Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-09
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

On tho 3oth the House passed the new
general election bill. The measure en-
bodies that portion OF the Australian sye-
tenn which provides a single Official ballot
and retains the secret booth feature OF the
present Michigan statute. The tickets will
be printed lder the direction OF Board Of
County Commissioners, consisting OF the
Judges OF Probate. County Clerk. and
County Treasurer. instead OF under
the supervision OF the Secretary OF
State. as at present The Senate
bill authorizing the township OF
Mcmillan. Ontonngon County, to bond
itself for $4,000 for the purpose of building
bridge across the Ontlnagon River has
passed the House. he Detroit charter bill.
which passed the House only after pro-
tracted tight. was killed Ia the SENATE. The
House has passed the Senatorial redistrict-
ing bill without amendment, aud IL was
signed by the Governor The Worlds Fair
bill Is in conference. the House having re-
jected the general amendment cutting the
appropriation down TO 100000.
THE general appropriation bill passed
the House on the 1sL IL calls for soS2,SSS
this year ond sTis.s5O in 1892. The ex-
penses of the Legislature are placed at
s14O, 600. about $4,000 less than last ses-
sion. The general approximation bill, TO-
gether with all the special appropriations,
brings the total State taxes for this year
and next up 10 S2s30.60l. During $4,000
| the Etntc YAK amounted 10 gOsVoDs~oo. Il nc
present Legislature has been called upon
for unusual expenditures, such as s100, 600
| for the Worlds Fair and another 100000 to
pay soldiers bounties under the SUI
preme COURT decisions. In addition the
prls ms, asylums and other Institutions have
| had TO be equipped with new buildings.
| The report In the Doyle-Munthe bribery
| case has been made. IL pronounces that
| the bribery charges we're totally unfounded,
| but censures Representative Munthe foi
accepting ESQ from Ironwood TO reimburse
| Mr. Doyle for assisting him during the ses-
| sion. The Senate agreed 10 the reform
| election bill as passed 10y the House. Both
| houses passed the Worlds Fair bill as II
| came from the Senate. making the appro-
| priation 100000, with six commissioners
/ two women.
The Michigan Legislature OF 1s0c-1 adj
| journed on the I'd, after a six months ses-
| sion. The Rhines voting machine bill wa'
| defeated In the House by vote OF AZ TO FL
and the Wayne County Circuit Court com
| mission bill was passed, the Senate concur
| ring. The Conference Committee on the
/ special Eastern Asylum appropriation rec
1 commended SCI. 900. ana both houses adopteS
the report The general appropriation
| bill passed both houses at S1,27O,OOO, al
against 1886, 900 two years ago. Th'
| bill Incorporating equal suffrage as
sociations also passed both houses
| While the report OF the Soldiers Home In
vestigating committee found no direct dis
| honorable conduct on the part OF the man
| ayement still it was shown that business
| methods had been sadly wanting. Col
| Wells was scored for assisting In nego
tiatlng the sale of certain property 10 tn
board OF which he was "A member, and tn
| entire board OF managers for gross care
shpeRf pRa tpsa 1 sae eapr The LEGISLATOR