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

upon the journal; the speaker, MI
Tat,um. was not in she chair, nn
(. during the discussion some very bar'
words were exchanged. Mr.. Ewing
republican, and the speaker pearl
coming 10 blows. The supreme corr
: has co, scented 20 hear MIR. Barkworth
and April 4 Ia has been set ~ the day
1t will lie an exciting time. Severa
: members have expressed themselves NJ
considerably aggrieved because tn
D supreme court wUnld entertain such
, motion.
Representative McKinley's e.ectioi
bill, contrary To all expectation hobbet
i,p again and occupied considerable at
, tentlon. II has been somewhat changed
No name oi any candidate can appe
more than once on any ticket FOR
instance, If Alto, ney- General Ellis
was nominated by both democrats and
po,ulistS his name could only he
placed il, one column; tho change vas
that after such name there should be
added in brackets, dem. and pop. or
whatever purity had nominated him
thus IL place on Que ticket would have
to he lett vacant. Just where this Is
an improvement it would he hard to
tell.
The senate has passed bill appro.
priating sl02, 200 70: the normal school.
aud are granting $40, 1855 to the in
dustrial home for girls.
The bill concerning municipal
suffrage for women has been made
/ special order in the house for March
| 18th.
Petitions asking for the taxation of
church property are coming in almost
daily. The Adventists are the only
church people openly urging tho meas
ure; it il said the catholics are getting
NJ large petition demonstrating
against this measure.
A petition signed by nearly 1000
pers ms has been presented asking for
separate prison for women.
Representative Bathey wanted the
Legislature to investigate Mr.. G. W.
Moore's brihing chargr concerning the
Detroit electric lighting bill, Int the
honse tabled the motion.
Senator MCKINLEY desired law
providing that none out lawyers should
try cases in justice courts. 1T was
quickly killed when it came to the
front.
Senator Hopkins interest bill MAX
the legal rate six per cent, and no
higher rate by contract lawful was also
adversely disposed Of
An important measure relating to
the election laws passed both houses.
1t is an amendment to the election law
of 1891, by which in the first place the
time for opening and closing the polls
ut the April election is made uniform
Tor all purposes. The bill has not yet
been signed by the governor, but it
will undoubtedly he approved by him.
The bill provides that the polls shall
open Mt Z and close ut 5 o'clock, re.
serving the right of a noon adjourn
ment in townships. The method of
certifying nominations to the county
election commission is much simpll
fled, as it makes the certificate OF the
county committee all that is necessary
as to all officers to be voted for in the
county, thus doing away with the COM
pick system of certitication needful
under the law of 1891 which included
the useless sealed certificates of the
secretary of state and of county
clerks.
A joint resolution has been passed
amending the constitution, the people
consenting, by cutting down the time
for introducing bills in the legislature
from 80 to 30 days.
Rep. Gordon's bill providing for the
employment of ronvicts in chain gangs
working OH ro Ids and bridges passed
the house, but the bill providing for
county and township highway commits
sions was lost, but was reconsilered
and tabled.
Senator Weiss made his first i'm.
portrait speech the other day; it was
i'll favor of II proposed amendment to
the constitution whereby legislative
representatives apportioned to cities
shall he elected Ivy districts instead of
on a general municipal ticket. The
democrats urged that this was on
line with the Miner law which the re
publicans had been SO anxious to do
away with. After long discussion
the committee OF the whole agreed to
the amendment, but on third reading
it failed to pass by Two votes.
The senate resolution providing an
amendment making the salary of mem
bers of the legislature $3.50 year
failed OF passage.
he joint resolution raising the wages
of state officers got through all right
and will be submitted to the people at
the coming election. The lieutenant
governor will receive 1900 year;
the secretary of state, commissioner of
land Office, and superintendent of
public instruction each $4,000 per
year.
Thursday afternoon nearly nj, of the
members left Lansing on the trip to
Ann Asbor and Ypsilanti. The Mich
iean Central furnished Wagner
vestibulcd train on which the party
started at three o'clock. Many invi-
ted friends accompanied the members.
and the party numbered somewhat
over two hundred. Ann Arbor was
reached in about two hours. Music
was furnished by the Schubert Quar-.
tette OF Grand Rapids. and the Mich.
igan. my MICHIGAN Glee Club.