The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-29
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
DAILY summary of the work Done by
the Lawmakers I'm the Sem
ate and House.

Lansing Mich. April N.-Bills have been
passed In the senate prohibiting catching
OF fish I'm Pine river. Gratiot. Midland and
Montcalm counties, except with hook and
line. and raising tax for the University of
Michigan from one-sixteenth to one-quar-
ter OF a mill on each dollar OF taxable prop
erty....ln the house the joint resolution
proposing constitutional amendment pro-
viding for the initiative and referendum I'm
all matters OF legislation was killed. Bills
have been passed prohibiting marriages un-
der certain conditions: providing for the
levy and sale OF execution and sale upon ex-
ccutions for failure to pay taxes on abb
stracts; providing for the employment OF
women physicians I'm certain state instltu-
lions; authorizing the university regents
10 accept money or property subject TO the
life interests OF specified persons: author
izing the state pardon board to recommend
paroles and making the pay OF the members
OF said board five dollars per day not TO eN
coed six months year authorizing judges
OF probate TO appoint administrators with
out readvertising.
Lansing. Mich. April 22-The senate yes
terday advanced TO third reading bill pro-
viding for the adoption OF the Torrens sys-
tenn OF registering land titles. The bill
makes IT optional with counties TO adopt the
system. Bills have been passed 10 admit
soldiers OF the Spanish war TO the Soldiers
home; 10 protect the degrees and profess
sional titles of veterinary surgeons and TO
establish state veterinary board 10 re-
duce the legal rate of interest from six 10
i've per cent. TO appropriate money for
publishing maps and reports OF the state
geological survey The bill was given inn
mediate effect, 10 appropriate money for
the agricultural college. In the house bills
have been passed providing for a state road
on the meridian line In Midland and Glad
win counties and between Ogemaw and
Roscommon counties; prohibiting the
catching OF fish In that portion OF Pine river
IN Gratiot and Montcalm counties. amend
ing the police court act OF the city of De-
troit, increasing the pay OF Jurors from one
dollar TO two dollars and nifty cents.
Lansing. Mich. April ei.-Bnls have been
passed In the senate 10 reincorporate the
city OF Ann Arbor. and TO provide for the
incorporation of employment bureaus.
In the house bills have been passed making
persons Ineligible to hold office IN school
districts unless they are owners OF property
listed on the assessment rolls OF the dis
trict; establishing an agricultural expert
mcnt station at Menominee: providing for
the state inspection OF coal mines. and re-
curing appliances for the greater safe
guarding OF the lives and health OF miners.
and making IL felony to mutilate gardens.
orchards, or vineyards.
Lansing, Mich, April 26.-The house com
mittee on railroads yesterday reported
substitute for the several bills providing
for the repeal OF all the existing special
railroad charters, especially that or the
Michigan Central. The substitute creates
a commission TO negotiate with the com
panies for the surrender or their charters
and 70 report not later than November next,
the report 10 be- submitted by the governor
90 "A special session OF the legislature or to
the next regular session. A fight will be
made for the repeal OF the Michigan Gem
trail charter. and all the separate bills and
the substitute were made the special order
for to-day.
Lansing. Mich. April 27.-In the senate
bills have been passed amending Port Hu.
ron and Jackson charters, and repeating
siX-year limit on personal taxes,