The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-06
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

THE House on the 2sth passed the Carpen-
tor bill. prohibiting railroad companies
from abandoning lines and taking up the
tracks without paying To the subscribers
any bonus they may have received, and
restoring To tho donors the title to any
right of way. The Cook bill, for "a CONSOLE
dalton of the boards of control OF the State.
public and blind schools, and the Deaf
Institute was passed 80 TO 80. The Senate
passed n bill for the purchase or con-
domination OF the franchise OF plank
toll roads by electric or street railway com
ranies and in committee OF the whole
agreed TO the Patrons OF Industry Congress-
ional apportionment bill; also "a bill regu-
lating the practice OF embalming dead bod
les, and "a bill approprlating $4,000 for the
purchase of books for the Safe Library.
The bill prohibiting the term "bank, "
"bankers,n or "bankern being used by other
than corporations organized under the
banking law of the State had all after the
enacting clause stricken out. The Cover
sent to the Senat o the following nominations
as members OF the Mining School Board OF
Houghton: The Hon. Peter White, Mar
quette; James X. Cooper, Hancock, for six
years from June 0, and the Hon. Jay A.
Hubbell, OF Houghton, to I'LL vacancy.
The House, ON the Goth, passed the Rich
dson bill, which brings all the special
charter railroads OF the State under the
general law for taxation purposes by vote
OF So to 4. 1t Is claimed by the author that
IL will bring into the State Treasury the
additional sum OF $500, 900. The Miner bill.
providing for the election OF Presidential
electors by Congressional districts, passed
the Senate by vote of rs TO ID. The Hence
capital punishment bill was agreed to in
the House committee OF the whole, but il is
not Thought likely TO pass. The Congress
sional apportionment submitted by the
Patrons OF Industry passed the Senate.
The project to create the county of Dick
inson out OF territory taken from Menom-
ineee, Iron, and Marquette has been given
new lease OF life. and may yet succeed.
The bill creating the new county was, on
the Both, taken from the table, where it was
laid after Ii failed TO pass several weeks
ago, and referred To the committee Of the
whole once more. The House has passed a
bill creating the Office OF State Commits
sioner OF toll roads and bridges with n
salary of 81 900 per year and expenses and
increasing the tax OF these corporations
TO per cent OF their gross earn
ings. Investigation has revealed the
fact that OF twenty-three toll-roads In the
State only two are complying with the re-
quirements OF their charters and only if
teen are paying any tax. In the Senate
the Bastone general election bill. which is
practically the Indiana law, was passed
Some time ago the Senate directed COM
mittee to investigate the truth OF the state
ment that outside land spectators were be-
isg furnished tips from clerks in the State
Land Office which enabled them TO secure
choice pieces OF land at bargain. The
committee reported that they have investi-
gated the matter thoroughly, In accordance
with the resolution, and find no irregulari-
ties exist as charged.
THE Legislature at the close OF the SEES =
sion on the LIST adjourned until the 4th. The
Senate passed bills authorizing the Board
of state Auditors to adjust the claim OF
Ex-Governor Begole, amounting to 1000.
for expenses incurred i'm an unsuccessful
suit TO remove member OF the Board of
Control of one OF the State institutions.
Bills passed: Setting apart Warner Island,
in Wild Fowl Bay, as a public shooting
ground; TO prevent fraudulent entries at
speed contests. resolution was unani-
mously adopted by both houses indorsing
the effort Of the United States Senate Com
mittee, now in session at Detroit To secure
closer commercial relations with Canada.