Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-31

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school reported the bill approps;ating S!o.-
| o for IA ~ nasium at the school A concur
! rent resolution was adopted Tor the APP
pointment OF joint committee To prepare
! a complimentary benefit for Mrs argaFet
| Custer Calhoun. On the general oruer. a
ouse bill amending the law relative to the
| election OF school examiners; Incorporating
| the city of Grand Ledge; amending the law
relative TO the settlement OF estates by en-
nareed ~ a1 and nd the Senate then adionrned
HOUSE.-Several local measures we're
passed. bin to authorize i've or more
persons In villages to organize TO build
/ stores, society halls ETC., was passed.
Senate -Flfty-ffth day-The concurrent
resolution passed ny the House for final ad-
journment May p was received and amend
ed to read May %. Numerous village incor-
poratIon, charter amendments and township
division bills were passed as was i'll
amending an act providing for the election
OF county commissioners OF schools and tue
appOin ment OF school examiners In com
mitteed of he whole bills were passed au-
thoriZing Benton lIar or 10 construct IA
sewer; appro priating 2,50D for each of the
.ears OF lo93-4 for tue Michigan Pioneer and
horticulture society; amending the law rel
alive % new trials and Il Ills OF exceptions
by extending the time from one 10 two
years. The committee arose, the Benton
llarboI sewer bill passed and the Senate adj
iOurned. House.-A concurrent resolution
authorizing the governor To appoint com
mission OF three To recommend TO the legiS-
Iature rules OF practice for the probate
courts OF the state was adopted. A bill pro-
counties Of Lapeer, Huron, Sanilac Tuscola
and ST Clair for the period of 10 years, was
passed under suspension of the rules and
given immediate e ect. / he committee on
state "A. airs To who were referred the
upper peninsula petitions for Normal
schoo! aooNe he straits reported in favor
or three, one In the northern portion OF the
lower peninsula aud one in the upper pen
lnsula. The estimated cost Is 80 90 ca n.
The report was referred to the committee
on WAYS and means. SIX mem ers of the
committee on municipal corporations re
ported out the var uette charter with the
recommendation tina IL be pas ed. The OPP
ponents OF the bill TIED 10 mold IL down. but
the recommendations We're cOncurred in
and the bill placed ON the general OF, err.
wit amen mcnts, "A Senate nil authorizing
cities and Villages 10 purchase plank roads
and toll roads within cir limits, and IL was
! placed upon the general order
! SENATE. Fifty sixth day--Petitions and
protests were received: For the passage OF
penJin labor bill 81; for m Appropriation OF
- 90 for gymnasium Al tue I University;
favOring mnHsij I'M at the state Ormal
school; against additional appropriation for
. the MOrlu Fair. The committee which
recently visited the letrOit House OF Cor
recton reported IA 10 the con litiOn OF the
institution Committee on labor interests
repOrteu In favor of repeating the act per-
mitting e confinement of United states
cOnNic In prison, OF the state. committee
on appropriations reported In favor of APP
propria ing y 90 for each of the years lSg 4
to the schoO for Deaf and Dumb, and - 0JJ
working capital for the eastern asylum AT
Pontiac. Ommttcc on banks and corpora
tions reported n Uniform system of comput-
ing interest and discount; also against "a
bill 20 repeal @ corporate anChiso fee
law. Commit ce on pubic health recon-
men led the passage OF IA bill placing illumi
| mating oil test at II degrees. Committee OF
| { G nNer- ity reported an appropriation OF
Sl4!,OJ for the | niyer-ity to- l.J3 am OF
| 50. So for an administration building and
800 for he anatomical la oratory in lSII
| In 90 Inittec OF I q whole the following
were passed. ADpfOpriattng $500 for a
working capital for tue Eastern MICHIGAN
asylum: amenui ny n law aAt oii Ing "a rail-
| ROAD co lpanv To sell and convey It's prop
! er v and franchises To another railroad com
! pany; "a ending the law relatil q 20 the vol
! untary dissolution of corporations and the
| abatement OF SUIT; appropriating 400 Tor
| each OF the ears 1888 ana 1874 To purchase
| books for the state II rary; prohibiting cir
! cult j. dyes from pruCticlng a. alto. neyS In
| their own or other circuits; Amending the
! law re,ative to supreme court reports 10y
providing that they be sent to Unite States
| courts Of appeal; providing for "A salary for
! sherlus upon vote OF ma orlt " OF county
| boards Of supervisors. After The committee
! of the whole rose all the measures consid-
| cred were passed excepting elast; also the
bill providing for the Inspection of illumi-
mating oil and repeal ng the Law. of 1891; APP;
proprating 900 Tor the state Pioneer ana
| Historical society. HOUsE.-A dozen or
more petitions for the taxation OF church
| property were received and referred. sew
| eral municipal measure, were passed. The
| committee on fisheries reported out bill!
| for the protection of fish In the saginaw
"a
| as were bills empoweri ns Untonagon to
! is-ue bonds In the sum OF 30 OOO for water
works and electric II dts; authorizing
| saginaw TO eNpend 500 600 for water ~orks
| improvements; empowering the colleges OF
| the STATE to i-sue teachers ccrti Gates To
competent students; for the Incorporation
| of state anu subordinate 10 ge, of Orange
| men; TO prohibit Indians from coming across
| the line and catching Branch and St Joseph
| county fish for the market.
SENATE.-Filty-seyent day.-The charter
for OF to- md
| ing were pas ed. Numerous protests we're
| received against the taxation of church
| property. besides a number of municipal
| and TO nshi p hi Is of merely local import
ance the following bills were passed: Pro-
| hiDiting the killing OF Monaghan and ng-
| lish phea>ants; prob biting circuit judge
from practicing as attorneys in circuit
| courts; providing foe the inspection Of
| illuminating oils. Bills authorizing villages
| to own ana control cemeteries. either within
| or without their corporate limits; prohibit
| ing the taking or catching of fish in the
| hasn riN er; providing for jury commits
| sion for 81. Clair county, wer, considered in
| committee OF the whole and passed TO the
! order OF he third reading. iOurE.-A bill
| aut horlzing the cities OF MenOminee, Mich,
| and Marinette Wis to construct n bridge
| across the enominee river wa, passed and
| given immediate ect Thee CLERK reported
| that tie Senate had amended the Marquette
| and lsbpeming charters 50 a to give Mar
| uuette eight and Ishpeming ten members of
| the board OF supervisors and had passed
| them. The llou q concurred in the amend
| ments and the white dove of peace slowly
| winged Its way over the heads of the MEM
hers from Marquette county. The bill ey-
| empting sewing mach mes from execution,
| one for each family, was passed. The bill
| increasing the sum which Masonic bodies
| may eXpend in the construction of buildings
| from 5000 to 500 00J wa considered In COM
mi tee OF the whole and was passed to a
! third reading.
SENATE -Fifty-eighth day--The escape OF
! the Infamous murderer Latimer was the
talk OF the day among the members OF both
the senate and the House. All the bills
bearing upon punishment of murderers
were discu sed outside of the session and
the matter Is sure to In tuence legislation on
this sub ect AT short evening session OF
the senate a few bills were passed. among
them a bill empowering villages to own and
! control cemeteries either within or without
their corporate limits; to prohibit the catch
ing or killing OF sh In the kaisin river en-
cept with hook and line; for board OF Jury
| commissioners for st. clair county. sena-
tor Gibson presented the protest OF ga resi-
dents OF Navne county against the passage
of the BuZzell minnow bill HOUsE.-Repfe-
sentative McKinstry's Dure food bill was
taken from the table and passed upon the
order OF the third reading. Representative
sumner $ bill providing for the death pen
atty for murder by convicts was taken from
the table and referred to the committee on
judiciary. lie also moved 10 take his bill
for an appropriation of $1,000 for electrocu-
ton apparatus from the committee on state