Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-11

MICHiGAN's LEGISLATORS.

| ltt Oi llit WlOlt. anu ~ NhS
tabled. The Senate passed a bill re-
pealing the present plank road com
pany laws and placing the toll road
companies in charge of township toll
road commissioner, who shall have au4
thority TO open toll gates to the public
if the companies do not keep their
roads in proper repair. The Senate
committee on public health reported
favorably bill which provides for
medical registration board, To be non
| sectarian, To consist of six members,
four to constitute a quorum, not more
than three members of the board to be
appointed from any one school of medi-
cine In the committee of the whole
the Senate agreed 10 the joint reso-
luton, providing that the electors
must be citizens of the United States,
be able to read the constitution of
Michigan and write their own names.
| This resolution will not disfranchise
| anyone who could vote on Jan. /, 1897.
Bills passed by the Senate: Oh. Ii. 49,
| Providing for duplicate instead of
triplicate election return; Oh. B. l59)
| for bounty of SIS for the killing of
! wolves, 81 for wildcats, and S. for lynx;
| Oh. Il. 81 requiring county treasurers
to furnish abstracts and transcripts
and fixing the fees therefor (H Ii. 1921
making it unlawful for prosecuting at
| torneys to assist in defense of any
person charged with crime in their re-
| spective counties; Is. Il. 259) permitting
| Allegan to bond for water power. In
the House the committee of the whole
| agreed TO the home rule bill for cities.
| 1t provides that before local municipal
bills are considered by the Legislature
| they must be brought TO the attention
| of the people and given public hear
| ing, the common council of such cities
to pass upon the proposed legislation.
Notice of the public hearings upon any
| bills for municipal legislation must be
/ given. Residents may get proposed
| legislation before the legislature even
! if the council and mayor refuse to con-
, slider it in the above way, by SO certify
| ing. All expense is to be borne by cit
les affected On motion of Rep. Saw
| yer, Ann Arbor, was exempted from
the provisions of the bill The COM
mittee of the whole also agreed to bills
appropriating S22, 900 for the state
| Agricultural &C llege; permitting mu-
nicipal corporations TO be garnisheed
the same as individuals. Rep. +. w.
Moore's bill TO reduce the salary of su-
preme court judges from 800 to S., 900
year, was recommitted to the com
mittee on judiciary. A current resolu-
ton was introduced providing for a
committee of three from the House
and two from the Senate, to proceed at
once to seat of the miners strike at
Norway, to investigate the same, and
to effect settlement ii possible, be-
fore the miners become state charges,
it being alleged that the men are strik
! ing against starvation wages and the
fereign corporations who control the
mines pay no attention to their APP
peals. Bills passed in the House in
Guided: Gil. Il. 500 Preventing the kill
| ing of deer in Monroe county for five
years; Is. b. SD making the division of
townships into two election precincts
where the vote cast is over 650 discre.
tionary with township boards.
McKinley's Inauguration had an en-
livening influence upon the state legis-
lature. The Senate was quite pro-
fusely decorated with flags and pic
lures of Mckinley, Alger ana Pingree.
The House decorated somewhat but
not as extensively as the Senate, and
both branches unanimously adopted
resolutions of congratulation to Presi-
| Aanf Nick in1a Roth PAM Zoo -
and Silverites spoke approvingly of
the resolutions After agreeing in
committee of the whole in the Senate
to the - for the repeal of the mort
gage tax law, the measure lacked one
vote of passage when it came up on
the order of third readir> but was
reconsidered and went on the table
second measure which failed by "A
narrow margin in the Senate was the
joint resolution for an amendment To
the constitution prescribing an educa-
tional qualification for electors. The
usual reconsideration and tabling fol-
lowed. The joint resolution amending
the constitution by cutting the limit
for the introduction of bills from 50 to
30 days was passed by the Senate unan-
imouslv. The House voted to unseat
James Kerr, Silverite, from the second
Saginaw district and TO hold another
election April Is. Both Kerr and
Baird are allowed 1925 each for their ex-
penses. The single first tax proposition
in the House got very black eye. 1t
provided for the exemption of all
buildings of less value than $1,000.
Among the bills reported favorablv to
the House was the one prohi citing
Sunday photographing. Another bill
reported favorably is one to place pri-
vate banks under supervision of the
banking commissioner. The House
passed the bill which does away with
ink pads and metallic stamps in cleo
ton booths, which have been found
simply a nuisance TO voters. The bill
provides for the use of blue pencils for
marking ballots.
Charles l.. Mcclellan, head of the
commercial department OF Albion col
lege. died at Albion Prof. Mcclellan,