The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-11
QUE LANSING LETTER.

or of the departed Statesman, Mr..
/ Blaine. The front portico oftile build
4 ing was finely draped in coWhlna ion
of the national colors and black, the
I center piece being II large Il d life like
! portrait OF the great ater. Represent
ative hail was also ii ~ and rrofusely
draped, white fin y on ali public built
ings were at hall mas.
! In u conversation with Gov. E.cn he
said: "In the death OF Mr.. blaine the
nation loses one who wax ia many
respects The most remarkable iiSnre ia
the history oi this country. lnere has
never been man Who during hi, life
time was AS much the ideal ol the peo-
pie as Mr.. Blaine. lnlugi never
president, he will occupy u cocsplcuous
place III history long after many of our
presidents will live only III name. His
| has been u remarkable career W ich
will become more Significant when time
has removed little animos.tIes and
jealousies which surroupd the best
men during their lifetime
Gov. Rich undoubtedly has good
reasons of his own for not desii ing to
retain Mr. Sherwood as commissioner
| Vi " thtN Nv uob III u u
| least reflect any discredit on Mr.. Sler-
wood or tie management OF the office.
The governor offered the position to
Mr.. William Stagg. formerly deputy
state treasured but now assistant
treasurer of the Wayne County Savings
Bank. While Mr.. otagg greatly
appreciated the honor lie declined the
position ~ his present sal Try WAS mhcli
better than the pay of banking com
missioner, besides having excellent
prospects for the future. While this
leaves Messrs. Campbell, Singer aud
Shuiz chance for the place, still the
prospect for any one OF them getting
the appointment does not seem very
good. 1t is said the governor desires
to have the position go to some Detroit
or Wayne couuty man who ~ well
qualified for the work.
The report of the banking commits,
sioner Just published is very interest
ing. During its four years existence.
go banks have been organized. Four
have gone into voluntary liquidation,
one has failed and HI are now doing
business i'll the state. During the past
year 81 banks with total cipilal of
$1.296, 600 were incorporated. Ten OF
these were new institutions, nIne were
formerly private banks and two we're
national banks. 1 here was 40 failure
OF Michigan state bank during the
yea,. The expenses of the officA were
80, 11493 and the receipts S7,7S5.2l.
This is certainly most excellent show
ing.
Sax-aral u1,o ,n.I,.1.,1
in the visiting trip lately have expressed
themselves very plainly about SO
called "junkers.' why / never
worked harder in my life exclaimed
one. We made thorough examina-
tien Of all the institutions visited, and
by the knowledge gained in that way
we can save theastate more than the
cost of dozen such trips"
In the senate Monday night Senator
Fox introduced resolution providing
for joint committee to arrange for
exercises on the death of Mr.. Blaine.
An adjournment was then taken as
mark Of respect.
In the house Mr.. Bathey introduced
q joint resolution which proposes an
amendment to the constitution which
aid in the improvement and construc-
tion of highways. The bill would also
create ate, county and township COM
missioners for highway improvements.
1t will do away with the constitutional
limitations which were spoken of by the
special highway commissioner APP
pointed by ex Governor Wlnans.
Mr.. Summer has noticed bill
abolishing the $4,000 annual appropria-
tion the care of sick veterans at Harper
hospital in Detroit, and providing for
the care of the same at the Soldiers
Home at Grand Rapids Mr.. Sparkling
one for the better enforcement OF the
mechanics lien law.
The bill of which Senator Fox has
given notice is causing. considerable
state senatorial candidates shall be nom
mated at popular conventions of the
different parties and that Legislators
shall be bound 10y the choice of the
convention.
Mr.. Gibson presented a bill allowing
the lieutenant governor 81, 800 year,
and fixing all other state officers sal
ary at $1,000, leaving that of the
governors at $4,000 as at present.
Mr.. Barnard, a measure allowing
$4,000 for running expenses of the
soldiers home for each of the next two
years, and the caring for insane sol
diers by asylums instead of by the
home board.
Senator Clapp wants the bounty
removed from sparrow heads" and
instead OF that allow these birds to be
used as targets by marksmen in prac-
tice shooting etc.
An odd measure noticed in the
house. is that by Mr.. Watson. He de-
sires law making it obligatory on all
citizens having the right to vote to do
80, and to have penalties ranging from
$5 to 800 for those who fail to do so
without good and sufficient reasons.
MIR. Campbell wants law forbidding
first cousins to marry in this state.
Mr. Wagner has noticed n bill repeal-