The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-05-06
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
Daily summary OF the Work Done ~
the Lawmakers I'm the SEN
ate aud House.


Lansing. Mich, April 2S-Speaker Adams
addressed the house yesterday on the
necessity OF enacting law under when
all property will be assessed on an equal
basis. He advocated the appointment os
a Joint committee TO ascertain the marko@
value OF all railroad property I'm the state.
the market and assessed value OF all other
taxable property. real and personal, and
the total amount OF taxes II pays. He ad-
vised that after completing the work now
IN hand the legislature take recess until
the first Wednesday In January next AZ
which time II shall receive the report OF the
Joint committee and proceed 10 enact the
necessary legislation. The Dudley bill, d.
recting the secretary or state, treasurer anu
railroad commissioner TO negotiate win the
Michigan Central and Lake Shore a. Michl-
gan Southern Railway companies for the
surrender OF their special charters was
passed by a vote OF SO 10 80.
Lansing, Mich, April 29-In the senate
yesterday the following appointments were
received from the governors James Rus-
sell. OF Marquette. state commissioner OF
mineral statistics. 10 succeed George A.
Newett, OF Ishpeming. for the term or TWO
years: Sanford N. butcher. OF Newberry'
and Charles +. Fairbairn, OF lshpeming'
trustees OF the upper peninsula asylum TOT
the insane. for terms OF six years, blis
have been passed providing that widow
dover shall include her funeral expenses
in case she dies before the settlement or
her husbands estate; providing that trus-
tees for homes for aged and infirm shaii De
required to file Justification for their own
responsibility instead of giving bonds; 10
provide for n forestry commission, 10 sus-
pend from practice physicians guilty OF
malpractice or habitual drunkenness; 10
provide for the better support or teachers
Institutes: changing name OF Central Mlcn-
igan normal TO central state Norman. CIV
ing county surveyors lien on the lana they
survey: placing loan societies under the act
OF 1877 under the supervision OF the bahh-
ing commissioner; providing that pauper
poor shall become county charges atter
period OF two years on vote OF supervisors;
providing that stockholders In burying
ground associations who fail 10 pay their
assessments shall forfeit their rights In
said association, In the house yesterday
the Hammond antitrust bill was on the
order Of third reading, but action was post
poned because OF an opinion rendered by
Acknowledgement Oren, which VIII result
In the bilrs being amended. Bills appro-
priating $4,000 for the eastern asylum ana
sl60.000 for the college OF mines. ana pro-
hibiting the killing OF moose ana elk were
passed. The vote whereby II concurred IN
the senate amendments TO the bill repeal
ing the closed fishing season law was re-
considered. thus renewing the controversy
that has waged all session between the two
houses over the matter.
Lansing, Mich. May bills have been
pa Ked in the senate TO prohibit Wild fowl
shooting from any steam launch in Black
river and Black River lake. Ottawa coun-
~: amending the charter OF Flint: for the
protection OF miners. appropriating xlbO,-
600 for the mining school; reenacting the
old law relating TO fees OF county treas
urers In the hsuse bills have been passed
providing for the appointment OF q COM
mission TO negotiate terms for the repeal
OF the special charters now held by differ-
ent railroads. 20 prohibit the shooting OF
wild fowl on Black River lake and Black
river: amending the charter or Fllnt'
changing the name OF fractional district
No 2, Plymouth and Novl townships,
Wayne and Oakland counties. 10 fractional
district No. 4. Worthwhile and Novi town
ships.
Gov Pingree has signed the bill providing
for a new state normal school at Mar
quette
Lansing. Mich. May 3.-Gov. Pingree sent
n special message 10 the legislature yester-
day urging the passage OF new bill pro-
viding for a state board or assessors Tor
the property OF railroad, express, tele-
graph and telephone companies and the
taxation OF such property on an ad valorem
instead OF specific basis lie further rec
commended that laws be enacted TO correct
existing inequalities In taxation whereby
the property OF corporations fails 10 bear
its share OF the taxes, and urged that, III
the legislature did not see 1T TO repeal all
existing special railroad charters, such
charters be amended 50 as 10 bring the
companies under the general railroad law,
SO far as rates OF fare and taxation are
concerned The message also advocated
the creation OF a state board TO hear APP
peals and adjust inequalities In assess
ments.
Lansing, Mich, May 4-Bills have been
passed In the senate to provide that tax
on insurance companies be levied on the
net premium instead OF on the gross pre-
MUM as heretofore, 10 specify what au-
thorities shall issue medical diplomas and
70 Kill fake medical colleges; providing for
the INCORPORATION OF Mennonite churches;
TO prohibit the use OF aduterated petro-
leum products for lighting purposes; pro-
viding for a session OF the probate court OF
each county on every Monday morning;
providing that abstracts shall be subject
TO execution. providing that towns OF from
LOCO 10 10000 may incorporate as cities or
the fourth class....In the house bills have
been passed appropriating 10000 for new
building and grounds at Pontiac asylum,
making awards OF damages for accidents
prior claims railroad companies; for
the incorporation OF societies for the pre-
vention OF cruelty 20 animals. children,
etc amending act for the Incorporation OF
fourth-c cities, giving mayor and al
acrmen salaries Of $50 year each.
Secretary OF War Algcr and Gen. Jo-
seph T.. Wheeler were guests OF the Mich
igan legislature for n few hours yester-
day.
Guests of Michigan Legislature.
Lansing, Mich, May 4.-Secretary Al
ger and Gen. Joseph Wheeler were met
| by the entire legislature, its officers
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