The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-03-16
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
Daily Summary Of the Proceedings
In senate anA House at the
FoFty-nrst Session.


Lansing. Mich. March Ex-senator Kelly
has introduced q resolution. to make the
taxation OF vessel property uniform IN
Michigan. Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Lansing, Mich. March 7.-committee
meetings occupied the time OF the senate.
Lansing. Mich. March s.-The senate
yesterday tabled the resolution OF Senator
Kelly for the appointment OF q commits
sion to confer with representatives OF Wis
consin and Minnesota regarding uniform
taxation Of vessel property In the states
bordering on the great lakes. II was de-
nounced as tunket.
Lansing, Mich. March .. - Bills have
been passed In the senate providing that
the commandment of the soldiers home may
be appointed guardian OF the inmates when
thought necessary by the board; provfd-
Ing for the admission Of veterans OF the
Spanish American war to the soldiers
home; naming the military rank OF the
officers OF the soldiers home: to regulate
the confinement and trial Of infants under
16 years Of age.
Lansing, Mich. March Gin the house
bill was passed fixing the salaries Of cleo
ton inspectors and clerks at five dollars
day and OF gatemen at $2.5s An attempt
was made to pass the bill requiring county
school commissioners to provide them
selves with second grade teachers certih-
but II received only IS votes, and was
tabled.
Lansing. Mich. March 7-BIis have
been reported favorably IN ~the house
appropriating 5000 for the home
of the feeble-minded: providing for
a general state equalization Of prop
erty during the present year. and every
subsequent nth year. by new state board
Of equalization which will comprise the
old board and the state tax commission;
exempting from taxation all g. A. r. and
w. r. c. land and buildings when the
same Is used exclusively for the incor-
porated purposes Of those organiza lions;
prtSlding that In case Of the transfer OF
homestead lands exemption from taxation
Of those lands shall be for five years only.
from the original entry of the lands as
homestead lands regardless of such trans
fer; appropriating $4,000 for the FISH COM
mission.
Lansing, Mich, March 8-According to
figures submitted by Chairman Dlngley. of
the ways and means committee, yesterday,
| the total appropriations of the present ses-
sion of the Legislature are likely to reach
$780, 900, which is over $500. 900 in excess Of
the appropriations Of any previous legisla-
| ture. An effort will be made to reduce
these figures. and with this end in view
Chairman Dingley requested that all APP
preparation bills be placed In the hands Of
his committee within the next two weeks.
Vie made an economy talk, urging the leg
islature not to create new offices or In
crease salaries. The judiciary COM
mittee made favorable report on the Joint
resolution providing for an amendment to
the constitution abolishing the payment
OF money to newspapers for publishing the
laws enacted by the legislature. A con-
current resolution providing for final adj
journment May was promptly tabled.
Lansing. Mich, March "a bill was in
troduced In the house yesterday to regulate
freight rates. The appropriation for Mich
igan's exhibit at the Buffalo exposition
will not be available until July 1. the COM
mencement of the fiscal year, owing to
failure to specifically provide otherwise
in the appropriation measure. Mr.. Rod
| gers bill prohibiting the docking OF horses
tails and providing for the registration oil
locked horses brought into the state wa.
| agreed to. Failure to comply with the Law
Is made punishable by fine of 500 or i'm
prisonment for not less than 80 days.