Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-02
STATE LEuiSLATURE.

sENArE.-oeth day.-one of the most impor-
tant measures OF the present legislature was
passed-the House bill providing for uniform
liquor tax at $780, The majority report from
the committee on liquor traffic was for the COM
mittee substitute but this was voted down and
the minority report, tor House bill, was
adopted. The bill for a marine hospital at the
800" was killed. The bill was passed provid-
ing that DEGREES and judgments OF courts effect
ing real estate shall be recorded by register OF
deeds, and that such records shall be legal
evidence In court. The finance committee re-
ported favorably the bill authorizing the APP
pontment by the governor OF commission TO
select sculptor and supervise the work OF
preparing a statue OF ex-Gov. Blair. IL Is pre-
scribed In the measure that the statue shall be
erected on the capitol grounds to the east OF the
state house. The appropriation for the asylum
for dangerous and criminal insane was recon-
mendtd at sy1 SEA for 1886: for the home for
feeble minded, $4,000 The House game pro-
protection bill was reported by the fisheries
committee with amendments prohibiting spring
shooting and limiting the fall season for shoot
ing ducks TO the period between Sept and
Dec. 81. HoUsE-The Mclaughlin resolution
for constitutional amendment prescribing
that both native born and naturalized Ameri-
can citizens must be able TO write and TO read
the constitution OF the state in the English
language before they can vote was
agreed 10 in the House committee OF the
whole, the measure having already passed the
Senate. Persons on whom the right OF suffrage
is already conferred are exempt from the
operation OF the constitutional amendment. in
case IL is adopted by the people. The commit
tee on education made favorable report on
the bill making IT mandatory on the part OF
school boards 10 supply, free OF charge, text
books To pupils in the public schools. The
state AFFAIRS committee recommended the
measure establishing state board OF five TO
regulate veterinary practice in this state. All
veterinary practitioners are To register. The
ways and means committee reported without
recommendation the bill making an appropria-
tion for "a normal school in the upper peninsula.
This committee reported favorably several
bills: To appropriate $500 TO the state His
faal nd De II m IA ri 70
of Kalamazoo for a sewer TO accommodate the
insane asylum; 900 year TO enable the state
board OF agriculture to establish courses OF lee
lures in the various branches OF agriculture.
The general charter bill for the incorporation
of third-cass cities was passed with only one
amendment OF Importance limiting municipal
Indebtedness TO two per cent of the assessed
valuation. The Indebtedness must be author
lied by two-thirds vote OF the people.
SENATE.-7Oth day. - An appropriation OF
sl52 6io for the school for the deaf at Flint was
| recommended by the committee. The state
AFFAIRS committee reported the Wildey tax
statstician bill with request that IL be re-
ferred TO the committee on finance and appro-
prlations. which was granted. In committee OF
the whole the Senate agreed to the bill creating
| a commission OF i've TO assume charge OF the
Mackinac State park, and approprating $1,000
| tor its support The Foote bill fixing the open
season for deer from Nov. To % and liking nye
deer as the maximum number TO be killed by
any one hunter was also agreed to, as was the
Senate bill To reorganiZe the state board OF
health Inc unance ana appropriations cOm-
mittee reported favorably the bill TO sell GER
tain lands owned by the state in Lansing and
devote the proceeds not exceeding s2s,OOO for
constructing home for the governor of Mich
igan. HoUsE-No bills passed. Talk filled the
hours and very little was accomplished The
bill TO repeal the mortgage tax law came up
and of course caused great deal OF discussion.
| 1t tailed to pass. was reconsidered and tabled.
SENATE.-7lst day.-Bills passed: Creating
the Mackinac Island State Park commission
and making an appropriation OF $1,000 for its
support: prescribing that the season for killing
| deer shall be from Nov. l to Nov. - in both
| penInsulas, and limiting the number that may
| be lawfully killed by any one person TO i've:
| Incorporating the village OF Chamberlain and
charging the name back TO Even; to prevent
| the spread OF bush. vine and fruit tree pests
| TO prevent the spread of yelows in fruit trees.
| In committee OF the whole the resolution was
agreed TO for the erection OF statue OF ex-
GOV. Blair on the capitol grounds. Other
measures agreed TO in committee OF the whole:
Providing for the setting aside for shooting
grounds, certain submerged lands In Lake
Erie and the Detroit river the Johnson pure
food bill, and also the Chittenden optional bill
| for the organization OF school districts on the
township unit plan HOUSE. bills passed:
| date on which annual reports are to be fled
| and amending act relative TO duties OF state
| commissioner OF railroads so as to conform
| with the change: authorizing the auditor-gen-
eral TO procure certain land plats: relative to
| the seals OF office of registers of deeds:
| amending act relative To wills diSposing of
real and personal estate special appropriation
| OF 81 800 for the asylum at Kalamazoo;
| amending the tax law: authorizing magistrates
| to exclude spectators from examinations OF
persons charged with unseemly onenses:
| amending the act relative TO the home for the
| feeble minded: for Incorporating construction
companies prohibiting fishing with nets in any
| bayou or creek in Saginaw or Bay counties.
SENATE.-72d day.-Bils passed: Appro-
prlating $4,000 for a statue of Gov Blair, on
the state house grounds setting aside certain
| lands along Lake Erie and Detroit river as
public shooting grounds for the Incorporation
OF Methodist congregations. the present law
applying To this denomination providing for
| the incorporation OF the board OF trustees.
HOUSE-No bills passed, but several were
agreed to in committee OF the whole, among
| them the following: Appropriating 23,5JJ TO
| the Agricultural college; appropriating $500
| for the State Pioneer and Historical society:
| the important bill providing that local school
boards shall supply books to public school
pupils free OF charge with an amendment
providing that standard text books now owned
by the pupils themselves shall be purchased
by the school boards at fair valua-
| ton when the bill goes into effect.
| The committee on labor favorably reported
| Rep Moore's bill limiting days labor on any
street car to ten hours, with not more than
| one-half hour for a meal. The bill provides
| that no street car man shall be employed for
| more than six days in any seven. Violations
are TO be punished by not more than 80 fine.
The same committee reported the bill prohibit
| ing the fraudulent use OF union labels or trade
marks Among the bills brought up in the
committee OF the whole was one arranged by
county judges OF probate giving them the
option of hearing claims against estates in
stead OF appointing commissioners for that
| purpose. The point OF the bill that would help
| the Judges was a provision that they should be
| paid - a day for hearing these claims. This
| was knocked out, practically killing the bill.