Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-06-27
THE STATE.
LIQUOR LEGISLATION.
Primo pal Points of the Conference
Report on the Tax e.ll.
Legislative Notes.

on the liquor tax law was read in the house
the other morning by Mr.. Pealer 1t in.
creases the tax on retailers OF liquors TO
$50, being AN advance of so over The SEN
ate bill. Ii also increases the tax on whole
sale liquor dealers from 500 TO 800, and
introduces Mr.. Abbotts complicated book
keeping arrangements for druggists who
undertake TO sell liquors-and do not come
under the designation of retailers of liquor.
Mr.. Pealer explained the changes made by
the conference committee and urged the
house TO adopt the bill as amended by that
committee. His advice was most rcluc-
family taken, but the amendment was con
CURED in After its adoption by the house
the bill was promptly transmitted to the
senate. After the report had been read
Mr.. Quincy $ id that important changes
had been made in the bill and that time
should be taken TO consider them. On his
motion tho bill was laid on the table.
The general tax bill received an almost
unanimous vote in the house the other day
The Marquette 4 Brule river land grant
forfeiture bill was debated at great length
in the senate the other day, and a resolu-
ton surrcndering the states interests in
the lands passed. The lands in question
are Lands granted TO the Chicago, st.
Paul a. Fond du Lac railroad, III, l45 1900
acres lands certified by the United States
to the state OF Michigan and not patented,
gran, ed to the Marquette, Houghton x On
tonngou railroad, II, 40 10 100 acres. These
lands lie north of the constructed railroad
between the fifteen and twenty mile limit,
between Marquette and L'Anse, and were
never selected by the NJ, II. X O. X. K.
Lands granted to the Chicago, st. Paul,
Fon Du Lac and Marquette, Houghton *
Ontonagon railroad, not patented by the
state l5,0l2 2S-l00 acres. This makes a
grand total of 230 l25 acres. They are tho
same lands that were involved in the con-
gress. onal fight of last winter
The house passed resolution to appro.
pirate not more than 81, 900 for Mrs. Sarah
Bryan, whose husband was killed by an in
furated bull kept at the Coldwater public
school.
Senator Wesse,ius bill allowing outside
mutual insurance companies to do business
in Michigan upon depositing with the com.
missioner of insurance $4,000 and $4,000
of premium notes was decapitated in the
senate committee of the whole.
The senate has passed the anti rebate
insurance bill. The prime object of the
measure is TO make insurance agents hon
est. IL prevents any discrimination in
rates, and compels that the same terms be
given to small policy holders as 10 large
ones, and makes it an offense punishable by
fine to offer any terms other than these
printed in contracts. G. w. Moore Of De
troit has loDbied the bill.
The local option bill in its present condi-
tion, requires three-ffths vote for adop-
zion of prohibition, instead of submis.
sion.
Gov. Luce has appointed Henry +. Walsh
of Grand Rapids additional stenographor of
the twelfth judicial Circuit court
The Trowbridge liquor tax and license
bill has been modified so as to permit of
but one saloon for every 300 voters instead
of a., as originally intended This modih-
cation has stirred up considerable opposi-
ton to the bill from representatives, of
small cities and towns who see that il
would materially lessen the revenue in
their municipalities.
The senate has passed the local option
bill Just as it came from the house, by a
vote of 10 to 10.
The senate has passed the bill appropriat-
ing 81 400 for the home for discharged con-
victs in Detroit
The house has killed the bill returning TO
the old system requiring each county to
caro- for its insane,
All after the enactng clause has been
struck out of the bill to establish the office
OF state marshall at $1,000 year and eX-
penses.
The bill providing for the erection of a
gubernatorial mansion has been killed.
The house has agreed to the senate con-
current resolution requesting the attorney
general of the United States to investigate
whether there have been fraudulent or lille
gal grants OF public lands to railroads, ca
mails, or corporations in the upper peninsula,
with an amendment extending his
researches 10 similar grants in the lower
peninsula.
The senate took turn at the libel bill
the other afternoon. AS soon as it was
read Senator Mines, "for the purpose of
bringing out discussion Of the bill, - moved
to strike out all after the enacting clause.
Senator Giddings briefly stated the position
of the newspapers in asking for the passage
of SLe bill. Senator Mines afterwdrd
withdrew his motion and several amend
ments were incorporated in the bill. These
were tie addition of the words "but sLch
malice may be inferred from the tone or
the nature of the publication" after the
word ''libel' in the first sections; the strilS
ing out of the words ''nor shall any general
damages be awarded that are not strictly
actual and real" in section 2; the striking
out of all after the word damages in the
sixth line of section 3, and the striking out
of all of section 4. Senator Berry renewed
the motion TO strike out all after the enact
ing clause The vote was nearly equal, but
Chairman Harshaw declared the motion
carried and no one asked for a division.
Gen. Trowbridge's bill for system o.
excise commissioners TO enforce the liquor
laws has been killed by the senate. mo
ton to indefinitely postpone carried il
spite OF all efforts to the contrary, nine re
pu5licans voting with the democrats
against the bill.
The or lduated railroad fare bill, which
passed the senate "a few days ago, has beer
recalled, IL evident purpose being TO xii
the DILL.
The indeterminate sentence bill lacked
enc vote of the necessary number to pass il
in the senate. The voc was recons.d ered
and passed by majority of %.
The house in committee of the whole ha
passed the new election bill, designed L
secure secret voting. BY united effor
from nearly all the Wayne delegation al
amendment was added allowing the cite
to keep the polls open from & a. m. TO D. IN.