The Yale expositor., 1895-01-25

luton was adopted % to B. The state library
committee reported favorably "a bill To apprO-
pirate 5,t00 for the maintenance OF the library,
and $500 Tor travelling library, the exchange
OF boxes OF books with oranges and other
oigani ,ations. a scheme which is I'D to have
wor ed we'll In other states. senator Preston
gave notice OF a bill. revising. amending and
codltying the laws relative 10 pIrdons. COM
mutations and paroles OF convicts. IL provides
that the governor may parole nrst term pris-
oners after oue-half OF their sentence has ex-
pired, not counting good time, and that he
may order their return To the institutions from
which released whenever he deems mt, without
process OF courts. The latter provision also
applies To conditional pardons. Law, ers will
be practically debarred from pleading In par
don cases. Judges and Prosecuting attorneys
shall furnish the governor with q s. nopsis OF
the records in all criminal cases where the
sentence is one year or more, In order that he
may have some means OF acquaintlng himself
with the history OF case when application Tor
pardon Is made. Bills introduced: Re Iulrlng
conditional contracts pertaining TO personal
property be tled and similar contracts on real
estate be recorded; appropriating $4,000 for
eael OF the years % ana 80 Tor Soidiers Home;
TO create ONCE or township inspector OF sea es,
weights and measures; Tor printing and dis
triputing reports OF proceedings OF twenty-hrst
and twonty-sccond annual meetings OF super
lntendents OF poor; nXlnS name OF ass lum at
Newbetry as LpDer peninsula Hospta Tor the
Insane; appropriating 3Jo0,aJl for additional
buildings and lulpment Tor Upper PENINSULA
asylum; senatorial appOrtlonment bill; pri-
macy ele- non bills allowing Wayne circuit
Judges 10 appoint a ERIK; senator barnard,
Tor constitutional amendment prom biting con-
t.
the upper peninsula also occupied considerable
Oh the time OF the House. The yolnt resolution
to adjourn from January 10 TO January 20.
which had rough time In the senate before
beng coAcurred In, having been passed. an-
other resolution was offered aud passed pro-
vidIng that tho mileage allowed members OF
committees visiting state institutions SHOULD
be cents per mile instead OF as heretofore,
and that tnetr expenses should be limited 10 -
per day. heretofore they have put In olllS for
Whatever amount tney chose. The house con-
CURED IN the senate resolution that no em-
ployes be allowed extra compensation at this
session OF the legislature. KEEP. Waite gave
notice OF bill which, while In no sense Pro-
hibition move, Is intended as death blow TO
the saloon. The idea in brief is to prohibit the
sale OF liquor TO be dranK on the premises
whore sold, and the punishment OF botn seller
! ana drlnAcr In case OF violation. IL VIII also
! prohibit the drinking OF liquor in any public
place, so that LIQUOR dealers may not establish
separate buildings for the drinking, and SO Kill
wnat is popularity known as The sa.Oon.' Rep.
Woodruff gave notice OF q bill TO amend the
liquor tax law IL will provide for "A uniform
license at $500. Mr.. Woodruff says II would
bring in an additional $50, % OF annual revenue
20 Wayne county, ana TO the rost OF the state
In proportion. Every saloon in the state, he
believes. sells whisky, while thousands OF them
pay only tue malt liquor tax. Rep. benolt no
ticed bi which creates the once OF beer IN
spector OF the state ana provides for tax OF
Scents on each barrel OF beer TO pay the costs
OF inspection Its author declares that the
manufacture OF beer from unat materials are
carried on TO an alarming extent hep. kich-
ardson gave notice OF Dill TO provide Tor the
/
ana Rep. nelly Joint resolution for protest
against the present national immigration laws.
In committee OF the whole SIR. donovan, OF
Bay. was again honOred. being made chairman.
/ The committee reported favoraby the Dill pro-
I vlding Tor the payment into county treasures,
in "A special fund, OF all moneys left to estates
whose heirs may be unknown. BiilS intro
uuced: For printing and distributing proceed
/ ings OF twcuty-urst and twenty-second annual
/ meetings OF Michigan superiptcndentS OF poor;
! amending law relative 10 street railway COM
panies relative TO employment OF minors;
amending act relative to relief OF purchasers
and settlers on swamp lands; amending factory
inspection law; amending dram law; appro-
/ prlating 400 for Home OF Industry az Detroit
Tor discharged prlsoaers nxing compensation
! and prescribed duties OF clerks In register OF
| deeds Office in Wayne county. to DO copying by
| the piece; for the planting OF trees and shrubs
on school premises amending law relative 10
commencement OF actions at law; enlarging
powers OF circuit courts; providing for reports
! OF affections OF the eyes In new born infants;
: for construction OF drain IN Au ores, Arenac
county: for cleaning out and deepening Little
Salt river, in Gratiot and Midland counties;
! for care OF insane inmates OF Soldiers Home;
! TO protect vineyards from thievery: 10 prevent
spreading Of bush, vine and fruit pests; for in
corporation and regulation OF building and loan
associations: for the relief OF John Blight.
Saskatchewan day-Two more congress
sional apportionment bills were noticed by
! Senators Johnson and MerrIman. The ses-
sion was O short one. The judiciary committee
favorably reported the Senate joint resolution
! for the submission OF q constitutional amend
Shaw noticed q bill to so amend the election
law that no persons name shall appear twice
on the same ballot. Representative Prescott
gave notice OF a bill amending the law for the
adoption OF minors. a message was received
from Gov. Rich with number OF executive
| appointments as follows: Military secretary,
| MAJOR A. r. LOOMS; judge advocate, James L.
| Vincent Saginaw; colonels and aides on gov
errors stan, VIM. a. Gavett and Lou Burt.
Detroit Bernard v = ha G Marquette;
ments except Burt salt inspector, George w.
Hill. saginaw; member fish commission, f. b.
Dickerson. Detroit; trustee Northern Asylum
haste OF getting ready for the junketing adj
Journment these appointments were not acted
upon, and will hang are until the legis ators
return. Bills introduced: Revising and con-
solicating laws relative 10 pardons; authoriZ-
ing board OF auditors TO require bonds from
state officers in certain cases: TO increase mill
tarY tax one cent and amending law so that 10
per cent OF tax shall go 10 naval brigade;
amending tax law; requiring secretary OF state,
his deputy and governors executive clerk and
secretary TO give bonds; requiring clerk of
board OF auditors and superintendent OF build
/ mutual plate glass insurance companies;
amending law re.ative TO care OF tuven-
ile ofienders for the immediate regis
deaths. Adjourned until 2 y. m. January 20.
! HoUsE.-Gov. Rich sent TO the House notice of
the signing OF the first two bills to become
laws. The first was that providing for the
transfer of $4,000 from the contingent TO the
poor fund by tho supervisors OF Bay County,
| ing commission TO make contracts independent
OF the common council. The vote by which IL
was decided not to grant the legislatures en-
| ployeS extra compensation was reconsidered
and referred to the ways and means committee.
| In committee OF the whole on Rep. Redfern's
bill to change the term OF county school COM
misstoners and examiners from two 10 four
years there was n lengthy discussion, but no
/ action. Several important bills were noticed.
1 Rep. Baird, of Saginaw, wants q general regis
| tration before the spring elections, believing
that the lists made in the fall are not new
| enough to serve the purposes for which regis-
! tration is intended Rep. Wildey has a scheme
! for the creation OF the ONCE OF state tax sta
tistician, whose duties 1t shall be 10 keep lists
| OF levies and assessments and compared them
! for purposes OF equalization In the matter of
apportioning the taxes among tho counties.
Rep. Hoyt, OF Ottawa, wants olcomargarine,
butterine and oil other butter compounds sold
as SUCH and would prohibit their being colored
In imitation OF dairy butter Rep. Peer, of
Genesee. created some amusement by giving
notice OF q bill TO divide the state Into IL con-
gressional districts and was rather talgen OF
his feet when reformed that congress allowed
Michigan but II members and the number could
not be increased until congress made new ap-
portionment after the next federal census.
Rep. kempf notice n bill TO amend the law
relative TO pay Of officers and employees OF tho
legislature. AS IL is now Clerk Miller and Sec
rotary Award upon whom great responsible
titles rest. receive the same per diem as q iani-
tor. lie would also abolish the mileage allow
nnce OF employees. Rep. Wood noticed meas
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