The Yale expositor., 1897-05-14
MIcAloAN's LEGISLATORS.


carrying through the House committee
of the whole his substitute for the med
ical league measure. There was a
lobby of IL persons on the floor work
ing against DIR. Edgar's substitute, but
it was finally agreed to with few
amendments, and now provides that the
governor must appoint board of six
members, non-sectarian. This board
shall examine all applicants for admis-
sion TO the practice of medicine. Any
one possessing a certificate or diploma
from any Michigan college which has a
"a months course of study must be adj
mitted To practice without examina-
ton. There is also proviso IN the
bill, against which Mr.. Edgar fought,
eXempting nurses or anyone who prac-
tees the art of healing without drugs
or medicine Christian scientists, faith
curists, magnetic healers, etc. from
the provisions of the bill. The House
passed the uniform text book bill; also
a bill providing for an appeal and n
jury trial in the circuit court from the
decision of the probate judge. This
bill is made retroactive for two years
President Dunstan of the Senate ruled
TO be out of order the concurrent reso-
luton to appropriate 81, 500 for Mich
igan exhibit at the Tennessee centen-
NAL exposition at Nashville and was
sustained, and that killed it. The SEN
ate committee on the L. of NJ. reported
without recommendation the bill for
the removal of the homeopathic school
TO Detroit and it was placed upon the
general order. A resolution for final
adjournment on May IS was promptly
tabled by the Senate. The Senate
passed the bill appropriating $1,000 for
the state board of health TO provide
for teaching in the public schools
methods for the restriction of danger
Gus and communicable diseases; also
the bill compelling cities of 10000 TO
employ police matrons. Among ~
batch of appointments sent TO the SEN
ate were those of ex-NIayor Il. G.
Brooks, of jackson. as a member OF the
board of control of the jackson state
prison and G. ID. Danaher, of New
berry, as member of the board of
control of the upper peninsula hospital
for the insane, both of which were laid
on the table.
Gov. Pingree sent to both houses an
exhaustive message on the subject of
taxation of railroads. The governor
claims that instead of the railroads of
Michigan paying into the state treas
ury S7il ,405. n year they should pay
S., 267, 593. All other kinds of property
are paying increased assessments and
there is no reason why railroads should
not do the same. The governor also
gets in drive at the express compa-
MES and shows that in 1895 in Michigan
they paid S2,742.34 ia taxes, when, ii
the assessments had been made in pro-
portion to those in Indiana they would
have paid S37, %. The governor
says that the laws and system Of taxa
ton of railroads is wrong and gives
them every opportunity to dcfraud the
state but that he does not charge them
with fraud. In conclusion he said:
"Onc thing is certain, that Michigan
is not receiving from railroad compa-
mics any such returns as is received by
other states no more favorably stu.
ated. We get in Michigan less than
thrcc-quarters Of n million of dollars.
Our adjoining sister state of Indiana
gets more than two ard quarter mil
lions. although we have 1886 miles of
railroad in Michigan in excess of the
mileage of Indiana, and although our
manufactures and commerce are
greater than that OF Indiana. Taxa
ton in Michigan has become n question
of paramount Importance. 1t amounts
in many cases to- confiscation. II de-
mands the earnest thought and honest
action of those entrusted by the people
with the management of their affairs. :"
In the Senate the message was received
in silence and referred To the commit
tee on state affairs. There was not
much demonstration in the House,
but 5000 copies were ordered printed.
DIR. Edgar's hard work in the House
for his substitute for the medical league
bill came to naught, as 1t was defeated,
failing by IL votes to receive the nee
essary two thirds vote. There was a
fishy odor in the House during a four
hours fight between the state fish com
mission and the commercial fishermen
of the state and each side won point.
The commercial fishermen killed the
bill providing license system for fish
ermen, and the fish commission passed
the bill establishing a closed season for
whitcfish and lake trout during Nov
ember aud December, and enlargiug
the meshes of the nets to be used.
Other bills passed by the House: Pro-
viding for police matrons in cities of
10000 population; amending the dog
tax law so that money derived from
dog taxes shall remain in the school
district where it is collected; making il
compulsory upon the city of Detroit 20
issue Sl50,O00 in bonds for the erection
OF manual training and normal
school. The Senate unanimously pass
ed the Merriam bill TO increase the
specific taxes on railroad earnings.
The Senate also adopted resolution
to adjourn May 81 The retroactive
bill, providing for appeals from pro-
bate Judges to circuit courts with "a