The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-22
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
Daily summary of the Work Done by
the Lawmakers I'm the Sem
ate and House.


Lansing. Mich. April I'D c. Imboden.
of a Chicago gas lamp company. recently
appeared before the senate committee on
state affairs In the interest of gasoline
gas lamps, asking for an amendment to
senate bill No 1853 to accept gasoline lamps
the same as provided In the bill for accept
ing gasoline stoves. The committee was
asked. however. to accept only lamps of
a safe and proper construction, which IL to
be determined by the state through a
| careful inspection of lamps offered, and n
! fee OF 500 to be paid TO the state TO defray
| the expense of such investigation by me-
| chanical experts To be employed by the
| state, and only such lamps to be accepted
as are approved and to which official GER
| tificates are issued for same 70 be allowed
| to be used.
Lansing. Mich, April 12.-The senate yes
| terday killed a joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution provid-
| ing for the initiative and referendum in all
matters Of legislation. Roth houses passed
bill permitting the spring shooting OF
migratory ducks.....ln the house favor
| able reports were made on bills prohibits
ing the manufacture or sale OF cigarettes
| in the state
Lansing, Mich. April 13,-The senate yes
| torday passed the bill prohibiting prize
| fights under the name Of boxing matches
after large number Of counties had been
exempted from the provisions of the meas
ure.
Lansing, Mich. April H.-Bills have been
passed in the senate organizing fractional
school district OF Oakley in Saginaw and
Shiawassec counties; enabling mining com
pan!es to incorporate with $4,000 capital
| stock: amending divorce laws so that tes-
tlmony can be taken after 60 days filing
notice of application for divorce; providing
for public or private sale of all property
pledged as collateral security for loans and
notices to be given pledgor before sale....
In the house bills have been passed author
izing the quartermaster general TO furnish
TO each camp of Sons of Veterans not to
exceed 20 of the. condemned muskcts be-
longing to the state; Incorporation act for
cooperative life or casualty Insurance com
panies; providing for the retirement OF
state bonds. $4,000, interest upon which
ceased in 1853. III bonds are not presented
by December 30, 1884, to be forfeited TO the
state closed season, September and Octo-
Der. for mink. raCcoon. sktlthe~2nd musk
rats. The labor committed reported out
favorably Mr.. Waters biil>PFoviding an
eight-hour work day for all miners VINO
work underground The committee on
fisheries and game reported favorably the
bin to make a state park out of all Of Lake
county but six townships. The park Is to
be used for the propagation of fish and
game, and to be under charge of the game
warden
Lansing. Mich, April 15.-Thcre is a
r,rong sentiment in the senate in favor OF
am ad!rg the beet sugar bounty appropria-
ton bill which passed the house this week
by limiting the amount Q. company shall be
paid in a single year. Fills have been passed
prohibiting the. spearinC of fish in lakes OF
Livingston county; making appropriation
OF $5.l7jiS TO cover dc cienCy of state board
OF fish commissioners during years 1867;
changing name of Michigan normal school
to Michigan normal college; fixing the sal
AIRY OF game and fish warden at s2,00 In
the house bills have been passed amending
general tax law so as to make the auditor
general a party defendant to all actions in
sttuted for the purpose of setting aside any
sale for delinquent taxes held by the state;
providing payment of SIC a month, not to
exceed sl,@0, to Tho mas Allen, who was
convicted of crime OF which he was inno-
cent and sentenced 10 Jackson prison;
amending constitution to allow the intro
duction OF bills AZ any ,imc during the ses-
sion of the Legislature: appropriation for
the horticultural interests Of the state ;
am"nding charter of the city of Grand Rap
ids so as TO place the appontment of city
attorney in the hands of the mayor