Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
STATE LEGISLATURE.


be state salt inspector, was confirmed.
| The House bill TO allow Altoona county
| TO bond for $4,000 to pay debts was
passed by the Senate. Senator Thomp-
son, of Wayne, presented very inn
portant bill providing for the initiative
and referendum in state, county and
municipal government. Senator For
syth would prohibit commercial
agencies from quoting finan-
cial statement upon any firm or indi-
vidual unless the same shall have been
secured in writing from the firm or
| individual. Senator Prescott offered
bills providing that all cities must
have matrons for police stations, and
providing for a woman's rcformatory,
| to be governed by a board of three
| members. The Senate agreed in the
committee of the whole To bill pro-
viding for "A constitutional amendment
| to raise the salary of the attorney-gen-
| to SO, 500. A long memorial from the
w. c. T. L. of Michigan, asking for
| law to prohibit the sale of liquors was
presented and Senator Prescott had il
ordered spread upon the journal in
| spite of the objection of Senators Bar
nard and Westcott. An important bill
was introduced by Senator Hadsal for
| exemption from levy and sale by virtue
| of an execution and from seizure for
non payment of taxes, land purchased
as place of residence of purchaser
with pension money. Senator LOOMS
wants $50, 600 appropriated for an exc
cutive mansion. Rep. Lusk, of Bay,
wants home products used in
state institutions. Rep. Gibson offered
bill providing for an appropriation of
$500, 900 to pay all old soldiers, sailors
and marines who served 90 days in the
war between 81 and '65 a bounty of 500.
| Other important measures presented to
| the House: Providing that in cases
where the state secures land by non
payment of taxes, the mineral rights
| shall not be lost to those possessing
| them, Notwithstanding the non-pay-
ment of taxes; providing that all no
taries public shall keep IA record of
all their official acts and sign all official
acts with their seal; for $50 license
per year on all sleeping ears, and linn
| iting their charges to 81 "A night and so
cents per day; providing for So, 900
appropriation for an experimental
| agricultural and horticultural station
in the upper peninsula; an amendment
to the railroad law fixing the passenger
| fare at two cents per mile; to amend
| the criminal law so that any person
| breaking into a house known to be oc
cupied iE the nighttime with intent to
commit murder, criminal assault or
robbery may be sent 10 prison for life.
| Later developments show that the
executive session of the Senate when
Gen. Hartsuff appointment was hung
up was hot one and came very near
resulting in the abolishiDa OF executive
sessions, resolution to take such ac-
|. go being defeated by only four votes.
I Two more appointments by Gov. Pin
| gree were referred to the committee
on executive business-Thos. +. Mars
ton, of Bay, and A. c. Bird, of Oakland,
as members of the board Of control of
| Agricultural college. Senator LOOMS
would compel railroads to carry bicy
cles as baggage. Senator Warner has
bill to abolish toll road franchises if
the roads are not kept in proper repair.
| The Senate passed the resolution pro-
posing a constitutional amendment fix
ing the salary of the Encouragement
at So, 500 and requiring him to reside in
Lansing. New bills introduced in the
Senate prohibit railroad companies TAX
| ing up their tracks and abandoning
their stations; appropriating $4,000
for Macknac Island State park; to pre-
vent the forfeiture of fire insurance
policies by the violation of any condi-
ton of the policy when such violation
has been without prejudice to the in
surer. On motion of Senator Wagner
a committee of five was appointed to
investigate the Detroit house of correc.
ton The colored Represe NATIVE, j.
II. Dickinson. of Wayne, has intro
duced in the House bill against lynch.
| ing and mob violence and provides for
that any person injured by mob may
recover from $500 to $4,000 damages
from the county in which the injuries
were received, and that the heirs of "a
person who has been lynched may re-
cover $1,000. Other new bills in the
House: Providing that all county mon
eys shall be placed in banks and draw
interest on daily balances; providing
that in cases where property is assessed
unjustly high the realty owner can by
court procedure have the assessment
and tax against his property invali-
dated; To reduce the amount of
wages exempt from garnishee pro.
ceedings from SIS TO $40 week:
to repeal the provision of the pharmacy
law compelling a druggist physician to
have an assistant pharmacist to com
pei the branding of dynamite as to ex-
| plosive strength. etc; to provide that
security and deposit companies of
$50, 900 capital stock can be organized
in cities of 10000 inhabitants; author
ling the use of any tested voting ma
chine at any election: to permit tuition
fees to be charged foreign pupils in
the Michigan mining school; providing
that all persons discharged from the
| home for the feeble-minded and
| all third-termers from penal in
stitutions shall be emasculated.
| The House passed several bills, the
most important providing for the con-
tinuance of the recompilation of the
records of the adjutant-generals Office