The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-01-18
DOINGS AT LANSING.
WORK OF THE STATE LEGIS-
LATURE.
An Impartial Record of the WORK Accom-
piished by Those Who Make Our Laws
How the Time Has Been Occupied Dur
ing the Past Week.
The Law-MalKers.

After recess of four days the Legis.
lature convened on Tuesday afternoon
and settled down for the consideration
of the important business of the session.
Lieutenant Governor Mines and Speaker
Gordon announced their standing COM
mittces. Donovan, the lone Democrat,
was given the Craftsmanship of the Com
mittee on Federal Relations, and was
made q member of the Committee on
Ways and Means, Marquette prison,
State capital, State affairs, State Nor
NAL School, local taxation and education.
Notice was given of the introduction of
several bills, notable among which is
one to provide for the uniform taxation
of church property. Another provides
for the taxation of palace and sleeping
car companies. The Governor made the
following appointments: Adjutant Gen
eral, Charles l.. Eaton, of Paw Paw;
Railroad Commissioner, :. II. Billings, of
Genesee; Quartermaster General, George
NJ. Devlin, of Jackson; Inspector General
Joseph Walsh, of Port Huron; Dairy
and Food Commissioners, Charles IL.
Storrs, of Muskegon; members Of the
State Board of Agriculture, Franklin
Wells, of Constantine, and G.. j. Monroe,
South Haven; member of the Board
of Trustees of the Northern Michigan
Asylum Wellington w. GUNNER, of
Cadillac: member of the Board of Trus-
tees of the Michigan Asylum for Danger
Gus and Criminal Insane, Ed Greed, OF
Allegan; member of the Board of Con-
troll of State Public Schools, NJ. e. Rum
sey, of Leslie.
Senator Mclaughlin, of Detroit, on
Wednesday gave notice that he. will in
troduce bill which proposes a caucus
law for all cities having n population of
20. 900 or more. The first appropriation
bills introduced ask for $4,000 for each
of the years 1895 and 1896 for the Agri-
cultural College. and $1,000 per year for
the support of farmers institutes. A bill
vas introduced approprating $4,000 for
the Mining School at Houghton until the
regular appropriation is available. A
| Joint resolution proposing an important
amendment to the constitution relative
Ito the qualification of voters was noticed
by Senator Mclaughlin. 1t provides that
no person who is not able to read and
write the English language shall be per-
mitted TO vote in this State. Bills for the
taxation of all church property and to re-
peal the law permitting Catholic bishops
| to hold property in trust were introduced.
Representative Robinson, of Houghton,
gave notice of bill to compel the rail-
roads of the upper peninsula to reduce
their rates of fare from 20 3 cents per
mile and also to reduce their freight rates
so as TO conform to the rates paid in the
lower peninsula. Representative Hilton
gave notice of bill to compel railroads
TO sell 5OO-mile tickets for $40 and to re-
move the restrictions as TO their use which
are now in force. Representative Camp
bell introduced joint resolution to sub
NIT to the people a constitutional amend
ment making the re-enactment of the law
providing for indeterminate sentences or
convicts. A grist of reapportionment
bills have been prepared, and vast
amount of legislative business is in de-
cidedly embryotic condition. Senator
Smalley introduced bill repeating the
law permitting Detroit justices of the
peace to send female childen to the House
of the Good Shepherd. A joint resolution
has been introduced in the Senate appro-
priating $4,000 for placing statue of
Michigan's great war Governor, the late
Austin Blair, in Representative gallery at
the national Capitol; also bill for taxa
ton of all church property.