Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-17
AFTER A HOT DEBATE
Dosan's Inheritance Tax Bai
Passes the Senate
CHECK PUT ON INSURANCE
The SENATOR Pat N . vesy Fsss, nay.
Passing Many 8slAs a lai.or
lmpossAscA

lansing. Mich. May l6.-In the sen-
ate this morning \ protN<t. signed by
many members of the First unitarian
church ~ Kalamazoo. against the capi.
tai punishment hili. was read
Senator Doran's inheritsnce IA. bliI
passed the senate this afternoon, resseIy-
ing twenty four sotos II Was consii-
cred in committee - the whole ihis
morning and Mr.. Doran read long
argument In it's favor.
Mr.. Mclaughlin started the tail roll.
ing by moving that ali after the enact.
ing clause hc stricken from the hill
Senator Clapp Denounced the prin-
ciple ~ the ball as unconstitutional and
asked how farmer would feel when Ls
learned that after paying iaxcs ali HE
life his property MAS 10 he taxed after
his death.
Mr.. Mclaughlin SAID he could not re-
gard the provisions @. the tail IN any
other light thar c,niiscation. lie said
~. principle was that a man had cheated
the state during hls life and IL was like
striking a man after he sas dosn
McIaughlin's motion t0 kill the bili
"a the bill. This Afternoon IT Was I.s,ss.si
and goes 10 the house. where Il viii
probably meet with considerable oppos.-
tion.
Mr.. Moody's oil biIl was amended ~
ar 10 limit the number - oil inspectors
10 twenty two. after which IL war passed
and tabled. there not bcing a sufficient
number q senator's prese at o. give il
effect July l..
The governor announced that ilc had
signed the hill amending the act pre-
venting the soliciting or issuing II uu-
authorized fire or inland marine an
surance. Also the hili authorizing the
sale II certain lands by the board -
trustees ~ the Michigan asylum FOR the
insane. also the hill amending the lnw
relative Ia the Incorporation ~ sporting
associations
During the morning session fhe
Detroit high school bonding bill and
Senator Doran's bill amending the act
relative to free schools In the city -
Grand Rapids were PASSED.
A big Griss of Biiis.
In COMMITTEE. ~ the whole al the
afternoon session the following hills
were agreed 10: A ball prevailing FOR the
appointment si trtuts Sault NarNtAr,
bill amending the law relative IL the ~.
tachmenf a stock IL corporations. a bail
appropriaiing $4,000 fer the blind
school and siipula,ing that s-a0 b. ca
pended each year for the treatment -
eyes at Ann Ari,or. and btll sppro-
priating e. eo each year for the i,sh
commission.
The following bills were passed ~ the
senate: \ bill providing for the proila-
CATION ~ white fish. bill providing Tor
the protection - Antwerp or homing
pigeons. a ball fixing the salary 10 the
executive clerk AZ sl 80 per year. the
Doran inheritance Ia, biil. ball Iruhib.
iiing the transportation outside ~ the
state II fish caught ln branch ur Si.
Joseph counties. bill apprupriaiiug
e.. .uo for theschcol FOR the blind. a isli
appropriaiing s2a.ooo Tor the teaching ~
physical culture AZ the state normal
school. bin appropTisiing s5s.3n tH
the fish commission. . iill providing =
general law under which corporations
may he formed 20 carry on institutions
far the treatment q diseaso. hn
amending the law relative o. the ap
pointment ~ fish and game warden.
and bill amending the law relative 30
the attachment q. the stock - oerIura-
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