The Yale expositor., 1895-01-25
STATE LEGISLATURE.

| olAteS StnalOIS LOT long ana SNORT
terms progressed very quietly and without any
| interesting incident When the vote for the
| long term senator was finished the clerk an
| nounced that James Mcmillan was tho unani-
| nous choice. The name OF julius g. BUR
| rows was the response OF every one OF tho 32
| members on the short-term, and the clerk so
| announced 10. Bills introduced: Appropriate
ing 2,h00 for each OF the years 1895 and 1888 for
| Pioneer aud historical society; for extension
aud control OF state library; 10 establish board
| OF health for Detrot; for the profession OF
deer TO give justice courts jurisdiction in suits
| against foreign corporations; congressional
| superintendent bills repeating special charter
| or Michigan Central Railroad compiny; Tor
| marine hospital ami dry dock at the 500. The
| first bills TO pass the senate at the present
| session were OF minor and local importance
| The hrst OF them was to maNe the ONCE OF
| ERIK OF the superior court Inc Grand Rapids
| elective instead OF appointlve. The other was
| 60 allow the transference by tho supervisors
| OF bay county of 500 u from the contingent TO
| the poor fund, sort OF urgent deficiency DILL.
| Senators Mclaughlin. OF Detrolt, and Barnard,
! of Grand Rapids both spoke In depreciation of
| the custom or passing bills upder suspension
| OF the rules without full consideration by the
! proper committees. and after taking the usual
course of legislation HOUSE-fhe Senator al
| elections were somewhat interesting owing To
| the suspense as TO which way Donovan. OF
| Bay. would vote. When his name was reached
| on the long-term electioa he arose and an
! nounced his vote for James Mcmillan" ex-
| planning that he did not vote for MIR. Mcmillan
cratic candidate. Hon Edwin r., Uhl, but de-
| sired TO continue the happy unan nifty which
| L. H.
clerk announced the unanimous vote OF the
| House Tor Mcmillan. On the short-term Sen
| atorship Mr.. Donovan voted for Hon. John
Strong. aud the result was: julius G. Bur
| rows. %; John Strong, l. There was warm
| tight over vote To reconsider the appoint
ment OF c. ID. Cowles, OF Ingham, as assistant
| keeper OF the stationery room, but IL
| was defeated. bill was passed under
! suspension OF the rules for an amendment
! to the charter of Detroit TO allow the city
/ lighting commission TO make contracts inde-
| pendent of the common council Two minor
| bills were passed-To make the cerkship OF
| the superior court of Grand Rapids elective:
| 20 transfer $1,000 from the contingent TO tho
! poor fund OF Bay county. Bills introduced: A
| uniform text book bill; amending constitution
! TO provide for indeterminate sentences; allow
ing probate judge OF one county TO serve for
another: TO incorporate the village of Baroda.
SESATE.-Ninth day.-The most interesting
event was the Introduction by senator
Wheeler, Of Manistee, OF concurrent rcsolu-
tion providing that no adjournment for the
J purpose OF allowing committees 10 visit state
! institutions be had until after February /. The
! resolution WAS tabled by a vote OF 10 10 IL.
! This is blow at the upper peninsula legisa a.
! tive Junket which he considers OF very little
value. The committee on state afIars re-
ported without recommendation the bill for
I normal school in central Michigan; also with
amendments. the bill 10 require the secretary
of state and deputies to give bonds for faithful
| performance OF their duties. The senate COM
mittee reported without recommendation the
/ bill for q marine hospital and dry dock az the
800" The bill to give Detrot's lighting COM
mission power 10 maze contracts was passed,
as was the bill to make the clerkship Of the
! Grand Rapids superior court elective. Several
| important bills were noticed: To establish
| "physio-medical'' department OF the L. OF NJ.
| with two professors: 10 amend the divorce law
so that no divorced person may marry within
one year after divorce is granted except upon
| special permission OF the Judge. Bills intro
duced. Amending fish shute act; for the APP
! poin.ment OF clerk to 81. Clair Judge OF pro-
bate amending law relative 10 care OIL. OF indl-
! gent insane persons IN private asylums by
/ providing that bills shall be paid only upon
| certificate OF board OF correction and charities
and care; for an appropriation OF $4,000 for
maralng places occupied by Michigan regi-
ments at Chattanooga and Chickamauga; Tor
drawing OF circuit court jurors for Bay county,
amending law relative TO Agricultural college,;
providing for prevention OF bicycle stealing
and punishment therefor appropriating
I $4,000 for normal school in northern Michigan;
repeating law requiring certain OF the regular
terms OF the circuit court OF IoSco county 10 be
| out each year for further geological surveys In
state be paid out after the state board
OF auditors has certified 10 the correct
ness OF accounts of members OF the board.
Just before the Senate adjourned u. :. Sem
ator-elect Burrows made a speech TO the Sem
! ators, pledglng himself anew 10 guard ieal-
ously the trust given him by the legislature.
| HOUsE-There were two addresses by out
siders in the House, by Superintendent OF
| Public Instruction Pattengill and Senator-elect
! Burrows. The former spoke upon a number OF
bills before the legislature bearing upon educa-
| tional matters and urged their passage The
state manuals had heretofore been distributed
TO schools having Libraries OF - books or more
and had been OF great benefit. and he should
| regret their being cut OF now. Another normal
school is needed in northern or central Mich
| igan for equipment OF primary teachers. An
school examiners now IL is not necessary that
they should be able TO read or write they pass
upon nrst-grude certificates and should DO
able 70 hold them. City teachers should be
under state supervision as many incompetents
| are employed under the board systems The
! township district bill was heartily approved
fn ofG fpCI CHI hea
paid by the state instead OF assessing the
poorly-paid teachers The free text book plan
and the uniform text book plan were both In
dorsed. Truant laws should be moro stringent
against PARENTS the condition OF country school
outhouses needed improvement; Arbor day
observation IS practical and beneficial. Mr.
Pattengill then went into general, brief dis
cuSsion OF the partgeneral and generous educa-
ton had played In making the United States
the scene OF the first successful experiment In
| popular government. Senator-elect Burrows
speech bore principally upon the relations OF
the people, state and patton, and, after thank
| Ing the members for the honor given him, he re-
ferred to the need of protection to the markets
OF this country against unfair foreign compete
| tlon He gave statistics as to the shipping on
the great lakes and argued against free ships
which would close American yards and throw
| American workmen out OF employment Refer
ring TO the national finances he said that no
| government coald long stand and maintain It's
credit which had TO borrow SlOO,0000W year
| and whose income did not meet expenditures.
| Among petitions presented were several for
the further restriction OF the liquor trafic, and
| one from the SUPERVISORS OF Nakllnu COnQcun-
ing the present Drain law OF the state
| and praying for Its thorough revision or
| the passage of an entirely new law.
| the fight over the appointment Of an assistant
| keeper OF tho stationery room was renewed
| and occupied some time The result was the
| passage OF an amendment TO tho Senate reso-
tuition, to appoint VIM. Petrie. OF Benze, TO the
| effect that the Sergeant-at- arms be instructed
| to detail from time to time a messenger TO per-
| torn the duties of assistant In the stationery
room without extra compensation Bills iu-
| troduced: -Four bills relative TO drains in
| Mason; to prevent bicycle stealing; amending
| Jury commission act for Wayne county; for
| FREQ text books In all schools: TO protect GER
| tain fur-bearng animals; for keeping OF pub
| lie moneys In Wayne: TO protect fish in Green
| bay; relative to recording return TO sanity OF
| persons once insane: to incorporate village OF
| Caseville: TO provide separate ballot for con-
| stitutional amendments; amending the law in
| assessments for school purposes; to make ex-
| press companies common carriers; providing
| commission for the handling of state lands
providing state agency for juvenile ofenderS
| authorizing the land commission 10 revive part
of agricultural land certificate 1889; for care
| and maintenance OF INDECENT. JOINT SESSION
| The final step in the election OF United states
Senators was taken at noon. Neither Mr.. Nc
| MILAN nor Mr.. Burrows were present. They
| were represented by w X. Bates, r.. w. Cot
| trel and Secretary Henry Rose The usual
! ceremonies OF getting the two houses together
| I'm the legislative hall we're carried out. Lieut.
Gov. Mines presided. Secretary Award read