Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-29
STATE LEGISLATURE.
THE G. A. r. APPROPRIATION BILL
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
Tho Bill to Organize Dickinson Co.
Receives the Senate's Favor.-Bills
Before the Legislature.

The senate, by vote of 81 To has
adopted resolution increasing the pay OF
the secretary by the additional sum OF 81
n day and the assistant clerks by 80 Gay.
The resolution was opposed by Senator
Mines and was favored by Senator Park.
| The committee on state affairs reported
back 10 the house the bill aboishing the
state board OF corrections and charities,
with substitute amending the act. The
amendment consists mainly in taking away
from the board all supervision over county
| jails and poor houses, as the greatest CON-
plant against the board has come from
these sources. 1t is thought that the
county supervision, provided by law. and
pubic sentiment constitute sufficient
check upon abuses in these institutions.
AS the duties OF the secretary Of tho board
are reduced by the proposed change, the
salary limitation is fixed at 1000 instead
Of $4,000, as at present. Capt. Storrs.
the secretary. has received 81, 500 under
the present management
The select committee named some time
| ago to inquire into the feasibility of es-
| tablishng S40 900 furniture plant at the
some $50 convicts said TO be in idleness.
| made report TO the Senate Monday
| evening. The report is practically vic
tory for Grand Rapids and her thousands
OF furniture workers who, it will be re-
membered, strongly opposed the passage
OF the bill. The committee recommend a
substitute for the b II allowing only
Sl9. $50 for needed repairs. etc. or this
sum So, 600 is for the establ shmept OF a
new industry other than at present in
| operation. The report says further that
a new industry, If established. should be
only such as would employ hand labor
and not enter into competition with outside
similar industries.
The senate has passed the fish commits
sion appropr alton bill at S54. 900 knocking
out CD, 200 for new hatchery at the 500.
BY the act OF this legislature, approved
last April, the time OF meeting of the
boards OF supervisors for the purpose of
equalizng the assessment rolls in the years
in which the state board of equalization
meets-that is in the year succeeding the
taking OF "a census-has been changed from
the second TO the fourth Monday of June
Auditor General Stone has sent out Ci-cu-
lars containing the terms of the new act.
According to law the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
is chairman of the state board of equali-
zation.
The bill to organize the county of Dick
inson was passed by the senate on Wednes
day. Yeas IL, nays IL.
The bill of Mr.. Bastone fixing the legal
rate OF interest at q per cont. with S per
cent privileged upon written agreement
or contract, has passed the senate.
The appropriation for new shops, etc,
at the Ionia prison, amounting TO $40, $50.
has proviso, adopted on motion of SEN
ator Morrow that none of the money shall
be used for the purchase of labor-saving
machinery. but that, so far as possible, the
prisoners shall be employed at hand labor.
Adverse reports have been made by the
committee on state affairs upon bills estab-
fishing separate prison for women; TO
prohibit the killing Of RULED grouse for
five years from September l. 1891; also
the bill for reducing the age at which girls
may be discharged from the Adrian
industrial home from II to Is years.
The bill appropriating $50, 900 to the
national encampment Of the G. a. X. to DO
held in Michigan next August the money
TO be used exclusively to provide lodging
for the veterans, and TO be expended under
the direction OF three state commissioners
TO oe appointed by the governor. came be-
fore the senate on Wednesday and was
passed by more than the necessary number
Of votes; yeas %, nays Z.