Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-02

WHAT THE LEGISLATURE 10
DOING.
An Impartial Record OF the Work Accom-
piished by Those Who Make Our Laws
How tho Time Has Been Occupied
During the Past Week.


The following bills were introduced Mon
day In the House: To authorize the COM
moncement of a suit against the State In
cases whore IL holds lands for delinquent
taxes; TO establish q State normal school
aud an insane asylum In the Upper PENN
suia; to prohibit railroad passes 10 all per-
sons receiving a salary from the State; "a
amend the general railroad law regulating
the charges OF telephone compauies; In
creasing' the number OF Supreme Court
Justices TO ten. and organizing the Court
Into divisions; regulating the business OF
pawrbfokerss making an appropriation for
the blind school; regulating the height
above the street for stretching the wires
of electric street railway com papies; pro-
viding a tax on dogs; 70 prohibit life insur-
ance companies from discrimin ting
against coiored persons la issuing policies;
q capital punishment measure; appropri-
ating s40,O 900 for the completion of the gym
nasium at the Michigan University; 10 pro-
vide for the classification of convicts In
penal institutions; defining the liability OF
master to servant and designating those
who are fellow-servants whose acts exempt
railroad companies from liability in case
OF injuries to employees, n bill similar 20 the
law OF Illinois. Dovack and schellberg.
the successful contestants for seats from
Wayne County. appeared. took the oath.
and we're seated
A lively time occurred In the House
TUESDAY Wnon representative Mine lnJfO-
duccd a resolution condemning the Repub-
licans OF Kansas for compelling Gov.
Lewelling to attach his signature to the
peace measures The Republicans laid it
on the table. and by strict party vote had
all reference TO the matter expunged from
the record. Last fall ex-Gov. Winans an
pointed q commission TO confer with like
commissions from several other Safe 5
with view TO adopting similar
laws regulating the granting of d.
vorces, the forms of Wills, etc. and
Tuesday Representative Gordon introduced
half dozen measures drafted by the COM
mission. The time of both House and Sem
ate was given over almost entirely II the
introduction OF bills In the House 215
bills were introduced and In the Senate ira
Representative Hammond presented bill
requiring deputy sheriffs 10 be residents of
the State three months before being quail
fed for the Office The measure is intended
to prevent the entrance Of Pinkerton men
into the State in time OF riot. bill to
create State BOARD OF mediation and ar
bitration was another measure introduced.
The constitutional limit for the intro
duction of bills was reached Wednesday
night and the record of the two houses
shows total OF about 1900 bills and joint
resolutions. The Senate shows an increase
OF nearly 200 over two years ago. while the
House Is nearly even. In the Senate.
Wednesday, among the bills introduced
were the following; Making an appropri-
alton TO aid the State Horticultural So
ciety In making IN exhibit at the Worlds
Fair; establishing a rate OF fair 10 be
charged by sleeping Car companies; fixing
the limit within which suits for personal
injuries may be brought; and providing n
method for the selection of candidates for
all elective offices Bills were introduc ed
capital punishment by electrocution; to
prohibit the hiring and importing OF voters.
The Blaine memorial exercises. as ar
ranged by the Legislative Committee, will
embrace appropriate music and addresses
by Governor Rich. one of the Justices of
the Supreme Court, and four members of
each branch of the L legislature Repre-
sentatives of all parties at the State capi-
tai applauded the selection of Benton
Hanchett for the vacancy occasioned by
the elevation OF Judge jackson 20 the Fed
eral Supreme Bench. In the Senate reso-
buttons commencing the Presidents choice
we're adopted by rising vote.
The Legislature on Friday accepted the
invitation rendered by the citizens of Ann
Arbor and Ypsllanti to visit those cities
for the purpose OF inspecting the university
and State Normal School The House
joint resolution providing for constitu-
tional amendment changing the limit In
which legislative bills may be introduced
from fifty to thirty-f FIVE days A
similar report was made on the Sem
ate joint resolution fixing the salary
OF members OF the Legislature. This reso-
luton was, however. amended so that the
salary was made $3.50 instead OF 5000 per
term. The Joint resolution providing for
the employment OF convicts on public high
ways was also favorably reported upon
This committee will soon report on Repre-
sentative sullivan's bill providing for a
convention TO revise the Constitution of
the State. The bill will rrovide for 100
delegates. one from each Representative
district. and that the convention shall as
sennble Aug. is and continue in session not
to exceed sixty days.