Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

The House will try the experiment Of
starving the Board OF Control OF the State
School az Coldwater into discharging supt
Newlkirk. Ever since the board opposed the
wishes OF the House and decided TO @vindi-
cater the Superintendent by retaining him
the Legislators have been waiting for a
chance 10 even things up. On the 18th the
opportunity came when the Senate sent
over the bill appropriating $4,000 for the
use OF the school. The House. by large
majority. voted 20 lay the bill ON the table.
and will leave II there unless the toard ac-
cedes 10 Its wishes.
A hill creating tho Thirty second Judi
cial Circuit from OntOnagon and Gogebic
Counties passed the senate ON the 14th. The
bill lowering the test OF illuminating oil
was agreed to In the House committee OF
the whole. The House passed bill appro-
priaiing s90,62o for the current expenses OF
the State Normal School. A bill appropri-
ating State swamp land for the survey OF a
ship canal across the State was tabled. The
Governor appointed and the Senate con-
irmed the appointment OF James Blair, OF
Grand Rapids, as a member OF the Board of
Control of the State Reform School. and
Robert First, of Albion, member of the
Blind School Board.
THE House, on the 18th, passed the
Ferguson bill reducing the test of illuml-
mating oil from 120 degrees TO a test equal
to that of the State OF Wisconsin, or about
03 fash. IL Is estimated that the saving TO
the consumer will not be less than $3.50. 900.
The bill was also passed which authorizes
the special charter railroads to surrender
their charters and organize under the gem
eral law. The Dlekema Cook anti-railroad
pass bill was under consideration in COM
nittee of the whole nearly all afternoon,
and the debate was the most spirited
OF the session. A large number OF amend
ments were added for the purpose OF kill
ing the bill, and as final act the commit
tee struck out all after the enacting clause.
When the committee rose the yeas and nays
were ordered upon motion TO concur In
the re commendation OF the committee, the
vote being taken under call OF the House
The action OF the committee was noncon-
Cured In by n vote of s6 to Sc An at
tempt was then made to table the bill,
which failed by vote of "a to 81. The
bill was then referred TO the joint Com
mittee on Railroads and Judiciary. The
Senate passed bills creating the Thirty first
Judicial Circuit from the county of st. Clair;
appropriating $4,000 for the Michigan
Pioneer Society; also bill for the payment
OF additional back salaries to Circuit
Judges of the State from Nov. z. 1882, to
Jan. 1. 1853. The Judiciary Committee re-
ported the minor electoral bill amended by
having the two electors at large elected
one from the eastern and one from the
western electoral district. The Republicans
made minority report, but it was refused
consideration by strict party vote.
On the 10th. 1t was decided by the II usg
Committee on Ways and Means to cut the
appropriation for the Kalamazoo Asylum
for the Insane TO So, 400. The sum origin
ally asked was 1900. The House took the
Coldwater school appropriation bill from
the table and passed IL along To the Com
mittee on Engrossment and Enrolment for
Dresentation 60 GOV hrC IOf'r
mittee on Military Affairs has favorably re-
ported 10 the House a bill prohibiting the
importation of armed men into Michigan Ia
do police duty. The measure is designet
TO shut out Pinkerton men.
THE House, on the 18th, passed the White
bill reapportionng the representative dis
tricts of the State. bill to punish fraudu-
lent entries and practices In speed contest:
also passed The special tax committee re-
ported bill embodying the California
system OF taxing mortgages and a return Il
the county system OF collecting Delinquent
taxes. The Senate passed no bills of i'm
portance. The Judiciary Committee re.
ported favorably the Doran bill compelling
sleeping car companies to keep closed upper
berths when not I'm use; the Mines bill To-
bringing all railroads under the genera
law for taxation purposes; the Jackson bill
authorizing special charter roads to organ
lie under the general law. The House ant
Senate adjourned until the GOTH