The true northerner., 1891-06-03
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.

Gov. WINANs. on the Goth. vetoed the
bill making an appropriation Of s3O, 900 TO
aid In entertaining the National q. A. X.
Encampment I'm August The Governor
says the ground for his opposition to the
bill is based upon "A question OF public pol
icy. In his opinion the Legislature has no
right TO make the al preparation even by IA
two-thirds vote OF both branches, as IL did.
He maintains that the general public is To
he In no way benefited. In closing he says
the demand does not come from the vet
erans, but those who happen to receive in
dividual benefits from the expenditure OF
the money. The Senate passed the Beson
bill for reapportionlng the Representative
districts and the House passed a bill ap-
proprlatlng S25, 900 for the erection OF "A
cottage for males at the criminal insane
asylum.
On the 27th Margaret Scott. the Superin- =
tendent OF the Adj ian Industrial Home for
Girls, who is charged by the Senate COM
mittee with cruel punishment OF the waits
In her charge, telegraphed to the Governor
IA general denial Of the truth OF the COM
mittees report. and followed IL up with a
crisp telegram TO Senator Gilbert Chairman
OF the committee. j.. this message Miss
Scott says; "hftter reading abstracts 81 your
committees a,naS report in th. pernins papfss
morrow. Tie charg.s you rake are 80 seri-
the board and myself demand a p, Smpt and
full investigation. VIII you Communicate %
the Senate these facts and this general &C.
/ NAL OF the charges?n Chairman Gilbert
promptly replied to the superintendent as
follows: "The Secretary OF the Senate Will.
as soon as possible, send you and the board
n complete report as presented by tho COM
mttce and you can make such answer as
you may deem best | am surprised from
the evidence adduced that you should deny
the charges in the report The House
passed the Barkworth bill, which submits
to vote OF the people at the election In
the fall of 1892 "A proposition to call "a con-
vention for a general revision OF the Con-
stitution.
On the 2Sth, the House Ways and Means
Committee recommended the sum OF Sl25,-
900 for the State exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
and consideration OF the measure was made
the special order for the I'd. An attempt
will be made to increase the sum
to S15),O0O. Tho Railroad Committee
reported adversely the Richardson
bin which proposed an increase of
the specific tax on gross earnings OF express
companies from 212 TO per cent. The Sem
ate Judiciary Committee reported adverse
ly the bill prohibiting importation OF Pink
erton men into he State for police duty.
The Senate passed bill providing for
winding up affairs OF corporations whose
charters have passed; also providing for
commencement of eiectment proceeding In
such cases The House passed bills provid
ing for a uniform Justification OF account,
in State institutions. Authorizing incorpo-
rations OF supreme and subordinate hives
OF the Lady Maccabees.
On the Goth. Representative Dicllma's
kindergarten bill passed the House. 1t al
lows school boards ut their option to intro
ducc kindergarten In the district schools.
he TO tlas hn l.
ating S02 $40 for the Normal school at Ypsi-
lanti The Governor has signed the bill
allowing the State Militia Board To increase
the number OF companies i'm the State SER
vice from thrty-siX to forty. The law can
not be made operative for another year, as
the board has neither the money nor equip
ment for the new companies. lronwoOd
Owosso and Cheboygan have made formal
application for admission into the State
service.