The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-04-06
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
Daily summary of the Proceedings
In senate and House at the
F0rty-nrst Session.

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Lansing Mich. March 26.-In the senate
bills have been passed for the organiza-
| ton Of corporate Congregational churches;
appropriating $4,000 for a state monument
at Chickamauga park; to reappropriate
s., sss to the state Industrial school for girls
at Adrian that was covered into the state
treasury by mistake: making Calhoun
county separate judicial circuit-ths
thirty-seventh. Gov. Bliss sent to.the sem
| ate the nomination OF John Haneg. Of
Menominee, as the democratic member OF
| the board of control OF the Marquette
prison for six years. to date from Febru-
! airy is.
Lansing. Mich. March H.-The senate in
committee of the whole had a long debate
| over the bill authorizing the establishment
of township high schools In townships.
where there are no incorporated cities or
villages. Senator Humphrey was master
| of ceremonies for the bill. Senator Goodeli
had It amended so as to leave the decision
to the Qualified taxpayers" Instead or.
"Qualifled electors" He tried to have It
| referred back. but was beaten and the bill
| was agreed to.
Lansing, Mich. March 2S.-In the senate
| Senator Atwood called up his concurrent
| resolution that the legislature should cease
doing business April rs and adjourn for
maly May 4. and II was adopted. Bills
| have been passed for the Incorporation OF
the public schools of Delray. Wayne coun-
| ty, and to include Torch Lake township
| with Calumet township OIoughton county,
| In the present law. giving the authorities
| power TO make all kinds Of stringent regu-
lations against cattle running at large
| Lansing Mich. March 29.-In the senate
| bills have been passed to provide for two
| regular sessions of the Muskegon county
| board of supervisors; to authorize the
| board of supervisors of Alpena county to
| purchase the lands of the Alpena County
| Agricultural society; proposing constitu'
| tional amendment permitting indetermi-
| nate sentences; authorizing members of
legislature to administer oaths. ETC.: pro.
viding that foreign mutual fire Insurance
companies may do business In Michigan
| by paying tax OF three per cent on gross
premium receipts, less premium dividends
| returned.
Lansing, Mich, March 30.-Bllls have
been passed in the senate proposing n COR
stitutional amendment empowering the
| legislature to appropriate money for high
| ways: to provide for the Incorporation Of
associations for building and owning build
ings for stores, offices, halls, etc.
House.
| Lansing, Mich, March ga bill has
| passed the house amending the charter "
| the city of Detroit, extending the terms OF
city officials and abolishing off-year fall
| elections.
Lansing Mich, March 27.-Bills have
| been passed In the house changing the title
of assessor of district school boards to that
| of treasurer; requiring applicants for d.
vorce to fill. preliminary declaration under
oath to be entered In a register for which
clerk Is allowed a fee OF two dollars: Great
Ing Thrty-seventh judicial circuit in Call
houn county: requiring state board Of pris-
on inspectors to visit the various institu-
lions under their jurisdiction at least once
| every three months and maintain record
| n the q To he cIibmiffpd the IagiS-
iature; amending highway act so that over
seers may be paid for overtime at the rate
of one dollar day for not to exceed FIVE
days.
| Gov. Bliss has affixed his signature to the
| bill prohibiting the coloring of oleomar-
| garine and has also signed the bill pro-
| viding for the admission to the soldiers
| home at Grand Rapids of veterans OF the
Spanish-American and Philippine wars.
Lansing, Mich. March 2S.-Bnls have
been passed In the house to revise the Law
| relative to the school law, so that the name
| OF Assessor" on county school district
| boards shall be changed to treasurer: re-
| quiring applicants for divorce to pay the
| county clerk two dollars to prepare prop
| err record of divorce proceedings, etc, and
| to furnish the secretary OF state with du-
| plicate copies; to de.ach Calhoun county
| from the Fifth judicial circuit. and to ere
| ate the Thirty-fifth judicial circuit; au-
| thorizing the trustees OF the Michigan
| asylum for dangerous and criminal insane
| to meet every three months with the trus-
tees of other asylums for joint meeting,
and keep the records of the meetings.
Lansing. Mich. March 29.-Blls havo
been passed in the house amending the
laws so that foreign wills may be placed on
| the same basis and admitted to probate
the same as II executed in this state: ap-
propriatlng sll,500 for the state normal
school at Marquette: providing for the
appointment OF guardians for habitual
drunkards and that every person so APP
pointed by the Judge of probate shall take
the patient to a hospital or suitable
| asylum for medical or sanitary treatment;
giving the land commissioner the power
to withdraw lands from sale In order to re-
estimate the value of primary school and
swamp, and other state lands.
Lansing. Mich. March 30-The commit
| tee of the whole of the house yesterday
agreed to the bill preventing the adultera-
| ton of ground feed. The bill Is said to be
| aimed at oatmeal manufacturers who are
| sending immense quantities of feed adul-
| terated with oat hulls into the state. This
| bill 20 prevent the use of the flag for adj
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