The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-03-23
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
Daily Summary Of the Proceedings
in Senate and House II the
Forty-nrst sessios.


Lansing. Mich. March h.-Gov. Bliss
sent the following appointments to the
senate: Emory I. Busby. Hastings, MEM
Der OF board of examiners OF BARRIERS. 70
succeed r. M. Fillmore. of Lansing; also
the following members of the state board
of examiners OF horseshoers: Richard
Moxley. Saginaw. for unexpired term OF
present year and full term ending August
8, 1906: G. ID. Gibson. Adrian. term ends
1908; Walter Backwith. Detroit. term ends
1904; Abram w. Honsinger, Grand Rap
ids. term ends 1906.
Lansing, Mich, March 15-Bills have
been passed In the senate for the protection
of fish In Clam lake. Antrim county; chang
ing the time OF meeting OF the Ienawee
county supervisors; to amend the law rel
alive to election precincts; relative TO the
time OF suits against Insurance companies:
to amend the general law for the incor-
poration of villages,
Lansing, Mich, March 16-Bills have
been passed In the senate proposing an
amendment TO the constitution to Increase
the pay of members OF the legislature TO
$1,000 per term: for the incorporation OF
Evangelical German Lutheran deaf mute
institutions: extending the terms OF coun-
ty commissioners OF schools from two to
four years.
House.
Lansing. Mich. March 13-The farmers
held the whip hand in the house yesterday
and forced through the committee of the
whole against the strenuous opposition OF
legislators from the cities and the upper
peninsula Senator Goodell's bill prohibiting
the colorng of oleomargarine so as to re-
semble butter. The bill Is copy OF the
law of other states, which has withstood
the test Of the supreme court, and there Is
no doubt of Its passage.
Lansing, Mich, March 4.-The oleomar-
garine men who were here to fight the
passage of the bill to prohibit the coloring
of imitation butter met with defeat yes
terday when the house passed the Goodeii
measure. The farmers made the fight
OF the session for the bill and won by
decisive vote The bill now goes to the
governor, and there Is no prospect OF his
vetoing II.
Lansing, Mich, March 15.-In the house
bills have been passed amending the char
ter of Traverse City so as to provide for
waterworks: amending the charter or
the city of Marquette; authorizing the
township Of South Haven to borrow $4,000
for the erection of a courthouse and jail;
Increasing the bonded indebtedness OF
school district No. OF Marquette from $780,
900 to $50, 900; authorizing the city of Has
tings to bond itself for $4,000; creating the
Office of assessor in the city OF East Tawas;
new charter for the city of Flint; protect
Ing the G.. A. r. button and providing that
II shall not be worn by persons not MEM
bers of the order The committee oil
elections made favorable report on tho
biz of Representve Colby for abolisAing
the present caucus system and establish
Ing the plan Of holding polls and pominat-
ing candidates for Office according to the
most approved methods.
Lansing, Mich, March 16.-In the house
bills have been passed providing board
| of Jury commissioners for ST. Clair coun-
| ty, to consist Of nine persons to be APP