Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-01
WILL INTEREST MANY.
a Bill Providing for the Appointment
OF an Expert Grain Inspector.
Our LansIng budget.


Our Lansing budget.
Among the mass OF bills heaped on the
clerks desk is one that every miller, ship
per, elevator and railroad man in Michigan
is interested in. The bin changes the title
Of the commissioner OF railroads 10 that OF
railroad and warehouse commissioners of
Michigan" He is To appoint grain eX
pert to be known as chief inspector OF grain,
and this officer is To give bonds in the SUN
of $4,000 for the faithful performance OF
his duty. An assistant chief inspector and
"A corps of deputy inspectors are also pro
vided for in full each town where public
elevator is located 10 have an Inspector
ard these are required To give bonds OF
$40, 900 The bin also requires the owner,
lessee or manager Of every public ware
house or elevator 10 procure from the cir
cult court IA license TO transact business.
He must file a bond varying in amount ac-
cording 10 the capacity Of the elevator as
follows
For an elevator not over 200 bushels, a
bond of g., 500; 100000 bushels, 5000; 2OO,-
600 bushels, $1,000; $4,000 bushels, Sl5,-
600; 400, 900 bushels, $50, 900; - 900 bush
els, SIS 900; go, 00J bushels, 81, 800; 900
coo bushels, $4,000; over l,0OJ, 900 bushels,
100000.
The elevator men are required TO make
uniform charge for warehouse service, and
must not discriminate. During the first
y y
quired TO fix IA schedule of prices, and may
not deviate from it during the year. No
grain can be delivered until II has been
examined by an inspector and found 10 be
of the grade called for by the warehouse
receipt, and the elevator people are forbid
den to mix grain of different grades or al
low it to be done with view or result OF
| profit to anyone. The ISIS Iing of a receipt
| of fraudulent notice either as TO date,
| quantity, quality or grade Is made felony
! and is punished by a state prison sentence
| OF one TO two years. The receipts cancelled
and issued must be reported daily to the
railroad and warehouse comm ssioner The
| latter is empowered 70 appoint arbitration
| committees wherever an elevator is located
to look after points of differences.
A bill has been introduced providing for
the incorporat on Of the Lewis Cass Home
| in Detroit for the reformation of drunkards.
! The home is 10 receive such cases as are
sent 10 il from the house of correction, and
( for compensation is 10 receive 10 per cent
| Of the Wholesale and retail liquor TAX OF
! Wayne county. The home is 10 be private
f. institution, but it's management will be par
F! italy under the charge of the state.
a bin has been re-introduced providing
| for the appointment of state marshalls to
see that the liquor law is enforced.
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PROVIDING that in legislative districts where
there are more than two Legislative candi
| dates the voter may cast rs many ballots
for any one candidate as there are candt
dates in the field - something after the
principle OF the minority repre- sentative
law.
The last phase Of the wages garnishey
| question, " hich has attracted considerable
attention NJ the hands Of the legislature, Is
bill introduced by Mr.. Logclmeyer, ex
emptug 81 week from attachment, anc
allowing that amount 10 be paid over al
once 10 the defendant debtor The al pei
day exemption bill could ind nobody tC
father it.
An antitrust bill has been introduced il
the senate. II provides that all assoc a
tions, trusts, etc, mJ.st file their articles
of agreements with tho auditor general ant
shall be open for inspection by all. Cnde
the terms of the bill an annual report mus
also be filed
A bill has been introduced requiring cor
oners to be legally qualified physicians.
Mr.. Bignau has introdu ed a resolution
providing that the legs atJre ad ourn from
April 10 January !, 90, 20 give the farme
members a show Mr. Bignan stipulato
in his resolution that the members shall no
draw pay during the proposed recess.
The number OF bills introduced in tn
house during the present session is Sol; II
the senate 425 bills were introduced, bcin.
30 less than last year.