The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-03-25


death OF Rep. Leavit,, who die in
Grand Rapids Saturday night. Mr..
Leavitt was member from Occann
county; he wits horn in Ashtabnla
,,unty, Ohio, in 1851. and came ia
Michigan in 1860. where his parents
settled about twelve miles from Hat.
The township was afterwards named
lie lvitt in honor Of the family. Mr..
Leavitt was never married and wa-
always hard working man, never
holding any office except that of RIP
reseniativc. His funeral took place
TUESDAY and was attended by dele
CATION IRON the house consisting q
the following gentlemen: Me,srs.
Anderson. Curtis, Gordon, Lindermai,
Hilton, Hoyt and Sergeant-at-Arnis
Stoner. Mr.. Leavitt's desk il drapcd
aud decorated with beautiful flowers.
Patrick O'Neil's immense petition
against tie passage of the bill Tor the
taxation OF church property was pre-
scented by Reps. Dayock and Moole.
II was 20 large i, was necessary TO
divide it in two sections and present it
i'll two big baskets.
Detroit's electric lighting bill, and
central market measures and such
| local Detroit affairs have occupied so
| much attention from the legi lature
that 1t seems AS though Detroit really
had very little to say us city concern
ing its own municipal affairs, hut wa,
managed entirely by the state,
Bills amending the general school
law have been passe !: one forbids the
issuing OF teacher, certificates to per-
sons under the ege of IL years, the
present age being 10. Third grade
certificates to he issued in two classes,
A and 3. Tue A class only granted to
those VINO have taught continuously
and successfully for four years, and to
teach only in primary departments OF
graded schools. The office of coun
school examiner is to he eligible TO
persons holding third grade certifi
Gates.
Mr.. Ell. Il. Rice. Grand Rapids
newspaper man, has been appointed to
take the place of the late Herbert G.
Reed, clerk of several committees.
Senator Wilkins is very sick with
consumption at his home in Eaton
Rapids. Mr. WilNins, it will be re-
membe.cd, gained his seat by con-
testing.
Senator Burt desires the senate com
mitt on the agricultural college,
state normal school aud the university
to investigate and make report as TO
whether similar branches are being
taught in these institutions He saws |
he does not believe in the state build
ing mp rival COLLEGES.
The committees hive favorably re-
ported the bill appropriating $50, 266 |
for the fish commission for the next |
two years: also one appropriating
100000 for the school for the
deaf. DR.. Champions uniform
school text book bill was killed
w. l.. Carpenter, engrossing and en-
rolling clerk OF the senate, has resigned
and will engage with his father in the
Insurance business in Ypsilanti.
Mrs. Lille b. Roman, of Monroe, has
been appointed assistant state
librarian and will assume her duties
April A, when Mrs. Spencer becomes
librarian. Mrs. Roman is the widow
Of the late joseph Roman, who was a
prominent republican lawyer and mem
Der of the q. A. II. Mrs. Roman is u
sister of Dayid Barry, the Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
Sun, and of j. V. Barry. formerly
chief clerk in the department of state
lnder Secretary Osmun, aud now
,lty editor of the Lansing Journal.
The report Of the commissioner of
shows that the state ha, re-
,eived take, on insurance companies
amounting to over 5000, 900, divided as
fire companies $130, 756 So; |
life companies $40, 1910 casually
"a 1913 %; assessment 1896; total
FOG, 522 II, being about $4,000 more
than was received during 1891.
Representative hall was crowded
Wednesday night to hear Miss Susan
b. Anthony speak on woman suffrage.
In spite OF her % years, and long
years Of hard work she shows great
and spoke for more than an
honr on the subject for which she has
spent her life.
Friday afternoon the woman's mu-
nicipal suffrage bill came up on the
special order and after great
amount Of talk, for and against, was
finally put to vote and lost by small
vote. When this was announced Mr..
moved reconsideration
and the bill was tabled, which is I'M
donbtedly the end of it for this sessio II.
The vote shows, however, that senti-
mont in favor of this movement is on
the increase, and so che workers
hope.
The republican members Of the
house have voted for final adjourn.
ment for May 25th. 1t is hardly
thought possible that this program
will lie carried out.
The joint committee on tie Upper
Peninsula has made report concern
ing the charges against Warden
Malmborg. They recommend that
the institution lie continued as pris-
on, and that it is not advisable to |
make on insane asylum of it.
Tue senate has stricken out oil |
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