The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-28
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
Daily summary of the Work Done By
the Lawmakers In the Sem
ate ana House.

| LanSing@ Mich, Jan. HIN the senate
| last night bills were introduced providing
| for a graduated income tax and for an
Inheritance tax and 10 prevent the con-
bolidation OF express offices In cities OF the
fourth class and larger. Also to require
fire insurance companies TO pay the full
face OF the policy In case OF total loss. =.
A futile attempt was made In the house to
have special committee investigate and
report. with special reference to the value
OF all corporate and other property. and
the estimated tax railroad. telegraph. ex-
press and telephone companies would pay
under the Atkinson bill. This defeat OF
dilatory tactics IL considered a decisive vic-
tory for the friends OF this bill.
Lansing. Mich. Jan. lS.-Bills were intro
duced In the senate yesterday authorizing
formation OF corporations for intellectual
or scientific research. etc; appropriatlng
s.. 500 for Michigan Pioneer and Historical
society. 1899 and 1900 regulating manner
OF doing business OF insurance companies
and preventing formation OF compact as
to rates; increasing holdings OF llbrarieg
and lyceums, ballot for United States
senator resulted In the choice OF julius G.
Burrows....In the house bills were intro
duced for taxation of inheritances: medical
examination bill: for the incorpora ton OF
societies for the prevention OF cruelty 10
animals and children: for city ownership
OF street cars In Detroit. prohibiting sale
OF oleomargarine as butter: relative 10
garnshee OF corporations: providing a
minimum of $4,000 as endowment for coll
leges: for the repeal OF sparrow bounty
act: for incorporation OF fruit growers
The formal vote upon election OF United
States senator was taken and julius c.
Burrows received So votes. Daniel *. Cam
pau (dem) being given the vote OF the eight
democratic members,
Lansing, Mich, Jan. 19.--The Legislature
yesterday took its final action I'm the cleo
ton of United States senator. the join.
convention ratifying the vote In the two
houses, and formally declaring the cleo
ton of julius G. Burrows. In the house
two members were added to the COMMITTEES
on elections at the request of Representa-
tive Schmidt. democrat. from Saginaw,
whose seat Is being contested, and who was
to select the additional members
Lansing, Mich. Jan. 20.-Both houses
yesterday passed Il joint resolution au-
thorizlng the payment by the board of state
auditors of all expenses incident to tho
exhuming and return of soldiers bodies in
excess OF that paid by the general govern
ment. Bills have been introduced In tho
senate providing for the examnn ton 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 be n woman:
providing for the purchase of books and
equipments for the Michigan state library
and the Michigan travelling library: amend
ing laws organizing asylums so that the
board of trustees of any asylum now or
hereafter organized shall consist of six
members, four of whom shall he men and
two women....In the house bills have been
introduced providing that insurance COM
panies shall pay full amount of fire in
surance policies; lcngthening term, etc. OF
members of state board of arbitration re-
ducing garniShee exemption from s25 to
Sl2 50: to license and regulate commission
and produce dc alers: to protect game: re-
collection nj IN
defunct villages; recurring all bonds for
villages under general Incorporation law
20 be submitted to the people.
Lansing. Mich. Jan. 2l.-Notice OF three
insurance bills was given In the senate
yesterday. One provides that all insuring
shall be done by companies authorized to
do business In Michigan. another provides
for retaliation in case any state imposes
excessive demands upon Michigan com
panies operating In that state, while the
third bill amends the law so that fire COM
panies shall be assessed only upon their
net receipts in Michigan. Bills were pa ssed
for incorporation OF Detroit Exposition
company: providing for a representative
of the state to go to Cuba and other places
and arrange for eXhuming the bodies OF
Michigan soldiers, Bills have been intro
duced providing for the taxation of in
heritances and transfers of property by
WILL changing the name of the asylum for
the dangerous and criminal insane at Ionia
to state asylum In the house a Joint res
outon proposing an amendment to the
constitution in favor of equal suffrage was
introduced. Bills have been introduced to
revise laws a TO Michigan public schools;
for graduated income tax: repeating law
as to registration of deaths: to prevent
marriage of first cousins; for reorganlza-
ton of state militia; to prevent mob vio-
lence: providing for inspection OF coal
mines in Michigan; appropriatlng $1,000 for
books for state public library: amending
general tax law; for Incorporation OF NJ Il.
churches. resolution for adjournment
from January q to February Z. to give the
junket committees time to visit state in
situations was adopted In both houses
Lansing. Mich, Jan. 23--In the senate a
bin has been passed repeating act prevent
ing fishing In Long lake. Bills have been
introduced repeating act providing for IL
text book commission; providing for the
ownership of property by husband and
wife. regulating the payment Of bounty to
beet sugar farmers: protecting sidepaths
or wheelways used by bicyclists: validat-
Ing Indebtedness OF counties or townships
and authorizing the levying of taxes for
the payment of the same. In the house
bills have been introduced regulating pub
lication and distribution of state manuals.
relative to raising money by township
boards; providing that only 40 per cent OF
II oney due a garnishee defendant for labor
shall be applicable on a debt; authorizing
n board of county auditors for Bay; for the
establishment of an agricultural expert
free text books in public schools. to be
selected by district boards for seizure OF
property assessed for taxes.