The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-06-02
A THING OF THE PAST.
The Michigan Legislature Has Ad-
journed Sine Die.
It's Session Thirty-Five Days Shorter Than
Its Predece ssor-Synopsls OF the BUSH
ness Transacted During the
Closing Days.
AT AN END.

AT AN END.
LANSING, May 29-The legislature adjourned
sine die at noon to-day. The legislative ses-
sion of 1898 was thirty-fve Gays shorter than
the preceding one.
LANSING, May 3-The house passed q con-
current resolution providing for the appoint
ment by the governor of u commission OF three
persons TO report q bill for the incorpora-
peal to the legislature. I'LL was
passed providing for computing the tax
lines arc partly within and partly without the
state on the actual earnings OF mileage within
the state instead of ON n pro rata basis. The
senate committee on military affairs reported
favorably the house bill for the reorganization
of the state militia and in committee Of the
whole bills were passed as follows;
Requiring corporations doing business in
Michigan to keep a list OF stockholders ana
transfer book within this state when the
principal office OF the corporation Is located
outside OF the state; the indeterminate SEN
tence bill providing for n conditional pardon
by She governor; providing for the inspec-
ton OF the factories, the work TO be done
under the supervision OF the labor bureau; the
section prohibiting the employment of children
under IA years OF age prohibiting employers
ing TO any legally organized labor organization;
fixing ten hours in any twelve as days work
for railroad brakemen and providing for pro
rata compensation for oVerwork.
LANSING, May 23-In the senate the Doran
bill TO protect employees against coercion OF en-
ployers, 1.-THE factory inspection BILL the bill max
ing ten hours a days work for trainmen, and the
measure appropriating 600 for an asylum for
the insane in the upper peninsula were passed.
The bill was reported favorably for the tax
alton of capital stock of palace, draw
ing room and sleeping car companies.
The committee on judiciary was IN
structed to report out the BARRIERS Sunday clos
ing bill and the joint committee on judiciary
and railroads was instructed to report out tho
bill fixing the liability of railroad companies for
personal injuries TO employees
In the house the Lnderman bill, creating
commission for the purpose OF experimenting
with a view to ascertain the best method of
retaining the pine barrens OF the state, was
killed, was the Gleuckich bill providing for
the taxation of church property. Both houses
passed the bill establishing naval militia.
LANSING, May 2A-The senate passed bills
increasing the salaries OF the justices of the
supreme court to $1,000 and requiring tho JUS
tees to reside in Lansing; repeating the special
charter of the Michigan Central Railroad COM
pany and bringing the road under the
general law for taxation purposes, there.
by increasing it's annual tax 100000 in
creasing the salary of the attorney general to
$1,000: adopting the Pennsylvania system of
taxing palace sleeping and parlor car compa-
MES on their capital stock, and providing for
the appointment OF commissioner to locate an
additional normal school in the upper portion Of
the lower peninsula
In the house the senate bill reenacting the
old law for the election of presidential electors
on general ticket was passed after contest
The house also passed the senate bill compell-
commercial business TO keep the Sc
curiuc5 and assets Of each depart
ment separate, and the Saturday half
holiday bill for banks The Turnbul bill,
authorizing justices of the peace to suspend
sentence on persons convicted OF drunkenness
in caSc the latter give bonds TO take course of
treatment at some legally incorporated gold
cure establishment, was likewise agreed to and
the hal is now in the governors hands.
LANAING, May 25-Thc women of Michigan
won great victory tonight when the senate
passed the bill granting suffrage at all school
ana municipal elections by vote of 10 to IL.
The sola qualification is an ability to read
al "a rhnp Hay
closing OH and the bill rcorganizing the state
n.ili.ia also passed 1t is decided that Michigan
Will return to the system Of collecting delin-
quGnt taxes which was abandoned two years
ago, the law OF 1891 being repealed.
The senate passed the Baum bill appropriate
ing S500UO for the establishment of home for
feeble minded children, and also bills appropri-
ating $4,000 for the upper peninsula prison at
Marquette, appropriating S3i, 900 for the agri-
cultural college, and authorizing any railroad
company to lease or convey its property and
franchises to any other company.
The house passed the senate labor bills pro-
viding for a state factory inspector who shall
be under the supervision of the labor commits
sioner; making ten hours in any twelve q legal
days work for railroad brakemen, and pro-
tecting employees from the unjust eXactions of
employers. The Doran inheritance tax bill,
which will bring the state an annual revenue Of
not less than 100000, was also passed.
LANSING, May 26-The house passed the bill
to increase salaries Of justices of the supreme
court from $1,000 to $1,000 year. The senate
bill making the liquor tax uniform at $500 for
ton days; closing them at IL o'clock at night
and on holidays proclaimed by the president or
governor on Sundays, Christmas day and Dec
grafton day was recommitted to the committee,
thus dsposing of it. The bill appropriating
Sl8, 900 to deepen the channel OF the Black river
in Sanilac county was defeated.
The Moore free pass bill failed by vote of II
to 10 pass the senate The congressional re-
apportionment bill failed in the senate, as only
sixteen votes were cast for ii. BY vote OF 10
to the senate committee on finance and APP
propriations was discharged from further con-
sideration of the bill appropriating $4,000
for cottages for the wives, widows and mothers
of veterans at the soldiers home.
The general expenses Of the state govern
ment as authorized by the legislature are 81 $780,
000 1t Is divided into a tax levy of $4,000 for
the present year and 1908, 900 for 1894 1t in
cludes the salaries of state officers, the expenses
of the state departments and the expenses Of
the Legislature for 1893
LANSING, May E.-The roll call was gone
through with as matter of formality in both
houses at IL q. m. and proclamation was made
that they stand adjourned until II O'Clock on
Monday.