Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-04-26
PRESS CENSOR.
WILL EDIT MICHIGAN 6
OFFICIAL LITATURE.
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE LIQUOR
TAX LAW.

81 ESIll u = FOR tn T. LIQUOR
TAX LAW.
Constitution Convention Needed News
paper Men Have Hearing 1--WE
ton Made Easy Legislative
Notes.
From our Special 'orrespondeut
LANSING, April pa bill contemplat.
ing The appointment Of state editor to
supervise The publication of the official
literature of the state, has been recon-
mended By the special committee appointed
by The house 10 investigate the general
subject oi state publications. \ similar
congressional investigation was conducted
some time ago IN Washington and it was
found that the number Of copies printed
at public expense is greatly i'm excess of
the actual need The report of the com.
mittce cmbodic> reports from all the county
clerk, IN the state, showing the difficulty
experienced IN inducing citizens 10 accept
copies of these public documents, and in
consequence they accumulate in great
numbers in the various county Offices.
The bill recommended 10y the committee TO
cary out The reforms so desirable, pro
yldes for the dscontinuance of one state
/ publication, for great reduction in the
matter incorporated IN others, and for
| decrease of about % per cent III the num-
/ ter of copies printed of all. The publica-
ton 10 BE- discontinued is entitled "Ioint
/ Documents" Of which = 100 copies have
been printed biennially in years past. 1t
IS simply reprint IN one Volume, Of re-
ports submitted by various state officers
and state institutions. AS these reports
have already been printed separately, there
, IS 10 need Of a reprint.
The board of state auditors, or person
designated by them, shall be invested with |
authority TO COndense the matter 10 be |
printed In all reports, and these reports |
must be submitted to them or a censor
before being printed at public expense.
The censor is also empowered to pro
hiOil the giving away of these publications
indiscriminately, and also to approve the
list OF NAMES 10 whom the various pubica.
lions are 10 he sent and no other copies
are 10 be sent out except on the applca
lions OF persons who desire them This
biz has been favorably reported 10 the
house, and under It's workings, it is said,
that the sum Of 500 600 will be saved to
The state each biennial session
The Widely bill creating a new state
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matters in this state, has passed the house
Although the bill on a previous occasion
failed OF passage. this time it had 53 votes
IN its favor 10 - against it. The state
statisticlan for whose appointment by the
governor the bill provides, is TO receive an
annual salary of 81 500, and to be fur
nished an office IN Lansing. He is TO col
lect and compile information relative TO
the operation of the tax laws, and must
give special attention 10 evasion of taxa
uOn, he is given power to summon and eX.
anime witnesses under oath. An appro.
priation Of s. 900 is granted for clerk hire,
and the necessary expenses of the Stats
tclan.
Publishers of country papers had an inn
ing last week and were gwen another hear
ing this week in an effort TO secure the
killing of Senator Briggs bill, 10 stop the
practice OF sending newspapers TO persons |
who have not subscribed for them As
amended by the committee on state affairs,
the bill is short and to the point, and reads
AS follows: "When any publisher Of any 8
newspaper or periodical shall send by
mail or deliver any newspaper or period
cal for longer period than that ordered {
by the subscriber, or when not ordered at Z
ali. such publisher shall have no legal
claim against the person TO whom such
paper or periodical is sent" A ma iorty ,
of prominent publishers in the state have
declared themselves heartily in favor of the
bill, and so are the committee as well as t
majority OF the members Of the house. ,
substitute for the uniform liquor tax
bill which passed the house last week has :
been ordered printed by the senate The c
senate substitute retains the features of the i
house bill prescribing that the tax shall be
uniform at $500 Radical changes are, Z
however incorporated in the substitute i
relative 10 liquor selling on holidays, and
The date on which the tax shall become
due. The holiday feature of the bill is q
in sort Of local option clause. :
which empowers the common councils of
remain open on the secular holidays The (
late on which the tax shall become due q
each year is fixed at July 1, instea of
May !, TO make the state system cores a
pond with the federal system, under which Y
he fiscal year begins July /.
"Eviclions made easy is the euphonious
title of bill fathered by Senator Thomp. C
son. Under The present law "a notice of is d
lays is required IN ejectment cases against i.
enants. Senator Thompsons bill abol-
shes this notice in the case of tenants h
'eniing by weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly n
periods. and is aimed at "A class of dead
beats who prey on landlords. II
There Is no one thing held in greater t
evcrence by the people of the state Of :
Michigan than the venerable moss covered
tate constitution which has bepn doinu "A