Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-03-27
LOCAL LEGISLATURE.
A Weeks Record of the Work Ac-
compiished by the Law-Mak-
ers of Michigan
The Charges of Bribery Preferred
by the Public Press 90 be Inves-
tigatcd by the Senate.
A Motion for a Committee 90 En-
quire into Senator Friedlcnder's
Private Life Voted Down.

quire into senator Ffieulcnuer'S
Private Life Voted Down
LANSING, March 1S.--SENATE--5iils
passed teday: Amending the charter of the
city of Ionia; establishing state road
through the township of Monitor in the
county of Bay; Incorporating city of
Escanaba; incorporating village Of Fruit
port; organizing township of Sullivan
county of Muskegon; to incorporate the
village of Benzonia i'm the county Of Benzie;
to incorporate the village of Eau Claire in
the county OF Berrien; to incorporate the
village Of CASTOR in the county of Wexford.
Adjourned. HOUsE-The following bills
passed the house: Appropriating Sc, 900
for continuance of the recompilation and
copying of the records in the adiutant-
generals Office, in reference to the enlist
ment of soldiers in the late war; constitut-
ing the president of the village Of New
berry ex-officio member Of the board of
supervisors of Luce county; amending laws
relative 10 school district of Alpena; incor-
porating CASTOR, Wexford county; incorpo-
rating Eau Claire, Berrien county; incorpo-
rating Benzonia, BenZe county; authoriz-
ing Tawas township TO borrow money on
its bonds 10 pay judgments entered on its
bonds issued for Tawas 81 Grant plank
road; amending the charter of Saginaw;
Incorporating Crystal Falls, Iron county;
for the employment of a stenographer FOR
the twenty-siXth judicial circuit; dividing
the town Of Mcmillan, Ontonagon county.
into two election districts; amending the
charter Of Owosso. Adjourned.
LANSING, March 19.-S2NATE - Bills
passed: Amending charter of the city of
Saginaw; authorizing the city of Tawas to
borrow money for an electric light plant;
authorizing the city of Hancock to borrow
money for public improvements; author
izing the city of Coldwater TO create a
water commission for control Of water
works; authorizing the city of Saginaw TO
borrow money and issue bonds for pubic
improvements; providing for two voting
precincts for the township of Hope, county
of Menominee; 30 divide the township of
Mcmillan in the county Of Ontonagon into
two election districts; authorizing the
village council of Ontonagon to
OF an ircn swing bridge Adjourned
HoUsE-Bills passed: II. 337. authorizing
Hancock to borrow money for the purpose
ing the people Of Saginaw to vote on the
question of borrowing 500, 900 to build
water works 10 connect with the Tittaba-
wassee river; II. 963. authorizing the peo-
pie of Saginaw 20 vote on the question of
borrowing S25, 900 to build water works to
connect with the Saginaw river water
works; II. 521, revising the charter of
Marquette; II. 440, for two voting pre-
cincts in the town of Holmes, in Menomi-
nee county; H. LAT, amending charter of
Ontonagon; II. lS5, for construction of
roads and bridges in Saginaw county.
LANSING, March 30. - SENATE Bills
passed: Detaching territory from township
of Manistique Schoolcraft county, and
organizing the new township Of Doyle;
providing for the maintenance and con-
struction OF state roads in Saginaw county;
TO reincorporate village of Farwell, county
of Clare. Approved: s. B. 269, incorpo-
rating city OF lronwood. Adjourned until
Monday $3.50 2. N. HoUsE-Bills passed.
IncoI porating Mason; authorizing Red
Jacket TO borrow money for sewers; for
the acquiring by purchase OF condemnation
by cities Of the rights or toll road COM
panieS in such cities; Incorporating Ionia
amending act 1913 of 1878, relative TO rail-
roads; appropriating $50, 200 to the state
public school; legaliZing action of super
visors Of ST. Clair county in establishing
Port Huron township line; requiring plank
and gravel road companies to destroy all
noxious weeds on their roads; reincorpor-
ating Farwell, Clare county. Adjourned.
LANSING, March %. 49, SENATE-Upon
the opening of the senate, and Immediately
after roll call, Senator Park arose and
asked leave 10 introduce resolution out of
order. Permission being granted. he read
the following: Whereas, various grave
charges have appeared in the press alleg-
ing bribery or attempts at bribery, and
otherwise involving the integrity Of GER
tain members of the state senate, and
whereas, an investigation is deemed
proper and advisable, therefore, resolved
that the president be authorized TO appoint
five members Of the senate to make full
and thorough investigation, with power to
send for persons and papers and employ
the necessary clerical aid" The question
being upon the adoption Of the resolution,
the same was adopted unanimously. The
president will name Che committee later.
No sooner had the resolution beaa adopted
than Senator Mines arose and asked that
unanimous consent be granted him also TO
introduce resolution out of order.
Mr.. Mines here offered reso-
luton speaking of Mr.. Fridlender as
an alleged senator ana suggesting charges
of bigamy against him which, if true, the
senate must condemn and purge itself OF
the contamination, TO which end a commit
tee of five should be appointed by the
president to make inquiry in the case and
report the facts. The resolution was
tabled by the following vote: Yeas
Messrs. BastOne, Beers, Boughner,
Croker, Freidlender, Gilbert, Holcomb,
Mccormick Morrow, Mugford, Porter,
Smith. Wheeler, Wisner-15. Nays
Messrs. Brown, Carvelink, Mines, Sabin
and Taylor. The remainder of the
session, which lasted until nearly IL
o'clock, was devoted to the routine of
petitions and communications from the
governor and the other house. House.
The house met this evening, but did no
business except the reception Of petitions.
reports and official communications.
A lone highwayman held up a stage near
Redding, Cal, Thursday, and secured a
small amount ~ treasure.
A burglar, supposed to be Fred Roths-
chids, was shot dead while resisting arrest