Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

T1il furniture dealers OF the state won
substantial Victory on the 10th, the special
Senate committee having adversely re-
ported the oil appropriating $4,000 for
the purchase OF machinery and extension
OF the furniture plant az the Ionio prison.
The c0mmstteee recommended the sum OF
s13.oso Tor repairs OF machinery and build
ings, also an appropriation OF $4,000 for the
Introduction and maintenance OF new In
dustrics, and also recommended that the
selection be confined 70 those that Will pro-
vide manual labor for the convicts being
opposed to the purchase OF improved ma
chinery for the manufacture OF products
that come In competition with skilled labor
outside. The House passed II bill authoriz-
ing ife-insurance companies making secur-
ity deposits with the State Treasurer TO have
such security consist OF State, county aud
municipal bonds, instead OF being confined
to those OF the United States, as now. The
House committee OF the whole passed bill
substituting county commissioners OF
schools for the present board OF school ex-
aminers, consisting OF three members.
SO FAR as the Legislature IL concerned
two important measures, the consideration
OF which has occupied more time than that
OF any other two bills which have thus far
come up for consideration during the pres
ent session, were disposed OF on the goth,
when the Senate passed the bills creating
the county OF Dickinson and appropriating
a. ~.
The Senate put I'm the whole forenoon
over the Fish Commission appropriation
bill, and finally passed IL at S54,-
vO6, striking out the item OF $3.50
for new hatchery at Sault Ste. Marie.
This body also passed the bill appropriate
ing S116,250 for the current expenses OF the
State Reform School in 1891 and 1892. The
Judiciary Committee OF the House has re-
ported a substitute for several joint resolu-
lions TO amend the constitution. The sub
stitute provides for submitting the question
OF calling q constitutional convention to
the people at the November election In 1902.
10 convene the first Tuesday in December,
1893. The House Committee OF the Whole
has killed the Henze bill, providing for n
State Board of Medical Examiners, which
was designed TO operate against quacks.
The Legislature, by concurrent resoln-
tion accepted an invitation of the Detroit
Common Council to visit that city.
The Patrons of Industry In the House on
the 21st agreed In caucus 10 oppose any
measure appropriating over 100000 for the
Michigan exhibit at the Worlds Fair. AS
the members of the order are In
limit. The State Affairs Committee
reported adversely a bill providing "A sepa-
rate prison for women, and bill pro-
hibiting the shooting Of partridges for five
years from September, 1891. The Senate
had under consideration In committee OF
tax uniform at $500, but no result was
reached. A concurrent resolution intro
duced in the House, fixing the date OF final
adjournment at June 20, was laid over one
day under rules. Bills we're passed In the
Senate requiring dentists to submit to
an examination, pay u license fee OF $40.
and lie graduates OF a reputable dental col
lege.
THE House spent the greater portion of
the 22d I'm discussing the Fildew bill, to pro-
Ia street.
car lines, and failed third reading by
a vote of AZ to 30. The Vote was recon
sidercd and bill tabled. Bills were
passed adding four companies TO the
military force OF the state; for trans
ferring the remains OF Governor Stevens
I. Mason from New York State and REIN
terring them In the Capitol grounds here.
The Senate passed bill appropriating
$50, $50 for the current expenses OF the In
dustrial Home for Girls in 1912; to vacate
Copper Harbor Township, Keweenaw
County, and incorporate It with Grant.
Both branches adjourned until 0:15 the
evening OF the 25th, and will be the guests
of the city OF Detroit In the interim.