, 1875-02-03
MICHIGAN,

Sp9eidl ptspntrh to 1Ihe Chsra1o Tribune.
LANSING, Mich, Feb. IA largo humber OF
petitions 1avo beon received III the Legislature
praying that tho tar OIL insurance premiums may
be repealed. It u alleged that tho tax ultl-
mately falls upon tho po!ioy-ho!ders. being
clarged to them by tho companies, md falling
usually, Ia the case Of liteinsurauco ptatniulns,
upon = caaa Of mon unable to bear increased
burdens their nav;ngs baing generally consumed
in the payment Of the insurance premiums. 1t
iB alleged that foreign states 1cvy fully Us great
taxeanpon Michigan insurance companies as docs
Michigan upon fnrogn companies, 40 that nothing
Ia gained in thnk why. Tie mattor l,as uudouht-
edly excited great deal Of comment recently in
this State, and IL certain TO receive attention
from tho Legislature.
Tho Commissioner OF Railroads sent coul-
mupication to tho House to-day staling that ho
employed only ono clelk, wtoss salary Of 81, 000
por aunuu ia paid by the state. The incidental
expenses Of hia office from its organization to
Oct. /, 1874, a period Of eighteen months, hsTo
been. s746.ea. The salary Of the Com.
already been submitted which proposes to re-
duce tile salary largely. The position ia by
many deemed almost HInecnfc, and tho l.egIH-
fatura alraauy eylucnces detel miuation TO cot
down expenses wherever possible.
Tho. resolution requesting ctr Henators and
Representatives In congress to oppoao tho pas-
rage OF the propoeed Etciprpcity treaty wAs
lnally pasAod III tA0 House by tj0 to g. Dr. Klein,
o. Dptrolt' protested Hga'nst tl'o resolution do.
canug that tie lacI Ut B'lcii treaty "As tho
cxuse Vt great bi,Hiaess lossos to Detroit; but
r0marks III that direction oydautly lHi very little
weight Ia the House, aH MicalgAns interests arc
decidedly ngainst tho treaty.
a1r. Goodyear, Donocrnt, iu lhe House raisod
Tim tr1,ulV why finn
tcreat Was not received tor the largo BALANCE IN
tho Treasury, but tho inquiry did not anouut o
much, AZ he showed 10 practicable way OF OBJ
xatniug moro.
Tho senatu to.day passed. an not repeaiing the
Dog law, aud passed tile join: RESOLUTION pro-
.esliug agalns! tho adoption by Congress- VI Tue
reciprocity tlcAty.
pointed tho ScnAle numbers u the Juiut Colu.
inltteo 10 visit tho University and Agricultural
ColloEa.
Tho Auditor-G General to-day Informed tho Sem
ate that the spociilu taxes received by tho atata
fro1o ltc-,nSuranco comLaules during the last
fiscal Year amounted to SA9t 300. 1he whole Inv
cohcetnlng tho taxation Of Insurance. co1npaaies
will certainly be oycrhAuleil ut this ucsson.
Tho bill providing penalty Of %5o fur eettinG
guns for tho klllpg of game was VI, III the Holsae
to.day in Committee Vt tIlo Whole, 1t tnahes
tho death Of ahuuan being through tue explosion
OF such gun manslaushteT, aud gtHes r1sht q
&ct!oh to the atiplinistratorB of tho deceagosl
| su recover the sum OF Y4,00o frosu tho person
| who vet tho gun, besilos giving damages fos
LESSER injuries received. Tue phrase "slsot ftou
, gnn." however, frequently occnrrctl III tho
bill tu reIoronce to tie potsous sustaining elicEl
/ injuries. aud al this was deemed OF sul!ewAht
| doubtful meaning, tlls act was .orolTet back tu
tue Committee d, s&ata Affairs 10 put ths bill
into tho English language,
An attsups to change the law 10 relation to
the admission OF pupils redtlng IN ono district
to another failed to-day III tue House, but tla
matter is very likely ~ calns up agaln III sonis
| other form.
| sTArE POLITICS.
Tie Reform party Of this state will hold I
convention iu this city. tomorrow, to non!tlats
Judges Of tho aupleno Court and AeGeuta.