The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-03-18
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
the Lawmakers In the Sem
ate and House.

Lansing. Mich, March bills have been
passed In the senate changing the name of
Michigan Asylum for Dangerous and Grim
| mai Insane to Michigan Asylum: authoriz-
ing Barry County Agricultural society to
dispose or certain property and invest the
proceeds; changing boundaries of school
districts In township of Union. Isabella
| county; submitting to voters of Montcalm
| county the question OF relief of George
douglass from liability on account OF loss
| OF county funds by reason of bank failures:
providing probate registrar for Berrien
county; incorporation of city OF Ionia in
fourth class; vacating the village OF Even,
Ontonagon county.....In the house bills
nave been passed amending law incorporat-
ing fourth-class cities, so that they may
use county Jail located therein for the con-
nnement of persons convicted of violations
OF ordinances; amending act on incorpora-
ZION or printing companies. with relation to
meetings OF directors. Intended to apply
10 adventist establishment at Battle Creek.
Lansing, Mich, March S.-The Atkinson
railway taxation bill passed the senate yes
| terday by unanimous vote, one member
| being absent The bill had passed the
mouse. but had been amended in the senate
| In several particulars. The most important
senate amendments are those requiring
! confirmation by the senate OF the gov
ernor's appointees upon the state board of
assessors, deposing the governor as pres
ident OF that board and striking out pro-
! visions for forfeiture of franchises as PEN
atty FOR nonpayment of taxes. The sal
aries Of members OF the board are reduced
from 5000 per year to $500. The house
must act on the senate amendments.
Lansing. Mich. March 9.-Bills have been
passed In the senate authorizing the city
OF Cheybogan to borrow not to exceed $780,
600 for public improvements and park pur-
/ poses: allowing village of Durand to bond
for $4,000 to purchase a waterworks;
changing constitution SO that change can
be effected from county highway commits
! sioners.. lin the house bills were formally
reported providing for the taxation OF the
stock OF all corporation of whatever name
F., or nature, and making 1t mandatory for as
SCISSORS to swear every taxpayer to state
I ment OF his taxable property. Bills have
! been passed amending law as to railroad
| consolidation board. changing name of
Michigan Asylum for Dangerous ard Grim
| inal Insane to State Asylum; creating new
! judicial circuit, the Thirty sixth. out OF
Van Buren, and Cass counties: changing
name OF Charles Henry Sullivan, OF De-
troit to Evans: authorizing the supervis-
ors OF Saginaw county to bond for $4,000 to
| purchase bridge across the Tittabawassee
river. known as Paine's bridge.
Lansing, Mich, March lO.-Bils have been
passed in the senate amending acts reor-
ganizing townships OF Fort Gratiot and
Port Huron so as to define boundary lines
of each township. Given immediate effect.
To provide for inspection OF illuminating
oils made from petroleum or coal oil. In
the house the senate amendments to the
Pingree-Atkinson BILL providing for tax
alton of railroad. express, telegraph and
telephone property on a basis similar to
that upon which other property is taxed
was concurred In, and the bill now goes to
the governor. Other bills have been passed
amending caucus law so as to change the
hour for opening caucuses in cities between
1000 and 10000 population from two until
four o'clock; amending charter of city of
Detroit so as to keep election polls open UNI
Ill eight p. m: fixing number Of members or
board of county road commissioners at five.
method of election, and making county
clerk clerk of board; amending charter OF
Bay City so as to reduce number of JUS
tees OF peace from four TO two: senate bill
for the establishment of state printing
plant
The governor has signed the following
bills: For relief OF sick, disabled and needy
ex-soldiers sailors and marines of the late
Spanish American war; 10 amend section
six, article six of the constitution relative
TO circuit courts, so that an additional cir
cult judge can be elected In st. Clair coun-
ty; authorizing the supervisors OF Wayne
county to hold n special election to submit
the question of issuing bonds not to ex-
coed $500, 900 to complete the building OF the
Wayne county court house; to establish the
Office of assistant treasurer of Muskegon
county, naming his power and duties and
liking salary, creating new JuuiCldl clrSuit,
Van Buren, and Cass counties. Thirty
siXth%etc.
Lansing, Mich, March n.-Bills have
been passed in the senate to prevent the
placing of children in homes by unincorpo-
rated societies, and providing that break
Ing into t-rn. granary or Clubhouse in the
nighttime shall be felony. bill was Ia
yorably reported which provides that 10
liquor shall be sold without prescription
and that each Monday druggists in prohibit
ton counties shall publish the names OF
those to whom the liquor was sold during
the previous week and the purpose for
which liquor was to be used. The bill
also provides that elections on prohibition
may be held at regular election times and
should not require special elections. mo
business of importance was transacted in
the house.
Lansing. Mich, March 13.-In the senate
bills have been passed amending charter
of the city of Ann Arbor, providing that
damage suits against the city shall be be-
gun within six months; providing pension
for aged or disabled firemen of the Bay
City fire department, and pensions to wives
and children of firemen killed in the serv-
ice. Bills have been passed in the house
organizing union school district of House,
Altoona county Immediate effect; vacat-
ing township of Beaver Lake, Ogenaw
county, and Incorporating 1t with Foster
Immediate effect: amending Battle Creek
charter Immediate effect; for the incorpo-
ration OF fruit-growing associations;
amending Traverse City charter.
The governor has signed bills to legalize
taxes assessed in Ithaca township, Gratiot
county, for 1896: to authorize council OF
Pontiac to use moneys collected for sheep
killing for the support of the library; CIV
ing telephone companies the right to con-
denim rights of way In upper peninsula.
Cubans Turn Bandit.
Santiago de Cuba, March 1.-THE re-
suits of the policy inaugurated at Ha-