The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-02-12
STATE LEGISLATURES

general of the Michigan NaJlondl
Guard was turned down by the Senate
bv a vote of rs TO IL. This appoint
ment of Jabez Caswell, of Bay City, 10
be state salt inspector, was confirmed
The House bill To allow Altoona county
TO bond for $4,000 To pay debts was
passed by the Senate. Senator Thomp-
son. of Wayne, presented very inn
portant bill providing for the initiative
and referendum in state, county ana
municipal government. Senator For
syth would prohibit commercial
agencies from quoting imam
cial statement upon any firm or lndi-
vidual unless the same shall have been
secured in writing from the firm or
individual. Senator Prescott offered
bills providing that all cities must
have matrons for police stations, and
providing for woman's retormatory,
to be governed by board of three
members. The Senate agreed in the
committee of the whole to bill pro-
viding for constitutional amendment
to raise the salary of the attorney-gen-
to $4,000. long memorial from the
w. c. r. L. of Michigan, asking for
law to prohibit the sale of liquors was
presented, and Senator Prescott had 1T
ordered spread upon the journal in
spite of the objection of Senators Bar
nard and Westcott An important bill
| was introduced by Senator Hadsal for
exemption from levy and sale by virtue
of an execution and from seizure for
non payment of taxes, land purchased
as place of residence of purchaser
with pension money. Senator LOOMS
wants $50, 600 appropriated for an exc
cutive mansion. Rep. Lusk, of Bay,
wants home products used IN
state institutions. Rep. Gibson offered
bill providing for an appropriation OF
5000, 900 to pay all old soldiers, sailors
and marines who served 90 days in the
war between 81 and '65 bounty of 500.
Other important measures presented to
the House: Providing that in cases
where the state secures land by non
payment of taxes, the mineral rights
| shall not be lost to those possessing
them, Notwithstanding the non-pay'
ment of taxes; providing that all no
taries public shall keep a record of
all their official acts and sign all official
acts with their seal; for $50 license
per year on all sleeping cars, and linn
iting their charges TO 81 a night and so
cents per day; providing for $4,000
appropriation for an experimental
agricultural and horticultural station
in the upper peninsula; an amendment
to the railroad law fixing the passenger
fare at two cents per mile; TO amend
the criminal law so that any person
breaking into a house known to be oc-
cupied ir the nighttime with intent to
commit murder, criminal assault or
robbery may be sent to prison for life.
Later developments show that the
executive session of the Senate when
Gen. Hartsuffs appointment was hung
up was a hot one and came very near
resulting in the abolishlng of executive
sessions, resolution To take such ac-
ton being defeated by only four votes.
Two more appointments by Gov. Pin
gree were referred to the committee
on executive busineSs-ThOs. f. Mars
ton, of Bay, and A. c. Bird. of Oakland,
as members of the board Of control of
Agricultural college. Senator LOOMS
would compel railroads to carry bicy-
cles as baggage. Senator Warner has
bill to abolish toll road franchises if
the roads are not kept in proper repair.
The Senate passed the resolution pro-
posing constitutional amendment fix
ing the salary of the Encouragement
at So, 500 and requiring him to reside in
Lansing. New bills introduced in the
Cooa+o ,,r,b ;l,;t -, LYON "A comma iaS IA L
ing up their tracks and abandoning
their stations; appropriating $4,000
for Maclxinac Island State park; to pre-
vent the forfeiture of fire insurance
policies by the violation of any condi
ton of the policy when such violation
has been without prejudice to the in
surer. On motion of Senator Wagner
a committee of five was appointed tC
investigate the Detroit house of correc
ton. The colored Representative, j.
II. Dickinson, of Wayne, has intro
duced in the House a bill against lynch
ing and mob violence and provides fol-
that any person injured by mob may
recover from $500 to- $1,000 damages
: from the county in which the injuries
5 were received, and that the heirs of ;
l person who has been lynched may re
cover S., 900. Other new bills in tn,
House: Providing that all county mon
a eys shall be placed in banks and draw
r interest on daily balances; providing
D that in cases where property is assessed
a unjustly high the realty owner can b,
S court procedure have the assessren
4 and tax against his property invali
S dated; to reduce the amount o
e wages exempt from garnishce pro
n ceedings from S25 to $40 week
: to repeal the provision of the pharmac,
law compelling druggist physician t.
; have an assistant pharmacist; to com
n pei the branding of dynamite as to ex
S plosive strength. etc; to provide tina
d security and deposit companies o
# $50, 900 capital stock can be organizes
c in cities of 10000 inhabitants; author
:. izing the use of any tested voting ma
t chine at any election; to permit tuitio
/ fees to be charged foreign pupils i
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