The Yale expositor., 1895-04-12
STATE LEGISLATURE.

payment OF debts; providing that failure 10
| a state prison offense: increasing the powers
OF the board OF estimates OF Detroit for incor-
poration of tents OF the Independent Order OF
Rechabites: amending the tax law so as to
| render invalid tax deed issued enormously on
property that has paid the tax. The Senate
killed the Waite bill relative TO the incorpora-
ton OF summer resort associations The COM
mlttee on judiciary re-reported without
amendment the Campbell parole bill which
gives the governor under his withdrawal
authority on the reconsideration OF the board
| or control OF the different prisons. The power 10
release conyictn on good behavior; Inc com
mittee on judiciary reported the bill for COM
piatlon OF the state laws with u substitute
proposing that the work shall also include
digest OF supreme court decisions. The same
committee also reported that they were
| WINGED OF the constitutionality OF the Abbott
and Myers voting machine bills, but that they
were not convinced OF the advisabilitY OF their
adoption for use in elections; they have also
agreed TO make a favorable report on the Dill
authorizing Emmett county citizens 10 vote on
the question of removing the county seat from
Harbor Springs: and Will recommend the pas
sage or the age OF consent bill az 10 years.
HoUsE.-Blls passed: 70 provide for the in
corporation of the Orders OF ST. George; for
the incorporation OF the X. OF r. uniformed
rank; amending the act relative to the pro-
lection OF game so as TO make the open season
for deer uniform in both pennsulas-Nov. to
%; providing for the reorganization OF lnsur-
ance companies whose terms OF existence have
expired. for the DISCRIMINATION of the county
or Manitou; providing for the compulsory
education OF children Among the bills agreed
|
Holmes TO compel insurance companies to pay
the full amount OF policies, instead of 80 per
cent; there was little opposition. The bill
requiring county treasurers to furnish tran
scripts and abstracts OF records failed OF pass
age, the vote being ~ To 22 The Donovan
plumbing bill was laid on the table.
SENATE.-55th day.-The committee on state
affairs reported bill providing for the appoint
ment of q Mackinac state park commission
consisting Of five members The bill which
approprlateS $1,000 for 1895. and the same for
next year, was referred to the committee on
finance. The latter committee cut the Normal
school appropriation from Sis. 400 to Sll3.4OO,
and knocked out the $4,000 for training school.
The bill passed previously 10 dismember Man
itou county and attach part OF the territory 10
Charlevoix county was recalled from the House
as Charlevoix people want 10 be heard upon IL.
The most OF the afternoon was spent Ia DIS
cussing the general charter bill for the incor-
poration OF fourth class cities. The committee
on cities and Villages had made an amendment
providing that all cities in this class should be
Incorporated under this general bill on Janu-
airy 1, 1895. unless they decided by special
election before December next that they DID
not desire TO do so. The friends OF the bill
won on the first test, the Mclaughlin amend
ment that all cities must accept the bill or
vote IL down being adopted IL to TO-
HoUsE-Bills passed: To refund $4,000 in eX-
cess taxes to the Western Union Telegraph
company; making the so-called 80 per cent
clause" in insurance policies Illegal: amending
the Detroit police pension act so as To provide
that the requisite - years service shall not
necessarily be continuous; amending the act
amending the act relative TO contracts for the
purchase OF fuel and stationery by the state;
raising the age OF consent IN girls from ~ 70 ID
mittee showed reductions in several appro-
priation bills. The mining school was cut
from si15, 900 TO sl0j,0O0 the fisheries bill from
$4,000 TO $4,000. test OF the sentiment on
liquor questions was had on an attempt "a
table protest from Ionia Baptists against the
reported ''smothering' in committee OF the
prohibltory amendment joint resolution. Tine
motion to table was defeated.
SENATE.-5Gth day.-Most OF the day was oc-
cupied in the continuation Of the discussion
in the committee OF the whole, on the
general bill for the incorporation OF fourth
class cities. The bill was finally agreed to
Senator Wheeler offered "a resolution for ina
adj journment May ~; tabled a joint resolu-
tion was adopted by both houses asking the
governor TO return for amendment the bill
providing that all sums held in trust by the
regents OF the u. of NJ. should be turned into
the state treasury, in order that the state
might paw interest on the money. The bill pro-
vides that the interest be paid from the pri-
mary school funds and Gov. Rich thought that
this was wrong. HoUsE-The bill giving the
governor power to parole conyiCts was agreed
TO in committee OF the whole The bills pro
viaing for the use of voting machines In town
ships and cities was discussed and considera bic
fault found. IL was unsettled when the com
mittee arose. The bill providing for non
partisan boards of three members appointed
by the supervisors to take the place of the
unwieldy and expensive boards OF county can
yassers or election returns was agreed to. The
trees was agreed TO.
SENArE-57th day.-Bills passed: Relative
TO mortgaging the estates of deceased persons
repeating the act for the collection OF statistics
on municipal Indebtedness; amending the hign-
way law so as TO prohibit the opening OF any
road within half mile OF existing parallel
roads: amending the law for the Incorporation
OF state or district ecclesiastical bodies:
amending the law relative TO incorporation OF
local church societies: amending act relative
to soliciting unauthorized insurance. Final
adjournment was one OF the special themes OF
the day. Senator Mclaughlin moved 10 take
from the table HIS ad ournment resolution,
making May 10 the day, but 10 was voted down.
Then Senator Wheeler moved that his resoiu-
tion for May - be taken up. There were @
number OF speeches against the motion. but
Wheeler's motion was carried On McLaugh-
Inns motion. the resolution was amended so
that the last day for passing bill should be May
20, and final adjournment May 81. The resolu-
tion thus amended was adopted. A pleasing
incident was the qualification OF c. III. Smith.
OF Jackson in place OF the deceased Senator
Watts. OF the Tenth district. Mr.. James and
MIR Fitzpatrick escorted the new member TO the
desk TO subscribe to the oath of office. Senator
Smith was welcomed to the body OF Lieut-Gov.
Mines and there was applause as he was con-
Quoted to the chair vacated by Mr.. Watts. "A
resolution offered by Senator Mclaughlin was
adopted, setting forth that as President Mines
had been elected to congress, as his position
was not known. he should be requested
by the Senate to continue in the chair.
HoUsE.-There were several local bills passed.
but the most OF the session was spent upon
allow the use of Abbott voting machines in
elections was particularly interesting. AS the
bill had been left on a previous day an amend
ment had been made that would practically
prevent the use of machines as 1t had been
provided that q unanimous vote OF n township
board, village or city council should be neceS-
sary TO put the machine into use. The friends
OF the measure worked TO have the word
unanimous stricken out, and we're success
full after long struggle and the bill was
agreed TO. The bill to allow the use of the
Myers voting machine was also considered and
finally agreed to- Rep. Kelly wanted TO recall
the bill prohibiting the 90 per cent clause In
fire insurance policies but his motion was de-
feated. Rep Widey is keeping up the cam
paign against the u. of NJ. The latest is that
one OF the regents, q lawyer, was hired by the
board to defend IL and paid out OF the public
funds, contrary to law. Rep. Wildey intro
duced resolution prob biting such action and
IL was adopted In committee OF the whole
about an hour was spent discussing w. ID.
kelly's primary election law for cities from
5000 to 10000 inhabitants. but IL was not nm
ished The bill provides for the use of regis
traton books at all caucuses, makes n would
whose caucuses he desires to vote. IL chal-
lenged: prohibits proxies at conventions. and
makes IL a misdemeanor TO buy caucus OF
convention vote with a material consideration
or promise Of position.
; The action of the supreme court in
declaring that rents and interest on