The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-22
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
The Thfrty-Ninth General Assembly
Convener at Lansing.

Lansing, Mich, May l4.-The house yes
terday passed a bill intended more effectu-
ally 10 prevent owners OF land from TAX
title sharks" The bill establishing nor
NAL school I'm the upper peninsula was re-,
ported without recommendation. BILL
for the repeal OF the law for the TAXATION OF
MORTGAGES was killed In committee, anu
Busklrk's local option bill was summary
disposed OF.
Lansing, Mich, May 15.-The senate yes
terday killed the Merriam bill, as AMENDED
by the house The bill. as originally passed
by the senate, increased the taxes upon
railroad earnings by about siey,WO. ny
house amended IL so as 10 raise 'hesc "a ~.
bill. BY vote OF 10 10 the senate re-
fused TO concur In the house amendments.
lansing. Mich, May l&-Bills have been
passed In the senate amending the IouIth-
class cities law providing TOT the IAssins
OF a larger amount OF money for school
purposes when the electors or the district
40 decide. for the publication or proceed
ings OF boards OF education.
lansing Mich. May l9.-The commercial
ashermen won a decisive victory over the
state fish commission in the senate yes
terday, securing the adoption OF amend
ments TO the fish bill 50 as 10 increase the
size OF the mesh OF nets
Bills have been passed amending the
law relative 10 adoption and change OF
name Of minors amending plank road law
so that toll cannot be collected on less
than a mile OF road. prohibiting employ
ment OF bar maids; amending tax law so
that bondsmcn shall sanction appointment
OF deputy township treasurers; appropri-
ating 5000 acres OF swamp land for clean
ing out OF Shiawasse river IN Saginaw
county; appropriating $4,000 for improve
ments at the state prison; appropriaung
$1,000 for hospitals OF university for Keep
ing them open during summer vacation.
Lansing, Micn., May 2O.-Ail railroad
legislation IS at n standstill in the senate
because OF the uncertainty surrounding
this matter That body refused yesterday
by decisive vote 10 take from the table
the bill making the maximum passenger
rate on upper peninsula roads three cents.
The House.
Lansing Mich, May 1.-THE bill increas-
Ing railroad taxes, which was passed by
the house, was tabled by the senate yes
terday. as was also the bin repeating the
Michigan Centrafs special charter. The
| bill repeating the law taxing real estate
mortgages Is dead. final but unsuccessful
| effort having been made TO bring II up.
/ The same conditions exist regarding bills
! placing further restrictions on the liquor
| traifc. Gov. Pingree announced the FOL
lowing appointments: state veterinarian.
| George Coester, Detroit: member OF board
| OF trustees OF the hospital for the insane
| at Newberry, X. II. Goodell, Houghton;
! member OF board or control OF the branch
/ prison at Marquette, r. q. Clark, 1ar
/
| Brooks ms member of the board OF con
troll OF the state prison at Jackson was de-
! feRted.
Ianslng. Mich, May l5-The house yes
terday, ia committee Of the whole, struck
ont All after the enacting clause I'm bill
nrohlbiting the opening OF photograph
galleries on Sunday, and agreed TO a bill
fixing the legal rate OF interest at six per
cent, with the right Of contract not TO
exceed seven per cent
Lansing, Mich, May iS-ln committee OF
the whole yesterday the house agreed 10
the Widoe bill requiring all railroad COM
| NAMES operating In the state TO sell 600
| mile books for ten dollars, good for use by
any member OF n firm or copartnership.
! The bill was amended so as 10 fix the maxi
mum rate Of passenger fare on upper pen
insula roads at three instead OF four cents
per mile The Donovan interchangeable
mileage book bill was agreed TO after cut
ting IL from 200 TO 600 miles and prohibit
ing scalpers from handling IT. Another
bill agreed 10 permits saloons TO be kept
omen on New Years day, Fourth OF July
and Labor day. and authorizes township
boards TO permit them 20 be kept oper
until IL o'clock at night, the hour under
the present law heing nine o'clock. Bis
have been passed providing that Detroit
laborers be paid $50 day Ummedi'
ate offecO; increasing pay of Detroit po-
lice justices from 900 10 SO. 800 year Qm
mediate effecO appropriation foy state nor
| NAL school: allowing road commissioners &c
discontinue county roads; repeating obso
lete and imperative statutes; for sup
pressed marriage licenses In some cases
TO prevent the use OF improper language IL
country districts.
Lansing, Mich. May BIN the house
yesterday an attempt to instruct the con
ference committees OF the two houses Z
make a final report on the Merriman bil
increasing railroad taxation within "a hours
was defeated. Bills were passed providing
for the sale OF 500-mle books az two cent
per mile; the Donovan intcrchangeab l
mileage book bill. an insolvency bill
which renders invalid the preferring o
creditors; a bill reducing from eight q
seven per cent the rate OF interest tina
may be contracted; and the bill providini
tb9t where the violation OF n condition 0
q fire insurance policy does not preJudic
the company IL shall not work a forfeitur
OF the policy. The bill eliminating New
Years day, Labor day and Fourth OF Jul,
, from the holidays on which saloons ar
required TO be kept closed, was defeated
other bills have been passed, amendin
election law SO that proposed constitutions
amendments shall be printed on a separat
ballot: forbidding any county clerk o
justice OF the peace from approving
bond when the trial justice has refuse
recognizance
Lansing, Mich. May 20-In the hous
yesterday the bill 20 permit steam railroa
r companies TO lease electric railway line
| and property WAS Killed. The senate al
prOprintinn OF $4,000 for the Michiga
$ college OF mines was cut 20 S5o09. TIL
. Bell Telephone company won a victor
when the house defeated the maximum
(, rate BILL which provided that where rate
z were reduced TO shut out competition tn
lowest rate should govern IN all cities q
like population. Several railroad bills wer
passed, including those repeating the So,
c cial Michigan Central charter and the on
requiring companies TO sell nterchangea
BILE mileage The bill providing that
n days shall intervene between race NEE
q ings was defeated
Families Rendered Homeless.
r New York. May 20.-A fire whic
e started at 1880 o'clock in the mornin
az Newark avenue and First stree
, Jersey City, burned all through IN
J. night Sixty families have been rel
dered homeless and the damage 20 III