The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
The Thirsy-Ninth General Assembly
Conxencs at lansing.

&0nt<ntH nt Lansing.
Lansing Mich, April "a senate eau
Gus yesterday decided that there shall be
no increase In the present uniform liquor
tax or $500. A bill was favorably reported
providing that fire insurance companies
may be required TO pay local taxes Of two
per cent. OF their gross receipts for the
support OF fire departments Bills were
passed permitting electric railroads TO car
~ light freight; a series OF electric rail-
road bills designing TO connect Bay City
and Port Huron; prohibiting saloon keep
ers from securing bonds from guaranty
companies; prohibiting fstic encounters in
the state.
Lansing. Mich April 24-The senate yes
terday fixed April 20 for a hearing upon
the Robinson bill reducing railroad fares I'm
the upper peninsula from four TO three
cents per mile. IL also agreed TO house bin
prohibiting forfeiture OF fire insurance pol
icies for violation of conditions, when IL
IN without prejudice 10 the insurer.
Lansing. Mich, April 2s.-Bills were
passed In the senate yesterday requiring
railroads 10 carry bicycles as baggage; deS-
ignating the apple blossom as the state
flower; authorizing the incorporation OF
the Finnish Temperance Friends Associa-
ton OF America; authorizing the incorpora-
tion OF companies 10 insure against bur-
glary and the loss or securities or money
I'm transit by registered mail. The house
anti-cigarette bin was amended In COM
mittee, combining the prohibition or sale
or tobacco and cigarettes 10 minors under
IL years, instead Of u.
Lansing, Mich. April Gov Pingree
sent the following nominations 10 the sem
ate yesterday:
Joseph l.. Cox, Battle Creek. commission
er OF labor for two years Albert Pack. De-
troit, member OF the Mackinac Island state
park commission for six years. jerome r.
Bishop, Wyandotte. member board Of con-
troll Ionia house OF correction for six
years: Frank Wells, Lansing. member state
board OF health for six years; j.. T.. Rey-
nods, st. John, member OF the state board
OF pharmacy for six years; II. @. Brooks.
Jackson, member OF the Jackson prison
board OF control for six years; Samuel Post,
Ypsilanu. member board Of control Mich
igan asylum for the insane FOR six years.
Bills were passed prohibiting prize fight
ing and all other fstic encounters I'm Mich
igan. prohibiting the forfeiture Of fire in-
surance policies by violation OF any con-
dltion OF such policy when IL was without
prejudice to the insurer; prohibiting the
sale OF cigarettes. cigars and tobacco TO
minors under II years Of age.
The House.
Lansing. Mich. April 23.-In the house
yesterday the insurance committee rec
commended bin authorizing the incorpora-
ton of mutual integrity associations for
insuring the Integrity OF officers and en-
ployes. also bill Imposing tax Of one per
cent. upon the gross receipts OF fire insur-
ance companies for the maintenance OF
local fire departments Bills were passed
prohibiting saloon Keepers from securing
bonds from guaranty companies; amending
the garnishee law by making exemptions
OF six dollars per week and one dollar per
week additional for each member OF the
family above two.
Lansing Mich. April A.-The house
liquor traffic committee yesterday reported
a bill providing a stamp tax Of GA cents
upon barrels OF beer. so cents upon half bar
rels. 10 cents upon quarters. cents upon
eighths, i cent upon quarts, and one-half
cent upon pints OF ale or porter manufac-
tuTed or sold in the state. IL Is estimated
that the bill Will yield an additional rev.
enuc I'm excess OF 81, 900, 600 Bills were
agreed 10 In committee OF the whole pro-
hibiting any combination among fire insur-
ance companies TO prevent open competi-
ton In the matter OF rates: prohibiting
corporations for paying for labor by
checks, drafts or store orders, except by
request OF the employee. and fixing a maxi
mum fine OF 800 or Imprisonment for 80
days. or both for violations. A remon-
STRANGE was received extensively signed
by railroad employees against the passage
OF the bill providing fiat two-cent rail-
road fare. The petitioners said that tho
passage OF the bin would mean reduced
wages for them.
Lansing Mich. April 1.-THE house yes
terday defeated the Oberdorfer bin APP
propriating $1,000 for an agricultural and
horticultural station In the upper penin-
sula. Bills were passed prohibiting FIRE
Insurance companies from making any
combination that VIII prevent open and
free competition In the matter OF rates:
prohibiting fishing with nets In the Les
Cheneaux channel. except TO take min
nows for bait prohibiting the shooting OF
prairie chickens for period OF five years.
Lansing. Mich, April 29.--In the house
yesterday the bill requiring the governor To
make all appointments during the lcgisla-
tive session 50 that they may be passed
upon by the senate or leave incumbents In
Office until the next legislature convenes
was killed. The railroad committee rec
commended the passage OF a bill for an
electric railway line from Lansing to Itha-
ca. 4 bill appropriating $4,000 for main