Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-04


for serving processes; providing that
old soldiers shall be first considered in
the distribution of offices; To permit in
surance against loss by theft; providing
that inebriate inmates of the Detrois
house of correction and the lonia re-
formatory may be scientifically treated
and the state to bear the expense; to
increase the bonding limit of Detroit
from to per cent; to provide for
curfew regulation in cities and towns;
to inspect and license all milk peddlsrs'
outfits in cities; to limit interest ON
chattel mortgages of $50 or less to
per cent per month; for state board
of examining plumbers; TO provide for
legal advisor for the governor; to per
nit street railways to use their roads
for express purposes without the con
sent of municipalities in which they
operate; to prohibit public officials
from accepting railroad passes; for the
inspection of the quality of ice; to
make insane and mentally incompetent
persons In the eyes of the law the same
as deceased; providing for re-registra-
ion in townships prior to elections; to
prohibit physicians using Latin and
technical expressions in prescriptions;
to license horseshoers; compelling
street railways to report TO the railroad
commissioners providing that members
If the Legislature shall receive s. per
lay for 100 days in session and any
further time shall be without pay; pro
viding that persons convicted OF rape
shall be emasculated; providing fine
Of $500 for any person publishing in a
newspaper anything about an electro
,ution in Michigan beyond the mere
statement of the electrocution; TO per-
NIT saloons to keep open on legal holi-
lays except Thanksgiving and Christ
mas: to create state department OF
building and loan associations; provid-
ing that once every year local option
on liquor traffic must be submitted To
a vote of the people; to compel drug
gists to pay tax the same as other
liquor dealers: to make the tax for
selling liquor in cities of less than 1000
inhabitants. $500 year: granting free
to old soldiers, sailors and marines, per
mission to peddle in the state; TO regu-
late freight rates and greatly reducing
the present rates: to make the inter
state commerce law operative on Mich
igan railroads within the state: pro
viding that the supreme court and cir
cult judges shall have 10 year terms,
all appointed by the governor, the
former being eligible TO one reappoint-
ment, the latter being eligible for one
term only-the first 10 appointments TO
be made in 1900; to make a one-ninth of
a mill tax for the L. of NJ. instead of a
ones Xth of mill: prohibiting the wear
| ing of boomers higher than half way
between the knee and ankle; to annex
| Highland Park to Detroit, the latter
to assume its debts: limiting the rate
Of interest in sales of tax titles to per
cent per annum: for the biennial sub
mission of the question of prohibition
of the liquor traffic; permitting the use
"a ?, puolc a.rags Is carry 'fba aSgaN s Per.
uniting cities to operate municipal tel
ephone systems: to permit no prefer
ence on the part of banks between liza
bility to savings and commercial del pos
itors, and to compel the payment of in
terest on daily balances of saving de-
posits to create state bureau of adj
vertising, requiring all advertisers out
| side of the state to register with the
secretary of state so that their ability
to do as they advertise may be i'm
CURED into.
Without the privilege of introducing
more bills the Senators seemed at
loss for some way to spend their time.
There were only one or two matters of
deep enough interest to stir up their
spirits. During the discussion of bill
To permit Ludington to exempt factory
buildings from taxation Senator
Thompson, of Wayne, spoke against
such action and declared that il. like
many other ideas of Gov. Pingree. was
dangerous and vicious A report was
'eceived from the Senate committee
recommending appropriations S94, go
for the maintenance of the Michigan
mining schools for the next two wears.
and $40, SIS for retitting the building.
Several bills passed the most important
being these: (II i. l2D To amend the
law for the incorporation of mutual
benefit societies by providing that they
shall have 200 policy holders at 81 900
each before starting in business: Is. b.
229) for an additional ward for the city
of Owosso; (H. Is. 1881 for bonding the
Midland County Agricultural society
To pay $500 Indebtedness: OI. Il. SOD
for bonding Munising for water works
by two-thirds vote of the electors.
The House session was much more
lively. The Representatives were
stirred mp by resolution offered bv
Rep. Atkinson, Gov. Pingrees right
hand man in the House, fixing April -
ls the time for beginning the consider
alton of bills relating TO railroad leg
islation. \ score OF argu meats were
advanced for and against such action
and when the vote was taken
the Pingreeites lacked the neces-
sary two.thirds votes and the resolu-
ton was then laid ON the table.
The resolution of Rep Eikhoff. of
Wayne, asking the encouragement to
report the amounts spent for the main
tepance of prisoners at the state pris-
ons at Jackson, Marquette and Ionia
respectively, and also at the Detroit