The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1897-01-29
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.
WHAT THE SOLONS ARE DOING AT
THE STATE CAPITAL.

Bills and Resolutions Introduced and Othr
ar Matters Pertaining to the State Legis.
lature-News of General Interest from
All Over Our Great state.
Lansing, Mitch. Jan. 22.-There was
very little business of importance trans
acted in either branch Of the legislature
wednesday. The relations of the two
houses being somewhat strained In ref
erence to the long adjournment ques-
ton, independent action was taken in
making arrangements for the absence
OF the several visiting committees. The
house took up the senate concurrent
resolution. fixing the date of final ad-
Journment for April 20, but refused to
concur and the matter went on the ia
BILE.
The most important bills introduced
were: For the introduction Of fans and
blowers in shops for the protection of
workingmen; making an appropriation
Of $4,000 for the soldiers home; Great
ing a board Of commissioners to estab-
lish uniform text book system; a ply
stefan and surgeons registration bill;
establishing permanent quarters for the
Michigan G. A. r. in the capitol build
ing; reducing the legal rate of interest
cent. by contract; appropriating $780,
600 for establishing home for adult
blind; placing the railroad companies
of the upper peninsula on the same
footing as those of the lower In pas
senger fares; joint resolution increas-
ing the salary OF the attorney general;
amending the law relative to specific
taxation OF railroads. The most int
death by electrocution for murder IN the
first degree; a home rule bill for cities:
bringing all railroads operating north
Of parallel A Of latitude under the gen.
eral law for taxation purposes.
The uniform text book bill introduced
Wednesday is likely to be one of the
most important Of the session. 1t makes
the state board of education board Of
commissioners to procure the compila-
ton and make a selection of books for
use in the primary and common schools,
to be non-partisan and non-sectarian,
and in Size and quality equal 70 the
standard books now In use. The board
Is authorized to advertise for the pc
riod Of three weeks in New York Phil
adelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati and st.
Louis newspapers for sealed proposals
for furnishing the books when selected.
The selling price Is to be named in the
contract for each text book, and will
include retail dealers profit of not ex-
ceeding 20 per cent One thousand dol
lars Is appropriated for the purpose of
putting the system In operation, and
1000 copies of tho bill were ordered
printed.
The bill amending the liquor tax law
increased the uniform tax from $500 to
$780, The bill amending the law Cor a
specific tax on railroads increases the
tax one-half Of 1 per cent, increasing
the revenue to the primary school fund
about $125,000
Lansing, Mich, Jan. 23.-It Is agreed
by all the observers of the legislature in
Michigan that the present assembly
takes the palm for inactivity and Ian
guor. Although two weeks have elapsed
since the body convened, the lower
house has been in session less than
twenty-four hours, and the senators
even less than that. Governor Pingree
is the only leaven in the lump, and he
has been so busy looking after affairs
In his capacity as mayor of Detroit that
he has not had time to stir things up
in the legislature as much as he would
like.
Thursday an admirer introduced
a bill in the senate to create the county
of Pingree from a portion of territory
now In Ontonagon county. A bill, the
passage of which the governor urged
in his message, providing heavy penal
ties for watering stock corporations,
was also introduced in the senate. The
only measures which have as yet re-
ceived consideration in either branch
of the legislature are local acts. The
senators left Friday on the upper pen
Ursula trip.
Lansing, Mich, Jan. 25.-Bills were
offered Saturday in the legislature to
cut the salaries of the justices of the
supreme court from $1,000 to $500 a
year, and to effectually abolish trusts.
WILL SHED FLOODS OF BLOOD.
hay City Poles Issue Threats OF Vengeance
Against Their Priest.
Bay City, Mich, Jan. 22.-At the ex-
animation of Rev. Father Bogacki of
st. Stanislaus' church in the police
court Wednesday Joseph BartkoYiak
detailed how he went as a committee
man to tell Father Bogacki to pack his
was standing on the front porch, ring
ing for admission, which had been de-
MED, some person smashed the glass in
the door. whereupon Special officer
Fitzgerald shot outside, but did not hit
him. The riot then occurred. While
witness was standing on the lawn he
was struck by flying bullet, but who
fired 1t witness does not know. There
were 200 men on the ground at the time.
Witness saw several shots fired from
the house. but not any into the house.
The Poles against whom the decision of
the bishop was given, are arming them
selves with revolvers and threaten to
flood the yard of st. Stanislaus with
blood the next time an encounter oc-
ours. They have twenty men guarding
the church premises, twelve by night
and eight by day.
PROPOSAL TO TAX THE BREWERS.
Measures That Are to Come Up In the
Wolverine Legislature.
Lansing, Mich, Jan. 27.-There will