The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-04-27
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
Daily summary of the Proceedings
tn Senate and House at the
FOrty-hrst Session,

Lansing, Mich. April 16.-In the senat,
piiis have been passed to amend the sol
| oiers' home act; appropriation for the In
| uustrial school for boys: appropria ting
| sooooo Tor psycopathic ward at tho uni.
| versity; increasing from seven to nine the
lumber OF directors street railway com.
pany may have.
lansing. Mich. April ia unique anti.
prize light bill was passed by the senate
Yesterday. 1t prohibits prize fighting and
the publication OF detailed accounts OF such
nshts In the newspapers, but expressly
permits contests OF ten rounds or less.
Lansing, Mich, April BIN the senate
piiis nave been passed requiring all ward
ems 10 report monthly to the governor as
20 the conduct of paroled prisoners: to
amend the garnishee law so that service
may be had on the bookkeeper or other re-
sponsible employe of company; relative
10 guardians of drvnkards; relative to
ming OF bonds on appeal In probate courts |;
10 amend the tax law relative to assess
ment rolls; for the better regulation Of
truancy; for the registration of grange H.
braries; appropriation for the state public
schools; relative to taxation for highway
purposes.
Lansing, Mich, April 20.-The senate has
passed bills to create voting precinct In
1ngallston township. Menominee county;
to regulate telegraphers, messenger boys,
tion intrusted to them; to prohibit prizo
hghting; amending the law relative to the
examination OF school teachers, so as to
raise the standard; to license and tax "ny-
by-night mercantile concerns: appropriate
Ing about $4,000 for the state Industrial
school for girls; to appropriate $1,000 more
for the Michigan building at Buffalo.
House.
Lansing, Mich. April 16.-Bills have been
N hn ill.,. ia 4.
Of Port Huron to legallze the 500, 900 Issue
or canal bonds; providing for an assistant
prosecuting attorney In st. Clair county:
providing that the woman physician at the
Industrial school for girls at Adrian need
not reside at the institution.
Lansing, Mich, April 1S.-Bills have been
passed in the house for a deficiency appro-
priation of $S063.66 for the school for the
deaf; N7,50O for additional land for the
eastern asylum at Pontiac; 1896, 49, the
budget for the home for the feeble minded
at Lapeer which includes $l6,450 for i'm
provements and repairs. There were sew
eral objections to giving the Pan-Amerl-
can commission Sc 900 to finish the building,
but 1t finally went through.
Lansing. Mich. April 19.-The house has
passed bills providing for the payment of
fees to the county of Arenac and the clerk
thereof In suits and proceedings in the
Arenac circuit court; providing that the
president of the village of Stephenson shall
be ex-ofiicio membeh of the Menomnee
county board of supervisors; vacating
township of st. Helens in Roscommon
county and attaching The territory to the
townships of Higgins and Richfleld, In the |
same county, extra appropriation OF 81, 900 |
for the state board of health; appropriate |
Ing $S.O6366 for the school for the deaf at |
Flint; $l1 500 for the Eastern Michigan asy- |
lhm at Pontiac. 450 for the home for |
the feeble minded; 81, 900 extra for the Mich
lgan commission to the Buffalo Pan-Amer-
ican exposition; sT.060 for the state fish
commission; sl7,500 for the purchase of POO
acres of land for the Eastern Michigan
isylum at Pontiac
Lansing. Mich, April 20-The house has
'assed bills approprlatlng s221, 800 for the
tate normal schools; appropriating 81 900
or bronze medals for soldiers and sailors
( the Spanish-American war: appropriate
ng 81, l55,C0O for the maintenance OF the
tate's asylums; appropriating s13S, 900 for
ne state prisons; approprlating 5000 125 for
nc school for the deaf; appropriating S.
S.15 for the naval brigade: appropriating
1850 for additional land at the Eastern
Lansing, Mich, April zv.--rrose~-
or futile, of the Ingham county CIR
NIT. has asked the court to nolle
,rosse the cases against William A.
French. ex-state land commissioner;
edgar J. Adams, of Grand Rapids, ex-
peaker of the house, and Charles IL.
Pratt. ex-agent for a school book sup
,ly firm, who were indicted for bribery
, year ago by the grand jury. He
asserts that after consultation with |
counsel for the state he is confident
that cases cannot be made out against
the indicted men, because certain tes-
timony in sight at the time the IN
dictments were returned Is not now
available.