The Yale expositor., 1895-05-03
STATE LEGISLATURE.


tant measures of the present legislature was
passed-the House bill providing for uniform
liquor tax at 800. The majority report from
the committee on iluor trafic was for the com
mtttec substitute, but this was voted down and
| the minority report. tor House bill, was
adopted. The bill for marine hospital at the
500" was killed. The bill was passed prOvid-
| ing that DEGREES and judgments OF courts effect
ing real estate shall be recorded by register OF
| deeds, and that such records shall be legal
evidence in court. The finance committee re-
| ported favorably the bill authorizing the APP
| pointment by the governor OF commission TO
select u sculptor and supervise the work OF
preparing a statue OF ex-1ov. Blair. IL is pre-
scribed IN the measure that the statue shall be
state house. The appropriation Tor the asylum
for dangerous and criminal insane was recon-
mend6 at sy7,524 for 1906: for the home for
feeble-mlnded, Sll0,OOO. The House game pro-
protec lion bill was reported by the fisheries
committee with amendments prohibiting spring
shooting and limiting the fall season for shoot
ing ducks to the period between Sept. and
Dec. 81. House The Mclaughlin resolution
for constitutional amendment prescribing
that both native born aud naturallzed Ameri-
can citizens must be able TO write and 10 read
the constitution OF the state in the English
language before they can vote was
agreed TO in the House committee OF the
whole. the measure having already passed the
Senate. Persons on whom the right OF suffrage
is already conferred are exempt from the
operation OF the con ,titutional amendment in
case II Is adopted by the people. The commit
tee on education made a favorable report on
the bill making IL mandatory on the part OF
school boards To supply, free OF charge, text
BOOKS TO pupils in the public schools. The
state affairs committee recommended the
measure establishing state board OF tive to
regulate veterinary practice in this state. All
veterinary practitioners are 20 register. The
ways and means committee reported without
recommendation the bill making an apprOpria-
ton Tor u normal school In the upper peninsula.
This committee reported favorably several
bills To appropriate -, 800 to the State His
torical and Pioneer society; s1.OJO TO the city
NJ Il mn fIaaf
insane asylum; 5000 a year TO enable the state
board OF agriculture to establish courses OF lee
lures ia the various branches of agriculture.
The general charter bill for the incorporation
OF third-class cities was passed with only one
amendment OF Importance limiting municipal
indebtedness to two per cent OF the assessed
valuation. The Indebtedness must be author
lied by two-thirds vote OF the people
SENATE 10Th day. - An appropriation OF
s52, 6l6 for the school for the deaf at Flint was
recommended by the committee. The state
AFFAIRS committee reported the Wildey tax
statistican bill with "a request that 1t be re-
ferred TO the committee on finance and appro-
priations. which was granted In committee OF
the whole the Senate agreed to the bill creating
a commission OF five TO assume charge OF the
Mackinac state park, and approprlating $4,000
tor its support. The Foote bill liking the open
season for deer from Nov to 25 and liking fve
deer as the maximum number to be killed by
any one hunter was also agreed 10, as was the
Senate bill to reor2aniZe the state board of
health. The finance and appropriations COM
mitteo reported favorably the bill to sell GER
tain lands owned by the state in Lansing and
devote the proceeds not exceeding S2S,OU0 for
constructing home for the governor OF Mich
igan. HoUsE-No bills passed. Talk filled the
hours ana very little was accomplished. The
bill TO repeal the mortgage tax law came up
and OF course caused great deal OF discussion.
II tailed to pass, was reconsidered and tabled
SENATE.-7lst day.-Bi'ls passed: Creating
the Mackinac Island State Park commission
and making an appropriation OF 5000 for its
support: hing that the season for killing
deer shall be from Nov. | to Nov y in both
penlnsulas, and limiting the number that may
be lawfully killed by any one person to ive
incorporating the village OF Chamberlain and
charging the name back to Even; TO prevent
the spread OF bush. vine and fruit tree pests
to prevent the spread OF yellows in fruit trees.
In committee or the whole the resolution was
agreed TO for the erection OF a statue OF eX-
Gov. Blair on the capitol grounds Other
measures agreed to In committee OF the whole
Providing for the setting aside for shooting
grounds, certain submerged lands in Lake
Erie and the Detroit river: the Johnson pure
food bill, aud also the Chittenden optional bill
for the organ alton of school districts on the
township unit plan. HOUSE. Bills passed.
Amending general railroad law relative to the
date on which annual reports are TO be filed.
and amending act relative to duties OF state
commissioner OF railroads so as TO conform
with the change; authorizing the auditor-gen-
eral to procure certain land plats: relative to
the seals OF office OF registers OF deeds:
amending act relative TO wills disposing OF
real and personal estate; special appropriation
OF s3s 500 for the asylum at Kalamazoo
amending the tax law. authorizing magistrates
TO exclude spectators from examinations Of
persons charged with unseemly odenses
amending the act relative TO the home for the
feeble-mindei; for Incorporating construction
companies: prohibiting nshing with nets in any
bayou or creek is Saginaw or Bay counties.
SENATE.-72d day.-Blls passed: Appro-
prlating $1,000 for a statue OF Gov. Blair. on
the state house grounds; setting aside certain
lands along Lake Erie and Detroit river as
public shooting grounds: for the incorporation
of Methodist congregations. the present law
applying 10 this denomination providing for
the Incorporation OF the board OF trustees
HOUSE.-No bills passed, but several were
agreed 10 in committee of the whole, among
them the following: ApprOpriating 2l5u to
the Agricultural college; apDrOprlating S2,5l1
for the State Pioneer ana Historical society;
the important bill providing that local school
boards shall supply BOOKS to public school
pIpils tree OF charge with an amendment
providing that standard text books now owned
Dy the pupils the nselveS shall be purchased
by the school boards at "a fair valua-
ton when the bill goes into eject
The committee on labor favOrably reported
street car to tea hours, with not more than
one-hali hour Tor meal The bill provides
that no street car man shall be empiOs ed for
more than SIX DAYS in any seven iOlations
are to be punished BY not more than 30 nne.
Tne same committee reported the Bill prohibit
ing the fraudulent use OF union labels or trade
marks Among the bills brought up in the
committee OF the whole was one arranged by
count judges OF probate giving them the
option OF hearing claims against estates in
stead OF appointing commissioners for that
purpose. The point OF the bill that would help
the Judges was u revision that they should be
paid 3 a day for hearing these claims This
was knocked out, practically killing the bill.