Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-25

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tural college course; TO provide for the
inspection of trees, shrubs, vines, ETC.,
imported from other states; to prohibit
shooting or hunting OF wild game on
Sunday
With only two bills passed in the
Senate and four in the House, and
these of only local Importance, there
were introduced in one day total Of
$50 measures in the House and SO in
the Senate. The most important of
the Senate bills were these: For the
formation of unincorporated telephone
companies; allowing upper peninsula
legislators S. per day while in session;
to largely increase the governors
military staff by permitting the head
of each military department of the
state to make staff appointments Of
colonies to the number of three each,
the positions being honorary; for a
state examining board of seven mem
bers to be appointed by the governor
for the examination of all appointees
in the Nj. n. g., before they can hold
Office; TO compel drug stores that sell
liquors to buy liquor licenses; to pro-
vide for the electrocution of criminals
who shall be convicted of murder in
the first degree, when the jury so re-
commended, and for the electrocution
of convicts convicted of murder of
fellow prisoner in state prisons; pro-
viding that bicycle insurance compan-
les must have at least $40, 900 of paid
up capital, and must always keep
up securities to the amount of one
tenth of the total amount of risk;
to prohibit railroad companies from
taking up their tracks; to provide for
the appointment of state board of
health commissioners; to encourage
and provide for military instruction in
the public schools; to regulate the
holding of meetings for running and
trotting horse races, limiting them to
10 days; to require persons operating
threshing machines to procure a Ii
cense; to require notice to be given of
action to recover damages on account
of death or personal injuries; to amend
the act relative TO prize fighting, fixing
a penalty for using less than five ounce
gloves. Rep. Davis has begun a war
against plank roads, offering resolu-
ton to require the encouragement to
receive all complaints made against
plank road companies and personally
investigate them, and if after such
hearings he is satisfied that there have
been violations of charters, he is in
structed to begin proceedings against
the companies for a forfeiture. Rep.
Goodell introduced a resolution author
izing a committee to investigate and
report the names and occupations of
all employees of the state who are get
ting $500 year or over with view TO
complete revision of salaries. A
labor arbitration bill which will be
pushed i'm the House provides that
when strikes are threatened a labor
commissioner shall investigate, and if
necessary appoint an arbitration board
of seven men to settle and adjust the
| strike Other iiouse measured: Making
it a misdemeanor for anyone to
attend state political convention
as delegate when he is not
a citizen of the state; providing
for a bicycle corps for the Michigan
National Guard, the corps to contain
not more than so and not less than 80
members, to be located at Lansing,
members to furnish their own BICYCLES
and guns, the state to appropriate S40C
for the company; an amendment to the
constitution whereby the governor can
| appoint a state commission to secure
uniform legislation; for state exam
ming board of ''tonsorial artists" for
the municipal ownership of telephones;
for the appointment of two women on
the Soldiers Home board; for reds
tricting the congressional districts Of
the state; providing that employees OF
state, county and city governments are
to receive their salaries weekly; to
prohibit the killing of deer in the
lower peninsula; to prohibit prize
fighting, except it be done under
the auspices of athletic clubs and with
five ounce gloves; to license fishermen;
to appropriate $4,000 for the
fish commission; to abolish the
Office of state geologist; to abol-
ish the bounty for the destruc-
ton of sparrows; providing for town
ship system of roads; to provide for the
examinations of all corporations by the
commissioner of banking; to prohibit
additional compensation to express
companies for delivery of packages
within limits of chartered cities; pro-
hibiting the killing of beaver, otter or
fisher until Jan. |, 1901; authorizing
appointment of three attorneys to ex.
anime and report upon a revision of
the legal procedure in this state in
civil cases; prohibiting notary public
from taking any acknowledgment or
oath of a member of bank when the
notary is an officer of su IN bank; MAX
ing it unlawful for any person to serve
as an appraiser or commissioner of es-
tates more than once in one town in.a
year; prohibiting pool selling in Mich
igan; providing for township commits
sioner for destruction of noxious weeds
in highways; for emasculation of third
term convicts and insane persons; es-
tablishing a lien on horses and other
animals for the cost of storing
the same; establishing uniform rules
for incorporation of churches,
religious and Sabbath schools;