The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-08

The 1hirty-Ninth General Assembly
ConNencs NJ Lansing.


Lansing. Mich. April 3o.-The Robinson
bin In the senate reducing the passenger
fare on upper peninsula railroads from four
10 three cents per mile was lost on passage
yesterday by vote OF is TO H. The vote
was reconsidered ard another effort VIII
be made TO pass the bill. Gov Pingree sent
IN veto OF the Donovan curfew bill, which
provided for the arrest OF children allowed
upon the streets after nine p. m. The gov
ernor characterizes the act as interference
by the state In matters OF purely domestic
concern.
Lansing. Mich, May 1.-The senate yes
terday refused 10 consider the house reso-
luton for final adjournment on May 81.
and passed bills authorizing the issue OF
telephone stock In amounts OF ten dollars
(SiO0 Is the minimum denomination under
the present law); appropfiating $4,000 for
the current expenses OF the Michigan school
OF mines: requiring railroad companies TO
maintain bell signals at all crossings
designated by the commissioner OF rail-
roads.
Lansing Mich, May 5.-The senate yes
terday passed bin permitting building and
loan associations 10 sell prepaid and divi-
dend bearing stock. and considered bills
providing for a commission TO select uni
form system OF text books.
Lansing. Mich. May 6-Gov. Pingree
sent the following appointments 10 the SEN
ate yesterday and they were confirmed:
Charles r.. Miller. OF Adrian. member
board Of managers OF Mackinaw Island
park A. Il. Darragh. of ST. Louis, member
OF board of trustees Of Michigan asylum
for dangerous and criminal insane at
Ionia: Edward II. Doyle, of Wyandotte,
and Otto f. Schmidt, OF Detroit. jury COM
missioners for Wayne county. The senate
railroad committee recommended bill
which provides for an increase OF nearly
100000 annually In the specific tax paid
by railroad companies. The. companies
now pay two per cent. on the first S2,OJO
OF the gross earnings OF the roads per
mile. 2ia per cent. on the second $1,000
three per cent on the third $1,000 Sia per
cent. on the fourth $1,000 and four per
cent. on all over $1,000 The bill provides
for an increase OF one per cent. In all classes
except the first and last. which are In
creased one-half OF one per cent.
The House.
Lansing. Mich. April 30.--The anti
cigarette bill. which aims 10 prohibit the
sale OF tobacco I'm all its forms TO persons
under IL, was passed by the house yester-
day A concurrent resolution was adopted
fixing the date for final adjournment May
81. The senate concurrent resolution APP
propriatlng $500 for a Michigan exhibit
al the Tennessee exposition was passed.
Lansing, Mich. May 1.-The house yes.
terday Killed bill appropriating 1900 for
holding farmers Institutes for the years
lS97-9S, and passed a bill authorizing the
construction OF an electric IhliIOhu from
Lansing TO ST. Johns. A bill was agreed to
prescribing a penalty Of $1,000 or imprison-
ment for two years for exhibiting In Mich
igan pictures OF prize fights or other pugil-
istic encounters. Favorable reports were
made on bills prohibiting express com
panies from charging extra for delivering
packages anywhere within the city limits
and also prohibiting greater charge being
made where freight goes over two lines
than for a like package for similar distance
over one line.
Lansing. Mich. May 5.-Two years ago.
when the legislature revised the laws for
canvassing the votes cast at general cleo
lions, IL inadvertently omitted any pro-
vision whatever for canVassing the vote
east for presidential electors. Yesterday
the house passed bill 10 remedy the error.
Bills providing for an increase I'm the NUM-
Der Of pure food inspectors and for an eN-
change Of products between state institu-
tions were also passed