The true northerner., 1897-01-13

black or gray squirrels and rabbits.
Oct I to Dec. 81: wild turkey. Nov. I
20 Dec. 1. wild duck. wild goose. brant
or waterfowl. snipe. woodcock. plover.
mourning dove and wild pigeon. Oct.
I To Dec. 81. The other provisions of the
existing laws are retained. 1t is ex-
pected that the subject will, as usual.
occupy much of the legislatures time
and precipitate fight OF somewhat ex-
tensive proportions. No doubt an effort
will be made to prohibit spring duck
shooting. a provision which has thus
far been successfully combatted.
There is considerable speculation as
TO what place the lobbyists will have
this session. Representative Edgar in
troduced resolution calling for the
rigid enforcement of the rule excluding
all but certain officials from the floor OF
the house, and the chances are that the
resolution, which Is now i'm the hands
OF the committee on rules, Will be re-
ported favorably and adopted. III is
clearly designed TO give blow TO lob
byists who have heretofore been per-
mitted TO mingle freely with the rep
rsentatives while the house was in ses-
sion Then. too. the suggestion made
by Governor Pingree in his message
that lobbyists be licensed and restricted
in their operations, was warmly ap
plauded. Taken together these facts
would seem TO indicate that the lobby
lists will experience something OF a
frost this winter
The agitation for better roads in Mich
igan resulted i'm the organization of a
state good roads association in this city
a few months ago Since its organiza-
ton very little has been heard from the
association, but a meeting will be held
here Friday for the purpose of agreeing
upon legislation which will tend To pro-
mote the construction Of better roads in
Michigan. No regular programme for
the session has been prepared. but Hon.
William l.. Webber OF Saginaw, who
represented this state at the good roads
congress at Atlanta last year. will pre-
side. Mr.. Webber has devoted much
time and thought to this question which
he believes of paramount Importance.
Two years ago the doctors of the
state secured the passage of just such a
medical registration bill as they thought
they desired. but when il reached the
governor after the legislature ad-
journed and too late to have IL amended.
it was discovered that it contained ia
tai defects and Governor Rich was OBJ
liged TO defeat it, The doctors propose
to be early in the field this year. and
have already drafted bill which is the
same as that of two years ago In the
main, but from which all of the objec-
tionable and unconstitutional features
of the old bill have been eliminated.
The new measure provides for the ap-
pointment by the governor of a board
of registration, to consist OF nine men,
bers representing the different schools
Of medicine. With this board all doc
tors will be required TO register. Doc
tors already i'm practice will be permit
ted to simply register with the board
upon payment of a fee of 81. Certifi-
Gates sregistra tion in another state
will be accepted here, and new doctors
will he permitted TO practice upon eth
er passing an examination before the
board or filing a diploma issued by a
recognized medical college having at
least four years course.
About the only point which yet re-
mains to be decided is the number of
representatives each of the several
schools of medicine is to have on the
board. The supreme court has already
decided that il would be unconstitution-
al to provide that so many shall be of
one school, so many of another. ETC.
and the committee i'm charge of the pre-
paration of the bill are not a little puz-
zled how TO get around this fact and
still fix things so that il will be impos-
sible for any one school to manipulate
matters that IL will secure majority
OF the members of the board, and thus
be i'm shape to work affairs in its inter-
est. 1t is constitutional to provide that
no more than certain number shall
be of the same school. but such pro-
vision would not confine the representa-
ton to the exact number named, and
that is what the committee desires
TO do.
AS intimated above the measure does
not contemplate that physicians now in
practice in the state shall be required
to pass an examination fore the board.
but only those who desire to practice
and who have never been granted
diploma by a reputable college, or who
cannot show a certificate from another
state. The committee which prepared
the bill is made up of representatives
OF all the schools. and the members are
agreed that it is free from all objec
tionable features.
The travelling library system, which
was provided for by the last legislature,
has proved to be very popular. the
librarian being quite unable to meet
the demand upon her because suffi
cient money was not appropriated to
meet the rapid growth OF the scheme.
Already a number Of applications are
on file awaiting the contemplated ac-
ton OF the present legislature in in
creasing the appropriation SO that the
wants of the people may be supplied.
Representative Atkinson has announced
his intention OF introducing free pub
lie bill. which will embrace the salient
features of circulating libraries in 9TH
er states. The measure will provide for
the appointment of a state library COM
mission to act i'm conjunction with the
Of public instruction for
the purpose OF encouraging the estab-
lishment OF free public libraries in the
cities and villages of the states, and
will provide for an appropriation of
800 each as nucleus with which to es-
tablish such libraries. This bill, IL IL
becomes a law, viii not interfere i'm
any way with the travelling library sys-
tenn. that being taken advantage of
by citizens of the rural dis