The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-19
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
I'm senate and House at the
Forty-hrst Session.

Lansing. Mich, Jan. 1o-The legislature
met yesterday pursuant to adjournment.
BY unanimous vote the senate adopted a
resolution providing for the appointment
OF a committee to Investigate the charges
made by ex-Gov. Pingree In his retiring
message against the management OF the
Marquette prison. As an indication Of the
attitude OF the administration on the equal
taxation question II Is significant that Sem
ator Atwood. one OF the closest friends OF
GOV Bliss. gave notice OF q bill to pro-
vide an ad valorem tax for railroads and
ether corporations now paying specific
taxes.
Lansing. Mich. Jan. Ex-senator
CHARLES Smith introduced a bill In the
senate yesterday to tax sleeping car COM
panies one per cent. on the capital stock.
the basis to be such proportion Of stock
as the entire car mileage per year bears
to the Michigan mileage. More bills pro-
Viding an ad valorem tax for corporations
now paving specific taxes were intro
uuced. they vary only as to the classes
OF corporations. The following appoint
ments were received from Gov. Bliss and
were confirmed: AdJutant general, George
II. Brown. Port Huron: quartermaster
general. J. II. Kidd Ionia; inspector gem
eral Fred w. Green. Ypsilanti; aids. J.
N. Cox. Calumet; w. M. Hatch. Union
city; ID. p. Graves. Benton Harbor; b.
3. Kaunmann. Detroit; commissioner of
labor. Scott Griswald. Grand Rapids;
dairy and food commissioner. w.
Il. Snow, Kalamazoo; salt in
spector. f. p. Dunwell. Ludngton: COM
missioner of mineral statistics, Tom A.
Hanna, Iron Mountain; commissioner OF
insurance. ]. " Barry. Lansing; COM
missioner of railroads. Chase f. Osborn.
Sault Ste. Marie; member advisory board
of pardons. DIR. F. W. Shumway. Will
liamston; members board OF corrections
and charities. Edward w. jerks, Detroit;
George ID. Gillespie. Grand Rapids; MEM
Der state board of health, Victor c..
Vaughan. Ann Arbor.
Lansing Mich, Jan. I'm the sem
ate yesterday Senator Loomis introduced
a bill increasing the number OF trustees
of each OF the four asylums for the in
sane from six to eight the additional
trustees to be women. The. bill also in
creases\ the term of members from six
to eight years. Senator Westover intro
duced bill which seeks to regulate the
sale not only of cigarettes but also of
cigarette papers. and to absolutely pro-
hibit their sale to minors. Adjourned to
meet Monday evening.
House.
Lansing, Mich, Jan. 11.-Mr. Mckay
gave notice yesterday OF a bill to prohib-
II tho manufacture and sale of cigarettes
in the state. The bill is In pursuance of
the recommendation of Gov. Bliss, Mr..
Chandler introduced a bill providing for
the taxation of all corporate property ex-
cept that of express companies on the
basis OF its cash value. Mr. Burns intro
duced q bill to amend the law establish
ing a pardon board SO that the governoS
can neither pardon nor parole a conEict
who has not made written application
with a full statement OF his case to the
board.
Lansing, Mich, Jan. 12.-In tho house
yesterday notice was given of joint reso-
lutions proposing constitutional amend
ments doing away with direct taxes for
state purposes. such expenses to be Who'll
ly met by specific taxation. and substitute
ing a term salary Of $1,000 for the per
diem now allowed members OF the lgis-
Il t,ra Adjourned TO Monday evening