The Yale expositor., 1895-03-15

STATE LEGISLATURE.

init TO the people the question OF increasing
the salaries OF state officers came over from
the House. where 10 has been adopted, but was
delayed by being referred to the judiciary COM
mtttee-presumably at the solicitation OF At
toruey- q enerul Maynard. who wishes TO have
the question OF his salary voted on separately
from the others. The charter bill for fourth
class cities was again under discussion and was
agreed TO In committee OF the whole. A few
bills were passed, but each was OF interest to
only one city or locality; the most important
were: Making term OF mineral statistician ex-
pre- April 1; authorizing Buchanan township.
Berrien county, TO borrow money 10 dredge 81
Joseph river TO legalize $4,000 courthouse
bonds for Berrien county HoUsE--The sala-
ries amendment was again the cause OF strug-
gle The resolution placing the salary OF the
auditor-general at 5000 was repealed and
then came the vote on the JOINT resolution for
general raise, and after deal OF hard work
the necessary two-thirds was mustered and IL
was adopted. The bill providing a fine OF from
So TO 500 for apple-stealing and Imprisonment
OF from 10 TO ~ DAYS was passed. Tne evening
session was spent IN committee OF the whole.
The most interesting piece OF work was on
Kempf's bill. doing away with the three days
OF grace rule on notes, drafts, etc. Rep Kim
mis- poked hole into the bill by saying that II
sight draft were presented under the terms
OF the bill IL must be paid at once, or the paper
would go 10 protest IL might be inconvenient
OF impossible to produce the cash. kimmIs
moved that all after the enacting clause be
stricken out, and the motion was carried
Rep. Chamberlains resolution, thanking Sem
ator Mcmillan for bringing about the cession
OF Mackinac Island TO Michigan as state park
was adopted.
l SENATE. 37th day. - Senator Brundage's
factory inspection bill was passed. II carries
an appropriation OF $4,000 and provides for five
inspectors at a salary OF $500 The committee on
the Industrial School for Boys reported S56-
900 year for current expenses and $4,000 for
improvements. The committee on labor fav-
orably reported the bills allowing labor organ
izations TO become Incorporated so that they
can sue and be sued; also to punish tramps by
putting them to work. The Joint resolution
thanking Senator Mcmillan for his efforts in
securing MaclSinac Island for the state was
passed. HoUsE.-A strong protest was re-
missions bill for third-class cities. Resolu-
lions were adopted congratulating Lieut-Gov.
Mines on his nomination for congress from
the Third district. Rep. Covells bill for state
inspection OF swamp lands was called up but
because OF opposition II was tabled. Rep.
Foster characterl. ed the bill as land steal.
The bill was passed placing the secretary OF
| state, the governors private secretary and
governors executive secretary under bonds.
The growing opposition to the voluminous gen.
eral charter bills prepared by the special
charter commission, consisting OF Gerrit j.
Dlekema, Mark =. Brewer and Edwin +.
Conely, eliminated IN the following resolution
OF inquiry, which was introduced by Rep.
Fitzgerald and unanimously adopted: Re-
solved That the clerk OF the House do furnish
and report as soon as possible Information upon
the following: l. When and by what authority
was q special commission organized to draft
the general charter billsy 2. What are its
dutiesy K What compensation was said COM
mission been employed in framing said
| chartersY 8. What expense has thus far been
incurredS 6 When Will its labor be completely
The bill allowing Kent county supervisors TO
pay their committees for work performed be-
tween sessions was amended TO make 1t
general and the nearly every county wanted TO
"get in out OF the wet" The bill was returned
to the committee 10 be constructed so as to
cover all the state. The House end OF the
Joint committee TO investigate the charges
against superintendent Clark OF the Flint
school for the deaf and dumb, was increased
to four, and Representatives Lee. Fitzerald,
Westcott and Voter we're appointed
SEYATE.-3Sth day.-The salaries amendment
was reported adversely by the committee on
judiciary and was placed in the general order
without debate. The liquor trafnc committee
brought ia a favorable report on the bill pro-
viding for local option by vote of cities villages
and township. The committee on the school
for feeble minded recommended an appropra-
tion OF $4,000 for two years for additional
buildings. The committee on Soldiers Home
recommended an appropriation OF 100000 for
that institution less the amount TO be received
from the government for support-Sl00,0O 900.
resolution congratulating Lieut. Gov. Mines
on his nomination to congress from the Third
district was adopted, Senator Clapp, who was
q contestant for the honor, supporting IL.
Lieut-Gov. Mines replied in brief speech.
Senator kilpatricks bill to make IL unlawful
for any corporation TO remove its establishment
from any place where II has been given bonus
without paying back the bonus came up in
committee of the whole and was agreed to.
HoUsE-The bill TO consolidate the various
legal departments Of Detroit into one came up
and Rep Matthews, OF Wayne tried 10 rush II
through. but some others 'smelled rat" and
IL was laid on the table. The measure is gen.
orally recognized as "a blow at Pingree." The
bill for the APPROXIMATION Oh ,sen tor o con-
records was agreed to- Rep Campbells bill
TO prohibit corporations, excepting railroad
and mining corporations, from doing business
until the entire capital stock is subscribed and
% per cent paid in came up and after consider
able opposition was informally passed.
SENATE.-39th day.-An invitation from tho
regents OF Michigan University TO visit that
institution was accepted. protest was read
from the Detroit Trades council against the
bin for closing Sunday amusement places. In
committee OF the whole the bill was agreed TO
providing for putting tramps In county lails at
Eaton, sort OF substitute for general pro-
| hibtion, may again stir up the liquor men TO
activity. 1t has been reported out OF COM
mittee. That bill has for It's purpose to per-
init cities and villages in dry" counties TO
have their own saloons and collect liquor
taxes. AS IL is, drinks are sold surreptltiously
with no remuneration TO the counties in the
shape of taxes HoUsE.-There was somewhat
| of fight over the invitation from the Univer-
! sity regents for a Junket to that institution
| March II and %, and considerable feeling was
| shown against making more appropriations for
| the University, but 10 all ended in accepting
| the invitation. Rep. Partridges bill for the
reform of the primary election (caucusl sys-
| TEN of Detroit was reported favorably by the
elections committee and would probably have
.
Muskegon, and ii was ye-referred. The COM
mittee on elections also'reporteo favorably the
Shaw bill designed 10 make fusion between
political parties not only difficult but impos-
sible. This is the bill prohibiting the placing
| of any one candidates name on more than one
ticket on the official ballot The legal doctors
| are at wide variance on It's validity. The COM
mittee on private corporations recommended
| the passage Of the bill amending the fran
| chise tax law so as to require corporations TO
| pay the tax In case OF n reorganization In re-
| Spouse to the sweeping resolution OF inquiry
passed some days ago. Clerk Miller made a
| report showing the expense OF the municipal
! commission to date had been S1,001.s1, Of
| which sum s551.7S was for personal expenses.
! None OF the commissioners have as yet drawn
| anything for their services. Millers response
\ as TO what further sums would be called for
| under the item services declared that IL was
/ only limited by the "modesty OF the commits
| sioners and the generosity OF the board of state
! auditors" communication was re-
| Ceived from the Pora Huron chamber OF
| commerce vigorously protesting against
| the blanket bill designed for the gov
| eminent of cities OF the third class.
| Bills passed: Enabling the regents OF the Uni
! versity to take and hold in perpetual trust
| bonds and other property; providing for the
! payment TO the state treasurers OF all moneys
given TO the regents OF the University IN trust,
| TO expeud the income thereof and for the pay
| ment OF interest upon all such moneys by the
| state 10 the regents in furtherence OF such
| trust amending law relative TO church socie-
ties by providing that churches with 400 or
| more congregation may have from nine TO II
| trustees; for continuance OF compilation OF
| soldiers records In Office of state adIutant-