Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
THE WEEK ATLANSING
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE IS
DOING. ~
AnImpartial Record Of the Work Accom-
plished by Those who Mako Our Laws
How the Time Has Been Occupied
During the Past Week.


The House Committee on judiciary ia
yoFably reported the anti Pinkerton bill.
which provides residence Of three months
IA the county TO make persons eligible 20
the appointment of deputy sheriff Bills
were passed requiring the use of blowers
for the protection of workmen In all manu-
featuring institutions where emery wheels
are In use. and repeating the law making
an annual appropriation of $4,000 to care
for sick veterans At Harper's Hospital De-
troit. These unfortunates will DO here
after cared for at the Soldiers Home Hos
pitaL
The final adjournment OF the Legisla-
ture will doubtless take place May 20. one
month earlier than two years ago The
Senate Wednesday amended the House
resolution on this subject by fixing the
above date. The amendments will be con-
Cured In by the House and all legislation
hereafter shaped accordingly. This will
be the shortest session In fifteen
years. Tho Wachtel Normal School
bill vas reported out by the Com
providing for the establishment Of State
normal schools In the central and northern
sections of the Lower Peninsula and appro-
priating $4,000 for each institution The
bill also provides that the Governor shall
appoint three Commissioners to select the
sites The Marquette charter bill occupied
the entire time of the House and the fight
between the two members from Marquette
County was exceedingly spirited and bitter.
The Senate Thursday passed bill re-
pealing the ssquaw buck" illuminating oil
law OF 1891 and re- establishing the test at
100 degrees. The Gordon bill for the re-
peal of the mortgage tax law Of 1891 was
reported favorably and the measure made
the special order In the House on Friday.
4sh1' BIT iAppropriating $42, 400 for the sup
port Of theNniversity and $40, 900 for a new
administration building and an anatomi-
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committee. The Marquette County seat
fight is at an end. compromise has been
reached on the bill amending the NAL
quette charter so as to give that city addi-
tional Supervisors whereby the bill will be
amended In the Senate so as to give Ish-
peminR two additional Supervisors and
leave Marquette's quota as at present thus
insuring the continuance OF the county
seat atthe latter place.
The war over church taxation Is bein g
fercely waged in the Legislature, the
Gluecklich bill providing for the taxation
OF the real estate exceeding $1,000 In value
held by any one church society being the
object of attack. A remonstrance contain
ing ~. 500 names, VA. Friday presented in
the Senate This bt3dy& passed a bill pro-
yidipg that one railroad company may sell
and convey IS property and franchises to
Rnother. The House Committee on Ways
and Means reported favorably bills making
appropria tions OF $2s3 III for State in
stitutionA The Ishpeming and Mar
quette charter bills passed both houses.
The House Ways and Means Committee
made favorable reports upon appropria-
tion bills as follows: State Normal School,
500. 900; Industrial School for Girls. $780,
432; School for the Blind. S47. 900; State
Public School, $73, 2s5; Home for Discharge
Prisoners. SO, 400. These appropriations are
for the biennial period. 1s93-04 joint
resolution was passed by the House pro-
viding for the reissue of a volume upon
aMichigan and It's Resources intended for
circulation at the Worlds Fair Bills to
exempt sewing machines from executions
and legalizlng voting machines were also
passed In the House