Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-02-27
LOCAL LEGISLATURE.
Mr.. Toan's Back salary" Bill De-
feated In the Senate by Vote
OF 10 TO IL.
Mrs. NJ. g. Curtis appointment TO
the Position of State Librar-
ian Confirmed.
A Number Of Fills Introduced Max
ing Large Appropriations for
State Institutions.

LANSING, Feb. 17.--SENATE-A large
number of bills were introduced today,
among them Mr.. Wisners, relative
TO the formation Of corporations Tor the
running, rafting and booming OF logs;
providing fer the selection and drawing of
jurors in the county of Saginaw; making
an appropriation for the erection OF several
new cottages at the Michigan asylum for
the insane. Also, by MIR. Sharp,
providing for the appointment of an agent
by persons and corporations upon whom
legal process can be served; for an adj
d.tional circuit Judge in the seventeenth
judicial circuit. HOUSE - Bills passed:
II. MS. Joint resolution, asking congress
to submit TO the sc eral states an amend
ment to the constitution providing for the
elect on OF President and OF United States
senator's by direct vote of the people.
II. 3S. amending act 20j of 1887, revising
the general banking laws. 1t authorizes
banks of Sl5, 600 or upwards TO be organ
lied in villages whose population does not
exceed 1900; S25, 600 where the popula-
ton does not exceed 5000, and not less
than $50. 900 in city or village whose
population does not exceed 20. 900. APP
proved: The governor signitied his ap-
prevail OF acts relating TO an increase oi
salary Of the clerk of the superior court OF
Grand Rapids; also incorporating Cheboy-
gan. Ad. ourned.
LANSING, Feb. 1S.-SRNATE - Senator
Wisner, in speech today. introduced
and succeeded in passing this afternoon
resolution providin for the payment 10 all
senate travel ng committees OF the sum Of
IS per day and six cents mileage each way.
A large number of bills were introduced.
HoUsE-The st of b Is introduced in the
house today is longer than that of any
other day of the session. The following
bills were passed: II As. preventing the
use of oleomargerne or buttorne in any
of the institutions OF the state;
passed by yeas o., nays Z. The
nays were Messrs. Barkworth, Deuning,
Henze, Marsh Marion, Ortiz and White,
II 30, establishing Il state road in Bangor.
Monitor aud Williams in Bay county;
SO, Tor another state road in Monitor, Bay
county; II "a. for an assistant prosecuting
attorney for Saginaw county; II 81, rein
cooperating Harbor Springs; II 43, appro-
priating sl17. 500 for the school for the
deaf and dumb at Flint; II "a, authorizing
East Tawas TO contract TO supply water
outside the village limits. Approved by
the governor: II s, amending section S003,
Howells, relating to proceeding against
debtors by attachment; II 81, authorizing
Bay county TO raise money for building
bridges; Ii II, repeating act 254 of 1885,
being the cumulative election law for
Detroit and Grand Rapids. Adjourned.
LANSING, Feb. 19.-SESATE - Senator
Toan's bill, making an appropriation for
the unpaid porto Of salaries of circuit
judges, came up Tor its third reading in
the senate today and was killed by a vote
of sixteen TO twelve. After the defeat OF
the bill Mr., Toan procured reconsidera-
ton OF the back salary bill. II was la
upon the table and an effort will be made
at a more favorable time to br ng it up
again. The senate passed the bill TO pro-
vide charter Tor the village of Oxford
and the b II revising the laws authorizing
the bus ness of banking HOUsE-As
usual large number of bills were intro
duced. The following were passed: S. 1,
detaching territory from Ell g. Cheboygan
county, and attaching the same TO Nunda;
H. "a, amending act Is of 1899, in regard
to interpretations Of religious societies; II.
a, vacating town of Center, Lake county
ana incorporating lts JerriJory WIN lhe
town of Weber Ad..ourned.
LANSING, Feb. 20. -SESATE-The Gov
ernor's appo ntment of Mrs. M. c. Custer
OF Monroe to be state lIbrIr an was con-
frned. The ONT resolution p lssed yester-
day. re salary OF the Encouragement, was
recalled as its pass lge was shown to lie ir-
regular. a number of bills were introduced
and an ad ournment taken until TIL sday
ut 10 a.. NJ. HOCsE-Among the bills in
PRODUCED today were: Mr.. Baldwin, appro.
priating $40, 500 for the hool for the
blind; Mr.. Trip, appropriating s44, 997 for
a metallurgy department building and
equipment of the Michigan m ming SHOOT,
also making an appropriation of s15. 400 for
tue Michigan min ng school, Mr.. Holton,
appropriatng 1850 for new shops al
Jackson prison. Adjourned till Tuesday.