The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-26
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
DAILY Summary of the Proceedings
I'm senate and House mt the
FOrty-hrst SessiOn.

Lansing. Mich. Jan. 15.-The senate met
last evening. but no business was trans
acted.
Lansing. Mich, Jan. 16.-No business
OF Importance was transacted In the sem
ate yesterday
Lansing. Mich, Jan. ia bill was in
troduced In the senate yesterday defining
trusts: also one regulating foreign insur-
ance companies so as to prevent overhead
writing
Lansing. Mich, Jan. 1s.-Bills have been
introduced in the senate: Providing that
patients in the Ionia asylum who have
been supported by any county shall
thereafter be supported by the state; to
change the name of Ionia reformatory
to Michigan reformatory; to regulate the
sale OF cigarettes; to prevent dealing In
stocks, grain. etc.. when there Is no ac-
tual transfer; to amend law relative to
requests; to amend registration laws;
appropriating $4,000 for the Coldwater
school for two years.
Lansing. Mich, Jan. 19.-Bills have been
introduced in the senate to prohibit un-
lawful wearing of G. A. r. and Royal
Legion badges: to repeal the act Great
ing the office of commissioner of mineral
statistics; to provide for the abolition
of boards of review; to provide fire es-
capes for every hotel room above the
first floor; to provide that convict made
goods shall be labeled prison made;
providing a penalty for nonobservance:
to provide for the Sunday closing of the
aters; to provide that BARRIERS must have
apparatus in shops to sterilize tools.
Lansing. Mich. Jan. 2l.-In the senate
bills have been introduced for senatorial
and congressional reapportionment: to
make the open deer season November
and limit the number any hunter may
kill to four bucks; to amend the general
act for incorporation of villages: to
amend general tax law: appropriating
$4,000 for new books for state and travel
laws; to amend law under which supreme
court Is organized; to amend laws rela-
tive to mutual benefit associations.
House.
Lansing. Mich. Jan. 15-Pursuant to
adjournment the house met last evening.
but did not transact any business.
Lansing. Mich, Jan. 16.-Bills were In
troduced In the house yesterday prohib-
iting Sunday performances at opera
houses; levying tax Of Ave dollars per
annum on each bachelor 30 years old or
over; increasing from three to FIVE per
cent. the tax on the gross Michigan earn
ings of express companies: providing Sc
we're penalties for the docking of horses;
prohibiting the sale of alum baking pow
ders or other food products containing
alum. and prohibiting the adulteration of
white lead.
Both houses cast their votes for United
States senator. and Senator James Nc
MILAN was elected for the third time. He
received the vote OF every republican
member.
Lansing. Mich, Jan. T.-In the house
yesterday Mr.. Gordon gave notice Of an
anti-cigarette bill which contains some
rigid provisions. A tax of 5000 year Is
provided, with requirement for original
packages of such size as to make the law
practically prohibitive without being so
In terms Bills were introduced to divide
the state into IL congressional districts;
to provide lavatories in suburban cars,
and for enlarging the city of Pennington.
In joint convention at noon yesterday
the state legislature verified the vote
taken In the senate and house and Senator
James Mcmillan was formally declared
elected United States senator for the term
OF six years from March next.
Lansing. Mich. Jan. 1S-In the house
bills have been introduced: Requiring
sleeping and buffet car companies to pay
an annual retail liquor license of $500:
making ten hours the limit of a days
work for pharmacists and assistant phar-
macists: prohibiting the trading stamp
Industry exempting from taxation all
bonds or other obligations issued by the
state or by boads of education: in
creasng from five to seven the number
of justices of the supreme court: provid-
ing for compensation for persons iso-
lated on account of contagious diseases:
proposing amendment to the constitution
fixing salaries of members of the legisla-
ture at $1,000; amending election law;
prohibiting manufacture and sale of Gig
arettes; appropriatng $4,000 for state
library and 5000 for Michigan travelling
library; establishing a lien for labor on
manufactured forest products while in
transit.
Lansing, Mich, Jan. BIN the house
bills have been introduced making fish
ermen immune from prosecution when In
possession of understood fish. so long as
the nets used are of legal sized mesh:
making the Office of drain commissioner
elective; providing a dog tax.
Lansing. Mich. Jan. 21.-Bills have been
introduced in the house enacting a gen.
eral election law: providing for and secur-
ing purity in the conduct of elections
in the state; providing for the labelling of
all receptacles containing liquors of all
kinds; permitting the manufacture of
wine from grapes in-Van Buren, county;
restricting powers of state tax commits
sion to state taxes. A bill has been
passed increasing the salary of judge of
probate of Wayne county to $4,000 year.