Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-04-28
THE LEGISLATORS.

SENATE-Seventy-third day-The Gov
ernor has approved the bill repeating the
States prisoners In the prisons of this state,
and the Normal school appropriation bill
a communication from the House calling
for IA committee of conference on the special
committee to investigate the Agricultural
College, was lai on the table Bills passed:
Amending the law relative To the number OF
peremptory challenges of jurors; providing
that one sewing machine for each family
shall be exempt from levy and sale on exc
cution: making 10 unlawful for foreign in
surance companies legally admitted 10 do
business In the state from placing or caus-
Ing to be placed insurance on property in
offices outside OF Michigan: relative 10 the
taking or catching OF fish In the inland
waters OF the state; amending the general
railroad law so a. to prohibit persons from
ings; amending the law for the prevention
OF the spread of cholera; making telegraph
viding for seats for lady clerks In
stores stores DID not pass; but wa, was recon
providing for the incorporation OF the SUI
preme commandery and subordinate COM
manderies of the United Friends OF Michi-
gan, with an Insurance clause, came up on
the order of third reading, and motion TO
refer IL 10 the committee on insurance was
lost and the bill passed. The name of Jessie
Mooiley was changed TO Jessie Elizabeth
Fisher, and she is now an helresS. A bill
was passed to authorize the county OF Me-
nominee TO aid in the construction of
bridge across the Nenominee river. A bill
TO provide for the Incorporation OF the state
and local organizations of the Happy Home
club of America, designed for the cure and
prevention of drunkenness, the capital
stock being 100000, was referred TO the COM
Ing the act relative TO the dissolution of
corporations. vas passed, 4 Senate bill pro-
viding for the release OF girls from the state
public school by tho board of control, and
for their return for bad beh avior, and maxi
Ing IL "a state prison otfense to aid or assist
girls TO escape from the school was passed.
"A lEn "a 4fnNf Nafr f.,s.
the state liOneer ana Historical society for
books and pu locations. The anti-free pass
bill came mp for a third reading and mo-
ton was made % lay IL on the table. The
clerk called the roll three times before a
quorum was disclosed, but in the end the
motion was lost. The bill was finally de-
feated and free passes are still In style.
NATE.-Seventy-fourth day.-The bank
half-hoiiday bill was taken from the table
and referred to the committee OF the whole.
Senators steele, FOX and Morrow were APP
pointed a committee OF conference TO confer
with the House committee upon the dis
puted question OF n special committee to in
vestigate the Agricultural COLLEGE. Ellis
passed: Authorizing the village OF David
son, Genesee county, TO borrow money for
the purpose Of making public improve
ments; authorizing the council OF Escanaba
to make reassessments for street improve
mcnts; changing the name OF Jennie WOOL
ley to Jessie Elizabeth Fisher; ,appropriat-
ing 10000 for the lining school; amending
the law prohibiting the soliciting or issuing
OF unauthorized tire or inland marine In
surance policies; making an appropriation
OF 5000 To increase the efficiency OF the
state board OF health; authorizing the
Lansing City Railway company TO extend
its line TO the Agricultural college. The
following bills were passed In committee OF
the whole: Amending the charter OF the
city of Detroit 80 as TO prohibit bogus bank
rupt sales; amending the law establishing a
state agency for the care of iuy emile Offend
ers: to require the use OF safety valves on
all cyclinders, drums or other vessels, APP
pliances or receptacles containing and con-
and like aerifOrm substances HOUSE-A
bill for jury commission to consist of six
members, to be appointed by the governor,
for -. Clair county, was passed. An attempt
was made to reconsider the vote by which
the anti-free pass bill was lost, but failed.
Appropriation bills were passed as follows:
S142O for maintenance. two cottages and
additional land for the Traverse city insane
asylum; $4,000 for a new insane asylum in
the Upper Peninsula; 10000 for the hala-
maZoo insane asylum. Other bills passed
were: To amend the act for the prevention
of the Introduction OF cholera, etc.-it pro-
vides for rigid quarantine against persons
coming to this country from districts
where communicable diseases prevail; to
prevent the shooting ofsparrows from traps
by sportsmen-so amended as to prohibit
the propagation OF the pests and was then
passed and given immediate effect.
SENATE.-Seventy-ff day Bills passed:
Authorizing the village of Hancock to ac-
quire.water works requiring the use OF safety
valves on cylinders, etc, containing and
combining carbonlc acid and other like gases;
%qtho TIE c t9e Of f p no on
structing a bridge across the Menominee
River; amending the sparrow bill by sus-
pending the bounty from April TO Novem-
Der. Gov. Rich sent 10 the Senate a COM
munication from Gov. knute Nelson, OF
Minnesota. asked that ten commissioners be
appointed from Michigan to meet In an in
terstate conference with the other states OF
the union TO consider the matter of the gil
gantic coal comblnes-.referred. The Weiss
bill for the selection Of electors OF President
and Nice-President of the United states
by direct vote OF the people was
agreed TO in committee of the whole
HOUsE.-The new rule OF two sessions per
day went into effect today. The judiciary
committee reported out bill for the con-
struction OF a home for widows, orphans,
mothers, etc, of deceased union soldiers,
with amendments. and with "A recommended
ton that IL do pass-reterred The clerk OF
the Senate sent back the Agricultural col
lege Investigation concurrent resolution
again, reassertng its determination to have
three members of the committee as we'll as
conference The House finally conceded
the point bill requiring the filing of
notes of hand. contracts etc, with township
and city clerk, was taken from the table
and referred. The lonia reformatory bill
and the bill consolidating the Offices OF city
attorney and city counselor of the city of
Detroit were passed as were the following
bills: For the propagation OF whitehsh in
Manistlque lake; providing for the commit
ment of boys from T. to ~ years OF age, TO
the Industrial Home for Bows; amending
the laws relative to township boards of
health so as 10 Increase their powers.
SEHATE.-Seventy-sixth day - Besides a
short session in committee OF the whole. but
one ILL was passed. viz, appropriating rs
for the asylum for the dangerous and GRIM
inal insane. Reconsideration were pre-
sented by Representative Wagner, OF Mar
quette, instructing the state board of audi
tors to procure a room or hall In the old
state building at Lansing for the purpose of
storing. arranging labelling ana exhibiting
such specimens OF mineral exhibits az may
be procured from the Michigan exhibit ors
of the same at the Worlds Fair.
To Abandon Reciprocity.