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4
Month
March
Year
1887
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Laxsixí!. March2, 1887. One of the longest and liveliest debates of the gession ii the houso occurred on representativo QreneU's bill to probibit íorponitkms from employing alíeos who lave not declared their intentions. Mr. Watson "f liontcalm, Mr. Diekenia, W. A. Saker and opposed the whole poliey of tlie bilí, ulule Mr. Batos, Mr. (rciifll, Japtain Manly and others advoeated its ;heory if uot all its details. ïhe indica;ions wki'o tbat tho hill oould not mss in H present shape and It was linallyreferred to the cominittfes on laboi' interest and judiciai'y jointly. The house incommittee of the whole has agreed to the bil] to pre erva the ballot boxes of the city of Detroit from being opened at the coming epring elcution or the dcstruction of the liallots. The joint coramittees on railroads of the twohouseshcld two sessions the otherday. AU the leadinfi rallroad men of the state appeared and gnve their views on pending measurps. the nutomatic ciaipler bill, tho state railroad engineera' bill, the freight tarill' reKulation bill, and souje other minor mensures. The report of Dr. Hurd, medical superintendent of the Pontiae asylum. subiuitting estimates for the construction of two detached buildings wus laid before the house a few days ago. The stylo of the buildings is plain, the material brick, with field stoue foundation and slate roof. The dimensión are 107 by 1N. two tories high with cellar and attfc. The cost of each building is tigured at 1 13,000. Thore is not landenoughin conneotion withtue asylum to afford sullicient supplies for the use of the inmates. An adjacent farm of 130 acres can be parcbased, and Dr. Hurd i'ecommends tliat this be dono, and estimates the cost of the proposed new buildings and the liiO-acre farm at $3(5,000. The house has pusspd the bill authorizing the fomiation of troiting associations, and it was immediutely signed ly the 1 ernor, bavlug already paêied the ranato. The governor ha-; also signed the billi I ing to thu Dnited Statea jurlsdictlon over ! the site of the postofflce nt Buy City; detaching territory from Lakelield, Slackinnc county, and organizing the town of Fortage; ceding to the United States diction over the site of the postofflce in East Sagina w; incorporating Bessemer, Agogebec couiity. As baving a bearing upon the various IhIIh appropriating state swamp lands for different improvements Senator Sharp otfered two re olutions the other day whieh were adopto!. The first aks from the corumissioner of the statu land office a statement showing in what counties aro located uil state roads and ditches eonstructed in whole or in part from the proceeds of state swamp lands. The second asks for a list of all sneh roads and ditcbes in the state with the total amount expended upon them up to Sept. 30, 1S86. The report of the committee appointed to Investígate tlie irregulnrities of the soldien' home ha been tinnlly submitted to the house It is voluminon and caleulnted tqavert any cousideration of the irregularities. No inention is made of (Jol. Wells or .Maj. Long. and the only on oeusureil in it is the chiof nurse. The report says: ■■Wu reoommend that in thu ch. of Edwin Downs the board of ïnaiiriKeir.ont take immediute steps to have íUBtice done by any action that they may teel rigflit in taking. By the ovidenoo. as it appears apon tho report preseuted berewitli. thcy loave the testlmony to iiiy other Irregularities in the hands of the board oí management and invite theirclose unl cnrefal attention therfeto, in tht matter of censare att iclniig to any person connected with the homo your coniinittfc do not tleem it thelr duty to gofarther than tosubmit tho evidence for the considertion of the 1 lature and the board of manngera uf the home." Numeróos minor recommcndations are made as to buildings, liosijitals and routine management. Tlio ntire CDinmittee signs the report, and the house adopted it unanimously. One of the most animated debato oí the sessiou occurred in the senate tho oth er afternoon over a joint resolution "that our senators and represen tati ves in conjjress be requested to use their nfloence mul vote for such legislaMon as wil) give to the state of Michigan, in trust tor the university oL Michigan, al] the government lands subject to entr witnin tho state, together wtth sm-h other lanrts withiu the state ns muy heroatter be subject to entry or shalt revert to the general governnient by reiison of forfeituro." To this Senator Seymonr moved as un amendment the proviso that all of the landg described situated in tln upper península of Michigan shall be ííívu.u in trust lor such schools or institutiona m the upper península as the legislatura muy direct. In spite of all the eloiiu'iic'e aiul argumenta m favor of the ameudmeut, it was voted down and the resolución as introduccd was agieed to. In order to facilítate matters the railroad comniittees oL tht; two houses have arranged for a joint meeting for the purpose of considering all the railrond liila introduced. In this way the comniittees hope by consideration or Bubstltution to largely reduce the nnmber of bilis and still cover all tho objects aimed at. The sonate conimittco on the state house of correction and brancb of the state prison in the U]'per península, report-s that under the act of 1S85, a site had been purchased two and one-half miles east of the business center of Murquette, in a healthful loeation. convenient for drainage and easily supplied with pure water. 'lhe]lans for tne building were made l.y U"m. Scott of Detroit, and are modeled largely after the Ion ia house of correction. Work was commenced in Julv la-t. The engine house is nearly completed. The diniiigroom and hospital building is nearly ready for slating and the foundation wall.-of the administration building and west cell wing ure nearly n'nished. The buildings will be completed within one year trom date. The appropriation asked for the building and furuisning is $80,682. The bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors wittaln a müe of the soldiers' home at Grand Rapids, brought out a pretty sharp discussion partieip&ted in namely by Senators Palmer, J. W. Babcock, Edwards and Hubbell. tliough Senators Deyo, Mayo. W. T. Babcoek and Sharp each had a few reiuarks to make. To the general purpose of the bill there was little dissent, though there wan some disagresment as to details. It was nr.ended BO as to insert "knowingly and wilfully" in the clanses prohibitlng sale or ci'ti and in this shape passed the committee of the whole and subsenuently passed on the order of third reading by vote of 2S to 0. The house has killed the bill providine that no one can be appointed or elected judge of probate unless lie be a practicing attorney. Amnng the petitions sent to the house ia a very caref uflj Jrmvn memorial trom F. A. Buker of Detroit. At the time Mr. Baker sent to tbe legis'ature hia paper on the Baker conspiracy lat, he promísed at some future time to con-ider some of the relations between enjployer and employé. Tbe memorial presented to-day consisted chiefly of a statement of existing lawa md decisions upon the subjc t cif damages to employé-, tnrongh acoideDts or negligence. Mr. Baker holds that juries ought to be allowed to award damages in exress of actual damages in cases ot in jury through the negligence of corporations. He ili-cuses the doctrine that a servant cannot recover for damages caused ly the neglect of a felloy servant. He refers (o the employers' liability act ailopted in England in 1880, and -tutes that be has a. bill adaptiug that act co this state. The bill wa sent to a niember from Oakland, wiih tho memorial, and has been introduced. Öne of the bilis to he considered hy th house is one amending the laws in reference to ''compensatlon for causing death by wrongful act, neglect or default." The amendment looorporatw into tlie sectiou the words, "loolnaing sncli general damages for injuries to the feelings and allectiiais and for loss of society 'is the jury luider all fncts and ciroiim tances of the case may deern iust and re and in cases of wilful act and gr-jss nüligenco exemylary damages may be awarded as in both cases." A MU introdueed by Representativo Herrlngton is In tended to extend and regúlate the liability of tomake compesation for personal injuries sulfered by uorkmed in their employ,

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