Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-23
LOCAL LEGISLATURE.


LANSING, Jan. 19-SENATE. Senator
Doran offered resolution, which was
adopted. calling upon the auditor-geueral
for certain information, the object being to
ascertain whether the taxes on corpora
tons and specific taxes have increased in
the same proportion as the taxes on farm
property and on city property within the
last 10 or 10 years. Bills were introduced
in the senate as follows BY Senator Wis
ner. TO repeal the act creating the state
board OF pardons. TO provide for state
board OF asylum inspectors; by Senator
Sharp, TO compel non-resdents 10 pay
license for hunting deer in the state; by
Senator Wisner, joint resolution asking the
board OF state auditors to reimburse ex-
Gov. Begole for expenses incurred in the
celebrated case, people vs.. Wilson, an un-
successful attempt TO remove DIR. Wilson
from the Flint asylum board; by Senator
Gilbert, to appropriate $50, 900 for the en-
tertaiument of the G.. A. X. national en-
campment: by Senator Park, to provide
for bringing suits against foreign corpora
tons. A bill was introduced by Senator
Mccormick approprating 500, 600 for the
support of the state normal school for 1912.
A resolution was offered by Senator Park
directing the Encouragement TO see what
railroad companies have ignored the two
cent law Of 1882 and have their charters
forfeited. Senator Park offered resolu.
ton providing for a general investigation
of the boards of police, water and fire COM
missioners Of Detroit; the resolution was
adopted. Lieut.. Gov. Strong announced
as a special committee to investigate the
administration of ex-Deputy Secretary Of
State Francis b. Egan Messrs. Brown,
Mugford and Toan. HoUsE-Among the
notices of bills in the house tonight was
one by Mr.. Fitch of Kent for state super
visor of private institutions doing business
as bank, and one by Mr. Henze of Wayne
repeating the charter of the Detroit and
Birmingham plank road or Woodward
avenue plank road. Bills introduced in the
house: BY Mr.. Connor: To preserve the
purity Of elections; by MIR. Clapp: Joint
resolution asking congress to submit an
amendment 10 the const tuition so that
United States senators shall be elected by
a general ticket in each state.
LANSING, Jan. 16-SENATE. Bills no.
ticed: Mr.. Wisner providing for state
board Of prison inspectors, TO have the
management and control of the state prison
at Jackson and for the state reformatory at
Ionia; Mr. Doran, making an appropria-
ton for the use and maintenance of the
University Of Michigan, TO arrange and
establish the justices courts in the city of
Grand Rapids; TO amend and revise the
charter of the city of Grand Rapids; Mr..
Park, to revise and amend the charter of
the city OF Detroit, TO regulate the hours
upon street, surface and elevated railroads
for passengers for travel organized under
the laws of this state; MIR. Mines, provid-
ing for the payment of state bounties TO
certain survivors of the war of the rebel
lion, and the widows and certain heirs of
those deceased; Mr.. Beers, amending sec
tons IS, 10 and 20, public acts of 1882,
and all acts amendatory thereto relative to
township boards Of review; Mr.. McCor-
mick, making an appropriation for the
years 1912 for the normal school: Mr.
Prindle, to preserve the purity of elections
and guard against the abuse of the elective
franchise, to amend the constitution rela-
tive to the judiciary department by pro-
viding for an intermediate Appellate court,
to divide the state into judicial districts, TO
create APPELLATE courts and TO confer upon
circuit judges sitting together certain APP
pellate jurisdiction, including the power TO
hear and determine motions for rehearings
and new trials in certain cases. A few
bills Of minor Importance were passed and
the senate adjourned until Monday oven
ing. HoUsE-The following bills were in
troduced: Mr.. Clapp, amending section
BOOB, How, relative TO proceedings aga nst
debtors by attachment; Mr.. Perkins, or
gani2ing the county of Dickinson out of
portions of Menominee. Iron and Marquette;
Mr.. Kirk, for the publication Of text books
for schools by the state. tho said books TO
be furnished to school districts at cost and
sold to pupils at 10 per cent advance upon
the cost price; Mr. Miner, amending the
charter of Detroit so as TO give the city
clerk the casting vote in cases where the
common council cannot elect president
on account of "a tie; Mr.. Carpenter, amend
ing section 5000, How, in reference TO
legal advertising; Mr.. McGovern, amend
ing the charter Of Reed City; Mr.. Shull.
creating a lien on railroad corporations in
favor of labOrers, contractors and persons
furnishing labor or material for construc-
ton, improvement or repair; Mr.. Marion,
exempting mortgages from taxation and
repeating act 262 of 1887; MIR. Cook, pro-
hibiting the tender by and acceptance of
special privileges from certain corpora
tons by executive, jud cial, legislative and
other officers. 1t afixes penalties for Civ
ing free passes by railroads and likewise
Furnishes those public officers who make
use of free passes; Mr.. Denning, amending
the charter of Manistee; MIR. Cook,
amending act $50 of 1889, How, relative
to eligibility of circuit judges, providing
that no Judge shall practice as an attorney
within the limits of his circuit during his
term of Office; Mr.. Gregory to prevent
spearing of fish in Strawberry, Turkey,
Bass and Pleasant Lakes and Devils BASIN
in Livingston county; Mr.. Leach, amend
ing act 200 of 1887, relating to education
and the election of school examiners.
Adjourned until Monday, 0:l5 p. IN.