The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-02-22
STATE LEGISLATURE.

one voice dssented. The charter commissions
general village corporation bill was passed,
with an amendment providing that all villages
in the state be incorporated under the bill by
feb. - in order To provide for spring elections
under the act The $4,000 appropriation for
the Michigan Mining school was passed Com
mittees reported favorably on number OF
bill 5: For transportation OF expired ire and
marine insurance corporations; authorizing
deposit OF guaranty funds with state treasurer
by fraternal beneht societies, etc; approprla-
ton OF $1,000 for factory inspection for the
years of 05 and SO; for 5000 year for current
expenses of the state library and 5000 year
/ for travelling Libraries. Senator French noticed
! an important measure amending the election
. law. IL is TO do away with the cumbersome
and expensive county canvassing boards, maxi
ing the judge OF probate, the circuit court com
missioner and the county surveyor Of each
county the county canvassing board, which
will meet as under the present law. Other
bills noticed: 10 enable supervisors TO con
denim toll roads; approprating $1,000 for the
Npsilanti Normal S hool for this year, and ST.
200 for 80: TO give voting privileges 10 women;
for collection OF mining statistics by president
or superintendent ofminng school: appropriate
4 ing 1000 for the home OF industry for dis
charged prisoners. The government sent a
message calling the attention OF the Senate to
IA telegram from senator Mcmillan to the effect
that unless Michigan moved quickly in the
matter the federal government would complete
negotiations for the sale of Mackinac Island TO
private parties. The joint resolution calling
upon the Michigan delegation in congress to
| urge the cession of the island TO the state for
public park was taken up and adopted. Then
the senate resolution giving Michigan s protest
against the sale OF the island To private parties
was also adopted. The governor was requested
to notify senator Mcmillan by wire of the
action HOUSE.-The bill TO increase the sal
aries OF state officers caused the hottest fight
OF this session. IL was taken up in committee
OF the whole and when the committee arose 10
report II stood thus: Governor, - 900; secre-
tary OF state, $1,000 an Increase OF -l,iOO state
treasurer, -, 500 an increase of ,l500: attorney
general, 5000 an increase of 300; state land
commissioner, 1000, an increase OF -l,OO;
superintendent ofpubic instruction, 200 an in
I Nsaf NAnNN TO lafl
amending the law so as 10 provide q property
qualification ) 90 taxable for voters, on
| questions OF raising money for school purposes
was in committee OF the whole. Several meas
ures were pas ed: Allowing members from
the upper peninsula extra compensation at the
rate OF - day as provided for IN the eonstitu-
ton: making misappropriauon OF Wayne
county funds a felony equal to embeZzlement:
for a special Joint committee to draft memo
rial TO congress against the sale OF Mackinac
Island
SENATE. -@ith day.-During the discussion
over the factory inspection bill the proposer,
senator Brundage, and Senator Jewell became
involved in a bitter dispute, shook their fists
at each other. and but for the Intervention OF
the sergeant at-armS would have come TO
bows. Inc bill was passed. after the appro-
priaton had been cut from $1,000 TO 5000.
There was nothing else OF interest except the
noticing and introduction OF bills. Important
bills noticed; A newspaper libel bill TO license
ire insurance agents Tor foreign companies;
TO prohibit the furnishing OF tobacco IN any
form to minors; SPECIAL canvass or votes
cast in elections to Ill vacancies in ONCE OF
state senator and representative held during
the session of the legls allure: maKtng 10
felony 10 furnish liquor 10 minors, intoxicated
persons, or persons in the habit or becoming
intoxicated. HOUSE-Representa Waite
took the floor and made neat speech present
ing cut glass table service TO Representative
and Mrs. Ware returned thanks To his fellow
members on behalf OF himself and Mrs. Ware
who sat beside him at the time, nearly 100 bills
were introduced during the day, and consider
thing was the defeat OF the resolution for the
submission Of the constitutional amendment
increasing the salaries OF state officers. The
pill incorporating Masonic ASSOCIATIONS was
passed with immediate effect. The bill put
ting INTO the oath TO be taken by electors the
constitutional provision that they are full citi
zens instead OF having taken out their first
papers as form rly, was passed. The general
bill for the Incorporation OF villages was re-
turned from the Senate with numerous amend
mcnts and IL was re-commltted TO the special
House committee. The senate amendments
to the House resolution regarding the proposed
sale OF Mackinac Island were concurred in.
SESATE.-25th day.-Among notices OF bills
was one to prevent unlawful keeping OF liquor
in counties heretofore adopting local option;
another, to make a uniform retailers tax at
90, with an $50 tax for wholesalers, and pro-
Viding that violation OF the law shall work for
fixture OF license and forever debar the viola
tors from engaging in the liquor trade in the
state, Senator Townsend 5 bill appropriating
$4,000 for the establishment OF working
home Tor the adult Dllnd was faEOruDly re-
ported. senator Brundage secured reconsid-
GRAFTON OF his bill for factory inspection. the
appropriation for which was cut from 5000 to
5000. aud had il referred TO the committee on
labor. Gov III h transmitted three commune
cations. The first was an invitation from Gov.
MCKINLEY TO the legis ature OF Michigan to
participate in the centennial celebration OF tho
treaty OF peace made by Gen. Wayne in ii9i,
which takes place at Greenvllle. O., August
next Another asked that the S227 OF Worlds
air money uneXpended De used for the pub
| LEGATION OF the reports OF those in charge OF
| the Michigan exhibits. The other asked that
| the legislature pay the expenses OF the MEM
| bers OF the commission appointed TO Xix the
| places for monuments OIL the places
| occupied by Michigan regiments at
| Chicoamauga and Chattanooga battlehelds
HOUsE.-The committee on city corporations
| reported the Detroit health board bill with but
| one dissenting voice. The bill went to COM
mittee OF the whole to rest few DAYS. A num-
| Der OF local bills were disposed OF and raft Of
| new bills introduced. The bill was passed for
| a compete re-registration OF electors before
| the spring election. Rep Moore offered a res
| olutlou for committee TO investigate the re-
port that the tailor shop at Jackson prison is
| turning out order-work for citil ems at price
about equal TO cost of IN materials whereas 1t
| was intended only TO furnish clothing for in
mates OF state institutions. The University
authorities have made no report to the state
| since 1893, and Rep. Wildey has started after
| them with a resolution calling for an exhaust
| i've report. Rep. Redfern wishes TO prohibit
| the remarriage in this state Of divorced per-
! sons within two years OF the date Of the decree.
| Rep. Partridge introduced measure to allow
the use OF any practicable and accurate machine
| for recording votes, at any election In the state.
SEYATE.-26th day.-Only a short evening
| session was held and the time was principally
occupied in the introduction OF bills The COM
mittee on state affairs recommended a sub
stitute TO the resolution providing for a StatIe
| OF ex-Gov. Blair TO be placed in the capitol at
| Washington, that said statue be placed in the
| capitol at Lansing. Senator Barnard's resolu-
| ton for a constitutional amendment doing
away with contract convict labor was favorably
| reported by the committee on constitutional
| amendments. HoUSE.--Just l25 new bills we're
| introduced, OF which Rep. Partridge OF Wayne
/ offered "a. Quite number OF these were for
the purpose OF making regulations as to the
practice of medicine and insurance laws more
I stringent Others related to the insurance
business, and among the latter is one that at
tracts considerable attention because OF its
| beue Gciary societies which encourage celibacy
! ana discourage marriage. Mr.. Partridge says
| the purpose OF his bill is to reach q certain
| society OF bachelors whose members pay 50 in
! itiation fee, with the understanding that the
last man married gets the pot" Another
one OF Mr.. Partridge bills is aimed at Mayor
| Pingree's aspirations for a fourth term as
/ mayor OF Detroit IL prohibits any person
! from serving more than three terms as mayor
/ OF any city having - 0l0 or more Inhabitants.
| Rep SaXton introduced an antitrust bill
| which provides that II any person Is sued by
! q corporation and the defendant proves that
| the plaintiff is "a member of a trust the defend
! ant IS 10 win the case. One OF the features OF
| the day was a message from Gov. Rich on the
subject OF the alleged state road through Bots