Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

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In tho Senate the President pro tenn an
nounced the following changes I'm committees ON
the 18th inst: Senator Giddings Chairman Of
the Committee ON State Public Schools Mines
Chairman OF tho Committee on Schools for the
Blind; Dabcock, Chairman OF the Committee ON
Reform Schools Several petitions were pre-
sented from o. A. IL. posts fayoring the Custer
monument bill. Tue House joint RESOLUTION ON
the Governors salary was referred to the FL
ance and Appropriation Committea. The bill for
punis 1ment OF Tarti0s firing mines and mining
property has been signed by the Governor.
The senate went into executive session and con-
nrmei a larso batch OF notaries public and
made the following other appointments: Henry
=. Raymond. Commissioners OF Insurance.:
James A. Remick and jacob S. Farrand Detroit.
trustees OF Eastern Michigan Asylum william
G. Coiborn, Detroit Commits sioner OF the Metro
politan Police OF Detroit for eight years after
February !. 1889; Edwin @. Watkins. warden
hta,e House OF Correction and Reformatory at
Ionia; Moran s. Crosby, Grand Rapids, to fiil
vacancy on the Board OF Managers Of the Ionia
Ke:ormatory, caused by the resignation OF A.
H. Piper, whose term of Office would have ex-
pred January j, 1891; jerome Craul OF
Detroit for six years on the same board Bills
introduce IN the House to authorize the forma-
!lon OF corporations for acquiring, holding leas-
irg and selling real estate and for the erection of
buildings thereon; to incorporate associations
religious bodies for literary religious and be-
nevolent purposes to prohibis the sale OF liquors
within five miles CT ths Ann Arbor University
bill was passed amending ths mechanics lien
law. Dill was introduced for abolishing ths
resent systoDa of appointments of Dairnit
po Ice commissioners, and to reduce the num-
Der to four; investing the Mayor with authority
to appoint.
The Senate met on the evening of the 2lst
INST. The presiding officers chair aud the ros-
trum were heavily draped in mourning in re-
Macdonald There were II neteen members
present. No prayer opened the session, rs is GUS
tomary, but President pro tenn. Ball announced
briefly the death OF the Lieutenant Governor.
The Senate committee to prepare a programme
for memorial services to be observed In joint
convention Wednesday, Jan. 80, consists OF Sem
CHAPMAN. McCOrmfck ma
special Senate committee on resolutions is
Messrs. Taylor, Palmer, and Wisner. Speaker
Dfekoma officially announced the intelligence-of
the death OF Lieut.. Gov. Macdonald to the
House. Representative Pealer, OF st Joseph,
offered resolution for a joint conven-
day, Jan. 80, at 2 80 p. M, and for the
appointment of n joint committee TO ar
range programme for memorial services,
which was adopted Representative Eaton re-
ported the action of an informal meeting OF
members and the appointment of n committee
pdorsed 'nG bs sasaSn Ssr tnS aoned wSs ,S
Pealer, Eaton, and Wheaton as the committee
10 arrange programme OF joint memorial
services on Wednesday, Jan. 80. Out OF respect
to the memory of Lieutenant Governors Mac
donald, both houses then adjourned until Thurs
day, Jan. a. at 10 q. IN.
BILLS were introduced in the Senate on the
9th inst: Requiring prohibition In counties
that declared against the traffic under the un-
constitutional local-option law and re-enacting
dodS fhe present hishiicensS law bill was intro,
the Eouse bills were noticed" as follows:
To repeal the act making standard
time legal time Of the State; to
form new judicial circuit, to be
known ms the Twenty-ninth Circuit, out of
Gratiot and Montcalm Counties; TO collec and
publish Michigan divorce statistics for the ro-
peal of the mortgage taxation law school
book act providing for a State Commits sion to
select textbooks and tho State to print and fur
nish them at actual cost; for $10O bounty 10
all Michigan soldiers and sailors who served
ninety days and enlisted prior to February
o, 1865; to make public shooting and
fishing grounds of the va'usble accretions
about Maison Island in Sag nav Bay; providing
4 the restoration Of the death penalty In case
OF murder committed while Attempting to per-
viding for Michigan home and training school
for feeble-minded children between the ages of
{ and u. Petitions from the Grand Army posts
for $4,000 appropriation to erect a statue OF
Gen. Custer at Washington.