Telegram-herald., 1891-02-21
NO END TONEW LAWS
The Legislature Piling Up Bills
BY ths Hundreds
AFFECrHG The WHOLE CATEGORY
Ersas fsasiiag ssfn So c.ttis 10 Frss
Fsssss "a Railways whssky IAws
la Lass aHa saIsEy Lass, the
thisfsst Burdens Of the .sssioa

der and sweet, persuAslse demean0f,
has put IA an appearance aud ls play
ing navoc WITH the pocket books OF
susceptible members and agitating the
heaFtstrngs OF callOw committee
clerks. 30 far they have kept away
from the reporters, either because they
recognize the impecuinosity OF the lat
or, or their lack OF susceptibility.
Amsad tho whisky Law
This mornings session ia the House
f0reshadOWed some important legisla-
sion. Representative Wagner, OF Mar
quetts. viii Introduce a blll % amend
the liquor tax law; also 10 provide for
the establishment and management OF
a home tor inebriates; Rockwell, Of
Berr.en, 10 make an appropriation of
S5000 for additional land for the State
Normal school; also. 10 make apprO-
prat.ons for the general expenses OF
the state for Is)l-2; Rowden, OF Bay,
10 create the Office of dairy and food
commissioner; iIawley, OF ionia, to
amend and supplement the laws rela-
tive to the Ualyerslty; Henze, OF
Wayne, two bills TO amend the law
relative 10 voluntary assignments for
the benefit of creditors; also, TO amend
eomp,.er's Section 4706, relative 10 fil-
ing chattel mortgages.
Vacancies in Onsce.
Representative Herr, of Wayne, has
introduced bill TO declare vacancies
~ office IN certain cases. IL declares
that any person holding any county,
city or township Office, receiving a
nomination for any other Office when
he could not hold AT the same time As
the other, shall, within three days, sig
Dlly IN writing his intention TO accept
and ille lt with the county, city or
township clerk. The fling of such IN
tentiOn shall tee deemed an lrrevocable
resignation OF the Office held, 10 take
effect on the day of his assuming the
new Office. The vacancy SO caused
shall be filled by election duly called.
The act IS not 10 apply to candidates
for the Legislature or presidential
electors.
Police and Firemen Pensions.
Representative Hayward has ready
for introduction bill to provide for the
retirment of aged and disabled police
men and hrcmen IN the employment OF
the city of Grand Rapids, and for the
payment OF pensions TO the wives and
children OF deceased policemen and
Etli OIL fhess nf ha ~ st,
OF Grand Rapids. ELIGIBILITY to receive
such pensions is acquired (l) by men,
bershIp in either the police or fire de-
partment, or both, for a period of
twenty years subsequent. to June /,
1870. provided the person IS 90 years of
age and holds - physicians certificate
OF disability; ~ by total disability
from further service incurred in the
discharge of duty. They may he placed
ON the retired list by a majority vote OF
the commi ssioners on one-half pay, but
no one shall receive more than $50 per
annum. The wife or children OF any
such person killed IN the discharge of
his duties, by vote Of the commits
siOncrS, may receive a pension of $500,
to DE- paid To the wife annually for five
years, unless she rsmarrles or dies. and
then To be paid 70 the children under
Us years OF age. The bill also makes
provisions for keeping 4 roll OF retired
fireman and policeman and for the
raising and paying OF the necessary
funds.
Bills by the Cartload.
Nearly half hundred bills were in
troduced in the House this morning
ana the supply IS not exhausted. High
water marx will be reached this session.
Representative Gregory, of Washienaw
introduced three ameudatory OF the
law relating % life insurance compan.
ics, mutual benefit associations and
plate glass. boiler ana accident insur
snce companies: HenEe, of Wayne, tc
declare the legal status OF adopted
children IN certain cases; also TO IncoT
purate poultry and pet stock assOcia
tons, Baldwin. of Clinton. tn appro-
pirate $4,000 for current expenses, and
$500 for special, for the school
for the blind: Cook, OF Muske
gon, 20 constitute the Adiutant-Gen'
eral. Inspector-Gencral and Quarter
master-tIeneral. \ board for adjustment
of bounty claims: also. TO authorize 4
state loan To psy war bountles; also &c
authorize the Governor and Treasurer
90 negotiate such bonds; Wiggns, oI
Nsn Bmen, to regulate uniformity oi
text hooks; Northrop, of Delta, TO pro
vide for mitigation of damages recov
erable by employees from employers il
certain eases. Gregory. of Washtensw
q amend the law relative tn a State
Board OF Equalization; B0ttsford. Ol
Shawsssee, 20 require certain shia
wasses circuit court terms 20 Re held ir
-Dwosso. BARLEY, Of St. Clair. to amend
the law "a to weights and measures
Wendell, of Wayne. to prevent drivIn.
upon grass plsts al iacent - highways
Tripp. OF Oakland. 70 appropriate
SIS, 900 for current expenses IN 1891 =
aud 50, 90 for new departments ID th,
Mining school; Smith, Of Hiilsdale. :.
require all meat used n State lnstittl
tons % he slaughtered within the
state: Fitch. OF Kent. 70 amend section
10. OF the Grand Rapids superior cour
at: Rockwell, Of Bsrrieu, to pay th,
supreme court clerk S200u salary. sns
cfver the fees INTO the State treasury
also. for entry fees N the Suprem,
court: Knight Of Bay. for the recover-
of damages for injuries from defeetiv'
roads aud walks: Alexander. Of Wsx
ford. 70 make the Office Of Register 0
Deeds. salaried ofice, HOlton. O
wavne. 10 appropriate s29 $50 for ia
Jackson prison
oppose decreased rsses
General Manager Trumban, Of Chi
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