Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-06
MICHIGAN SOLONS,

Iue Legislature pfuctiS"iss t>'~ -
on Monday evening. Both houses had
been scheduled to meet at o'clock. but
SO many of the House members had gone
10 visit the Mt. Pleasant normal school
there was no quorum. Enough OF the
Senators TO do business showed up, but all
they did was to fiIesone bill. that OF Rep
resentatiye Murdoch. providing that high
way commissioners might make contracts
In matters cntailing less than 500 without
consulting the township boards.
II took the House committee OF the
whole nearly four hours to talk over three
bills Tuesday afternoon and only one was
passed Representative Crosby's bill pro-
yiding that in case where the State re-
quires bonds they may be Furnished by
surety companies created all kinds OF trou-
BILE. as it was claimed that the measure
had been gotten up in the interests OF the
saloonkeepers, who want TO evade having
to secure personal bonds. the acceptance
of which is now optional, while the, Dill
made no such provision. Representative
Eikhoff trotted out his bill Of last session
providing that all factories using emery
wheels must be provided with fans ana
blowers but il was amended so much mat
he had it informally passed. There was
another warm tilt on Representative An
dersons bill to give the bodies OF the pau
per dead i'm Kent County TO the Grand .
Rapids Medical College. The House
ground out several bills in committee or
the whole, including one allowing Clerk
Lew Miller $500 for compiling the session
laws of 1897, which was favorably pass
ed. Representative Keeps bill providing
that the custodians of county, city or
township records shall permit the inspec-
ton by the public under proper rules and
regulations brought up the old fight OF
favoritism it being claimed some abstract
firm might secure a monopoly of the rec
ords. The House Committee on Military
Affairs reported out a concurrent resolu-
ton providing for the return OF the bat.
tlefag of the Fortieth North Carolina
Confederate infantry, captured by the
Fourteenth Michigan infantry at the bat
tie of Bentonvile, S. c., March 10. 1863.
and now in the military museum in the
capitol. The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The anti-pass resolution, as reported by
the conference committee, making the use
of a pass bribery, was the first business
taken up by the Assembly on Friday, and
the committee report was adopted. After
some argument as to the exact status of
the resolution-it having been back and
forth between the two houses a number
of times-a motion was made to recon-
slider the vote adopting the committee re-
port. This was lost by tie vote of AZ
to AZ. The bill and the resolution were
laid over until Thursday. The Senate
adopted joint resolution providing for
the appointment by the Governor of tf-
teen persons to interest the people of the
State in making an exhibit at the Paris
exposition. Adjournment was taken until
Wednesday evening.
Nearly two hours were spent Thursday
morning in discussing the report of the
Educational Committee that the upper
peninsula normal school should be located
at Marquette, but the opposition again
scored failure, as only two members
had the courage to vote against the bill,
while seventy-five favored it. The only
change made was in the name and the in
stitution will be officially known as the
Northern State Normal School. The
Ways and Means Committee reported out
an appropriation Of $1,000 for a building
and SIG, 200 for running expenses coupled
with the proviso that the city of Mar
quctte raise $4,000 to be devoted to fur
nishing the school. Representative Keep
finally got his bill through, giving the pub
liz dCttcs W COuntss City VI iON nShiP iCN-
ords without having to have a stand-in
with the custodian and the joint resolu-
ton jSying Clerk Lew Miller $500 for
compiling the session laws of 1897 was
branded o. X. In committee Of the whole
in the afternoon the House passed Senator
Humphreys local option bill, with prac-
tically no debate. Gillams bill amend
ing the general tax laws so that personal
property may be seized anywhere in the
State for delinquent taxes was also pass
ed. The bill has the proviso that the own
ers of land on which they do not want TO
pay taxes may deed the same to the State
when it will be placed in the homestead
act. Handy's bill appropriating 500 for
each county teachers institute and 500
for State institute, the whole sum not
to exceed $1,000, was passed. Represent
alive Phillips tried to hold up the fish COM
mission deficiency bill, amounting to So
115, but failed. Among the other bills
favorably considered were Packs, to place
needy soldiers of the Spanish war under
the provisions OF tho soldiers relief com
mission. Burch's, providing that in the
city of Detroit the structural plans of all
builders over three stories high must be
submitted to the city engineer for exam
nation; amending charter of Detroit so
that personal property of delinquent tax
payers may be seized and sold at auction;
increasing salaries OF Wayne County cor
| oners from $1,000 to $1,000: providing
that in Detroit persons arrested by the
police as suspects must be brought before
police justice within thirty-six hours,
| and that such persons cannot be remand
| ed for more than twenty-four hours at n
| time. Heneman, providing stenograph-
| err for the Wayne County Circuit Court
commissioners. Both houses adjourned
until the following Tuesday night.
The following bills have recently passed
| the Senate:
Senator Collingwood-Make valid GER
| tain acts performed by Alexander o. Tay-
| Tor, who was acting as Michigan register
| of deeds in the State of Rhode Island.
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the act
creating board of commissioners for pur-
poses of securing a uniform series of text
| books.
Mr.. misunderstanding the act for
| reorganization of military forces of Mich
| igan; permits eligible colorcd men to join
| the National Guard.
Senator Loomis--Amcnding insurance
| laws of This Stote .fo enahle Stoto com.