The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-05-24
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.


LANSING, Mich, May i7-The senate on
Thursday passed bill providing for the re-
covery OF premiums paid TO so-called grave
yard Insurance companies and bill prohib-
ltlng political fusion upon all nominations for
omces down TO constable, and i'm committee
OF the whole agreed TO the Barnard
Dill providing for reduction OF the member
snip or the house from 100 to e. and 10 the
bill appropriating $4,000 for the removal OF
the homeopathic department at the university
TO Detroit
LANSING. Mich. May ia-The senate Friday
passed the house bill appropriating $50 .662 for
each OF the years 1896 for the support OF the
Industrial home for girls and the bill for the
incorporation OF labor societies, empowering
them to sue and be sued university appro-
priation bill similar to that defeated in the
house Thursday was taken from the table and
referred TO the university committee and a
hard fight will be made To force IL through I'm
the last DAYS
LANSING, Mich, May 22.-The Smalley bill.
providing death by hanging for murder i'm the
hrst degree when recommended by the jury
and affirmed by the trial Judge. passed the
senate Tuesday by vote OF 10 to Il
after a debate lasting over seven hours.
The senate defeated the Shaw newspaper
libel bill on it's final passage by vote
OF 10 TO 10. bill passed providing
for slaughter OF English sparrows dur
ing the entire year and providing "a
making an annual appropriation OF ~ 600 for
support OF the state weather service. The
Donovan bill requiring railroads TO sell inter-
changeable mileage books good for any MEM
bers OF the purchasers family was tabled by the
senate pending investigation as To its consti-
tutionality The bill was given a substantial
majority in the house.
LANSING, Mich, May 1.-THE bill OF DO l.
ovan, the lone democrat, making II obligatory
on all railroad companies doing business in
Michigan TO sell mileage tickets good over
any road in the state was passed by
the house Thursday. after being amend
ed so as TO permit the use OF the
mileage by any member of the family of the
person purchasing it, The fight OF the session
IN the house came up over the bill approprl-
ating Sd0OO0 for special improvements at
the Michigan university. The amount in
the original budget had been reduced from
$4,000 When the vote was finally reached it
was defeated, 40 TO a., but the vote was recon-
sdered and the bill tabled and the fight will be
renewed
LANSING Mich. May ls-The house passed
bill on rday compelling the employment OF
at least one brakeman for every two passenger
cars The bill fixing the compensation Of
members OF the legislature ut $50 is not likely
TO pass. 1t was recalled from the senate and
tabled in the house. Final adjournment is
set for May 2l and sessions will be held every
much important legislation TO be considered,
including the legislative, senatoras and con-
gressonal apportionment bills
LANSING Mich May 2l-The house on Mon
day passed bills providing a "a cent per capita
tax for support OF the Michigan naval brigade
providing that surety companies may be sure
ties upon the bon Is of state officers, and pro-
viding for warehouSemenS liens. The house
passed the senate bill providing for the PEN
sioning OF teachers In the Detroit schools after
twenty-tv years service. At night the leg
islature met in joint session and me moridl ex-
ercises were held in honor OF United States
Senator Stockbridge
LANSING, Mich, May 22.-The house on
Tuesday. by vote of SO to g. passed the RoD-
inson bill reducing railroad passenger fares
in the upper peninsula from TO cents a
mile, and the bill permitting certain bene-
ficiary societies To continue their business
of providing death and sick benefits
without employment of the lodge system
the anti-treating bill, was agreed TO in COM
mittee of the whole 1t provides penalty for
inviting and treating persons TO liquor in
saloons. The house also agreed 10 bills ap-
propriatlng $1,000 annually for the support
OF state weather service; amending and
strengthening law for punishment of persons
soliciting insurance in unauthorized COM
panies and providing for closed season dur
ing the month of November for fish in the
great lakes. The Kelly representative APP
portionment bill defeated on third read