The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-01-26
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.



LANSING. Mich. Jan Is-The senate on
Thursday concurrcd. after considerable dis
cussion, Ia the house resolution for the usual
ten-day adjournment from tonight until jan
uary > 20 give the state institution commit
tees time 20 VISIT them. A resolution was
adopted limiting the mileage OF visiting com
mittccs 10 three cents per mile aud
expenses 20 three dollars per day.
bill was introduced providing for the
parole Of prisoners by the governor
on the advice OF tho prison board Life con-
yicts and those who have served "a former term
are exempted from tho operations OF the law
and no convict Is 20 be parolcd until after one
half OF his sentence has been served.
LANSING, Mich. Jan. i9-BOth branches OF
the legislature adjourned Friday until jan
uary 20 20 enable the standing committee 10
visit the state institutions. A bin was intro
duced In the senate % sol apart 10 per cent
OF the military fund Tor the benefit
OF the naval brigade Other bills IN
troduced were 20 prohibit saloOn-kcepers
from going outside their own township To
secure bondsmcn; 10 provide for state
tax statistcian FOR general registration be-
fore spring elections, prohibiting contracts
for higher rate OF interest than 6 per cent.
and for the organization OF literary and scicn-
tnc societies Gov. Rich sent the following
nominations 10 the senate. George W Hil
Saginaw, state inspector OF salt. Freeman II.
DickcrsOn. Detroit member OF state ash COM
commission.
DETROIT Jan. ci-1he biennial iunket OF the
members Of the Michigan legislature 10 tho
various state institutions started from this
city sunday night The party comprised
about atty members and as many more guests
and hangcrs-on. and viii 90 treated 20 Il grand
round of banQuots and receptions. They viii
spend this week visiting successfully the
northern asylum for the insane az Newbury
the upper peninsula prison az Marquette par
take OF q banquet az lshpeming visit tho Lake
Linden and Calumet Hcca mines. and in
spect tho mining school 40 Houghton Satur-
day will probably be spent 90 Madison, WIS.,
whore the legislature Of that state Is m scs-
sion, and sunday morning the party will reach
Chicago, remaining until Monday night. Tues
day morning they viii reach Detroit BAN
quets have been arranged % noarly an The
stopping places.
IsnPEMlNG Mich Jan. 23-Fifty mcmhors
Of the Michigan state legislature, on tour OF
inspection OF the state institutions of this scc-
ton, were rendered "a banquet by city oricials
here Tuesday night The party left for
Houghton at midnight
HoUGnroN Mich, Jan o4-The legislative
committees arrived here Wednesday morning
and were shown the mialng school, smelling
aud wire and rolling mills To-day they viii
see the mine ~ Calumet ana the stamp nails
az Lake Linden.
House.
LANSING, Mich Jan la-In the house
Thursday a resolution was presented requiring
the heads OF the several departments 10 make
detailed report OF the number OF clocks
employed, salaries paid, how long en-
ployod. their previous occupation. uv-
erage number Of hours per day they
are occupied, whether the employment be per-
manent or temporary, the amount paid for
clerk hire annually, and an estimate OF how
much will be required - maintain the depart
ments for the coming two years.
LANSING, Mich, Jan l9-fhc house on Fri
day passed joint resolution providing for tho
submission 10 the people at the spring eloc-
tion OF proposition 20 amend the constitution
so 10 provide for indcterminate sentences
for conyicts. The military committee re-
ported favorably a bin npproprlatng $4,000
for marking the position OF Michigan regi-
monts at Chattanooga aud Chickamauga