The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-21


commission be appointed to work in
conjunction with commissions to be APP
pointed by the other states named to
prepare uniform laws on these subjects
1t is proposed that the commission from
each state be composed of five members
OF the legislature and that the work
proposed be done after the close Of the
present legislative session and before the
legislature of 1899 convenes.
House severely Criticised.
The Bates bill providing that an APP
peal To the courts may be taken from
the decision of the arbitrators provided
by fraternal benefit associations or
death claims, met with sudden and
emphatic end In the house last Friday, |
being killed by vote of 81 to %. The |
house Ii being severely criticised for the |
course taken with reference to this bill. |
On Thursday eevning II was considered
In committee of the whole, and the
house took a recess for an hour or more
while outsiders interested In the bill
+, spoke for and against its passage. While
avoiding the technical charge Of giving
' lobbyists the privileges Of the floor dur
ing a session by taking a recess, II Is
4 claimed that the rule on this subject
!
ter. and many members feel greatly
chagrined because of the action taken.
The action of the senate in refusing to
! pass the Joint resolution submitting to
the people a constitutional amendment
making the regents Of the university
subject to the direction of the legisla-
ture in their management of the uni
versity, is taking to mean the defeat OF
the bill providing for the removal OF the
homeopathic department Of the univer-
| sity to Detroit. 1t is sought to coerce
the regents into making the change by
attaching to the bill a rider providing
| that the one-sixth mill tax for the sup
| port of the university shall not be avail
able unless the college is removed. "A
: majority Of the senators believe that II
the regents were made subject to the di-
rection of the legislature, they would
have to adopt an entirely new plan
r every two years, and that there would
be nothing like stability in either the
, | courses or management of the univer-
e sity.
A May Not Get Fees.
= II the senate indorses the action taker
j. | by the house last week the county ON
II Gals with the exception Of sheriff, who
= are indicted into Office Jan. l, 1893, vii
i have to get along without fees. AL
:. though obliged to collect every fee pre-
-e scribed by the statute, and thus DE
a prived Of the chance to make themselve
lie solid by renting fees as is now ex
N tensively done, all this money must b
d paid into the county treasury The onl
n change made in the bill as Introduce
ID by Representative Kimmis was 10 ex
If empt all sheriffs in the state and all TN
ar officers of Kent and Wayne counties
a and cut out the maximum salary tina
i'll the supervisors may pay the varlou
of officials. A minimum salary is hxed l
PC each instance, the counties pein
N grouped according to population, bt
NJ the supervisors may put the stipend
re high as they see fit The history
~ boards of supervisors warrants the pre-
70 diction that the salaries will hover Ver
nm near the minimum figure fixed In u
,e- ! bill.
MS Legislative Inconsistency.
A very striking example OF iegislatl
inconsistency has been furnlsneo u
m neople of Michigan during the past U
ere DAYS. and so far as any expression
ng, opinior is concerned none OF the leg'
ISL lators themselves appear to nave n
to ticed the matter. The Moister an
en- convict contract labor bill occupied |
on attention Of the house for several hot
ure a few days ago, preclpltalhhs INC NV
nty earnest and long drawn out depate
II The session The result was that
eff proposition to abolish contract LABOR
ate, the prisons, or, in fact, any save ia'
hip 80, state account. was defeated by
led ,ote NJ two to one The considerat
not involved in the defeat of this meas'
inst was that the prisons should be mace
son nearly self-supporting as possible
ted T., order to accomplish this, the conVi
be should be worked to the best posi-
! as advantage. Having by such an {
and nbatic vote made this decision III u
was trif1e astonishing that the same lesi'
ium tors should. but five days later, nave
a practically unanimous vote anu a.
in very little discussion passed OH
inty ouiring that all prison or cohVlc' III
e Of goods offered for sale or mahulac'u
@ of in this state be branded or lapeleu 8
very TO reveal their place or mahulac'
hing The only possible purpose oisuci, VI 9 9
tent ing is. Of course, to deter peopie
,tion purchasing this class OF goods i
then we have the refreshing sPec'
of a body Of Legislators saying one
year that II is absolutely essential TO the
! fare OF the Stdlt dh' W.
-pose well. that the latter be kept cohs'a
, fire AT work at some productive inou'
nilac and on the next endeavoring TO des
after that industry by persuading the p'
: la rot to purchase any articles the
this yicts make. BY destroying the den
an for prison-made goods the ieglsi'
could will simply render it impossibie for
into ON managers to sell the labor Oh
cord prisoners. and thus will one Jaw III
O. the the other. Truly the ways OF the
men age legislator are past hnd'ns OUT
ncer- shades Not rune" """"
1t. The senators seem to think
had a have a good one on Governor I'm
orney For several weeks during the carry
with of the session, when the governor
aving senators were having such livery
zee on about the confirmation OF the io,
legis- commitments. Governor Pingree
eneral great deal to say about executive
, was e,ons and he rang the changes
e sew constantly about pulling GOWN
trans shades at the senate chamber WIN
The atc OF course the SHADES Wei'
officer pulled down. although the hoors
aneral, ao,,eries were cleared of all Visitor