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The Legislature

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Parent Issue
Day
3
Month
February
Year
1881
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Public Domain
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January 2t - In the cuate petitions coutaiung the iiames ef over 25,XX) wouicn were preBeiitcd lor the passage oí a probibitory aineudment ti tli(( constitution. Severa] liills were introdnced and oue pased, viz., liouse bill tó jiini'inl the act of lhilt, relative to proceedlngs liiainst. garnidiees. SiMiate liills Incorporating lii'truil college auil relativo to proseculiouM [or libel were repurUu adversely and tabled. Iu the house the followiog bilis were passed : To repeal the act of 1877 for tlie n ferenoe nf certalii cases In chanceo Involvingau aro Ing betwecn tlie partiw tliedispornnou r property hy wHI: to facilítate the inkIng ot deposftlons n certalo cases. The house passed a resolutioo Inviting the oppreesedof all nations t" orcupy onr bomeetead lands; alouciirrent re'solutiou for :i recess fnun Friday, Febrüarj 1 to Tuesday, Fehruary 16. january -', - the senate eoncurred in tlie house resotutlon for a recess trom Fenru tn 15, and made the prohlbltory ainsndment to the riiiistitiitiuii the special order tor Wednesday, Februari 16. lt also paseed the followiiil.: Umisc iiili relatlngto tlie oatlis of eoju ini-Hiiiin-rs oí deeds; bousejoiuf reselution for uaymeul of advertislng tax sales by A.pp M. Smitli; honsebill comvting the tax-roll oí West Hay city; bousa bilí fortbe protectiou of publu1 llbraries. The house passed the followine bilis: Amondln8 8ectlon4809concernlng tltle to real property by descent; allowing certata taxes to be reassessed in Wet Hay City, au tlon 6640 relattre to judffioente by iusüces ol the peace; joint resolntton for ibe relief of App .M.Sinitb. Jaimary 2i. - In tbe senatu a Opmmunication was i ecelved from the state asrteullura) society askinu an appropriatiou of $50,000 to aid in making an exlilbition of Micliigan pruducts at the world'a fair ui IÜS8. The joint eomniitfefs dn roads and bridges were autliorized to i siu-h modlficatlons of exieting bighway lawsas public interesta require. The Mlclilt;an omgressmen were reqtteeted to aid in the passage of a law mak!!!}; the l'nitcil States commissioneroi agrioulture a oablnet offloer. in the bonse the siH-iali-'niiniiii'fiif 18 on apporüón nii'in wan appointed. .January 29.- In the legislature a numli bilis ware noticed and introduced, and a u-w considered Incomniitteeof thewliole, rwtnone passed. The house adjourned until Mo afternoon and Bie senate nBttl Mouday even Ing. January il. - The violent storm lias caused the traius to be late, and about thirty members of the honsè are absent. A number of liills were Introduced. Ajnong the most prouinenl vrasonefor an appropriation tor the onlversityJwhicb.calls for the followine sums: l'or the new library buildintf, f 100,000; for the dental College, 112,000; for a sewvr. fT,W0: for the eye and ear ward in the hospital, } for the hospital, tS,500; fortlm mechanicallaboratory, 12,500; for tlie homeopathie hospital, $4,000; for books for the library, $10,000; to rt-iiiiburse Uio ceueral fumi, 815,000; Un the ttomeopathiccoüetie, f4,000; fortbe gymnasiurn, $10,000. Of these sums $1)7,000 areto '■ aaseesedln 1S8L and f78,500 in 1882. Bills were passal as follows: To cliange the name of the "Michigan Instituto for educatinsr tlie Deafaml iHuiili and the Blind," omitting tbe wonl "Blind" therefrom; ameudiuc section I of the act for incorporatiiig mumrecturing conipaniee; auiemiing sections 5116, 6117 nul 511K of tbe compiled laws. The senate beid an eveningsess'.ou but notbiuK was done beyond tlie introduetion of four new bilis. February 1.- A bilí appropriating f67,089 for the support of tbe university for the ensu iiiü t wo years was noticed in the senate. Wr. Caplls gave noüce of a bilí tot an upper ranob of tbe Detroit comninn OOuncU and for the ap poiirtinent of a school commission of liv, to !■ appointed by tbe mayor and conflrmed liy tlie council. Mr. BwWS gave nottceof a bilí I have the water works board appointed by the committee and conflrmed by the connoU. The state affaire oommittee of the house reporten favoralily ou tbe bill to purrhase L. T. I portraH of the late Zachariab Chandler, and als i tbe liill for tbe revisión of tl1 constltutton. Resolutionswere passed toask congr s to male New Hiilïalo barbor nseful onoe more; also a bill to protect Wisronsin oMiccrs tflRng prlsoners throngh Michigan. Tlie heuse gave Mr. UDu leave to witlniiavv the temperance petitions, tbey liavinu: previously been read in tbe other brauch of tbe legislatura.

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