Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-12
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

BILLS were introduced In the Senate ON
the Sd regulating the practice OF medicine
and surgery, TO nx the salaries OF the clerk
OF the courts, County Treasurer, and Regis
ter of Deeds OF Kent County not to exceed
g. 900 each. Lieutenant Governor Strong
announced the members of Joint committee
on reapportionment of the Representative
and Congressional districts of the Senate,
one from each Congressional district, con-
sisting OF eight Democrats, eight Repub-
licans, and three p. OF /. The nomination
OF Henry A. Robinson for Labor Commis-
sioner and Eugene Parsell for Warden OF the
Ionia House of Correction were confirmed In
executive session. Bills were introduced In
the House making an appropriation of S75,-
300 for the support and Improvement OF the
State public school for the years 1S9l-02i
appropriating SO, 900 for purchase OF books
for the State Library for 1s91-2i to create
the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit, comprising
the counties of Cheboygan. Emmett, Mack
mac, and Manitou. A joint resolution sub
mitting TO the people constitutional
bers of the Legislature at $500 per annum
and prohibiting the use OF free railroad
passes.
On the 4th both branches of the Legisla-
ture got after the scalp OF Superintendent
Newkirk. of the State Public School at
Coldwater, who with only the must super
fetal investigation turned over Nellie Grif-
hours later murdered her In the woods near
Dimondale. Both houses ordered a full In
vestigation. A peculiar bill was presented.
IL provides that ON payment of S5 and O
certificate of good moral character license
be issued TO those asking II giving them the
privilege Of entering saloon after 10 p. m.
The Trainer thinks that 100000 licenses
would be taken out In week and the State
be thereby gainer OF 81, 100000. He would
also place heavy fine on the liquor dealer
who neglected TO ask for license before
admitting the thirsty one.
On the 5th bills were introduced In the
House making an appropriation of $4,000
for the support of Michigan University for
1912; providing for the equalization OF
State bounties for soldiers on basis of 500
each; providing for bounty on dead crows
OF 20 cents each In lots of five. The House
Committee on Soldiers Home asked for a
special committee TO investigate the man
agement OF that institution. 1t was made
the special order for Tuesday, 9th. Bills
were introduced In the Senate prohibiting
gambling In grain or other commodities, and
providing penalty therefor; bills were mo-
ticed regulating the rental of telephones;
TO protect fruit trees from the ravages of
the Syellows;n for purchase OF additional
land and the erection of cottages at the
Eastern Asylum for the Insane.
THE Legislature made its first assault on
the existing liquor laws on the 9th, Repre-
sentative Orth introducing a bill providing
that the present tax of $500 on spirituous
liquors shall be reduced to $500, the same
as the present tax on malt liquors. A bill
introduced In the Senate provides for the
repeal of the present system OF imposing a
specific tax upon the railroad corporations,
and substitutes in its place local taxation.
The bill requires that the depots, grounds,
and other stationary property OF the roads
shall be taxed In the township where It is
located on the same basis as any other
property, and that the rolling stock shall
be taxed wherever found when the assess
ment is made. A bill was also introduced
arbitrarily fixing the transportation rates
to be charged by telephone companies