The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-21
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
Daily summary of the Work Done
by the Lawmakers In the
Senate and House.

Lansing. Mich. Jan 12.-when the legis-
lature reconvened yesterday afternoon.
after recess OF nearly one week. Mr., Phil
lips sprang a sensation by the introduce
ton In the house OF a resolution provid-
Ing for an investigation OF the war ex-
penditures. In placing five regiments in
the field the military board expended over
100000 This amount ~ deemed to be ex-
cessive, and there has been a good deal Of
talk about It, The resolution was adopted
by unanimous vote Lieut.. Gov. Robin
son and Speaker Adams both announced
their committees.
The following nominations were re-
ceivea from Gov. Pingree: Adjutant gen.
eral. Fred III. Case, Three Rivers: quarter
master general. VIII L. White. Grand Rap
Ids: inspector general. Arthur f. Marsh.
Allegan; aids de camp. with rank of lieu
tenant colonel. Truman II. Newberry, e.
r. Sutton and c. w Herbst. Detroit. and
George A. Loud. Oscoda; judge advocate.
with rank OF major. Edward j. Rodgers,
Port Huron: military secretary. with rank
OF major. Ralph Stone. Grand Rapids:
members OF state board OF agriculture, for
six wears, HOLSTER +. Marsh. Allegan. and
l.. Whitney Watkins. Manchester: member
state fish commission for six years, Horace
w. Davis. Grand Rapids; member board OF
control OF industrial school for boys. for
six years, Franklin p. Sayre. Flushing. (
Lansing. Mich, Jan BIN the senate
OIL
antcolored oeomargine law. recently de-
clared to be fatally defective by the SUI
preme court was introduced. Another hill
seeks to tax Incomes exceeding 81 500 per
year two per cent. THE house appointed
a special committee of five to Investigate
the expenditure of the 100000 war appro-
praton made at the special session of the
legislature last spring. The Atkinson bill
for the taxation of railroad property was
introduced and referred to special COM
mittee. A bill was introduced authorizing
the insurance commissioner to revoke the
license of any foreign company which ap-
peals to the federal courts during litigation
with the department, the object being to
confine the cases to the state courts also
a bin making the anticompact law apply
to Michigan companies.
Lansing, Mich. Jan. 14.-The anti-Pin-
gree senators who did not fare well at the
hands of Lieut.. Gov. Robinson In the APP
| pointment of senate committees got even
yesterday by upsetting the entire arrange
| rrent. Under a rule of the senate the lieu
tenant-governor is authorized to appoint
| the standing committees unless otherwise
ordered. Taking advantage of this rule the
opposition senators put through a resolu-
| tdm increasing the membership of the
| leading committees. The resolution named
the additional senators who were to have
places on each committee and In this way
| the ants were given a ma jority on each
committee they desired to control. The
vote by which this action was taken was
| IS TO O.. In the house. among the bills in
| PRODUCED. was One repeating the law es-
tablishing n closed season for white fish
and trout In the great lakes.
| Lansing. Mich, ian. 16.-Bills have been
| introduced in the senate providing for the
current expenses of the Michigan soldiers
home: expanding powers of fire and ma
| rine insurance companies transacting bust
ness in the state; providing local taxation
! for railroads and other corporations au-
| rthorzing voters 10 express their will re-
| garding prohibitinn in certain counties and
prohibiting the sale and manufacture oil
| Intoxicating liquors in same; providing for
personal service upon owners of land to be
sold by the state for delinquent taxes
providing for the registratio of land titles
| incontestable aftar two years; preventing
| deception in the manufacture of oleo, i'm
| itation butter or hutterine. In the house
| bills have been introduced relative to pro-
ceedings against concealed. absent and
| non resident defendants in chancery: pro-
viding for a $1,000 woman's dormitory cot
! tage at soldiers home; to refund to Will
| liam st. James $3.50 paid by him 10 the
! state for timber land. to prevent the use OF
! sidewalks and sidepaths for vehicles or
| cattle. creating state veterinary board and
protect titles of veterinary surgeons; pro-
viding additional circuit judge for Third
! judicial circuit (WayReD: repeating act as to
! spearing of fish in Long lake, Genesee
county; to repeal Michigan Central char
| ter; providing for payment of rents OF
2rmories of militia companies al the front
| or mustered out.