The Yale expositor., 1895-04-26
STATE LEGISLATURE.

SENArE.-8ith day-Bills passed: Amend
ment to the law for tho formation OF gas COM
panies: relative TO the sale OF lands for liquid
ating the debts of estates; amending the fran
clSse fee law by providing that corporatio nsof
Incorporating shall pay the same franchise
fee as those filling articles for the first time.
The bin to abolish the law requiring landlords
TO give notice before evicting tenants who rent
by the month or less was killed few days ago,
but was reconsidered and passed at the insti-
cation of Senator Thompson who controls more
rented property in Detroit than any other per-
son in the state. In committee OF the whole
the senate agreed To the $4,000 appropriation
for the school for the blind. Attempts were
made to reduce the mining school appropria-
tion to $4,000 but were unsuccessful and 10
was agreed TO at 100000. bill agreed TO
gives the officers of the Soldiers Home military
titles and police authority. The bill. propos-
ing bounty OF 20 cents on woodchuck scalps,
was defeated. Gov. Rich sent the following
nominations. which were confirmed in executive
session: To be member OF the board OF trustees
of the Upper Peninsula asylum for the insane
Claude w Case, of Newberry, and Henry w.
Jones, OF Houghton. for term OF six years;
George l.. LOope, or BeSSemer, and Charles Il.
Fairbairn, Of lshpeming, for q term OF four
years; Theodore w. Burdick, OF Saulte Ste
Marie. and Arthur ~ Henderson. of Newberry,
for term OF two years. The bill providing for
fish chutes in all river dams, was passed
HoUsE.-Bllls passed: For the incorporation
OF mutual companies for insuring against loss
through breakage OF plate glass amending
the law relative to the care OF the insane: for
public game preserve IN submerged lands In
eastern part'of Monroe and Wayne countless
for general protection Of game: incorporating
the state Dairymen's association. The House
struck at the toll roads by repeating the charter
OF the Grandvile Plank Road company. A
bill drawn on the theory that the county seat
Emmett county was never legally established
at Harbor Springs and authorizing the people
to vote on the question OF its removal to Petos-
key was defeated. The general charter
bin for Incorporating third-class cities occu-
pied large portion OF the day. Speaker Cor
Offere0 these
general charter bills which will probably be
adopted. 1t is In the form OF local referen-
DUN TO save the necessity OF cities coming TO
the legislature with small squabbles OF only
local interest. Mr.. Gordon suggests an amend
ment TO the constitution which will give to
cities under the second, third and fourth class
charters, larger measure OF local self-govern-
ment than they have ever before enjoyed in
this state. This amendment contemplates that
after the general charters have gone into effect.
changes in the charters applicable only TO local
communities may be made by each community
itself These local amendments must first be
adopted by two-thrds vote OF the council
and then submitted TO the people who, by
ma. ority favorable vote may give them effect.
SENATE-65th day. - The appropriation for
the school for the blind-SI7 900; comforting
military rank and police authority upon the
Soldiers Home officers. The committee on
state affairs reported without recommendation
the bill authorizing the acceptance OF the Mt.
Pleasant Normal school by the state Among
the measures agreed to in committee OF the
whole were the compulsory education bill ana
the bill establishing state board for the regu-
lation OF medical practice. A substitute for
the uniform liquor license bill passed by the
House was ordered printed by the Senate. The
substitute places the amount OF the tax at 500,
the same as the House bill, but leaves the
matter OF closing the saloons on secular holt
days to the common councils OF cities--a sort OF
ocal option feature. The date on which the
tax becomes due each year Is fixed at July
instead OF May to conform TO the federal gov
eminent license. HOUSING bills passed. the
day being spent on the bill to allow the Detroit
Railway Joint use OF lower Woodward avenue,
Detroit, with the Citizen S Street railway. The
bill was defeated
SENATE.-66th day.-Bils passed. To compel
repairing OF plank roads within five days from
time complaint is made; amending law for in
corporation OF historical and biographical So
cieties; for examinations of candidates for
Agricultural college by county commissioners;
making IT a misdemeanor to fraudulently use
union labels; making cities and townships In
81. Clair county primarily liable for all claims
incurred in case OF persons sick with contagI Gus
diseases; instructing state board OF aud tors
20 settle claim OF Grand Lodge, q. q. F.,
against the state; prohibiting taking OF hsh
from inland lakes, save by hook and line in the
hands of the person fishing; amending law for
preservation OF public health for examination
OF girls sentenced to reform school be ore COM
mitment; amending law relating TO sa e OF lands
OF minors and others under guardianship.
In committee OF tie whole Senator Jewells
bill which brought the Michigan Central under
the operation OF the two cents mile law, was
agreed TO. HOUSE. - Only local bills were
passed The charter for fourth-class cities was
agreed to in committee OF the whole.
SENATE firth day-Bills passed: Foster
Ware compulsory education bill; incorporat
ing the Michigan Dairymens association;
Incorporating the Order of Rathbone Sisters.
Small attendance prevented the transaction OF
a great amount OF business. HoUSE-The day
sessions had to be abandoned because of the
lack of q quorum and II was not until the
evening session that anything was accom-
pished, and then the time was spent in COM
mittee OF the whole The bill to locate nor
NAL school at Mt. Pleasant was agreed TO. as
was the bill authorizing the governor to detail
a Judge from one circuit TO assist the judge or
judges in another where business may have
accumulated beyond the normal capacity OF
the courts. An amendment TO the good roads
law OF 'g3 was also agreed 10. providing that
the acts of county road commissions in laying
out or vacatng a road. must be approved by
majority vote OF the supervisors.