The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-03-04
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
Daily summary of the work Done b,
the Lawmakers I'm the Sem
ate and House.

Lansing. Mich, Feb 2i.-A bill was In
troduced In the house yesterday providing
I for the appointment of "A commission TO ne
gotlate with the Michigan Central Railway
I company for the surrender OF it's special
| charter. There was also introduced joint
! resolution proposing an amendment 10 the
| constitution under which the Legislature
! can provide for a state board OF assessors
of corporate property a bill TO apply the
principle OF the interstate commerce law
TO Michigan was also presented.
Lansing. Mich. Feb. 22.-Yesterday was
the last day for the Introduction OF new
bills. In the senate bills were introduced
to stop the manufacture and sale of ciga-
rettes: to establish state hospital for the
care OF consumptlves; providing for a
specific tax on all corporations In the
house bills were introduced to prevent the
watering of stock by railroad companies
and an antitrust bill: to abolish the three
days OF grace on notes. etc: to allow all
boards of supervisors to fix the pay of JUS
tees OF the peace by fixed salaries instead
of continuing the existing fee system: to
provide a penalty of 81 coo or imprisonment
for violation of the election law. a resolu.
tion calling on congress to pass service
pension bill for soldiers OF the war of the
rebellion was adopted.
Lansing, Mich. Feb. 23.-Bills have been
passed in the senate authorizing Wayne
county supervisors to hold special meeting
to borrow $500 600 to complete courthou
Immediate effect. For the organization of
corporate Methodist Episcopal churches
Immediate effect. Joint resolution to
amend the constitution relative to circuit
courts which provides for additional cir
cult Judge in ST. Clair county Given i'm
mediate effect. Bills have passed the
house vacating the village Of Even, on
tonagon county: detaching territory from
township of Milwaukee, Saginaw county,
and attaching II to Buena Vista townships
tft,,r Eau Mt
to bond itself for $4,000 for the building OF
n beet sugar factory or to establish any
other manufacturing concern; permitting
village Of Elkton, Huron county, to borrow
money for the same purpose.
Lansing, Mich, Feb. 2--Gov. Pngree
has sent to the senate the following nomi-
nations:
For Members Of the Detroit Board Of
HeaHhy-Drs. John l.. Irwin and Il. Howard
Lawson. The term of both Is for four
years.
Fer Members OF the Board Of Control OF
the Jackson state Prison-Almariah r.
Freeman, of Manchester succeeding +. II.
Smith, of Somerset.
For Members of the State Board OF
Health--Drs. ID. A. McLachlan, of Detroit
and c. l.. Johnston, Of Grand Rapids, sue
ceedinE DIR. s. G.. Miner, of Grand Rapids,
and DR. George II. Granger, of Bay city.
For Members of the Board of Control eff
the Soldiers Home at Grand Rapids
George c. Wetherbee, of Detroit, and
Charles t. Coffin, of Grand Rapids, sue
ceedng w. $. Turck, of Alma and l.. X.
Bishop. of Grand Rapids.
Senator Latimer introduced "A joint reso-
luton providing for the placing of a bronze
statue of Iacharah Chandler, formerly
senator from Michigan. on the statehouse
grounds in this city, $4,000 to be appro-
priated
Lansing, Mich, Feb. 25.--The senate yes
.s...l
current resolution pledging itself to make
no change in the existing bounty of ono
cent pound now paid by the state on beet
sugar manufacture.