Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

There was quorum of the House Mon
day afternoon, and these bills passed; For
pay Of supervisors committees: for ex-
ira Judge of Wayne circuit; prohibiting
uss of bottles by any but their owners.
Muskegon bond bill. Resolutions Of re-
greet were passed by the Legislature on
the death of Hon. James b. Porter or
Lansing, and Speaker Gordon appointed
the following House committee to attend
the funeral: Representatives Mayer, Ad-
ams. Stoneman, Rulison and Powers. The
names of John McCrath and Gen. VIM.
Hartsuff. for members of the board OF
managers of the Michigan Soldiers Home
mt Grand Rapids, were sent to the Senate
and that body at once went into execu-
tive session and sent the nominations to
the executive business committee.
:. The House Tuesday passed bills per-
hitting fraternal beneficiary associations
TO deposit guaranty fund with the State
Treasurer. requiring that all township ofii.
Gals be citizens of the United States and
making women eligible to serve as school
inspectors, requiring university professors
to make analyses of water for mnnicipali-
ties without cost and amending the tax
law so as to provide for the sale ana
homesteading of State tax lands after the
State has bid them in for three successive
years subsequent to 1893. In the Senate
favorable reports have been made on the
Wager bill providing for permanent
State forestry commission. and the Camp
bell bill reducing the pay OF legislative
employees and requiring that all commit
tee clerks shall be stenographers.
The House Committee on Public Health
bIv
sweeping anti-cigarette bill. The measure
provides a penalty not only for the man
nfacture or sale Of cigarettes in the State
but also for their use. They cannot un-
der this bill. be brought into the State
Tie Senate had protracted fight We'd
nesday over the bill repeating the law for
the taxation of real estate mortgages. The
plea that under the existing law the bor-
rover, instead of the loaner, as intended,
pays the tax, succeeded in winning a vic
tory for the bill in spite of determined OPP
position. The measure makes per cent
| the maximum interest that may be con-
| tracted in real estate mortgages. and re-
strcts the exemption to mortgages on
Michigan real estate.
The Covell bill came up in the Senate
| Thursday. 1t provides that the Governor
shall send to the Senate nominations in
| al pointive offices, the terms of which ex-
pire either before or during the legisla-
| tive session. so that they may be acted on
| by the Senate. Otherwise the incumbents
| of the office shall hold over until the next
session of the Legislature. This bill has
been in committee. A motion was made
| TO take it from the committee and place
it on the general order. and it prevailed.
CO.. fhs.
place on the Ionia prison board and Rev.
| L. Morgan Wood of Detroit as Il merb.:.
of the State Board of Corrections auc
| Charities were considered. After some
what protracted session both nominations
| were rejected by n vote of "A to q. The
nomination Of Milo ID. Campbell of Cold
water. who was private secretary to Gov.
Luce, to be insurance commissioner after
| July 1, was sent TO the Senate and refer
red to committee. The Dudley bill pro-
viding bounty of l cent per pound for
beet sugar. which passed the House. re-
ceived II favorable report i'll the Senate.