Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
The Work Ahead.

The Legislature will, it is expected.
consider many important matters of legis-
lation. Possibly the more striking of these
are included in the legislative program of
Gov. Pingree, which calls for the local
taxation of railroad, telegraph, telephone,
and other corporate property; the prohi-
bition of stockwatering and over-capital-
ization the prevention of the consolida,
ton of railway and street car companies;
the abolishing of political conventions,
and the nomination of candidates at a
single caucus; prohibition of the coercion
of voters; home rule for Detroit; 2-cen.
passenger fares on railroads; the submits
sion of proposed franchises to the people.
The convict labor question will receive
attention, the State Federation of Labor
having decided to devote it's undivided
efforts to securing bill prohibiting the
employment Of convicts on contracts. An
effort will be made to secure an amend
ment to the Constitution, so an indeter-
inmate sentence law may be legally en-
acted. All the farmer organizations are
united on a platform which demands the
abolishing of the fee system of paying
public officials; that Michigan prisons be
made self-supporting; that no changes in
volving additional expense be made in the
road laws; that a more effective system
of collecting taxes on nonresident prop
erty be devised; and that the tax system
be amended so as to make corporate and
private capital bear their share of the
burden. An inheritance tax law, and an
increase in the specific tax paid by rail-
roads, etc, are also proposed.
Economy in all State and county af-
fairs will be the watchword, and appro-
priations will be pared to the quick.
The chief business of the Legislature
Thursday was the listening to messages
from retiring Gov. Rich, and from Gov.
Pingree. Both houses adjourned until
Tuesday.
Minor State News.
The car ferry Pere Marquette, built
at Wheeler 6, Co.'s yard for the Flint and
Pere Marquette Railway, was launched
Mt West Bay City. The new craft is be-
lieved to be the largest and strongest car
ferry atioat and is intended to ply across
Lake Michigan the year round. She is
$50 feet long, 90 feet beam and will carry
thirty loaded cars, with full outfit of
fuel.
The annual free entertainment given
by George III. Southworth. of Marshall,
to the juveniles of Marshall was the GEN.
ter of attraction Friday. The opera house
was crowded to overhowing. The enter
tainment consisted of stereopticon views
of note, both foreign and domestic, inter-
spersed with vocal music rendered by
eminent vocaists. The Battle Greek or
chestra furnished the music. The entire
exhibition was well managed and highly
enjoyed by all.
About year ago Harry Munger was
convicted in the Circuit Court of the lar
ceny of bicycle in Battle Greek from
Gavin Richie. He hired the wheel of
Richie to wheel about the city. and in
stead rode it to Lansing and sold it. He
was released upon suspended sentence
The other day he was ordered arrested
by the prosecuting attorney and was
taken to Marshall TO be sentenced. In
stead of changing his career Munger has
kept mp his old habits He stole SIG from
a man in Convis Township whom he was
working for, and also stole his wife's
watch and sold 1t to a railroad newsman,