Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-16
LOCAL LEGISLATURE.


LANSING. Jan. 12.-SENATE-In the SEN
ate today the governors appointments were
read; Senator Weiss introduced bill pro-
viding for the retirement of aged and
disabled 1iremen and the payment of PEN
sions to the widows and children of
deceased fremen killed in the service of
the city of Detroit; Senator Bastone gave
notice Of bill to provide uniform text
books in the public schools of the state.
Senator Mines, the past two sessions has
been working tooth and nail for the repeal
Of tho charter of the Lake Shore & Michi-
gan Southern road, and in his efforts this
year he will find at least a nominal coad-
tutor in Representative Richardson. SEN
ator Mines has failed because OF the
requirement of two-thirds majority TO
carry his point, last year coming within
the provoking proximity to success of one
vote. This year he proposes TO get his
bill through by a majority vote. Senator
Mccormick introduced bill providing for
the amendment OF the law relative TO pay
ing or contracting for payment by munich
pal authorities for improvements, work,
repairs and expenses. The president
announced these changes In the standing
committees: Senator Mines from cities
and villages TO public improvements and
Senator Wilkinson from public improve
ments 10 cities and villages. House.
Roland Conner of Saginaw was in New
York last week, when the other members
of the house took the oath of Office, and he
was sworn in alone this evening shortly
after o'clock, when the house reassembled
after an adjournment of three days.
Speaker Wachtel announced the names of
the standing Committees which were read
by the clerk. A committee was appointed
to consider and report on the governors
message, and notice was given of the
introduction of number of bills, follow
ing which the house adjourned.
LANSING, Jan. S.--The two houses met
in Joint convention today, Lieut.. Gov.
Strong presiding in good style. Gov.
Luce read his message document pithy
and direct, and covering in a satisfactory
way matters of business policy fer the
state which his long experience enables
him to understand better perhaps than any
other individual. Gov. Winans appeared
wen and read his message in good style.
He offered few suggestions az to future
Legislatures, some of which are critised,
while others meet with approval. Follow
ing the reading of the messages the joint
convention adjourned until Friday.
Ex-State Senator Andrew II. Dill Of
Pennsylvania is dead.
The fund for the suffering poor of Ire
land now amounts to s95, 900.
The window glass factory at GAINESVILLE,
o., mas shut down for an indefinite period.
The Chicago steamAtters' strike is
over, the men having given in TO the en-
ployers.
About five inches of snow, the first in
several years, has fallen in some portions
Of Texas.
All hope of saving the life of Senator
Hearst, who has been i'll in Washington so
long, has been abandoned. The senator
is ~ years of age anu reputed to be worth
t20, 900, 900.
Sixteen blast furnaces, all but two In the
Mahoning Valley OF Ohio, have shut down
in accordance with an agreement made two
weeks ago. Ten thou and men are thrown
out OF employment