The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-01-26
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
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LANSING, Mioh-, Jan fh-The Legislature Of
Michigan in Joint session Tuesday afternoon
reelected Hon. James MCMILLAN United STATES
senator from Michigan for the long term. Mr.
Mcmillan received the unanimous vote Of tho
legislature John Donovan. OF Bay, the lone
democrat. voting for him. Hon julius Caesar
Burrows was elected United States senator
for the short term. Mr. Donovan voted for
Hon John Strong, Of Roclland.
LANSING, Mich, jan ia largo number OF
bills were noticed In both houses Tuesday. and
Q few Of Importance introduced. the most
prominent being one for reduction OF the
salaries Of justices Of the supreme court
from $1,000 to 5000; uniform text
book bill: providing for the repeal
OF thu special charter OF the Michi-
gan Central Railway company; appropriating
q, 500 in support OF the Michigan Pioneer and
Historical society; senatorial and con-
Rressional apportionment bill; for the
establishment OF o marine hospital at Sault
Ste. Marie; reducing railroad fares in the
upper peninsula from four to three cents
per mile; q state library extension bill; for
placing building and loan associations under
state supervision; to disorganize tho county
of Manitou and attach the territory
to the counties OF Emmett and Lee
lanau; to amend tho tax law OF 1893:
by providing that 80 per cent. OF the property
owners assessment must be paid in Decem-
Der. or the whole will become due January I.
with o penalty OF per cent. added, also pro-
viding that II SO per cent. be paid In December
the payment OF the balance may be deferred
until June.
LANSING. Mich. Jan. Thursdays vote for
the two United States senators was ratified
Wednesday by the two houses OF the legisla-
ture In Joint convention. Congressman Bur-
rows was present and made O speech in each
house, expressing his thanks.
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O bill establishing q physio-medical depart
ment at the university and for the appoint
ment Of two professors therein A bill which
has the Endorsement OF the state board of edu-
cation provides that the first Monday of May
OF each year shall be known Us Arbor day.
whereupon five trees shall be planted on each
piece OF school property in the state
LANSING, Mich, jan. lS-The senate on
Thursday concurred, after considerable dis
cuss ion, in the house resolution for the usual
ten-day adjournment from tonight until jan
uary rs to give the state institution commit
tees time to visit them. resolution was
adopted limiting the mileage Of visiting COM
mittees to three cents per mile and
expenses TO three dollars per day. A
bill was introduced providing for the
parole of prisoners by tho governor
on the advice OF the prison board Life con-
victs and those who have served u former term
are exempted from the operations of the law,
and no convict is to be paroled until after one
half OF his sentence has been served.
LANSING, Mich. Jan. 1o-Both branches Of
the legislature adjourned Friday until jan
uary 70 to enable the standing committee to
visit the state institutions. A bill was intro
duced in the senate to set apart 10 per cent
Of the military fund for the benefit
OF the naval brigade Other bills in
troduced were to prohibit saloon keepers
from going outside their own township to
secure bondsmep; to provide for state
tax statistician; Tor general registration be-
fore spring elections; prohibiting contracts
for higher rate OF interest than o per cent.
and for the organization of literary and scien-
ttfic societies. Gov. Rich sent the following
nominations to tho senate; George W. Hill,
Saginaw, state inspector OF salt: Freeman d.
Dickerson, Detroit, member OF state fish COM
commission.
LANSING, Mich, Jan II. = In the house
Wednesday bill was introduced providing
for the appointment by the governor'of three
commissioners who shall have charge OF the
7,OO00O0 acres OF delinquent tax lands which
have from time to time come into the possess
sion OF the state. and which are per-
mitted to lie Idle. Representative
Donovan. OF Bay, has noticed bill
to require railroad companies operating in
this state to issue mileage books which not
only shall be good on all roads In Michigan
but which also shall be redeemable and inter-
changeable. The house adopted q concurrent
resolutlon tnat Wnen the legislature adJourns
on Friday OF the present week 1t will be until
Tuesday, January 20.
LANSING, Mich, Jan 1a-In the house
Thursday resolution was presented requiring
the heads OF the several departments to make
detailed report OF the number OF clerks
employed, salaries paid. how long en-
ployed, their previous occupation, av-
eragc 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 to maintain the DEPART
mepts for the coming two years.
LANSING, Mich, Jan 19.-The house on FRI
day passed u Joint resolution providing for the
submission to the people ut the spring cleo
tion OF proposition to amend the constitution
SO as to provide for indeterminate sentences
for convicts. The military committee re-
ported favorably bill approprlatiag 10000
for marking the position OF Michigan regi-
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