The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-04
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
Daily summary of the work Done by
the Lawmakers In the Sem
nte and House.


Lansing. Mich, Jan. 25-Bllls have been
introduced to provide for the assessment
OF railroads. telegraph. telephone and ex-
press companies and the establishment OF
state board OF assessors; admitting Grip
pied children to the state public school at
Coldwater; prohibiting visitors In the state
prison; Incorporating the city of Menom-
inee and providing recorders court for
said city.....In the house bills were intro
duced yesterday providing that bronze
medals be given all the soldiers and sailors
who enlisted from Michigan during the late
war; providing for the taxation OF Incomes;
providing that there shall be woman ply
siclan on the stan of each state institution
which has female inmates; to repeal the
charters of the Michigan Central, Lake
Shore d Michigan Southern, and the De-
| troit. Grand Haven & Milwaukee railways.
Lansing, Mich. Jan. 26-Gov. Pingree
sent special message to the legislature
yesterday In which he interpreted the con-
stitutional provision relative to legislators
salaries to mean that the per diem of three
dollars Is for actual attendance upon leg
| islafive session and that Legislators are en-
! titled to no perquisites of any nature. He
therefore declared II Illegal to charge per
diem and mileage for visiting state institu-
lions. Bills were passed In the senate pro-
viding for tax inquisitors to collect per-
sonal taxes; making uniform textbook
commission compulsory; repeating charter
OF the Michigan Central railroad. In the
house bill was passed providing for dis
tributlon and sale OF Michigan manuals.
Bills were introduced to repeal law creating
uniform textbook commission: for record
Ing conditional sale notes and contracts:
proposing constitutional amendment to
submit amendments to boards of super
visors: making season for shooting par
fridge from November l to January l In
lower peninsula and from September Is to
| November Is In upper peninsula: providing
for a tax of one-tenth of a mill In each
county for the relief OF INDECENT soldiers
and sailors or their needy widows or chill
| dren.
Lansing. Mich, Jan. 27.-The house yes
! terday by q unanimous vote. adopted reso-
buttons commencing the national admins
tration for Its conduct of the war. Secre-
tary Alger was given special Endorsement
and confidence was expressed In the ability
OF tho administration to properly dispose
of all pending questions. Gov. Pingree's
| message criticlsing the junket met with
q frost" In both houses. The senate heard
II read and made no reference whatever ia
| It, while the house indefinitely postponed
| action concerning Il. The junketers Will
start from Detroit Sunday night.
Lansing. Mich, Jan. 2S.-Bills have beer
! introduced in the senate authorizing the
| formation of corporations for the proven
/ ton of cruelty to children, animals. etc.
-
! sicans in certain state institutions: fixing
/ annual compensation OF presidents and
trustees of villagest providing for the In
! corporation of churchesof the Evangelical
! association. Bills have been passed pro-
viding current expenses for Michigan sol
! diers' home; providing for payment by state
! OF armory rentals of military companies
I in the volunteer service. In the house yes
terday a concurrent resolution was intro
| duced requesting the congressman from
/ Michigan TO vote against the seating OF
| congressman elect Roberts. of Utah: n bill
requiring every elector to vote at each cleo
ton and imposing penalty for failure to
do so was introduced. Other bills have
| been introduced prohibiting the teaching
| of the doctrines of polygamy in Michigan
| TO amend constitution so as to permit any
| county to vote on establishment OF board
of county auditors; making nonsupport OF
wives by husbands felony; making re.
fusal to pay alimony In divorce cases con
tempt of court; providing that certificate:
from regents of the university or the state
board of medical examiners shall be neces
sary for. the practice of medicine; provid
J ing for board of medical examiners to b,
appointed by the governor Bills have beer
4 passed for incorporation of NJ. T.. churches
providing for n Michigan agent from each
regiments to find bodies of dead soldiers In
/ Cuba and send them home: providing for
a tax Of 400 of a mill for the relief OF
needy or sick eX-soldiers or eX-sailors
Both houses adjourned to February Z.