The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-02-09
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
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islature who have been absent for o week Wis
iting various state institutions have returned
The party left Detroit January 20, on an inspeo-
tion OF the state institutions In the northern
peninsula. The trip has been purely for tho
purpose OF educating the committeeman con-
corning these institutions
The hrst place visited by tho party was
Newberry. Mich. whore the insane asylum has
been recently erected, but not yet completed,
Thence Marquette and tho state prison were
visited Al Ishpeming the mines wore In
spected. and tho wants OF the miners looked
after. Two days were spent at Hoiton, whore
the Michigan mining school Is located The
copper wireworks NJ Dollar Bay and tho Calu-
met and Hocla mines ut Calumet were other
places OF interest for tho legislators. On tho
return the iron ore docks at Escsnaba received
attention. and then tho party went to Chicago.
They left Chicago for this city Sunday.
Members OF the party express great satisfac-
tion at tho success OF the trip
LANSING Mich, Jan. S0-The legislature
reconvoned Tuesday after the long adjourn
ment. Both houses adopted resolution for o
committee OF three from each house to inquire
into the expediency OF erecting an executive
mansion not to exceed $4,000 in cost Tho
following important measures were intro
duced In the senate: Establishing q
physio-medicai department a. the university
OF Michigan; providing for vestibules TO
protect motormen on street railways;
for state steam boiler commission to tnspoct
boilers and license engineers; for bringing
garnishee defendants Into court when outside
state limits for uniform school text books
regulating and licensing the sale OF intoxi-
eating liquors on railway cars; establishing
q college OF eclectic medicine and surgery
at the University of Michigan providing
that husband or wife may testify for
or against the other In criminal cases
without the others consent; appropriating
$4,000 for Improvement at the Michigan insane
asylum; also Joint resolution for submission
to the people Of constitutional amendment
prohibiting the legislature from enacting
charter legislation except to fix boundaries,
establish municipal courts, md authorize
cities to adopt articles OF Incorporation
LANSING. Mich. Jan. 8l-In the senate
Wednesday bills were introduced to make
valid the testimony OF the husband or wife
against the other In criminal cases; appro-
priating $4,000 for home for the blind at
Saginaw; appropriating $4,000 for improve
ments Mt the Kalamazoo asylum: providing q
plan for the paroling OF convicts by the board
OF control OF the institution in which they arc
confined.
LANSING, Mich. Feb. LIN the senate
Thursday Joint resolutions were passed su bmit-
ting constitutional amendment to the effect
that oil electors be able to read the state
constitution In English and to write their
own name; also to abolish the system
OF cumulative voting In the election Of
representatives to the state legislature. Bills
were noticed In the senate. prohibiting the
marriage OF first cousins, appropriating a 900
for the support OF the home for discharged
prisoners, and for the use OF the Abbot and
the Myers voting machines
LANSING. Mich, Feb. AIN the senate Fri
day Senator Thompsons new health board bill
for Detroit was reported unanimously from the
cities and villages committee. This is the bill
which contemplates legislating out OF office DR..
Mcleod, health commissioner OF Detroit The
most important bills noticed we're: Making
an appropriation of s75, S8o for support
OF the fish commission for 1S95-Q0; repeal Of
the law which exempts all railroad companies
organized north OF the forty-fourth parallel
from taxation for ten years prohibiting the
killing OF deer until November |. 1897. requir-
Ing the display OF United States flags by all
school districts In the state; authorizing the
incorporation Of trade and labor councils; ex-
emptinR the upper peninsula from the opera
ton OF the franchise tax law; authorizing
judges OF probate to appoint their registers,
and authorizing the making OF contracts for
caring for United States prisoners ut the De-
troit house Of correction.
House.
LANSING, Mich, Jan 30-In the house
Tuesday the Redfern educational bill was
agreed to in committee OF tho whole, but
failed In final passage by vote OF 35 TO 80; but
the vote was reconsidered and the bill went on
the table.
LANSING. Mich. Jan 8l.-In the house
Wednesday bills were introduced as follows:
For the compensation OF persons isolated by
order OF health officers to prevent the spread OF
communicable diseases; limiting the validity
OF marriage licenses to sixty days from date
OF issue, and providing penalty OF 500 for
not returning same to the county clerk on ak
pirntion OF limit; providing for the incorpora-
tion OF supreme, grand and insubordinats
lodges OF the Mystic Order OF the New Kaaba:
providing for examination by physicians ap-
pointed by the court Of plaintiffs In suits for
personal damage, and providing a penalty for
refusal to submit to such examination
Mayor Pingreo's board OF health fight has
been transferred to the legislative halls.
Both houses adjourned at p m to make way
for q hearing on Senator Thompson's bill to
wipe out the present board and substitute one
which, he says, will relieve the city
from Its smallpox epidemic. The oppo-
sition to the proseAt board was based
on tho allegation that Mayor Pinaree
had made political machine OF the board
which is now wholly incapable OF handling the
smallpox epidemic. Mayor Pingree spoke at
great length. Personalities predominated on
both sides and but little argument was in
jected into the speeches
LANSING, Mich, Feb LIN the house Thurs
day joint resolution was introduced provid-
ing for the submission TO the people OF con-
stitutional amendment prohibiting tho manu-
facturc and sale OF intoxicating liquors. A
bill was introduced which provides for an inn
mediate assessment upon the stockholders of
insolvent banks to the amount OF their liza
bility, which is an amount equal to the stock
held under the present banking law.
LANSING. Mich. Feb. 2.-The first of the
general bills prepared by the municipal COM
mission passed the house Friday. IL proposes
a general charter under which all villages In
the state must incorporate