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Letter From The State Capital

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Day
17
Month
January
Year
1879
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Public Domain
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Lansino, Jan. 11, 1879. But little business has been done in the Legislature as yet. The wheels of legislation will not be in good running order before next week. The house have only been in session n part of three days this week. At 2 o'cloek on day Lieut. üov. Sessions announced the standing committees of the Senate. Mr. Halbertoffered a concurrent resolution that 3,000 copies of the inaugural proceedings at the Capítol be published. Mr. Kobbins on Wednesday introduced a bilí to amend the session laws of 1875, relating to the taxation of the liquor traffic; on Thursday a bilí to provide for the better detection of crimes ; also a bilí relative to the protection of deer in the Lower Peninsula. On Friday, Mr. Kobbins introduced a bilí to protect the people of Michigan from quackery in the practice of medicine ; also, by Mr. Duffield, a bilí to authorize the electors of Wayne county S to detach certain territory, and to organizo new eounties therefrom. Phillip D. Huston has been made ( 'lerk ol' the .Tudiciary Committee, and C. M. Croswell, Jr., messenger to the Governor. Committee 44 -on Horticulture- will probably be created by the Senate. Mr. McElroy has introdueed a bilí to provide for the collection of damages sustained by reason of defective public highways, streets, bridges, etc. In the House, on Tnesday, a sharp discussion took place over the manner of drawing seats, on the ground that "first come first served " is-a bad practice. The rules of the House were amended by adding another standing committee on the liquor traffic. On Wednesday Speaker Eich announced the following committee on the Governor's message : Messrs. Chase, Hall, Curtís, Turnbull and McNabb. Mr. Thorpe offered'the following resolutica : MexolrPd, That the Auditor General be requested to prepare, at his earliest convenience, for the use of the members of this House, a certified list of the names, kind of service, and compensation per diem or otherwise, of all the officers, clerks, aids, of whatever name or service, now in the einploy and pay of the State of Michigan. The above-named resolution met with vigorous opposition, although about half the members voted for its adoption. It was a move in the interest of economy, and should have met with a hearty response on the part of the members. On Wednesday several assistant clerks and officers took the oath of office. Mr. Dounelly bas introduced a bilí to provide for the incorporation of Hibernian Benevolent Societies ; Mr. Bawyer, a bilí to provide a site, system of government, and plans for the erection of an Industrial Home for exposed and helpless girls between the ages of 5 and 12 years. Eeferred to Committee on State Affairs. Mr. Griffey introduced a joint resolution authorizing the Board of Control of the St. Mary's Falls ship canal to transfer said canal to the United States. On Friday Speaker Kich announced the standing committees. Petitions, asking for the site of the proposed Industrial Home for Girls, are beginning to pour in upon the Legislature. D. C. Henderson, of the Allegan Journal, is to prepare the Lenslative Manual for Í200. The House committees have been assigned rooms, and some of the more prominent ones will have clerks at $3 per day. At this time of writing (Friday afternoon), the prospect is that but little business will be transacted before next Tuesday morning. G. W. H.

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