Legislating On Railway Fares

LiANSlSG, Mich., May 9.- An attempt was made in the senate to re-refer what is known as the Jowetí Michigan Central 2-cent fare bill to the joint oommittee on railroads and judiciary, but it was defeated. The public health committee roported favorably on the Johnson bill prohibiting coloring of oleomargarine to reserable genuine butter. The house committee of the whole had a long and stubborn fight over Bobinson's bill reducing passenger fares on upper península railroads trom i to 3 cents a rnile. An attempt to ttrike out all after the enacting clauso failed, and the bill was advanced to tlnrd readlng.