The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-08
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

OK the 3Oth the House passed the new
general election bill. The measure en-
bodies that portion OF the Australian sys-
TEN which provides single official ballot
and retains the secret booth feature OF the
present Michigan statute. The tickets Will
be printed under 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, Ontonagon County, TO bond
itself for $4,000 for the purpose OF building
bridge across the Ontonagon River has
passed the House. The Detroit charter bill.
which passed the House only after pro-
tracted fight, was killed in the Senate. The
House has passed the Senatorial redistrict-
ing bill without amendment, and IL was
signed by bhe Governor. The Worlds Fair
bill IL I'm conference, the House having re-
jected the general amendment cutting the
appropriation down TO 100000.
THE general appropriation bill passed
the House on the LIST! 1t calls for s552. 1888
this year ond S71s.550 in 1892 The ex-
penses of the Legislature are placed at
$40, 600. about $4,000 less than last ses-
sion. The general appropriation bill, TO-
gether with all the special appropriations,
brings the total State taxes for this year
and next up TO S2.S30,601. During 1sS9-90
present Legislature has been called upon
for unusual expenditures, such as 500, 900
for the Worlds Fair and another 500 900 to
pay soldiers bounties under the sur
preme Court decisions In addition the
pris ms, asylums and other institutions have
had TO be equipped with new buildings.
The report in the Doyle unthe bribery
case has been made. IL pronounces that
the bribery charges were totally unfounded.
but censures Representative Munthe for
accepting $50 from Ironwood to reimburse
Mr. Doyle for assisting him during the ses-
sion. The Senate agreed 10 the reform
election bill as passed by the House Both
houses passed the Worlds Fair bill as IL
came from the Senate. making the appro-
priation 800, 600, with six commissioners
two women.
The Michigan Legislature of 1901 adj
iourned on the I'd, after a six months ses-
sion. The Rhines voting machine bill was
defeated In the House by a vote of ~ to 81
and the Wayne County Circuit Court COM
mission bill was passed. the Senate concur
ring. The Conference Committee on tho
special Eastern Asylum appropriation rec
commended s25, 600, and both houses adopted
the report. The general appropriation
bill passed both houses at Sl,27O,0OO, as
against Sl,506,000 two years ago. The
bill Incorporating equal suffrage as
sociations also passed both houses
While the report of the Soldiers Home in
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. found no direct dis
honorable conduct on the part of the man
agement, still IL was shown that business
methods had been sadly wanting. Col.
Wells was scored for assisting in nego-
tiating the sale OF certain property TO the
board OF which he was a member, and the
entire board OF managers for gross care
leSsness and inattentlon. The legislators
| generally have left the capital.