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LAssrss. April 10 - Senator Park
asked 10 be excused from serving On
the select committee on the Ionla House
Of Correction furniture plant. Senator
Fridiender was substituted. Every SEN
atof presented protests from the Grand
Rapids Board OF Trade aad from labor
organizations against that appropria-
:iou. which were referred to the select
committee The Senate passed Repre-
sentative Kolvoord's bill TO prohibit the
killing OF deer Ia Aliegan and VanBu-
ren counties for three years, and then
took a recess until O'Clock for conl-
mittee work. La the afternoon several
bills were passed. Among them were
Senator Parks bill to amend the law
relative To the employment OF children,
go As TO include bootolacks and news
boys; also his bail 20 incorporate the
castles OF knights OF the Golden Eagle;
Senator Boughner's antitrust and COM
oiuation biil; and Senator Mccormick 8
blil for the better protection OF tomb
stone dealers. senator Mines bill rel
alive To the l.. s. 4 NJ. :. railroad char
ter was made the special order for
Tuesday next, at 2 D. IN. Representa-
i've Miners bill for the choice OF PresI-
dental electors was made the special
order for "Wednesday, at 2 p M. The
senate passed Senator Wilcox's bill 10
provide for the purchase of additional
hand for the Eastern Asylum tor the
Insane, approprmting $4,000 there
for and also MS bill giving assent OF the
State to the grant OF money by the
United States, tor the endowment and
supper, of colleges OF agriculture and
mechanical arts. representative Hay
wards bulls to amend the act 10 create
. bosrd OF police and ire commission
ers and board OF public works, were
favorably reported by the Senate Conn.,
mittee on Cities and Villages.
Proceedings in the House.
The House did not convene until 1880
this forenoon, the members having gone
TO the boarding place OF Representative
Thatcher. OF Muskegon, who started
tor home on the early train, with the
remains of his infant son, Ford, who
died yesterday afternoon. The child
was years old, and named after Con-
gresham Ford. Among the bills re-
ported favorabiy IN the House this
morning were the following: By the
Committee on Military Affairs. Repre-
sentative Bottsford's bill to prevent tho
importation Of armed men or assocIa-
tons of men into this State for police
duty. BY the Committee on Ways and
Means, Representative Herz's bill to ap-
propriate So, 400 for salaries Of the
medical staff, purchase OF land and i'm
provements at the Michigan Asylum
for the insane. THIS bill was cut down
down TO SD 400, the purchase OF land
being stricken out and other reductions
being made. The House Election bill
was made the special order for Tuesday
next at III u. m. The State Public
school appropriation bill, which was ir.
regularly tabled on It's return from the
Senate, was th!s morning sent TO the
Committee on Enrolment.
In the afternoon the House Com
mlttee on WAYS and Means fayorabIy
reported the bill appropriating $1,000
for the state weather service
for the two years 1872.
The COMMITTEES on Labor favor
ably reported Representative Flldew's
bill To regulate the hours Of labor on
street railways. 1t fixes 10 consecutive
hours IN any "a, with an intermissiou Of
not less than one-half an hour for
meals, and not more than SIX consecu-
tive DAYS IN any seven, AS the time of
labor. except IN case OF accident, ex-
trenie necessity or unavoidable delay
The Committee on Judiciary also favor
ably reported Representative Barnard .
ball to provide for ascertaining and Civ
ing notice of the heirs OF deceased per-
sons. Much of the afternoon was
spent by the House III Committee of the
Whole. but no especially important
work was done.