The Yale expositor., 1895-06-07
STATE LEGISLATURE.

STATE LEGISLATURE.
SESATE.-95th day-Bills passed: Amend
ing the law relative to the incorporation OF the
Grand Council OF Royal Arcanum; providing
that boards OF review in the upper peninsula
shall meet in July instead of May; prescribing
the size OF fruit PACKAGES; relative To railroad
crossing gates: providing that the question OF
bonding county shall be submitted to the
people when II appears that county Is IN
debted TO the state relative TO wrlts OF GER
tiorur1 in justice courts: amending law govern
ing prelminares TO local option elections.
authorizing the payment OF the actual expense
OF the state board OF auditors when travelling
on state business; prohibiting the sale of
quail, woodcock or partridge: relative TO the
incorporation OF fire INSURANCE. companies
relative TO proceedings against garnishees:
authorizing recompilation OF Michigan statutes,
and making Lewis M. Miller, clerk OF the
House, the o ricial compiler OF the statutes and
supreme court decisions. Senator Shaw, chair
man OF the special committee to investigate
charges against superintendent Clark of the
school ior the deaf at Flint, gave in a majority
report strongly recommending that Clark be
discharged The minority report was sub
mitted recommending that Clark be retained.
The Senators became tangled up In a debate
over the reports. resulting in both OF them
being tabled and per consequence killed. leav-
Ing the matter in statu quo. Gov. Rich sent
the following nominations TO the Senate which
were confirmed: II. III. Kinds, OF stanton,
member live stock sanitary commission six
years. A. " McAlvay, OF Manistee and Delos
Fall. of Albion, members OF state board OF
health, six years; John Nj. LongYear, Mar
quette, and Alfred kidder. Marquette, mining
school board trustees; Chas. >. Brown, Flint,
school for deaf. six years; VIM j. Spears, Vas
s sS school for deaf, vice James A. Trotter;
Frank w. Want; Stnrgis' guardian
The Senate passed the House Joint resolution
authorizing the board of state auditors to in
vestigate the question ofcompelling return TO
the state treasury OF the illegal salaries drawn
by the state officers who were removed by the
governor tor neglect OF duty in connection with
the canvass Of the returns on the salary amend
senator Earle "A
ton to pay the journal clerks each 81 per day
extra The resolution was variously amended.
and very bitter discussion ensued. As finally
passed II included the journal clerk. engrossing
and enrolling clerk, bill clerk the clerk OF the
judiciary committee and two or three other
committee clerks at 81 per day extra. The
amendments made by the House to the dairy
and food commissioner act cutting the salary
from 1900 to si,200 were concurred in. The
conference committee reported bill TO bring
building and loan associations under state
supervision and IL was passed as recommended
HoUsE.-Bills passed: Providing that the eX-
pense OF laying water mains in the city OF De-
troit shall be betrayed by the owners OF prop
erty abutting on the line OF said mains;
relative TO proceedings against garntshees;
providing that town meetings shall begin at |
D. IN. and that q record shall be kept OF votes
cast on propositions relative To township BUSH
ness; amending the act under which skating
rink associations are incorporates authoriZ-
ing the Michigan Dairymen's association TO
hold institutes and appropriating 5000 there
for during the next two years. requiring
county commissioners of schools TO take an
oath OF otiice; Rep Waldo called up his bill
providing for submitting to the people the
question OF woman suffrage. There was no
discussion The bill failed OF passage, "a to b.
two-thirds vote was necessary. as an amend
ment TO the constitution was proposed. Fer
guson. who changed his vote from ave to no,
was Kissed. This day was the last OF the formal
session, and when the two houses adjourned
the majority OF the members made for their
homes. There will be so-called sessions of
both houses for three DAYS but only the
speaker and one or two members will be pres
acts on bills passed.
The Closing Scenes.
The closing hours were full OF horse play
The galleries were well filled and the members
OF both houses seemed bent on deviltry. Books.
papers and documents were hred across the
chambers and the one who escaped without "A
rap or two was exceedingly artful at lodging.
speaker Gordon, Rep Waite. the leader on the
door OF the House and the lone Democrat. Dono-
van. were presented with handsome souvenirs,
highly eulogistic speeches being made. Among
the last matters prese lted TO the House was
the report Of the special committee TO investi-
gate the state board OF health. The majority
report said that the charges against the board
had not been proved. in substance or in spirit,
in general or in particular. The report char
acterized the charges as unfounded and
prompted by i'll will. and so far as made In the
House must have been the result OF deception
The minority reported that the testimony is so
voluminous that the committee could not come
TO a full conclusion and the chairman disagreed
with the statements that the charges were
prompted BY ill-will. A clash occurred be-
tween tue TWO houses over tne legislative re-
distrcting hills. The representative bill as
finally passed is an exact copy of the law
enacted in 1872. The only change made by the
senatorial bill is the placing of Charlevoix
county in the Twenty-ninth instead OF the
Twenty-seventh district The bill rearrang-
ing the congressional districts did not pass the
Senate. and congressman will be elected in
1896 according to the present districts. Among
the bills hung up was the Robinson bill reduc-
ing passenger fares on railroads in the upper
peninsula. The capital punishment bill was
not passed. the efforts OF the House being
unsuccessful.