Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-24
Legislative Gossip.

Legislative Gossip.
Rep. Nevins. of Allcgan county. Of
fered a measure in the house that pro-
poses To license tippler, at the rate of
s. per year. The licenses are not
transferable ON penalty of being sent
10 jail for 30 days, while the dealer who
sells 70 any person not holding IL
cenSe l. liable TO fine of So for each
ofieuse. The proceeds derived from
such licenses are to 90 INTO the county
poor fund.
The pawnbrokers OF the state have
been in the habit of charging 10 per cent
interest on loans and an cXorbtant
storage rate, but when Sen. Flood gets
his bill through they will not be al
lowed 10 charge over : per cent, posi-
bly, ,. with the proviso that all pledges
must be kept one year before sold. and
that no storage charges can be made
The house committee of elections re-
ported favorably on Colbys primary
election Till for Wayne county. The
bill was amended so as to exclude Off
GERS Of villages and townships and Off
GERS of Wyandotte. 1t will also give
one of the four best county offices to
the townships
The y. w. c. a. sent a letter 10 the
Wayne delegation asking them TO sup
port the Detroit school board bill pro-
posing that all school inspectors shall
be elected at large. IT is said that not
more than three of the twelve members
from Wayne are in favor Of such
measure
The governor ridicules the idea that
he has offered to. compromise with
President Ledyard Of the Michigan
Central or with anybody else any
smallest particle of the Atkinson bill,
and in addition TO the ridicule he EN-
phatically denies the whole story.
Rep Kingott tried TO introduce
bill authorizing the commissioner of
the land Office to sell or dispose of the
swamp lands on the -. Clair flats. but
on account OF the legal points involved.
the bin was referred to the judiciary
committee.
There is one representative in CON
gress who approves OF poll tax. and
he is going to try and get legislation
that will require a man TO pay such
tax or forfeit his electoral franchise
THAT do YOU think Of that.
Both the house and senate are more
than POO bills behind the record Of two
years apo at this time, and the indica-
tions are that the total this year will
approximate 800 less than the record
of bills introduced in 1897.
Sen. Atwood is the latest legislator
TO try his hand at drafting railroad
tax bill lie will aim 10 avoid the un-
constitutional and otherwise objection
able features of the other bills on this
subject.
The fish commission asks ssh 800. OF
this Sl5, 600 is to be used for establish
ing a new hatchery on the Au Sable
river and the rest for keeping up work
in the other hatcherics.
1t is estimated that il will require
$500, 900 TO complete Wayne's county
building, and Capt Stewart has intro
duced bill to bond the county for
that amount.
As the close of the time for the in
PRODUCTION OF bills draws nigh great
hustle is made by the Lawmakers.
Seventy-tive were introduced in a sin
gle day.
Sen Collingwood has bill empow-
ering the state board of education 10
grant teachers certificates valid for
three years course at agricultural
college
A bill allowing the county treasurer
of Wayne county fee of 80 cents for
certificates of back taxes was passed
on favorably and intrusted to Rep.
Burch.
Rep. Colby's bill for an additional
judge in Wayne county got set back
in committee of the whole, and action
on it was postponed for the present.
Sen. Collingwood will introduce a
bill providing for shutes and ladders
for the passage of fish in all dams in
the creeks and rivers of the state.
Hammond thinks lawyers should be |
licensed to the extent of 81 and will
- an 1,ill o., shat affaot