Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-04-21
THE LEGISLATORS.

tee on Judiciary reported a substitute bill
providing that JUST 'es OF the peace may
lake bonds i'm the sum OF 500 for the APP
pearance of drunlIs and disorderlies aud
may suspend sentence on condition that the
prisoner take the gold cure treatment ana
remain sober for period OF % days Inc
same committee reported adversely on the
bank half-holiday bill, ana IL was taDled.
The bill exempting sewing maceines IRON
levy and sale on execution, was favorably
reported. The state prison committee re,
commended the passage OF Senate bill
pFoyidnE Tor ngT ou pIari OF committee of
tire whole on the special order-appropriI
alton bills. The first taken up was Dill
appropriating S765O0 for three cottages
barn and l20 acres of additional land for the
Northern Michigan Asylum at traverse
City; agreed Co A bill directing the STATE
n site. OF not less than 80 acres, Tor an
asylum In the Upper Peninsula and making
an appropriation of $4,000 for site ana build
ings, was then taken up. Ii provides for
board OF control OF five persons 10 De APP
pointed by the governor. and makes an APP
Precipitation o: 1880 for 1874, ma king the
total appropriation Sll2,50l; agreed 10. The
bill making an appropriation OF S'O,OOO FOR a
colony house boiler house, boilers ,Water
tower, electric IL ghting, etc, at the Mlchl-
gan Asylum for the In sane, at Kalamazoo,
was taken up and agreed to. A bill appro1
priating SIS 20 for the state PUBIC SchOOl
at Coldwater for 1893 and $4,000 for 1921 was
passed without objection. Also bill ap,
propratln 81 OO) for the Michigan school
for the Blind for 1898 and ike sum for loY4:
The committee rose, reported progress, and
then Representatite Mol called up his bill
for the dredging and Improvement OF Black
sanitary purposes, and making an appro-
DriatiOn OF SiS.U0b therefor. Ii failed TO pass
was reconsidered and tabled
SENATE. --SiXty-ninth day--The clerk sub
mitted the House concurrent resolution for
"a committee to go To Chicago ana prepare
for the advent in that city OF the Michigan
legislature. their wives, officers. CLERKS etc,
at the World Fair opening; tabled. The
board of auditors and the attorney general
sent in communications stating that the
state has no claim to the High school site In
Detroit, that IL Is the property OF the nlted
States. Bills passed: PROVIDING LOT the
construction OF a coal house and machlnists
lathe for the Michigan Asylum for hanger
Gus and Criminal Insane; protecting me hsh
In the saginaw river ana lts tTlDut i,ti
| bass I'm Walloon lake amending the law rel
| alive o the government OF the state prison.
| for a new board of control for the school Tor
| the Hind Ellis lost Ieconsi Tered and
| tabled: Amending the law relative 10 pay
| ing bounty for the killing OF English spar
| criminal cases relative to the challenging OF
| Jurors; amending the law re atlNe 10 courts
held by justices of the peace. Hou r., Bllls
| passed: Appropriating $40 100 for the Mich
| lgan Mining school $1,000 of which is for a
| new engineering building; for the govern
| ment of the school for the Blind; amending
act incorporating and consolidating cities
| OF Saginaw and EAST saginaw; approprlat-
| ing slS.tOC 20 clean out and deepen the CHAN
|
| In committee OF the whole approprla-
ton bills were considered. Bills we're
| passed: Appropriatin: SIOOOJ Tor the
| Industrial Home for Urls for two years;
| appropriating 81 $500 for the Michigan
| school for the Deaf for two years: appropri-
ating sil5,0O1 for the state Mining school:
| prohibiting the giving of free passes 10 state
| officers, members of the Legislature ana the
| IL die airy; amending the free school act;
| an ID 'opriatng S,s OOO for the Eastern ichl-
gan insane asylum: relative to return sum.
mons for jurors; prohibiting the carrying OF
Upper Peninsula passengers in four wheeled
caOooses; requiring life Insurance. com pa
MES To pay tax of per cent upon their
income re luiring insurance companies 10
tile an annual statement OF their liabilities
| with the insurance commissioner upon q
per cent basis; TO establish an Insurance
| bureau: for better protection OF animals
against crueltyIit prohibits pull DaitIh y;
| birds from traps except tngllsn sparroWs
An attempt was made 10 pass n Ill Tor three
state normal schools but the measure wa;
| defeated The committee then arose and
| reported progress and the House passed Z
concurrent resolution providing for com,
| mittee 10 investigate the management o.
the Agricultural college.
SENArE.-Seventieih day.-Bills passed
ApprOpriating 100000 for the lndustria
Home for Boys; authorizing proceedin II
| circuit courts In chancery for the plating
of lanus owned by idiots, lunatics ana othel
incompetent persons; ameh1ins she Jaw ne
; for the purpose OF constructing, oWnlng
controlling and leasing the buildings 70
hotels, elevators and pub ic halls' amend
, ing the game law so as to allow the shooting
OF squirrels from september l 10 ecemCe
, 1, and ducks and other water 10 vi from We
} | viding for the Incorporation OF grand dis
I trict and subordinate lodges OF the Loya
= orange Institution OF the state OF lchlgan
: reconsidered and tabled. The House con
current resolution for the appointment! OF
| special committee TO Investigate the Agrl
cultural College was so amended as 10 pro
| xfHa 10 "A m Df three
| three Representatives and then adopted
HOUsE.--Appropriation bills passed. AZ
: | Dropriating: c.to,2N5 for maintenance ana I'M
n | nrOS ements at the state Public school q
| Coldwater; $1,000 for the Michigan Schot
of the Blind; Si0,4H for the state Industrlt
e uome for iris; Sl0l,500 for the Michlga
c | school for the eaf, Other dis passed
: Creating an insurance bureau; Armenian
the insurance laws; pr9yldlng that ia.e =,
nation between White and colo ell person
= in the rates of insurance; authorizing III
U Lansing Street Railway company to eNten
: its Tine to the AGRICULTURAL college; regulia
Il ing the right OF way for carriages, etc Ill
re ected: rro iding that promissory note
= sight drafts etc. shall Le payable on u
C day named therein, unless three days
grace are specified therein-recoI
siaered and tailed; to d a11GpgiHe aS II
l. for parks and boulevards outside u
p city limits amending the life insurance ~
IN relation y0 iedE cylaged by Repre- entativ
l. | Henry and Gordon to DE class Legislation II
- | tended TO decease the revenues OF the sta
~ increase the profits of insurance cempanle
A resolution was iopted calling for the al
poin ment of "A committee by the speaker
make arrangements for quarters Tor men
bers OF the legislature at the dedication
the Michigan building at Chicago April
the excursion to be made without eXpen
to the state. Asylum appropriation mea
ures had very stormy time. The Dill ma
re Ing an appropriation OF e55,0OO Tor Two co
- tages, land and barn at the Northe
al Asylum. at Traverse City. was read a TN
n time Representative Wildey moved
9 refer this iii and the one making an a
.. propria ion for an Upper Peninsula asy1u
IT TO he cOmmii tee on ways aud means.
In later has never cen considered Dy TN
~ committee, and IL an Upper Peninsu
u asylum Is established the Traverse u
rs asylum will not need additional cottages
nd land. The motion to refer was carrie
= | Representative summer called up inc u
p making an appropriation for the Michlg
OF Insane rs Ylum at kalamazoo. The trien
o. | of the Ira erse City asylum secured 7
:. | reference OF this bill also. kepresentati
n Tripp made a strong plea for the passage
OF the Eastern ichigan asylum appropriatl
IL. | bill now because OF the necessities OF tn
N institution since the fire. Money TO ma
~. repairs Is needed there at once, mott
nd 10 refer was lost. and the Dlll was III
passed and given immediate effect. I
autnori ing the purcr ase of a $50 mach
ists' lathe and the construction OF II.