The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-28
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
DAILY summary az the work Done ~
the Lawmakers In the SEN
ate and House.

Lansing Mich. Jan. 20.-Both houses
yesterday passed a joint resolution au-
thorizing the payment by the board OF state
auditors OF all expenses incident TO the
exhuming ana return OF soldiers bodies IN
excess or that paid by the general govern
ment. Bills have been introduced IN the
senate providing for the examination and
licensing OF BARRIERS: amending act estab-
fishing home for feeble minded. so that
board OF control shall consist OF three
members. one OF whom shall he n woman:
providing for the purchase OF books and
equipments for the sf'chlgan state library
and the Michigan travelling library. amend
ing laws organizing agylums so that the
board OF trustees OF any asylum now or
hereafter organized shall consist OF ak
members four OF whom shall he meE and
two women....fn The house hills have been
Introduced providing that insurance com
raaies shall pay full amount OF fire in
surance policies: lengthening term. etc. OF
members OF state board OF arbitration: re-
ducing garnishee exemption from SIS 10
$3.50 TO license and regulate commission
and produce dc alers; TO protect game; re-
pea,ing act as to collection OF taxes from
defunct villages: recurring all bonds for
villages under general incorporation law
10 be submitted 10 the people.
Lansing. Mich. Jan 2-Notice OF three
Insurance bills was given IN the senate
yesterday One provides that all insuring
shall be done by companies authorized TO
for retaliation In case any state imposes
excessive demands upon Michigan com
paples operating In that state, while tho
third bill amends the law 40 thaFrre COM
panles shall be assessed only mon their
net receipts In Michigan Bills were passed
for incorporation OF Detroit Exposition
company. providing for a representative
OF the state 70 80 TO cuba and other places
and arrange for eXhuming the bodies ~
Michigan soldiers BIlls have been intro
Itpsr for "a n nj n
herltances and transfers OF property by
Will: changing the name OF the asylum FOR
/ the dangerous and criminal insane AZ lonia
to state asylum....ln the house joint res
olution proposing an amendment TO the
constitution IN favor OF equal suffrage WAS
introduced Bills have been introduced TO
revise laws as TO Michigan public schools;
for n graduated income tax repeating INV
as TO registration OF deaths; TO prevent
n. carriage OF first cousins; for rcoreanzd-
i ton OF state militia: TO prevent mob Nio-
lerce: providing for inspection OF coal
mines I'm Michigan; approprlaiing $4,000 for
books for state public library amending
general tax law: for incorporation OF NJ r..
churches resolution for adiournmen,
from January q 10 February 7. TO give the
funkct committees time to visit state In
stltuiions was adopted IN both houses.
lansing. Mich. jan 23-In the senate q
bin has been passed renealing act prevent
ing fishing IN Long lake Bills have heer
introduced repeating act providing for q
text book commission. providing FOR the
ownership OF property by husband and
wife: regulating the payment OF bounty tc
beet sugar farmers. protecting sldcpath'
or whcelways used by bicyclists volidat-
inc Indebtedness OF counties or TOWNSHIPS
and authorizing the levying OF taxes fpi
the payment Of the san1e....ln the house
bills have been introduced regulating pub
iicntion and distribution OF state manuals
relative 10 raising money by TOWNSHIP
boards. providing that only 30 per cent. o
N oney due garnlshee defendant for labor
shall be applicable on debt: authorizing
board OF county auditors for Bay for IN
establishment o: an agricultural expert
ment station in the upper peninsula; 70
free text books In public schools. TO b'
selected by district boards: for seizure o
personal property assessed for taxes
Lansing, Mich. Jan. 25.-Bills have bce'
introduced TO provide for the asscssmen
OF railroads. telegraph. telephone and eN
press companies and :he establishment o
state board OF assessors: admitting Grip
pled children 10 the state public school a
Coldwatcr. prohibiting visitors In tho stat
prison: Incorporating the city OF Menom
lnee and providing recorders court 70
said city....In the house bills were intro
duced Yesterday providing that bronz
medals be given all the soldiers and sailor
who enlisted from Michigan during the lat
war: providing for the taxation or Incomes
providing that there shall be woman ply
slclan on the stan OF each state institution
which has female inmates. to repeal tn
charters OF the Michigan Central. LAX
Shore & Michigan Southern, and the DE
trolt. Grand Haven q Milwaukee railways
Lansing, Mich, Jan. 26-Gov. PinEre
sent special message 10 the legislator
yesterday In which he interpreted the cor
stitutional provision relative to legislator
salaries TO mean that the per diem OF tire
dollars ~ for actual attendance upon lea
islative session and that legislators are ei
titled TO no perquistcs OF any nature. II
therefore declared II Illegal to charge 90
diem and mileage for visiting state institu
tons Bills were passed IN the senate Pre-
viding for tax inquisltors to collect pei
sonal taxes making uniform text-boo
commission compulsory, repeating chartc
OF the Michigan Central railroad. In ia
house a bill was passed providing for dis
tribution and sale OF Michigan manual
Bills were introduced to repeal law crcatin
uniform textbook commission. for rccorc
ing conditional sale notes and contract,
proposing constitutional amendment
submit amendments to boards or supel
yisors; making season for shooting pal
fridge from November ! 10 January /
lower peninsula and from September l5
November 10 In upper peninsula: providin
for tax Of one-tenth OF mill In eac
county for the relief OF INDECENT soldier
and sailors or their needy widows or chi
dren.
No Trouble In Raising Funds.