Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-17
in STATE LEGISLATURE.
A LARoE NUMBER OF BILLS I'M
PRODUCED IN BOTH HOUSES.
The Anti-Pass Bills are Numerous-The
Senate Gets After Non-Tax Paying
MISREPRESENTATION.

The Anti-Pass Bills are Numerous-The
Senate Gets After Non-Tax Paying
Acknowledgements
sENATE.-Twenty-s econd day-The anti
free pass bill was referred 10 the committee
of the whole. Bills introduced: For the
protection of laborers in reference TO as
sessments for insurance by employers: TO
TO amend laws relative TO free public IL
braries: to provide for state quarantine
system; TO amend laws relative to incorDor-
alton of associations for the purpose of con-
STRUGGLING, owning, controlling and acquiring
by lease buildings for exposition and EXIT
billion purposes; for the placing on retired
list members of the Detroit police force;
approprlating s70,43 ESQ for the State Indus
trial school for Girls for the years 1898
and 1894. resolution was adopted
calling upon the auditor-general foi in
formation as 10 why certain railroad COM
panies had not paid taxes due since July /,
1872, under the provisions of act 123 OF 1891;
and why these companies were still charg-
npgsiti oTe man act 1S nf per e Iare IN OPP
the whole the joint resolution was agreed to
asking Congress 10 submit an amendment
10 the cons titution so as TO provide for the
election OF United states Senator'S by the
people of the states. HOUSE.-Bills intro
duced: Creating the office OF dairy and food
commissioner at salary OF Sl,2lO per year;
Providing the amount 10 be paid by fire in
surance companies on loss of insured pro-
perty; amending act 81 of 1877 for the organ
1zation OF mutual fire insurance companies
for cities ana villages approprlating $4,000
for the mining school; providing for the
revision of the constitution; providing for
the sale of tax lands; amending laws for the
formation of gas companies, authorizing
them TO furnish electric light; providing for
the Incorporation of building companies;
making an appropriation OF $40, 1921 for the
State Industrial Home for Girls at Adrian;
amending the general highway laws:
I amending act 227 OF 1856 relating 10 drainage,
and to repeal all other laws relating 10 that
subject; amending laws so that all life in
susance companies doing business in this
fafa hpKF hAf ~, fsnfr al
puted before the year 1896 according to the
American life tables, on n basis of per
cent; providing for mitigation of damages
In insurance by employers for the benefit of
employees regulating the practice OF vet
Urinary medicine. Bills passed: Appro-
priating $4,000 for books for the state IL
brary; INCORPORATING the civ of Hudson: in
cooperating the village of COloma; lncOr-
porating the village OF Addison; allowing
the members from the upper peninsula IS
per day, as permitted by the constitution.
SESATE.-Twenty- day-Bills intro
duced: Appropriating $4,000 as a workings
capital for the Eastern Insane asylum; "A
bill to redistrict the state into congressional
districts; amending laws relative TO the sale
OF liquor within one mile OF the Soldiers
home; to amend law relative To d standard
form OF fire insurance; TO amend liquor
laws; TO change the name of the reform
schools to appropriate 5000 for state
weather service. The senate joint resolu-
tion for the election of United States Sem
ators by the people was defeated. Reconsid-
cred and laid on the table. Bills passed:
Giving upper peninsula members OF the
state legislature - per day; TO incorporate
the city OF Hudson; authorizing cities and
townships TO acquire toll and plank roads
within their limits by purchase or condem-
nation; for the recompilation OF records in
the audltor-generals office HOUsE.-Bills
introduced: Establishing q. board of in
spectors for steam vessels and steam boilers
and for the licensing of engineers; estab-
fishing the use of coupons or mileage tickets
on railroads; relative TO the laws of the road
and the regulation of carriages; repeating
act relating 10 the rOmmitmpnf of female
children to the House OF the Good Shep-
herd in Detroit; for placing on the retired
list on reduced pay disabled policemen of
Detroit; regulating the charges for the use
of telephones; for the free transportation of
all state officers and members OF the legis-
lature; amending act relative To the taxa
ton of the liquor traffic; joint resolu-
tion amending article 10 OF the constitution
relative 10 county roads; making appro-
priation Of Sl34,g40 for additional buildings
at the Michigan Mining school; securing to
women citizens the right to vote in
village, city ana other municipal elections;
authorizing cities or townships TO acquire by
purchase or condemnation plank road COM
panies rights and franchises i'm streets and
highways Bills passed: incorporating the
cities OF Hudson and Bessemer and the VII
lagos of White Pigeon and Byron; requiring
judges Of probate to notify foreign consuls
in certain cases OF applications for admin
istration OF estates authorizing proceedings
in chancery in laying or plating lands
owned by infants, idiots, lunatics or other
incompetent persons; appropriating S25,OJO
as working capital for the Pontiac Insane
asylum.
SENATE Twenty fourth day Senator
McLaughin's bill TO raise the tax for the
state University from one-twentieth to one
fifth OF mill, came up and was discussed
but action was deferred. Senator Doran in
| troduced resolution, which was adopted
providing for a special committe TO CO.
operate with the attorney-general in exam
lining the different laws in relation TO bring
ing all railroads OF the state under the oper-
alton of the general law, and TO draft and
present a bill for the purpose, If the present
laws are insufficient Bills introduced:
| Providing for the management, government
and control OF the State Public school at
Coldwater; to regulate and restrain the re-
cording of deeds and other evidences of
title TO lands delinquent for taxes Joint res
olution for sending of statutes to the court
OF appeals. Bills passed: Changing name
of the Reform school 10 the Industrial Home
| for boys; authorizing cities and townships
to ACQUIRE by purchase or condemnation
| the rights of toll or plank road companies.
| HoUsE.-The majority of the special COM
mittee on the two contested seats from
| Detroit reported the finding of gross frauds
| I'm fourth precinct of the fifth ward and threw
| out the ballots, which action entities Harlow
| Z. Dayock and Bernard i. Shellberg Re-
| publicans, to the seats occupied by otto III.
! Rusch and William w. Griffin respectively.
The minority report had been stolen from
| the desk of Rep Trip and action the matter
was deferred. Bills Introduced: Amending
| act relating TO blowers in manufactures
where emery wheels are used; amending
| laws for the Incorporation of charitable
societies; amending act relative to a franch-
| Use fee by corporations; for dairy and food
| commissioner; repeating act for the support
| OF teachers Institutes; to regulate the clos
| ing of barbor shops on the first day of the
| week. defining the liability OF common
carriers; prohibiting unqualified persons
| from becoming judges of courts of record;
| Incorporating ladies aid societies" auxil-
| larry TO the Sons of Veterants;" Incorporate
| ing SONS of Neterans;" regulating the
| employment of women and children in
manufacturing establishments. Bills passed;
| Authorizing villages TO own cemeteries
either within or without their corporate
| limits,
| SENATE.-Twenty-f day. bills intro
| duced; Regulating fare on street railways;
| to regulate telegraph tolls; repeating act
| 1S2 of 1884, relative TO the payment of n
| franchise fee by corporations; amending
chapter IS OF 1851 relative TO the incorpor-
alton of charitable societies.: amending
! election laws. HOUsE.-No business of im-
| portance other than few bills noticed"
| To Votf