The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-05-04
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
Daily I'm Both the senate
and House.


Springfield. ILL.,. April 2s.-In the senate
yesterday several bills were advanced TO
third reading.
Springfield. ILL.,. April A-The senate
passed bills yesterday to exempt from in
herltance tax requests for religious. edu-
cational, scientific and charitable pur-
poses; appropriating $4,000 to the Illinois
agricultural college: making an appropria-
ton for expenses OF farmers Institutes:
to localize consolidation of the Moline.
Rock Island & Davenport street railway
companies; providing that title guarantees
companies shall be licensed and Inspected
by the state auditor: to permit reorganiza-
tion OF the Lincoln university.
Springfield. ILL.,. April 25.-The senate
yesterday defeated the bills to regulate
construction OF telephone and telegraph
lines over railways. and to require printing
OF patent medicine formulas on their con-
tents Bills were passed making funeral
expenses first lien on deceased's insurance
policies: permitting construction OF sewers
by special assessment without petition.
Springfield. H.. April 26.-The senate yes
terday passed bills to secure the practicai
abolition of the township Offices In Chicago
and making hazlng penal offense. Sena-
tor May introduced bill making II mis-
Gemeanor to give future options In mar
kets, spread false reports concerning STOCK
values or to corner a market
Springfield. H.. April 27.-The senate
passed bills yesterday to amend the civil
service law by including in the preferred
list soldiers who served in the war with
Spain and In the Philippines; to confer on
school directors of districts operating un-
der special charters the same authority
given to directors under the general law:
providing that state and county taxes only
shall be extended on the assessment fixed
by the state board of equalization. and that
all other taxes shall be extended on the
local assessment as equalized by the board
of revenue. Adjourned to Monday.
House.
Springfield Ill, April 23.-Nothing was
done In the house yesterday except ad-
vancing bills to third reading.
Springfield. ILL.,. April 24.-By vote of l0l
to 3 the house yesterday passed the anti
cigarette bill. Other bills were passed APP
propriating $l750O0 per annum for the ILL
nois Central hospital for insane at Jack
sonville: appropriating $4,000 per anRum
for the Illinois soldiers and sailors homa
at Quincy; appropriating $69lOO for I'M
provements and repairs at the same: ap-
propriatlng $31. $50 per annum for contin-
gent expenses, and 81. 500 for Improvements
at the state home for Juvenile fem1le Of
tenders at Geneva.
Springfield, H.. April 25.-The house yes
terday passed a bill fixing the salaries OF
clerks of the supreme and appellate courts
mum; appellate court. First district. 5000:
Second and Third districts, $1,000 Fourth
district. 81. 500 The bill reduces court costs
and provides all fees shall be paid into the
state treasury. Also a bill appropriatirg
S250. 900 for the Hin OILS exhibit at the Louisi-
ana purchase exposition in ST. Louis.
Springfield. ILL.,. April 26.-The Bundy gar
nishment bill. exempting SIS weekly. was
passed yesterday by vote of 81 to Is. Other
bills were passed providing for the consol.-
dalton OF school districts ard the free
transportation Of pupils to and from school;
providing for an expression OF opinion by
electors on questions of public policy al
any general or special election. known as
the referendum bill
Springfield. ILL.,, April 27.-In the house
yesterday thesenate bill limiting the aggre
gate tax levy to five per cent. OF the tota
assessed valuation of property. was passed
Other bills we're passed providing for hold
ing elections to authorize the sale of schoo
lands; changing method OF settling claims
by5istrlct mutual windstorm, cyclone. tor
/ naeo Insurance companies; requiring coun
| ty clerks to notify secretary of state o
| changes in voting precincts; amending tn
| farm drainage act extending powers o
boards of arbitration providing for en-
forcement of drainage assessments; pro
vlding for patriotic exercises in schools
Consideration OF the house joint resolution
providing for a constitutional convention
was discussed.
Springfield, ILL.,. April 29.-Bills were
passed In the house on Saturday placing
cold storage warehouses under the supervi-
sion OF railroad warehouse commissioners
declaring 1t unlawful to kill. catch or take
fish for any purpose within 400 feet below
any dam, between April Is and June Is. Bill
does not apply to Lake Michigan. a bill
granting women the right to vote and par
ticipate In town meetings ard elections was