greatly oppose1, hds pass
ed the house.
Representative Judd's bill 70 establish
the office of heei inspector and to provide
for the inspection Of stock alive in cities OF
10000 or more population has heen re- erred
TO the cCSimittee on health and agriculture.
The house has killed the bin TO give Sagi-
nav county an additional circuit Judge.
The railroad committee have made an ad
verse report in the hose On MIR. Wettlau-
.er's Il requiring Pi raj roads to lower
Their grade infect ~ t4e Woodward avenue
crossing, Detroit.
A bill to prohibit link dealers from pur-
chasing from minors wi no t the written
consent OF the latter's parents has received
a ST. ong Endorsement from Supt. Pittman
of Detroit. He believes that il the bill be-
comes law, and is enforced, the arrest Of
young boys for Larceny VIII decrease by at
least so per cent
The opponents of the % MT resolution rela-
tive 10 the life of corporations have succeed
ed again by single vote III defeating the
measure,
The ,oint resolution increasing the gov
ernor salary 70 $1,000 per year has passed
both houses.
The joint resolution TO b. submitted 10
the people of the state at the spring election
concerning the extension Of corporation
charters has passed both houses and been
signed by the governor. 1t reads:
Sec. TO- No corporation except for NUM-
Cipal purposes, or tor the construct ion of
raj roads, plank roads, aud canals, shall be
created for a longer period than thirty
years; but the legislature may provide by
general laws, applicable TO any corporation
h..Ws.
Sons or the terms of such CorporatioS
while the term IS running, not exceeding 30
years for each extension on the consent OF
not less than q two thirds majority Of the
capital Of the corpore ton; and by like gen
eral laws for the corporate reorganization
for further period, not exceeding 80 years,
OF such corporations whose terms have
expired by Limitation, on the consent OF not
loss than four-fifths of the capital.
Provided, That In cases where there IL
no capital stock. the legislature may pro-
vide the manner in which ouch corporation
may be reorgauized.
resolution has been adopted by both
houses authorizing an investigation of the
death Of the two insane inmates in tho Pom
tao asylum.
The Maiso island "accretions" matter
! has been referred to Il joint committee.
The senate committee on the deaf and
| dumb reported back the bal 10 prohibit the
transportation of the dead bodies or the
| bones OF Chinese or Cinnamon from tho
stare OF Michigan, and To provide "a penalty
| therefor, with n recommendation that the
| bill be referred To the committee on state
| affairs. This request was granted Soma
| tor Babcock, chairman of sta G affairs, be.
ing quite willing to take the bill under con
slderation.
| A resolution has boon adopted by the
senate requesting tie board of control Of
the Industrial home FOR girls Z Adrian te
| furnish the senate with the names Of par
tics with whom contracts for buildings at
| the hone had been mace and the names Of
those VINO he d other contracts in connec-
ton with the lifting cut OF tho build ngs,
and also those who furnished material or
labor and the amounts paid for tho several
purposes.
Henry McShane, the famous Baltimo ro
| bell founder, il dead.
There were ,4,3 daily newspapers in the
Un ted States in 1888.
Said that nearly all the idols wcrshippei