The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-03-27

The Thfrty-Ninth GENERAL Assembly
Convenes az lansing.

4 LANSING. MlCn.s
yesterday passed the bin appropriating
$4,000 to replace the property destroyed by
fire at Ontonagon last summer. and the
committee recommended appropriating
$4,000 for an electric light plant at the uni
versity. A bill providing that only prac-
| ticing attorneys would be eligible 20 the
ONCE OF Judge OF probate. and bill re-
i dueing the rate upon legal notices In news
papers from 70 TO 10 cents per folio had all
after the enacting clause stricken out. and
the bills were killed. A resolution was In
troduced urging members OF congress from
4 Michigan to oppose the order OF President
Cleveland consolidating the pension
| agency OF Detroit with indianapolis. Bills
| have been passed for a beet sugar bounty;
| providing boards OF public works for VII
| lagos in certain cases: amending village
| INCORPORATION act relative 10 the trimming
OF shade trees and waterworks-
Lansing Micn.. March 2O-The city or
| Ann Arbor desires 10 construct an art gal
| lery for the university and the senate
| yesterday passed bill permitting the city
| TO bond itself for 100000 for that pur-
pose.
other bills have been passed for the In
| corporation OF homes for aged. in1rm or
INDECENT men or women; for the bonding
| OF Chippewa county for $4,000 TO pay out
| standing indebtedness; amending MUS
| kegon charter; the medical registration
bill; amending law relative 10 special
| juries: 10 authorize commissioners or
| highways 10 purchase tools and machinery
for making roads upon Joint request Of
five overseers OF highways.
Lansing Mich. March 23.-The special
| committee which Is investigating the
charges OF alleged discrimination by rail-
road companies in the matter OF freight
| rates expects 10 commence examining witt
nesscs Wednesday. Thus far a great mass
| OF Information has been obtained through
| correspondence.
Lansing, Mich, March 2I--Two years
| ago the general government coded 10 tho
| state all its interest In Mackinac island
| on condition that IL be maintained as
| state park. Yesterday the senate passed
bin retransferring that portion known as
| Fort Mackinac on condition that II be re-
| garrisoned. A bill was also passed making
| an appropriation OF 5000 for the Improves
ment OF the park and another bill trans
| ferring TO the general fund OF the state the
$4,000 remaining In the St. Mary's Falls
| ship canal fund
Lansing, Mich, March 25.-In the senate
yesterday a sharp debate took place over
| the bill requiring that In cases OF vacancies
\ occurring before or during the legislative
| session appointments TO fal them must be
| made during such session. motion TO XIII
the bin brought from Senator Covell a
| speech IN which he said the measure was
| drafted with the sole view TO requiring the
| governor 10 perform his duty under the
constitution and TO prevent the importa-
| ton OF Chicago anarchists 10 fiji important
public Offices in Michigan. Senator Thomp-
son said: I'VE want no Chicago anarchists
| In Michigan, already having all OF that
| class Of citizens desirable" He referred
| TO Gov. Pingree's attack on the supreme
court for not deciding the recent mayoralty
case In his favor, and said THE gov
| errors dcnunciation OF the court would
| better become Herr Most or Herr Altgeld. :"
| The bill was finally agreed 10. Bills have
been passed authorizing Iron Mountain 10
| appropriate money for the maintenance OF
highway through the township OF Brown
| ing; providing for commencement OF suits
| on bonds TO be filed In probate courts: au-
thorizing cancellation OF primary school
| land patent.
The House.
Lansing, Mich, March bly, n vote OF
| AZ 70 80 the house yesterday refused 10 pass
joint resolution TO amend the constitution
In order that cities may. by popular vote,
amend their own charters. AT present the
authority rests with the legislature alone.
| Bills have been passed providing for addl-
tional voting precinct In Stevenson Me-
nominee county Immediate effcct); pro-
viding Tor care OF female insane by women
| physicians and attendants. providing that
state board submit plans of proposed build
| lngs 10 the board OF corrections and chart
| ties and the board OF health, no money TO be
| paid out until approval is secured. amend
ing the law relative 10 taking school census,
making II incumbent to take residence and
| street number and providing penalty for
refusal TO give information: making II un-
| lawful towear q @. A. II. button by anyone
except members OF the order In good stand
! ing.
Lansing. Mich, March 20.-The bin APP
| propriating $500 for Mlchgan's exhibit
at the Nashville exposition, which passed
the senate last week. was killed in the
| house yesterday. The special railroad
| committee. which was given 30 days In
which TO make It's Investigation OF charges
| OF discrimination In freight rates, has ex-
| hausted the time without completing tho
work and been gr9nted an extension until
| April z Bills hav been passed amending
the charter OF tn. city OF Battle Creek
! immediate effect, providing for the In
corporation OF Methodist Protestant
| churches.
Lansing, Mich March 23.-The house yes
terday passed a bill amending the truancy
/ law. which now requires children between
the ages OF seven ana sixteen years 10 at
| tend school at least four months each year.
! 80 MAT ON the recommendation OF the
/ truant officer or superintendent or schools
| children may be exempt during the last two
years if their labor Is necessary for the
| support OF the family.
Lansing, Mich. March a. - The house
fought for several hours yesterday over n
| proposition TO refer the bin prohibiting the
| working OF convicts on contracts TO a
special committee. The bill has already
been recommended by the committee on
labor and the labor representatives wanted
| immediate consideration They could not
muster majority. however, and the bin
was maze the special order for the last day
OF the month The bill for the suppression
OF mob violence. which makes counties LA
BILE 10 persons injured by assaults commit
ted within their borders, was defeated. A
| gigantic petition was received asking for
the passage OF the holster bill. which pro-
| vldes for the employment OF convicts upon
the highways OF the state instead OF at pro-
ductive labor In the prisons.
| Lansing Mich March 2s-The bousa
/ yesterday passed the Dickinson bill for the
| suppression OF mob violence and refused
| for the second time 10 pass a bill making
an appropriation OF 81. 500 for a Michigan
| exhibit az the Tennessee exposition Bills
| have also beer passed repeating an act pro-
| viding for tho collection OF statistics rola-
| tive 60 the ingane, deaf dumb and blind OF
| the state, repeating an act providing for
the collection Of social statistics OF Mchi-
gan; authorizing the cancellation or certain