Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-25
MICHiOAN'S LEGISLATORS.

| adopted an amendment taking the APP
pointments under the bill from the
secretary of state and giving them To
the land commissioner and then the
bill was passed unanimously. 1T then
| went to the House where the amend
ment met considerable opposition, but
was finally concurred in and the bill
passed. In the Senate Covell's bill to
take another big appointment from
the hands of the governor-the
railroad commissionership- maxi
ing it elective was passed with
only four negative votes. The SEN
ate committee on fisheries recon-
mended $4,000 deficiency appro-
priation for the state fish commission.
There was pretty contest in the
House over the Kimmis bill providing
for female physicians and attendants
for women inmates of the state insane
asylums, but the bill was finally passed,
as were the following: (H. Il. 479) Pro
viding for the approval by the state
board of corrections and charities of
the plans and specifications of the
states educational buildings; Oh. Il. 9D
providing penalty for giving false in
formation to school census enumerators.
Is. Il. 1867 prohibiting the wearing of G.
A. Il. and Loyal Legion badges except by
members of those organizations in good
standing; Oh. Il. 56s) authorizing the
attorney general to proceed against
corporations that are delinquent in fl
ing annual reports.
st. Patrick's day and the great Cor
bett-Fitzsimmons fight seem to have
had their effect upon the members of
both houses for neither branch accom-
| plished very much. The most impor-
tant piece of legislation disposed of in
of talk. of the medical examination
! board bill. After the bill becomes
law all those entering the medical
profession and practicing medicine
must have a license granted by this
board OF nine physicians The bill
does not affect those who are at pres
emit engaged in the practice of mcdi-
cine. The others bills passed by the
Senate included: I'll. i. PASS For the
incorporation of homes for the aged,
infrm or INDECENT men or women; or.
i. 500 for bonding Chippewa county
for $4,000 TO pay existing indebted
ness; Is. b. 13) to authorize commits
sioners Of highways in townships to
purchase tools and machinery for maxi
ing roads, upon joint request of five
oyerseers of highways. In executive
session the nomination of Milo ID.
Campbell, of Coldwater, for insurance
| glxr,k
! The House in committee of the whole
agreed TO the bill to prevent lynching.
The committees are beginning to get
down to the meat of the nuts they are
trying to crack and warm sessions are
frequent in the meetings. The rail
road committees of both the Senate
and the House held Il joint session at
which the local taxation of railroads
] and the fiat 2-cent fare were consid-
cred. Gov. Pingree and Rep. Atkin-
| son, of Wayne, were present urging
the need of these laws and Manager
lIeald of the D., G.. Il. & w. railroad,
held up the other end for the railroads,
with General Manager Ashley, of the
Ann Arbor railroad, 20 help him. The
| Senate committee on railroads also
| held a meeting of its own and consid
| cred Senator Robinson's bill to reduce
| the railroad fares in the upper PENN
sula to accord with the fares in the
lower peninsula. and eradicate distinc-
tons between the railroad laws of the
two peninsulas. Several railroad at
torneys representing the upper PENN
sula roads were present, also w. X.
Burt, of Saginaw. The discussion was
very spirited and lasted two hours.
The business transacted in the Senate
did not amount to much the principal
bills passed being as follows: 6. Il.
$500 Authorizing the village of Sand
Beach to bond for water works: Is. Il.
s. appropriating $500 for Onton-
agon fire sufferers: (H. i. 22) providing
that franchise fees be applied on edu-
catonal funds; Gil. B. PSI for the pro-
lection of owners of bottles used in the
sale of milk, soda water or beer; Oh. Il.
So for S. a day compensation for upper
peninsula members of the Legislature
In the Senate committee of the whole
Senator Merriam's bill providing that
probate judges must be attorneys was
killed by striking out all after the en-
acting clause. The bill of Senator
Nudge to reduce the rate cf legal
printing from 20 to so cents folio met
a like fate. The Senate committee on
| the u. of NJ. recommended an appro-
priation of $50, 900 for an electric light
plant at that institution. Hon. w. Il.
! Burt, of Saginaw. addressed the Senate
! and commended them upon passing the
sugar beet bounty bill. The principal
event in the House was the fight over
the Lusk-Gordon home rule bill for
cities. For three hours the bill was
under consideration and then failed to
receive the necessary two-thirds vote,
but it will be reconsidered. The bill
provides that cities can govern them
selves by a vote of the ma iority
of the electors, except upon meas
ures of indie btedness, enlarging the
city's limits, taxation or measures
that would injure the rights of coun-
ties or townships. Upon the petition
of 900 electors in cities of the first
class the common council is obliged to
| consider the matter of submitting the
| proposed local legislation to the people.
| 1t takes two-thirds vote to do so.