Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-01
Estate LEGISLATURE
SENATOR BROWNS LOCAL OPP.
TON SCHEME RETIRED.
The Bill to Repeal the Charter OF
the Lake shore and Michigan
Southern IL. TX. PASSES the Senate.

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the Lake shore and Michigan
Both houses adjourned to attend the
| funeral of Congressman Ford at Grand
| Rapids. This adjournment was view ed
with regret by the industrious members.
| who all agreed that the presence Of Joint
! committee would sufficiently represent the
| legislative body. The house made pro
| vision for such ioint committee. The
senate. perhaps inconsiderately. resolved
TO adjourn and attend in body. The
house thereupon thought IL would do no
less. and so Il resolved 70 adjourn and
attend in body a special train was
| engaged To carry the members 10 and from
Grand Rapids.
The bill clerk Of the senate, Mr.. Justus
:. Lamson of Monroe has made the fol-
lowing summary of the work Of the senate
10 date, viz Senate bills-Whole number
| introduced, 1886; number reported mot
re referred), l3S; number of bills not
reported, 1875; tabled on introduction. 81:
still in committees, lG7: tabled after
| report, II; on table 50; voted on. "a !;
passed. 50; killed. >. This does no,
Of bills now in committee of the whole and
on order Of third reading, 3D. House bills
in the senato-Numbor received, 1917;
reported. l21; in committees. 80; passed.
| 10; tabled, o; on senate order and third
reading, s. Totals-Bills reported, 265.
passed, POP; in committee aud on table
265..
The bll Of senator Park in reference to
COSTS which passed the senate Tuesday.
provides that if the plaintiff IN an action
for assault and battery, false imprison-
ment, malicious prosecution, SANDER, or
libel, RECEIVERS less than $50 damages. that
he shall not recover more costs than dam
ages.
The senate has passed the bill for the
repeal Of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern railroad charter by vote of %
TO =
Six bills were reported without recon-
mendation by the committee on religious
and benevolent societies, as follows: lncor-
porating the F'reewill Baptist church
Incorporating associations, conventions
conferences or religious bodies: incorpo
ration of associations for purposes OF
establishing and sustaining churches and
religious societies and Sabbath schools.
Incorporation OF Austrian Tyroean benev-
olent society; Incorporation of cooperative
and mutual benefit associations. Senator
Brown, chairman OF the committee.
explains that the bills will probably be
successful, but that he, not wanting TO
assume all responsibility, and the CON-
mittec disappearing of them. or partly SO,
they were reported without recommeEda-
ton.
The house committee of the whole has
favorably reported the bill making an
appropriation for the national encamp-
ment of the G.. A. X. at Detroit. The
amount is placed at $50, 900.
Petitions are beginning to be received in
the house for a uniform tax OF $500 on
liquor dealers, and also TO allow persons
residing anywhere in the county TO become
security for liquor dealers.
The bill prohibiting the term ''bank,
banker" or bankers" by any corporation
not organized under the banking laws of
the state, was informally discussed in COM
mittee Of the whole and temporarily laid
aside. IL was amended. allowing firms 70
uso the words banker or bankers,
but not the word bank"
Representative Ferguson's bill for the in
specton of illuminating oils came up for
final passage on the order Of third reading
last week. After various objections and
motions 10 informally pass on the part Of
Senators Park, Morrow and Doran, who
Intellectually pleaded for more time, tho
bill was passed, securing 20 favorable
votes.
BY the senate's action ia referring TO tho
judiciary committee, despite his earnest
protest, Senator Browns measure which
inverts the local option law by considering
every county prohibition county until the
voters declare by ballot for the legal sale
of liquor. one moro bill has received its
quietus.