The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-03-30
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
I'm senate and House at the
Forty-drst Session.

Lansing. Mich, March BIN the senate
bills have been passed to amend the fac
tory inspection law and to incorporate
the Women's Study club and permit the
same TO be supplied with books from the
state library
Lansing. Mich, March 2o.-The bill to in
crease the salary of the mayor Of Detroit
from 81, 800 per year to 5000. which passed
the house last week, wars passed by the
senate yesterday by vote OF "a to ana
was sent to the governor for approval.
Lansing. Mich, March 21.-The senate
committee on taxation yesterday favorably
reported graduated income tax Dill,
which provides rate running from one
fourth of one per cent on incomes OF be-
tween 1000 and 81. 500 up to one per cent.
on all In excess of 5000 year. The insur-
ance committee made a similar report on
a bill requiring companies doing employ
ers' liability business>to provide reserve
Of 40 per cent Of the premiums for each
year. minus claims paid and expenses In
connection Herewith.
Lansing. Mich. March 2o-inother pri-
mary election bill was killed in the senate
yesterday. It provided for abolishing tho
political caucuses in Wayne and Altoona
counties. Bills were passed giving editors
a lien for labor: prohibiting the docking
Of horses tails and making an appropria-
ton for the Michigan monument at Chick
amauga; providing severe punishment for
the docking of horses tails (Which had
previously passed the house).
Lansing. Mich, March 23.-The senate
has passed bills amending the charters Of
Battle Creek. Ishpeming and Traverse
City and the bills are row up to the gov
ernor for his signature. Senator Goodelps
bill, placing the regulation of the sale of
commercial feed stuffs under the control
of the board OF agricultural college was re-
ported, as was also the Pharmaceutical as
ISOLATION bill, which makes stringent regu-
lations with regard to the sale Of liquors
by drug stores.
Lansing, Mich, March 19.-Bills have
been passed In the house amending the tax
alton law so as to exempt from assess
ment the property of every secret society
in the state: providing for the publication
of the Wayne county auditors monthly re-
ports IN three weekly papers; repeating the
section of the general election law which
requires candidates to make sworn state
ment of their election expenses; provid-
ing for the sale of perishable property
which has been levied upon; providing that
one member Of the state live stock and SAN
itary commission must be veterinary sur
geon.
Lansing Mich, March 20.-Business OF a
routine character occupied the time Of the
house yesterday.
Lansing, Mich, March 21.-The house
yesterday passed bill authorizing the city
of Detroit to raise So, 900 for the purpose Of
celebrating its bicentury anniversary, and
also the Murfin bill aoolishing the Detroit
city board of canvassers. Both bills are
now ready for the governors signature.
having previously been passed by the ser-
ate. Bills making eight hours legal days
work, and prohibiting the adulteration of
grourd feed (the latter bill designing to do
away with the practice of using oat hulls,
corncobs, etc.), were favorably reported.
Lansing. Mich. March 22.-The house
committee gave prominent clergymen from
all parts of the state, including Bishop
Gillespie, a hearing yesterday On the bill
to require marriage licenses to be taken
out five days previous to the performance
of the ceremony. The bill is aimed to pre-
vent hasty marriages at St. Joseph and
other shore points All the clergymen preE-
eat Favored the passage of the bill.
Lansing, Mich, March 23-Bills have
bean passed In the house providing for the
obtaining Of jurors in justice courts In the
.fyv of Flint, and for the better adminis-
/ Ition Of justice; providing for the build
Ing and maintaining of partition fences on
agricultural lands within the corporate
limits Of the city of Eaton Rapids.