Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-24
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

mediate effect was pass ed by the Eenato on the
10th inst The following bills were introduced
in the Senate Repeating act 112 OF 1888, au-
thorizing the minority OF stockholders IN cor
70 or secs the bSidne Of am executive
cont acts-agreements, understandings, or COM |
binations, unlawful, ard TO provide punish |
ment for those who shall enter into the |
same. To provide punishment Tor the fraud
ulent removal or embezziement Oh personal
property under chattel mortgage. To provide
for the manner OF oftcoLducting general elections.
To repeal act No. 11e OF 1897 entitled TO provide
for the better protection OF lives OF passengers
and employees on raj road trains also to amend
act No. s63 Of 1887 in relation TO the reporting OF
mortgages for taxation; also providing Tor
peal all acts and parts OF acts inconsistent
herewith; also authorizing the Board OF Irus-
secs c 81 any i this ean 10 and estsbih the
rent for telephone apparatus and tnstrumentsi
also to provide specific tax upon tho receipts OF
telegraph companies doing business in the state
of Michigan, and to repeal oil acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent Herewith. The following
bills were introduces in the House: Relating 70
taxes on real estate encumbered by mortgages;
amending section 1885, How, relating To county
superintendents of the poor; also. reducing as,
sessed value Of lands by amount OF unpaid
mortgages thereon also, exempt ng mortgages
from taxation, and TO repeal act 262 OF 1881;
for the protection OF fish in Round and whit
moro Lakes for the a. ssssment OF property.
THE Senate In executive session. confirmed
the following appointments OF the Governor ON
the 11th inst. Hiram f. Hatch, OF jackson, TO
i
Prof Victor @. Vaughan Of Ann Arbor, and
Delos Pond. Of Albion tbe latter vice Senator
Columbus v Tyler OF Bay CITY, w9o t resigned pgaed
Of Health for six years Herbert A; Forest, OF
! East Saginaw, member Of the Board OF Chari-
! ties and Corrections for eight years The Sem
ate also confirmed a long list Of notaries. Mark
M. Powers, OF Grand Rapids, was ag-
Iointed Clerk OF the Judiciary Committee ). T.;
| Greusel Clerk of Insurance; w. @. Van Loo, OF
! Big Rapids Clerk OF Finance; Alex Il. Ross,
South Haven, Clerk of Railroads; Chas; 4, Rug
gles Coldwater, Clerk OF Cities and Villages.
ihe following bills were introduced: Amending
7 section 8ll How, rolative to fence-viewers;
amending act 173 Of 1873 relative to fees OF sher
ifs; rJlative to actions for libel. House bill b
| TO repeal the acs which forbids fishing in Round
| lake, Hi lsdale County, and Whitmore Lake,
Wnshtennw County, was passed 6y lne House .o,
art z. OF the Constitution relating to elect ons.
Amending the game laws. For tie admission
| of insane patients Cf the Soldiers Home mo
State nsylums. Relating 10 actions for libel
Kegu' ating charges upon seeping paflor ana
chair cars; also for the regulation @ OF sleeping
tax on dogs. To preserve the purity OF elections
by n new system of voting wherein the elector
will check off by pencil mark tho MINES OF tne
candidates voted for.
AT tho evening session of the Senate on the
eth inst, bills we're introduced for the erection
of the Executive mansion and for the punish
ment OF those setting IRE to mines and mining
property. Senator Giddings introduced JOINT
resolution for the amendment to the Constitu-
Attcrney General $500; Superintendent OF
ublic INSTRUCTION, $40 o and of all the other
State officers. - SO, including Lieutenant Gov
olror. Bills wero introduced in the House 70
amend the law fixing the legal rate OF interest
to amend the law relative to maintaining
fsI chutes in dams and TO amend tne INV
relative to the organization OF ralnoau corporh-
tOns.
BILLS were introduced I'm the House, on the
nth for giving authori y TO administrators and
executors of o.her Statos to prosecute suits IN
this; Joint resolution appropriatins SlO,OJJ iol
n stntue of General Custer, to TO placed IN the
old sssntative Hall Mt Washington bill u
ameni the law relative to maintaining chutel
md fishways in dams across Michigan streams
bill TO fix the legal Inte OF interest at pr cent
ana preventing usurious contracts. blis Mer'
in roducel o provide for tho incorporation o
the Benevoitn mt Order of Elks 10 require tn
LIKE 81 ore and Michi san Southern kailroad u
nbanC on and dismantle its line from Palmyra U
7 Corbet's Station, Lenawee County TO amen'
the city charters OF Jackson and Battle CreeA'
ATa ioint convention OF the Legislature o.
3 tho 1 70, james Mcmillan was formally chose
A United States Senator; He received W Vone osI,
: ! and Melbourne H. Ford az The following bill
Z were introluc in the Senate: For the al
Q pointm ant OF assistant prosecuting atIorne
Tor Allogan County; also amending sec: T. az; ac
III of 1887 Ie.ative to the appointment OF mol
ares; revising and consolidating the laws II
e lating to the State Prison, the state HOUSE
. Correction and branch Of the state Prison IN q
G II. nor Peninsula and the State HOUSE, OF Col
: recticn at Ionia; requiring railroad companle
10 give notice at stations whether i;ng 1sSeIs, :
e appropriation for the Michigan Pioneer an hll
torica1 Society ;doining and Furnishing the onens
OF cmbezzt ment by special administrators
: proyiding for the parole and conditional releas
of criminals under sentence at the state Priso
o and at the lonia House OF Correction also is \
. proyide for nde.erninate sentencesi pronlDl
: ing township CT county officers from holuln
) any other township or county Office; also re9l
If lating the descent OF real property OF marrie
!. women dying intestate; also to provide Tor u
=, es of officers max M returns OF the serVlcv
II proofs in certain cnses; releasing to the Onts Is
It states nll the right title, and interest OF u
10 State OF Michigan certain lands granted 10 u
State by act of Congress, approved juno >, IoJ
concurrent re solution adopeea Dy th the Seta
t. the recess from January 81 to February ~. ia
f. White OF ka'amazoo, was elected clerk
tto Iiquoc traffic; Henry Truax, OF saglna,,
ID clork OF STATE nffairs. bills introduced in q
G. House: Requiring sureties on bonts in ludloi
;s proc ,cdnss to Justify in writing under 9at !,
ie creating a commission ON toll roads ana V
II bridges amending section 5eSS HOW, reiail
d. 10 the appointment of commissioners on claln
10 against tho estates OF deceased persons amen
oy in9 school: requiring the Lake Shore and Mlci
* gan Southern Railroad to abandon IT'S hhe iIo ~
es Grosvenor to Corbus, Lenawee County. rt
i olution for the printing OF the Governors me
u sage in different languages as follows, "
rs adopted VIZ English nsh iSS g9O orMeSian &c
al Polish. 30; Bohemian, SO. Yeas 81 nays,
~ Bills passed: To punish burning or set.ing
re to mines CT mine buildings to punish viii
is and malicious nurio5 10 mines and proper
X used in mining.
elf Mr.. HoLBRooK introduced his stringent an
he trust bin in the Senate on the 18th, and senat
in German a bill to prot ct the lives OF rallw
-, passengers, allowing the use OF car-stoves un.
on cer,a cond tions. The House, by an aim:
n un1nimous vote, adop. el a resolution call
for an election next April TO vote upon q cons
iutionai amendment Increasing the Governo
les salary from 81 ,O0J to SI,0t0 per annum. !
no Waits introduced bill to protect shade tr
N along highways. Mr.. Cole gave notice OF o
- 10 prohibit the sac or giving away OF nq
r. within Ave miles of tho State University et
tn. Arbor Mr.. Murtagh gave notice OF Dill
4t..o If
,o Mediation I'm labor troubles.