The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-03-20

The Tbirty-Ntnth General Assembly
Conxenes az I.nnnlnr.

session yesterday the senate by a vote OF
"a 10 6. refused TO confirm two OF Gov. Pin
gree's appointees-ex-Gov. Luce. for MEM
Der OF the board OF control or the state
house OF correction and reformatory, and
Rev. l.. Morgan Wood. OF Detroit. for MEM
Der OF the state board OF corrections and
charities The governor sent TO the senate
tho nomination OF Milo ID. Campbell OF
Coldwater. for commissioner OF insurance.
vice Theron II. Giddings. whose term will
expire July l.
The senators had n spirited engagement
over a bill providing that In case vacancies
In appointive offices are not nlled by the
governor during the legislative session the
officials whose terms have expired shall
hold over until the next senate convenes.
and the measure was placed In general
order. The Dudley bill. providing bounty
OF one cent per pound for beet sugar. which
passed the house last week. received Ia
vorable report.
Lansing, Mich, March is.-The following
bills have passed the senate: Nacating
townships OF Mount Pindus. Atherton and
Harmon, Oscoda county. and attaching
same 10 township OF Big Creek; Vacating
township OF Greenwood, Oscoda county
and attaching same 20 Gilmore township
vacatlng township OF Galilce, CharleNoiN
county, and attaching same TO township
OF Peaine; 10 legalize the proceedings OF
the board OF control OF the Northern Mich
lgan asylum in the sale OF certain real es-
tate.
Lansing Mich. March 1.-THE failure 81
the Corliss immigration bin 20 pass con-
gress over Cleveland's veto has caused
lively interest 20 be taken In Senator Law
rences bill providing that no allen shall be
employed I'm the public service or the state
nor by any private citizen, nor may he en-
ter into "A contract 10 work for either until
he has signifed his intention 20 become a
citizen OF this country Stin fights viii he
put up by both the friends and opponents OF
the bill The bin providing for the pay
ment OF n bounty OF one cent a pound for
beet sugar was passed yesterday. as was
also bill which provides that the railroad
commissioner shall be elected by the peC-
pie instead OF appointed by the governor.
as has always been done heretofore
Lansing, Mich, March is-There was a
long fight IN the senate yesterday over the
bill providing for the appointment by tho
governor of a state board OF nine medical
examiners. representing all schools.
II bills recommended by the senate be-
come laws the university viii get $50. COO for
a law library building and &25, 600 VIII be ap-
propriated for the relief Of the sufferers by
the ire which wiped out the village Of on
tonagon last fall.
The nomination OF Mai. Milo -. Campbell.
OF Coldwater. for insurance commissioners
was confirmed by the senate.
the nousc.
Lansing, Mich, March - The house yes
terday passed a bill fixing extra compensa-
ton az members from the upper peninsula
NJ two dollars per day. IN addition To- three
dollars under the constitutional provision.
but Il met with strong opposition and was
pulled through by mere scratch. bill
was agreed 10 IN committee OF the whole
providing for a tuition fee at the Michigan
mining school not TO exceed S25 for rcsi-
dent and not 20 exceed 500 for nonresi-
dent students, rs provisions not 70 apply
TO students now In attendance.
Lansing, Mich, March l3.-ln the house
the following bills have been passed: Reg
ulatlng use OF Abbott voting machine;
permitting the laying OF railway tracks
In several townships OF Bay and Sanlac
countless changing date OF meeting OF Bay
county supervisors. Incorporating the city
OF Gladstone and providing for building OF
lighting plant at expense OF $4,000 lin-
mediate effect
Lansing Mich, March 1.-THE beet sugar
hill as amended by the senate passed the
house yesterday and will be approved by
Gov. Pingree. who recommended It's pas
sage In his inaugural message II provides
FOR the payment OF a bounty OF one cent per
pound on beet sugar OF Michigan produc-
ton.
In joint convention at night the leglsla-
ture observed the slxtieth anniversary OF
the admission OF Michigan into the union
and the semicentennial Of the selection OF
Lansing as the location OF the state capi-
tai. Many historical addresses were made.
Lansing. Mich, March lS.-Owing 10 the
fact that there are far more than the usual
number OF bills on the files and that bust
ness has progressed with unwonted slow
ness, the house yesterday appointed steer
ing committee TO bring TO the front the
more important bills and retire the unim-
portant ones.
a bill making counties liable 20 persons
or the families OF persons injured or Killed
aud for property destroyed by mobs was
agreed 20 IN committee Of the whole. Al
though Il was expected that no appropria-
tion would be made for the university out
side OF the one-siXth mill tax, the commit
tee on that institution reported a bin APP
propriating $4,000 for new library build
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