The times., 1889-02-01

time law; TO prohibit tho manufacture and
sale Of liquors In certain counties, to fix tele-
phone rates; TO revise the liquor law; to regu.
late the formation Of corporations engaging
In commerce and navigation. The house
talked over the bill providing that school text
books shall be published under the authority
OF ths state. and furnished TO pupils at
cost, and that they shall not be changed
oftener than onoc In five years
LANSING, Mich, Jan. 26.-The senate yes.
terday adopted resolution requiring the SER
geant-at-arms TO prevent the committee
rooms being used for sleeping purposes. This
was done because Of scandalous stories with
reference TO tho use these rooms were put to.
Notice was given In the house of resolution
to submit prohibitory constitutional amend
ment. A bill TO prohibit shooting for ten
years on Bois Blanc island, so MS to lot the
deer increase, was introduced. The repre-
sentatives hall will be used during February
TO hold an Irish Land league meeting, at
which Governor Luce will preside.
LANSING, Mich, Jan. 2S--The house held
a brief session Saturday morning and ad-
journed until Monday at 2p. m A few bills
OF minor Importance were introduced. The
concurrent resolution ending tho custom of
having beds in the committee rooms for the
Use of employees went through with whiz.
Nearly S50,000 special taxes from insurance
companies doing business in Michigan had
been paid into the treasury at the close of
business Saturday. 1t will be increased by
nearly 800, 900 more when all remttances are
in The receipts last year were in excess Of
S13S, 1000
LANSING, Mich, JAM 20-Notice of bill
was given fixing the liquor tax at $500 per
year for both beer and whisky. The present
tax is $500 for beer and $500 for whisky The
hill makes the wholesale and retail tax 81 900
A bill has been introduced providing that all
the real and personal estate possessed by
man at the time of marriage, except "A home
stead, shall remain his sole pronerty and may
bc sold or bargained away as though the man
was unmarried
LANSING, Mich, Jan S0-A bill was pre-
sented in the house yesterday TO increase the
tax paid by express companies from | per
cent. to 3 per cent. OF their gross earnings.
The bill to compel sleeping-car companies to
raise the upper berth unless occupied was de-
ftated promptly. Connor, with grim sar.
casm, advised that tho scope of tho bill be
extended go as TO prescribe the quality of
blankets to be furnished by tho company, the
foe to be paid tho porter, and 10 compel tho
company t) furnish its patrons with CASTLE
soap. State Senator l.. G.. Palmer was rec
commended by the senate for United States
district attorney for the western district of
Michigan. A local opion bill was introduced
in the house.
LANSING, Mich, Jan. 3l.--The Michigan
legislature spent nearly the entire afternoon
Yesterday in Joint memorial services i'm honor
Of Lieutenant Governor Macdonald. Joint
resolutions deploring his death were adopted
Governor Luce delivered a eulogy, as did
also Justice Sherwood, and others. In the
house garnishee bill was passed, and bill
was introduced to regulate tho hours of labor
on street railways 1t makes ten hours in
any twelve days work. Two important
corporation measures were presented, one to
regulate tho rental price of telephones, mod
eled after the Indiana law, and the other to
tax railroad companies upon their real and
personal property, the same as individuals, in
place Of the specific tax paid now