The times., 1891-02-20
THE MICHIGAN STATESMEN.
Some Notes from the Journals Of Senate
and House.


Some Notes from the Journals Of Senate
and House.
LANSING, Mich, Feb. 5-Bills were in
trOduced in the house yesterday making
an appropriation of Sf23,0 900 for the sup.
port of the deaf and dumb asylum; to re.
peal the act authorizing the appointment
of state game and fish warden; to punish
fraudulent entries and practices in speed
contests; making AN appropriation Of $h3.-
620 for the support of the state agricul-
tural college.
In the senate bills were introduced
making the Office of railroad commission
er elective instead Of appointive; making
mortgage deeds subject to taxation Res
olutions were adopted in both branches
for n investigation of the state public
school with especial reference to the case
of little Nellie Griffin, recently murdered
by old man Garfield.
LANSING, Mich, Feb. 6-The Legislative
committee sent to investigate the Jackson
state prison management has returned
from the institution. The committee be-
lieve that the board has exceeded its
powers and should be brought up stand.
ing. 1t is likely that the law governing
the prison and its board will be amended
and the .latter censured. The Soldiers
Home committee asked for the appoint
ment of special committee to
investigate the manner in which
the funds of the home have been expend
ed. The request will be granted. The
Kalamazoo asylum committee will visit
the asylum to investigate cases of Ill
treatment charged up against the insti
tuition.
LANSING, Mich, Feb. 1.-THE state board
of corrections and charities has called
Governors Winan's attention to the Mel
lie Griffin murder case, and asks that an
investigation be made. The board notified
him that at the industrial school for girls
at Adrian the law regarding the adoption
of children has been violated in the same
manner as in the Griffin case, and sug
gested that An investigation of both in~ti
tutions he made. The present law requires
the county agents to visit adopted chill
dren only when directed by the superin
tendent OF the institution from which the
children IRE sent. The board will ask the
legislature to so amend the law as to re
quire the county agents to visit each child
at least once a year. O.
LANSING, Mich, Feb. 11.-Representa
IlNc JuChSOu nus lubIOuuCCu a. SWttp'uH
bill in the legislature designed to shut of
completely the eXtorting of confessions
from prisoners by police and prosecuting
officers The bill provides that no confess
sion obtained from person in custody
under criminal charge shall be admitted
in evidence unless that confession is made
in open court. jackson also introduced 9
bill authorizing special charter railroad:
to surrender their charters and to organ
ize under the general law The bill comes
from the Michigan Central road, and was
drawn by Henry Russell attorney for tn,
company.
Other Measures Introduced.
A joint resolution introduced in the
house yesterday provides that the ques
tion of appropriating $4,000 for the ma
tional G.. n. II. encampment in Detroit
next summer shall be decided by submit
ting it to popular vote at the spring
election. 1t is probable that this resolu
tion will pass, although the Detroiters
will make hard fight against it. Two
old bills were presented in the senate yes.
terday. One prohibits prison wardens
from accepting from the convicts under
their charge gifts of more than IS in value
and the other makes it n misdemeanor tC
cirluatc campaign circular making {
personal attack upon any candidate un
less the attack is signed by n responsible