The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-01-19
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


LANSING. Mich. Jan ic-In the senate
Wednesday Senator smailey, OF Wayne, intro
duced his bill providing for the taxation OF all
churcl. property without exemption, and gave
notice OF . bill 70 repeal the act permitting
police Justices 10 send hayward girls TO the
house OF the good shepherd Catholic
institution In Detroit Senator Jones. Of
Hillsdsle, introduced bill providing for the
Incorporation OF district and grand lodges OF
the Loyal Orange association. and Senator
Jameson. OF Kent, took similar action with
reference to a bill TO repeal the law authoriz-
ing the Roman Catholic bishops OF Michigan
and their successors In once TO hold property
In trust for the use OF the church.
Senator Mclaughlin. OF Detroit. gave notice
that he will introduce q bill which proposes
caucus law for oil cities having population
of 10000 more. II provides o secret ball
lot in booths and tho holding Of caucuses by
precincts, oil precinct caucuses TO be held
the same day. from $3.50 10 p m. Any pre-
cinct failing to hold caucus shall not be rep
resented at the convention. The first appro-
priation bills introduced ask for $4,000 for
each OF the years 1905 and 1896 for the agricul-
tural college, and 5000 per year for the support
OF farmers Institutes. A bill was introduced
appropriating $780, )0 for the mining school ut
Houghton until the regular appropriation Is
available. Joint resolution proposing an
important amendment to the constitution rel
alive TO the qualification OF voters was noticed
IL
person who is not able TO read and write the
English language shall be permitted to vote in
this state.
LANSING, Mich. Jan. 1.-THE legislative
committees will start on their upper peninsula
junket on the 2sth inst. The legislators will
stop first at Newbury and then journey to
Marquette, Houghton, Ishpeming, Iron Noun
tain, Escanaba, Madison, Wis. and to Lansing
via Chicago.
Bills were introduced to name the institu-
lions now building ut Newberry the hospital
for the insane and also making an nppropria-
ton of 1865 600 A great deal of proposed leg
islation affecting railroads was introduced
II IL proposed to REQUIRE the arrival of nil
trains to be bulletined at all stations twenty
minutes before due, and, IL late, every ten
minutes before they arrive; also to compel
railroads In the upper peninsula tn Az passen-
ger rates ut three cents n mile, instead of four
cents MS now; to compel companies operat-
inc in Michigan 10 sell for sIO boo-mile tickets
TO be used by anv one at any time until the
mileage is exhausted The supoestion made
by Gov Rich in his message. that the special
charter of the Michigan Central road under
which IL has operated since organization he
repealed took the form of a bill Prison meas
ures introduced proyide for n constitutional
Amendment providipg for indeterminate sem
fences for conyicts and n law prohibiting con-
Wet contract labor.
LANSING Mich Inn 1.-THE lepislature
has adjourned until Monday night Bills we're
introduced ia the senate Friday placing build
ing and loan associations under sfate super-
vision and repealinp the lag exemptinp them
from taxation. and for the INCORPORATION OF
lodges OF the local grange institutions Of the
state OF Michigan: also n Joint resolution for
submission OF n unconstitutional nmendment
providinp for indetermtnate Sentences OF nris
oners
House.
LANSING, Mich. Jan l0-In the house
Wednesday Representative Foster of Ingham,
introduced Joint resolution proposing con-