The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-08
THE LEGISLATURE
Democratic Members of the House
We're Excused.
TO ATTEND STATE CONVENTION
Bill to Move the County Seat of EN-.
met Ccunty-Only Seventeen Men,
bers of the Senate in Attendance
Business Transacted.

Lansing, Mich, March 6.-Rep. Nc
Farlane, republican of Detroit, moved
that the democratic members Of the
house be excused after 3 o'clock to at
tend the democratic state convention
at Grand Rapids to-day. The motion
carried without a dissenting vote, the
minority party representatives making
no effort to secure an adjournment in
line with the precedent established by
the republican legislators last week.
The fish and fisheries committee ia
vorably reported out the bill appro-
priating $76,370 for the state fish COM
mission to use for purposes Of main
tenance and improvements.
In committee of the whole there was
considerable debate over Rep Curtis
bill to enable the people of Petoskey
to provide room for holding court, ana
a suitable jail building, and providing
also for the holding Of the sessions
of the Emmett county court in that
city whenever such accommodations
shall have been provided. The court
house is now located at Harbor
Springs.
The bill finally was agreed to In
committee of the whole, and is now
on the order of the third reading. 1t
practically provides for changing the
county seat of Emmett county from
Harbor Springs to Petoskey.
The committee Of the whole also
agreed to Rep. Baumann's bill au.
thorizing 10 or more congregations af-
filiated with the Evangelical Lutheran
synodical conferences of North Amer
lea to consolidate and incorporate for
the establishment and support OF evan
gelical deaf mute institutions.
Rep. Dennis bill authorizing injunc-1
tons to restrain waste on timber lands
when taxes on the same shall be due,
was also passed in committee of the
whole. Similar treatment was also ac-
corded Dennis bill to amend the gen.
eral tax laws so as to permit of levies
on timber lands delinquent for taxes.
Only u senators responded to roll
call in the senate Tuesday afternoon
7-barely enough for a quorum. The
meeting occupied an hour But little
business was transacted.
Senator Kelly's fish bill, permitting
commercial fishermen to dispose Of
understood FISH to the amount of 10
per cent of their catch, was opposed
by Senators Helme and Atwood, who
claimed that it would practically do
away with all present protection to
fish. Kelly vigorously backed his bill,
but finally moved that it be passed
informally until he could prove to
Messrs Atwood and Helme that their
fears are ungrounded. This was done.
The committee on agricultural in
terests reported favorably III. b. %, for
a tax of So on female dogs three
months old, and a tax of 81 on male
dogs over three months old.
The soldiers home committee re-
ported favorably II. b. 375. admitting
veterans or the Spanish-American war
to the soldiers home.
The committee of the whole agreed
to four bills, as follows
Changing the time of the sessions Of
the Jlenawee county supervisors.
Protecting fish in Clam lake.
Prohibiting fishing in Tamarack
lake, except with a hook and line.
All of these bills were tabled by the
senate on third reading, because of the
absence of so many senators.
Senator kelly's concurrent resolu-
ton was adopted calling for a commits
sion of five three senators to be
named by the president of the senate,
and two representatives by the speak
err to confer with like commissions
from Wisconsin and Minnesota, with
a view to adopting a uniform system
of taxing vessel property, the commits
sion to draw usual expenses and re-
port to the legislature as soon as pos
sible.
In the house the resolution was re
ferred to the judiciary committee.