Telegram-herald., 1891-03-21
DUKE DoRAN oUr-DUNcED.
A facstieas Member Of the senate u cid
hia Up AZ kiascuie.

him y A. kaascuis
Special 10 the TKlksKAx-HkkALD
LANSING, March 2s.-Sen&tor stevens
rose with great gravity in the Senate
ihis afternoon aud sent mp q petition
which he requested TO he sproaa al
length on the journal. Owing 10 ia
length he did not care TO have Il read.
it Mas ordered entered on The journal
and Will appear there, Il not omitted IA
accordance with tie usual Democratic
style Of revising the journal copy. it
IS a petition from the Miners Progres-
s.ve aud industrial Organization 0f the
Upper Peninsula. through tnelr freSl-
dent, j. HI. ID. stevens, asking for tlis
passage OF bal, which, is racy bar
les9ue on senator Dorsn's hill 10 TAX
the miners Of the Upper Penlnsa.s.
This IL the bill.
To assist the miners and mining com
panies OF the Uppe. Peninsula OF Mica
igan. ana 10 eQuallEa the attack upon
Lake Superior industries by Democratic
members of the Lower Peninsula;
The people of the State OF Michigan
enact.
Section /. That the tax on potal0e
shall lac cent each, small attachments
to potatoes IN the form of giobnlaT
warts shall be considered potatoes, each
counting as one.
Sec. >. That corn in the ear shall pay
a tax OF ] cent for the corn, and ! cent
for the ear.
See. ). That apples shall he taxed
cenIs each. This because cider y -
result of compressed aDples, tbus tena-
lng To increase the crime of drunk en-
ness, and Is against DemocFailN lpfsn-
ciples. When apples are worny, each
worm IS la be taxed ; ci a ceii.
Sec. 4. For non lscssenler caDhagcs. a
cent. PER head j. "a lie charged, and Il
Bessemer, thea tWo cents per head II
there Is any HAIR on ihe head, then
that i 10 be taxed three cents.
sec. s. Carrots shall pay tax of 10
cents foot. e,gAt inches TO constitute
foot.
Sec. 6. Turnips shall he taken at the
rate OF is cents per bushel, stroke
measurement.
Sec. 7. Cheese, II dociie, shall pay s
tax of 5 cents per pound II able 10
walk without human assistance, tax
of cents per pound shall be exacted.
Sec. 5. Muscular butter shall be
taxed cents per pound, that of debili-
tated construction a tax OF cents.
Sec. 3. Wheat, oats and buckwheat
shall psy tax of 10 cents per bushel.
Ii the bnckwheat Toe curried, tax OF II
cents shall e imposed.
Sec. 10. Rye shall pay tax OF l5
cents per bu.hel. IL old, an additional
cent per bushel shall be taxed.
Sec. IL. Currants lwithout sand,
gooseberries, blackberries, Strawberries,
cherries and coughnuts shall be taxed
10 cents per quart.
Sec. ia. Havseed, without hair.
shall pay a tax of 20 cents for each ton
of 22s0 pounds, this whether the farm
cr pays a royalty or owns the land IN
fee that grew the seed or not, or
whether II bee low or high grade seed,
near or far from lake port. or pulled
thlthcr 10y OK, COW or steam power, or
whether II be the initial or the one
hundredth crop produced from one
particular farm; whether the hanging
wall ofthe farm be mortgage or wind
mill. The tax goes.
Sec. II. Top onions shall pay tax OF
cents per peck. bottom onion tax
of 3. If the land is poor and no
onions are produced then a tax Of sky
dollars an acre shalt be assessed, this 10
encourage fcrtilizng of land.
Sec. l3. Pumpkins, psrsnips, toma-
toes, beans, honey, lettuce, carroway
seed, and all other farm products an
mate and Inanimate, shall pay tax OF
10 per cent. upon their selling price,
this including Canadian tnlstles.
Sec. ~. Dorans and Doremu.es shall
be assessed al their actual value-Both-