The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-04-09
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of the Extra Session OF
the Thirty-Ninth Assembly.

the Thirty-Ninth Assembly.
Lansing. Mich. March 29.-No business
was transacted In the senate yesterday.
Lansing. Mich. March 3O.-No business
was transacted In the senate yesterday.
Lansing. Mich. March 31.-In the SEN
ate yesterday the matter OF unseating Sen
ator Hughes, a Pingree silver man, was
Indefinitely postponed. There was very
warm discussion over a resolution declar-
Ing II time for congress to demand from
the president vigorous policy and re-
dress for the Maine disaster. and the inde-
pendence OF Cuba. 1t finally went 10 the
military committee.
Lansing. Mich. April 1.-Senator For
syth made an attack on Gov. Pingree In
a speech In the senate yesterday. He de-
clafed that the executive had been trick
Ing the farmers. and II his tax bill were
passed without supplementary legislation
the farmers and shippers would be forced
10 pay the Increase In the increased freight
rates. Senator Forsyth charged that be-
cause OF Gov. Pingree's unfair teachings
during the last two years legislators must
either vote blind on whatever bill the ex-
ecutive submitted or be adjudged corrup-
tionists by the public. He offered a reso-
luton asking the governor to submit a
message providing for a commission to
equalize freight rates, but the senate sent
1t to committee. A concurrent resolu-
ton was passed expressing confidence In
the SuDdH pOHcy OF tresluent mChlHley
as calm. prudent and patriotic, and con-
graduating congress upon its unanimity
and courageous action In passing the emer-
gency war measure. Adjourned to the 6th
House.
Lansing, Mich, March "a bill was in
troduced In the house yesterday providing
that the state board OF equalization, con-
sisting OF the lieutant governor. land COM
missioner, auditor-general, state treasurer
and secretary OF state, shall fix the valua-
ton OF railroad property and levy an an
nual assessment thereon OF three-fourths
OF one per cent The bill exempts all roads
operating and to be built north OF the
forty-fourth degree OF latitude. the OBJ
Ject being to encourage the development
or the northern part OF the state.
Lansing. Mich. March S0.-Arguments for
and against the railway tax bill took up
the time In the house yesterday.
Lansing. Mich. March 3l.-By unani-
nous vote the house yesterday requested
Gov Pingree to advise by special message
the enactment of laws made necessary by
yesterdays decision of the supreme court
declaring void thousands OF tax titles. The
resolution declares that the state Will be
unable to collect taxes on at least 100000
descriptions of land. that the money con-
sideration involved Is between s3,0OO,0OO
and 81, 900 600, and that thousands OF home
steaders on state-tax lands are In danger
of losing both their lands and improve
mentS thereon. MI. sawyer introduced
resolution, which was passed. asking the
governor to send a message to the legisla-
ture authorizing action upon the subject OF
general taxation. THE governor" said
Mr.. Sawyer, has called attention to the
necessity for legislation increasing the tax
alton OF railroad, telephone. telegraph and
express companies, but these are not the
only companies which are escaping their
share of the public burdens. II the legis-
lature is to do exact justice to all II should
tax every person, firm or corporation equal
ly. There can be no reason why all mat
tiers pertaining to the subject OF taxation
should not be considered"
Lansing, Mich. April I'm the house
yesterday the Pingree tax bill was amend
ed so as to provide for a provisional board
of assessors to consist OF state officers and
to serve until next January The board
Is to he succeeded by permanent board
consisting of the auditor-general and two
members TO be elected in November. The
board is to assess the property OF railroad,
express. telegraph and telephone COM
panles. The Cuban policy of President Nc
Kinley was indorsed
Lansing, Mich, April 2.-The Pingree rail-
road tax bill passed the house yesterday
by a vote Of 90 to after being amended so
as TO deptive the governor of the privilege
OF naming the assessors, those officials be-
ing made elective. AS passed 1t simply
provides for commission to appraise rail-
road property for taxation. The auditor
general OF the state Is chairman, and the
two others are to be elected on the general
ticket, although the auditor-general, secre-
tary of state. land commissioner and state
treasurer constitute the commission until
January l, 1899.