The Yale expositor., 1899-05-19
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Bills Signed by tho Governor.
The following bills have been signed


the waters OF this state by the use OF pond or
trap nets, gill nets, seines or other apparatus;
an act to amend an act To consolidate the laws
relative to the establishment and improvement
and maintenance OF highways and private roads
and the building, repairing ana preservation
OF bridges within this state; an act to amend an
act to authorize the use OF condemned state arms
by the organization known as the Sons OF Vet
erans an act To amend an act relative TO free
an act to provide for the levy and
sale upon execution OF certain property;
an act to amend an act TO protect the primary
election and conventions OF political parties;
an act TO amend an act relative TO the proceed
ings OF circuit courts In chancery; an act rela-
tive 10 the practice in courts held by justices OF
the peace in suits brought against two or more
defendants; to authorize the county or Gogeblc
to purchase and maintain system OF abstracts
OF title OF all lands in the county; to prevent
the adulteratton OF any ground grain by use OF
oat hulls; TO provide for the filing OF a copy OF
the minutes made by surveyors and civil en-
gineers of all lands within this state; TO regu-
late the width OF bridges; TO amend an act au-
thoriZing the Incorporation OF homes for aged,
lnfirm and indignate men or women TO amend
an act authorizing dissection in certain cases
for the advancement of science; act in re-
gard TO examinations before state veterinary
board 20 organize union school district OF the
township OF Burt in Cheboygan county; to
amend an act relative To mutual benefit ASSOC
ciatons to provide for the relief OF Thos. Allen;
to authorize and empower the city OF Manistee
to purchase water works. for the protection OF
fish in Round lake in Jackson county; to amend
an act allowing the spearing of fish; 70 amend
corporate the city OF Alpena; TO amend an act
relative To the organization and powers OF fire
and mari ne insurance companies in this state;
TO amend an act relative TO the bonded tndebt-
edness OF school districts; authorizing the
township OF Gladwin In Gladwin county TO is
sue bonds; to amend an act relative TO the In
corporation OF the city OF Ann Arbor.
An income tax bill has passed the
senate by a vote of 26 to 1. 1t was the
special order and was first considered
at length in committee of the whole
and passed on third reading. The bill
was introduced by Sayre, but Senators
Graham and Helme made a fight for
and secured an amendment that makes
it far more important and sweeping
measure than it was intended to be,
while Sayre opposed the amendment.
The bill provides for the levy of tax
on all gross incomes. Incomes over
81 900 and less than than 81, 500 shall
be taxed at the rate of one-fourth of
one per cent. All over 81, 500 and less
than S., 900 shall pay one-half of one
per cent on that portion that is over
$500 Incomes of over $1,000 shall
pay one per cent.
Rep. Bryan's bill creating board of
public works in Springswell and Rep.
Dickinson's bill relative to the fur
loughs of Detroit firemen, have been
passed by the senate and are now up
to the governor. Gustin's bill to reg
ulate commerce on the plan of the in
tcrstate commerce law went through
the house and is up to the senate. Other
important bills that passed the house
are Elkhoff S increasing the appropria-
tion of the labor bureau and strength
ening the factory inspection law rela-
tive to child labor; Chamberlain garn-
ishee bills. and Chamberlain's bill to
incorporate Mackinac Island as city.
The annual appropriation for the
Mt. Pleasant normal school has passed
the committee of the whole of the
house. The appropriation is SCI, 500
for the current expenses for two ensu-
ing fiscal years; $50, 900 for improve
ments. and $1,000 for land, a total OF
Sl54, 200. The land item relates TO a
| tract OF about four acres, which the
authorities OF the school deem neces-
sary TO its requirements.
The special committee investigating
the state contract for printing with
the Robert Smith Co., of Lansing, has
made its report 1t finds that all de-
partments of the state government
kicked on the work turned out, and
scores the company for its methods.
The bill providing fixed salaries for
supervisors, graded according to the
population of the county in which they
reside, failed of passage; yeas -, nays
o. The usual reconsideration was
voted and the bill was laid on the
table
Tbc.h house fish committee reported
out the appropriation for tho state fish
commission II carries sos 900. as
! against nearly 500, 900 asked for by
the commission. The bill is now in
the hands Of the ways and means COM
| mittee.
II is said that the states balance
sheet issshy about SI00,oo0 The sp.
propriatiousthus far exceeds those of
,sp7 Wy about 81, 300, 600. The sugar
| bounty is big item. Under these
conditions taxes will doubtless be very
heavy
Ivy the senate prescribed 5 per cent as
| the legal rate of interest and author.
iscd as high as 7 per cent by special
contract The house judiciary COM
mittcc amends by substituting for Z.
Mr.. Cheever's bill relative TO the
compensation and duties of circuit
court stcnograpbers, has been referred
back from the committee of the whole
to the Judiciary committee
Mr. Sayrc's bill providing that as
sessing officers shall require sworn
statements as TO property owners, was
agreed 10 in committee of the whole
of the senate.
Senator Monaghan got bill through
the senate, which has for its object the
the giving of old soldiers the prefer
ence when public jobs are to be given
| out.
The Ninth infantry and mountain
battery OF six guns, have been sent to