Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-14


The most important legialation Monday
was an agreement by the House In COM
mittee Of the whole to repeal the clause IN
the general tax law Of 1891 providing for
the taxation of mortgages and land con-
tracts. Governor Rich appointed Colonel
w. 8. Green, of Detroit, Adjutnnt Gen
eral to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of General Eaton. Colonel Green
was formerly president of the State Mill
tary Board. He Is a past commander OF
Detroit Post. No. 1884. G. A. r., and 10
prominent in Masonic circles.
The Senate of the State Legislature
Tuesday succeeded in attaching to the Dill
for the incorporation of fourth-class cities
an amendment providing that the repre-
sentation of the several cities in the State
upon the boards of supervisors shall not
be changed by its provisions. Ihis amend
ment practically destroys the uniformity
sought and will doubtless end in the de-
feat of the scheme. In committee OF the.
whole the House passed bill to provide
for the incorporation of Baptist churches
SO as to permit women to become trustees,
and q bill to prevent blindness In infants
by requiring reports to be made to health
officers of the birth of children giving evi-
after birth. A bill was passed by the
House providing that no person shall be
commissioned in office of the line in the
Michigan National Guard until he shall
have passed a satisfactory examination
before a commission consisting of the in
spector general and two officers of the
line.
A joint resolution fixing the salaries Of
State officers as follows: Governor, ST.
600; circuit judges, $500; State Treas
urer, Secretary of State, State Land
Commissioner, Superintendent of Public
instruction, each $500; Auditor Gen
eral, $1,000; Attorney General, $500,
was passed by a vote of 81 to 10 by the
House Wednesday. 1t will be submitted
to the people in the form of .constitu-
tional amendment.
After a brisk contest, the Senate Thurs
day afternoon passed the bill to perfect
the factory inspection laws of the State.
The inspection will cost the taxpayers
$4,000 annually, and is under the control
of the State Labor Commissioners. The
present measure corrects the defects IN
the former law. and gives the State
system of Inspection that is nearly perfect.
The bill passed by the Senate prevents
the employment of males under Is and
females under p for more than sixty
hours in each week, and prescribes strict
regulations for the construction or fac
tories. A bill for the apprisal Of the
swamp lands of the State was given
vicious blow in the House, from which it
will probably not be able to rally. The
House passed bills giving the authorities
of the Soldiers Home at Grand Rapids
power to restrain those inmates of the
home who are in the habit of becoming
drunk on every possible occasion.
There was lively discussion in the
Senate Friday afternoon over the Kill
patrick bill, which make corporations ac-
cepting bonus of any nature as a con-
sideration for locating in a city or village
liable for the full amount of cash or other
property received in the event that they
Aemove from such locations. An attempt
was made to exempt corporations already
located from the operations of the bill,
and also to void the forfeiture in case the
municipality makes any misrepresenta-
ton in its efforts to secure the industry,
but both were unsuccessful Several
Michigan cities have suffered severely
from the operation of the fiy-by- might con-
Germs the bill is intended to reach, and il
is believed it will become law. Favor
able reports were made ON bills providing
local option by townships, villages, cities,
or counties in the matter of prohibiting
the liquor traffic; appropriating $4,000
for additional buildings at the Home for
the Feeble Minded, and $4,000 for the
current expenses of the Soldiers Home.
An adverse report was made on the joint
resolution providing for the submission ut
the April election of an amendment to in
crease the salaries of several State Off
GERS. In the House the Campbell bill
providing before any corporation can do
business in Michigan the entire amount
of the authorized capital must be sub
scribed and % per cent. thereof actually
paid in was opposed by the Upper PENN
sula delegation, who asserted that il
would drive vast numbers of Michigan
corporations into other States. No con-
clusion was reached and the bill will
come up again.