Telegram-herald., 1891-02-03
.PRAYERLESS House
PROCEEDS At ONCE 10 BUSINESS
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Bright Notes From Lansing.

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morning. with neither preacher TO
ofticiate nor quorum TO participates
The former was dispensed With. but. by
Faking and scTapang white, Just :
quorum was got together, and the
House congratulated itself upon Us re-
markable escape. Ii was indeed mar.
row Que.
The Patrons of Industry, IN consNn-
ton assembled at Big Rapids, sent IN =
protes. against the q. A. r. appropfia-
ton, on the ground that Detroit, IN
asking tor the eneampment had an eye
to business and politics, rather than pa
tr.otlsm.
Mr.. Bullock noticed bill to amend
eompIler's sections ei5i, ei55. .l5d, rel
ative to fish shutes; Cook, a joint reso-
luton 10 amend the constitution rela-
tive to pay OF members OF the Leglsia-
ture aud prohibiting the acceptance OF
railroad passes; curtiss, to repeal the
game warden act.
Mr.. Cook introduced bill TO amend
tho law relative to the appointment OF
of no,aries public. This blll will per-
nit the appointment Of lawyers clerks
under age.
Mr.. Cook offered 4 resolution asking
the quartcrmaster general for this IN
formation:
a. What was the total number OF per-
SONS required to fill the quota OF Micni.
gan under the call OF the president OF
the United States, dated Feb. /, 1864,
as construed by the Supreme court OF
this State i'll the case OF the People vs..
William Hammond, reported in tnir-
teen Michigan, IA; t2l what other calls
for troops (if any were made by the
president oil the United States after
Jan. |, 1861, and during the war, and
If any such calls We're made, what was
Michigan's quota under each call. lie
also offered resolutions calling on the
| state treasurer for information rs to
bonds issued and negotiated under act
! 295, of 1865, tue total aealls thereof ant:
| how credited; also the same informa-
| ton as to bonds issued under act "a, ot
| 1864 and act 50. 1860. All the resoIu-
tons were adopted. The information
| desired is to lay n foundation for legs.
lation to equallze the bounties.
| Mr.. IL. Johnson offered II resolution
which yas adopted, instrncsing the
committee or manufacturers 10 lnvestl-
gate the feasibility, propriety and ex'
pense of establishing mandatory OF
binding twine in one of the state
prisons.
| AFTERNOON SESSION..
| Mr.. Leach noticed bill TO amend
compiler's sections 50i9 and $3.50 rels
| tive to the Qualifications of electors al
school meetings; Mr.. Richardson, t1
| amend section p. act 9S, OF 1916, to III,
| corporate the Grand River Valley Rail
road Company; Mr.. Wachtel, 10 reor-
| game the Eleventh and Thirteenth
| Judicial circuits, and create the Thirty.
| first.
| Mr. Leach's bill makes such change
| In the qualification OF electors at schoo
meetings as to require that they be OF
| shall have been assessed for taxation
on the assessment roll last preceding
| Nr. Richardson's bill will strike at the
| question of taxation of the road anC
bring it under the general tax law.
Mr.. Wachtel's proposed Thirty-firs
judicial circuit Is composed of Cheboy
gan, Enmet, Mackinaw and Manitou
counties.
Mr.. White introduced his bill. alread,
| noticed, to amend compilers section
212S relative to the apportionment o.
| taxes.
In committee of the whole Mr.. Swift
IN the CHAIR the House passed Mr.
| Richardson's bill to repeal the cumula
tive election law, and Mr.. Wachtcl'i
bill to amend the charter OF the city o.
Cheyboygan.
Mr.. Cook offered n resolution today
enbodyiug the Elodern ideas on re
treEchment III legislative expenses. !
was drawn with all the skill and lega
precision OF which he IS capable. The
purpose of it is TO cut eff all per diem
compensation to members, when absen
for any other reason than sickness o.
legislative business, and all but aetna
expenses incurred in visiting any unsti
tuition or place by authority of th'
| Housc. IL instructs the officers II
computing compensation and expense
to observe these rules. The resolution
was made the special order for tomoE
row.