Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-05-02

The house committee or the whole has
agreed 10 MIR Abbotts bill 10 hang persons
convicted of murder in tho fiji st degree,
when that punishment Is recommended by
the jurors la writing 1t not So recon-
mended the sentence is TO be imprisen-
ment Tor life. An amendment offered by
Mr. Baker, providing that death might be
inflicted 10y "A shock of electricity, has
also been agreed 10.
The house has passed the bill appropriate
ing Ssl 900 for dedicating Michigan monu-
ments at Gettysburg.
Consideration Of the bill to regulate the
rental of telephones has been indefinitely
postponed.
Gov. Luce has signed the bill 10 increase
the salary OF Wayne county auditors to
$500.
Members of the university faculty APP
peared before the legislature a few days
ago To argue the matter of the new hospital
before the Joint committee on university.
DIR. Maclean appears in an effort to get a
new $40, 900 branch located at Detroit, and
he spoke atlength on the advantages of such
a Location, ably supporting the arguments
made by DR.. Buckingham last week. He
said TO locate the hospital at Ann Arbor
would be like carrying water TO float ship
at some inland town. All cases which
students had u operate upon had 10 - i'm
ported.
The senate has pas cd the bill allowing
the jackson county supervisors % cede the
jackson agricultural soCiety's fair grounds
to tue state agricultural society
The cigarette prohibition bill has been
agreed TO by the senate committee.
The bill for the inspection on the hoof in
this state Of all cattle slaughtered for hu-
man food has passed the house. The bill
received but five votes above the constitu-
ticnal majority,
The bill TO prohibit the sale Of tobacco 70
minors has passed the house.
The Joint committee 90 determine as to
the ACCESSIBILITY OF manufacturing binding
Irvine by convict labor have reported TO the
senate. The c mmittee found at lonia an
unocCuped room 1870 feet ia length and co
feet in width, formerly used for the manu-
facture OF boots and shoes, with an engine
of sufficient power and a line of shaftirC
in readiness 10 he utilized for the purpcs
contemplated. The committee were also
informed that sufficient force of men
could be assigned for carrying on the bust
ness when established without in
IHiJ OF NGAIAuGuI 10 Tue business
n0w in progress at the reformatory.
The question of procuring the machinery
and the raw ial for the establishment
of the plant, and its maintenance. the com.
mittee were unable 10 determine. They
recommended that the legislature empower
them TO appoint competent person 10 visit
the localities where the machinery is man
ufactured end the raw material is sold, and
to report as soon as possible so that the
committee may be enabled TO place before
the legislature a competent report in detail.
The committee further says thai If the in.
vestigation Of the person appointed, would
warrant the establishment Of plant the
board of control at the lonia refcrmatory
would heartily concur in furtheling the
project and IN trying TO make the same a
success. The report was adopted,
The governor has vetoed the bill author
izing the west side building and loan associ-
alton of Grand Rapids to increase its stock
20 S2,OOO,C00.
The supreme court has decided a case Of
Importance to every city and village in the
state The village of Trenton. Wayne
county, ordered a tax OF 81 200 spread on
the rolls as bonus 10 pro 'ure the location
of "a Touring mill there. John Clee, "A resi-.
dent and taxpayer, applied for and secured
an injunction forbidding its being raised
and paid for that purpose, The case was
taken TO the supreme court which has
affirmed Judge Brevoot's decision and DO
clared the injunction perpetual.