Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
DOINGsr AT LANSING.
WORK or THE STATE LEoIsLA-
TuRE.
An Impartial Record Of the Work
Accomplished by Those Who Make
Our Laws-How the Time Has Been
0ccupied During the Past Week.


The House Committee on Elections ON
Tuesday reported the joint resolution pro-
posing the submission to the people Mt
the general election In 1896 Of a consti-
tutional amendment giving women the
right to vote Mt all elections. The resolu-
ton was given favorable report, and
its friends are confident that they can
muster enough votes to pass II. The Sen
ate has passed bills amending the law
prohibiting the soliciting of insurance in
unauthorized companies by providing that
one-half of the 500 fine shall go 10 the
informer also providing that wardcns Of
penal and reformatory institutions shall
be removed only for cause after Il trial
on charges which shall be made public
In committee of the whole the Senate
agreed to the bill amending the railroad
crossing act so as to provide that the State
railroad crossing board shall herea fter APP
portion the expense of all grade crossings
between railroads and municipalities IN
stead of leaving this matter TO jury. An
important measure which was considered
in the Senate was the Mclaughlin bill
authorizing cities to exempt real estate
mortgages and land contracts from taxa
ton for local purposes. The bill was not
disposed Of but the discussion showed
its chance of passage to be very slim.
Without debate and with but one dis
senting vote, the Senate Wednesday pass
ed the bill repeating the law authorizing
Roman Catholic bishops to hold property
in trust. The general bill for the incor.
poration of fourth-class cities was made
a special order. The lower house passed
bill providing for the paroling of con-
victs who are not serving life sentences
or who have not served two previous sem
fences for felony. The bills passed by
the House were the Wildey bill provid-
ing for the collection Of State and county
taxes in July and December; providing
for the election of boards of county can
vassers; legalizing the use of the Abbott
and Myers voting machines; requiring
boards of education to indorse State teach
ers' certificates and normal school diplo
mas issued in other States. The general
insolvency bill, agreed to Tuesday, was
killed.
Strong language was used in the lower
house of the Legislature Thursday during
the discussion on the Aplin liquor bill.
The bill provided for uniform license
f$400 on both whisky and beer and per-
mitted dealers to keep open saloon on
election days and the civil holidays of the
year. Discussion was warmest upon an
amendment to make the tax uniform at
$500. Representative Chamberlain, of
Gogebic, declared that the amendment
would lose the Upper Peninsula to the Re
publican party, and in reply was told by
other Upper Peninsula members that he
was telling a falsehood. The considera-
ton of the bill occupied the entire after
noon. A large lobby representing the
Brewers Association was behind the
bill, but the beer interests received COM
plete defeat, the House passing the bill
as amended by vote of ~ to 22, and
struck out all reference to the opening Of
saloons on holidays.
That the cause of civil service is max
ing great Roadway was shown in the
Michigan Legislature Friday, when the
Wildey bill providing for the creation of
civil service commission for the exam
ination of applicants for clerkships in the
State departments was favorably reported
by a House committee. The opponents
of the State Board Of Health in the Leg
islature have been making some pretty
broad charges against Secretary Baker
and the management of the department
generally. Representative Campbell, who
has faith in the capability and integrity
of Secretary Baker. secured the adop-
ton of a resolution to investigate the af-
fairs of the board.