Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
LOCAL LEGISLATURE.
islators With Stationery and Sup
plies, to be Established.
Gov. Winans to Secure the $24O,OOO
in the United States Treasury,
Due the State OF Michigan.
Passed by the Michigan
Law-Makers.

LANSING, April s. - SENATE - Bills
passed. To establish a department of
stationery and supplies for the purpose Of
supplying the state departments and insti-
buttons with such articles from one central
head and supervision. and to provide for
inspection of the goods furnished to such
department. Approved by the governor:
Amending charter Of village OF Bessemer,
Gogebic county. HOUSE - Authorizing
Vassar TO issue SO, 900 in bonds to build
an electric light plant; amending act 131
of 1882 specifying that when cars upon
different street railways arrive at the same
crossing together the Car on the track first
laid down shall have precedence. APP
proved by the governor: The acts author
izing Edmore TO borrow money for an
electric light plant; attaching lands TO
school district No. | in Hancock; incorpo-
rating Benzonia; authorizing Hancock to
borrow money for highway purposes;
amending section 5134, Howells, relative
TO schools; appropriating $751;, 900 TO the
soldiers home; appropriating $4,000 for
copying records in the acknowledgements
office; amending charter of Grand Rapids;
legalizing action of supervisors in estab
fishing Port Huron and ST. Clair town
line for a board Of review in Iron Mount
ain; Incorporating Mason; amending
charter of West Bay City.
LANSING, April Q. 49, SENATE Bills
passed: To provide for the organization
aud incorporation Of companies for clear
ing out and improving rivers and streams
in this state for the purpose of driving,
sorting, holding and delivering logs
thereon; to authorize the township of
Lamotte, in the county of Sanilac to settle
and adjust certain bond issued TO Robert
Hoag for highway orders purchased by
him and surrendered TO said township;
making all general election days legal
holidays. HoUsE-The business of the
day was unimportant, and the house
adjourned early on account Of the death Of
Representative Hawley.
LANSING, April 0.-SENATE-A number
of unimportant bills were passed today
and the governors approval of the follow
ing announced: Amending charter of the
city of Menominee; for the incorporation
Of street railway companies; authorizing
East Tawas to borrow money for the es-
tablshmeut Of an electric light plant;
amending charter of the city of Ann Arbor.
Adjourned until Monday, 0:l5 p. m.
HOUSE, he HONtIuOE HAS dppIONtu Jllb
following acts. TO authorize Port Huron to
borrow money for sewer bonds; amending
school act of Saginaw; amending school act
of Muskegon; incorporating Watervlict.
Adjourned until 10 a. IN. Monday.
LANSING, April 10. SENATE - The
senate met this evening and went through
the regular order of business. The resolu-
ton of Representative Barkworth author
zing the governor TO receipt TO the general
government for the direct tax. amounting
to S42G, 900, was received from the house
and adopted. The governor will take
immediate steps to obtain the money and
cover ii into the state treasury. HOUSE.
The house had a quorum present this
morning. Many petitions were received
for various matters now pending, includ-
ing the appointment of state factory
inspector. "Reminiscences against the bill
to lower Geographic rates, for the reason
that it would close many small Offices and
badly affect the wages Of telegraph opera
tors, were numerous. The business of the
day was confined TO work in committee Of
the whole. The governor has approved
the act making an appropriation for Mich
igan university.