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LAHsISs. Micn., Jan zs.--Ihe speak
er appeared in ms place this morning
and S. members OF the House respond
ed to roll-eall- While not IN shape TO
do any very important work, the House
can dlspose OF whatever routine work
may be ready, such as the receiving OF
petitions. the noticing OF bills and their
introduction. Bills Of minor import
anee may be reported and ordered
printed, but the more important mat
ters will have 10 wait until another
week. But this need not delay seriously
the real work of the session.
From communication sent in by the
Auditor General, in response to request
OF the House, it tappears that the states
Mining School has cost, for construction
and maintenance, the sum OF $22l 500.
Mr.. White noticed the introduction
of bills to amend section 272s of How
ellis statutes, relative TO the opportion-
ment OK taxes in municipalities and TO
provide for the inspection and regula-
ton of building and loan associations
The first of these two bills amends the
lam so as TO provide for the apportion-
ment OF State and county taxes among
the several wards of city by the city
clerk instead OF the county clerk. The
other bill provides for the appointment
OF a State Commissioner of Building
and Loan Associations, at all annual
salary OF $2i00, to hold Office for four
years. He is 10 inspect those association
once in two years or oftener upon re-
quest of a certain number of those in
terested. ltl expected that all the ex-
penses Of this new Stale bureau will be
met by tax OF cents on every share
Of stock sold.
Some very important railroad legis-
lation was introd nced tins morning by
Representative w. b. Jackson. OF
Wayne. 1t is in the main such as was re-
commended by ex-Rallroad Commits
sioner Rich. One bill provides for the
purchase by the State of the Michigan
Central railroad, under the provisions
OF section 36, of act number ~, of the
laws of 1916. That is the act which
authorized the sale Of that railroad by
the State and incorporated the Michi-
gan Railway Company. The section
mentioned provides that after January
!, 1867, the State may repurchase the
road by paying 1.-The value OF the entire
stock of, and shares In said company,
at the market value of such stock and
shares, aud ten per cent. In addition"
To permit the State to own this road
again, as contemplated by the bill. an
amendment would be necessary. The
State learned a thing or two" from its
experience with ''internal improve
ments" IN the construction of railroads
and canals and inserted in its
constitution, adopted in 1850,
this provisions: 1.-The State shall
not be party to, or interested
IN, any work of internal improvement.
nor engaged in carrying on any such
work, except In the expenditure OF
grants to the State of land or other
property" Mr.. Jackson now proposes
to add to this Sec. 9, Art. l4) the
words: "Or in cases where TIE State
has the right to purchase any railroad
under the charter thereof" He also
introduced bills To repeal the charter
of the Grand River Valley Railroad
Company and the Erie & Kalamazoo
Railroad Company, botn operated by
the Central. The purpose of the bills
together is to get rid of the roads oper-
ating under special charters. If the
State purchases the Central road, 1T
would be only to resell 1t to some cor
poration organized under the general
law. Possibly the Central company
would prefer to rcorganze under that
law, if the State insisted upon the pur-
chase. 1t evidently does not wish TO be
disturbed at all, as its passes have Cir
cuated quite freely.
Representative Richardson also intro
duced bill 10 amend Sec 80, of the act
mentioned, SO as to make its property
subject to taxation like other property.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Only fourteen Senators-three less
than quorun-responded to the roll
call, and Senator Dcran mournfully
moved an adjournment. which unani-
mously prevailed.
The House resumed its routine grind
after dinner.
1t seems that the township board of
Chester. Ottawa county, has expressed
desire that the township be attached
TO Muskegon county, and has been
backed IN their action by an almost
unanimous petition Of the citizens and
taxpayers. The geographical location
of the township and It's railroad con-
nectIons with the city of Muskcgo1,
make such transfer desirable. Hence
the Nuskegon county Board of SUPER
vIsors memorable the Legislature in
faver of the change Their memorial
was presented THIS afternoon BY Repre-
sentative Cook.
Representative BALDWIN noticed the
Appropriation bill for the Michigan
School for the Blind for 1912.
Representative wschtel noticed bill
TO establish Normal school for North
ern Michigan.
Representative Richardson intro
duced bis bill to regulate the transmits
sion OF tclecraphie messages within the
state of Michigan.
In committee of the whole, Repre-
sentative Conner IN she char, the
House had a short. bus sness-like sss-
son. The only b1ll Of a general nature
considered was the bill making an ap-
preparation Of $500 for the state Plo-
nser Socfsty.
The committee Of the whole rose st
3 O'Clock, wsTicn vas the time fixed 70
consider Representative Whites resola-
ton of 'retfers hment and reform" a.
foilewss
"NheTeas. Section Is OF article 4 Of
TIE constitution Of tie state CT Mich
gan limits the compensation of mem
hers OF the Iegissatere 70 81 pef day
for aetnai attendance or Wien shsens
on account Of Sickness. tfer fore Re It