The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-03-30

Own Readers-<ews at the Past rev
Days which VIII He OF General Interest
to Michigan People.
Lansing, March 25.-It is conclusively
shown that the Pingree bill in its pres
ent form cannot pass the senate. Smith.
of Houghton. in the house introduced
q bill. almost copy OF the Pingree bill.
except that il creates state board OF
assessors composed wholly OF elective
state officers. This was followed by
one from Green, of st. Clair. providing
for local taxation of railroad property
as all other property is taxed. These
went To the standing committees on
railroad and taxation, and not to that
on revision of the statutes, OF which
Colonel Atkinson is chairman.
resolution that was defeated in the
house-requesting the governor to send
a special message asking that a law be
passed for the assessment of all classes
OF property at it's true value-fared better
in the senate. and passed that body bya
vote Of % to 3. A motion to refer il TO
committee was defeated by vote of
10 to IA, which indicates the attitude
OF the senate, as 1t is claimed that but
fourteen votes can be counted for the
Pingree bill
A petition. containing $3.50 signatures
OF citizens who favor the passage OF
che Pingree railroad-tax bill. was pre-
sented in the house These petitions
come from every county in the state
and have been collected by the COVER
nor since his call for a special session
was issued two weeks ago.
Lansing, March 25.-Both houses of
the legislature yesterday unanimously
adopted resolutions denouncing in
strongest terms the acts Of Spain in
her relations with Cuba. deporing the
present situation OF affairs in the ISL
and and declaring that the time has
come when this nation sAuld raise its
strong arm i'm the name OF justice and
humanity patriotism and liberty, and
give 10 the patriots of Cuba their blood
bought freedom from the yoke of Span
ish treachery and tyranny
Lansing. Mich, March estate Sen
ator John L. Preston has notified Gov
ernor Pingree that he has resigned his
government position of special deputy
collector Of the Port Huron district
Senator Covell, who is United States
district attorney for the western Mich
igan district will probably take similar
action. 1t is said that both designations
may be recalled after the present spe-
cial session of the Legislature. Govern
or Pingree needs these votes. as the
senate is close to a tie on his pending
railway taxation bill. The seat of SEN
ator Hughes, "Pingree Democrat" is
also in question
But the governor cannot get Preston
I,tl
titles TO the senate seats it will be Just
what Pingree does not want. He wants
their seats declared vacant so that he
can order new elections i'm their dis
tricts. which il is claimed would result
in the return OF Pingree men.
Lansing, Mich, March est is the
talk here that Governor Pingrees bill
for the taxation of the property Of rail-
road, telegraph, express and telephone
companies at it's market value is as
good as dead, and that the governor
will have to submit a revised pro-
gramme The Michigan Central is the
company that ii is most desired to
reach, but Fred A. Baker, chairman Of
the Democratic state committee. who
came here on Pingree's invitation, ad-
vised the legislators in an argument
made Saturday that unless that COM
pany's special charter were first re-
pealed the passage of the Pingree bill
would not affect the company a par
ticle. but would simply make matters
worse for its weaker competitors. He
Furthermore said the bill was unconsti-
tutional in certain particulars. and az
he is the leading constitutional lawyer
in Michigan. his argument has had the
effect to dispose IF the bill in its present