The true northerner., 1899-05-31
The House Votes Down All Resolu-
tions to Fix a Date for Final
Adjournment
IT WANTS The TAXATION BILLS PASSED.
The senate, However, Adopts a ResO-
Iution To Adjourn June 17-A Propo-
sition 10 Tax the Output of Copper
Mines-Beet Sugar Bounty Fixed at
Cent Per Pound.
Especial correspondence

Lansing, May 29.-The house on
Thursday voted down all resolutions
fixing day for final adjournment, the
determination of the majority being
not to take any definite action on this
subject until the railroad and other tax
alton bills are passed. Notwithstand-
ing this action, the senate passed an
other resolution setting June II for
final adjournment.
a bill taxing the output of copper
mines has been prepared in the senate
and will be vigorously pushed. 1t levies
tax of one-half a cent a pound on mines
having an output in excess of 50,000,-
600 pounds year, one-quarter cent on
from 10,000,000 to 50,000,000 pounds,
one-eighth cent on from 5000, 900 to 10,-
100000 pounds, and one-siXteenth cent
on all under 100000 pounds.
The house has agreed TO bills chang
ing the law so as TO tax fire insurance
companies on their net earnings, the
commissioner of insurance having in
terpreted the present law to tax gross
earnings; also making it unlawful for
fire insurance companies TO reinsure in
companies not licensed to do business
in Michigan.
Bills permitting saloons to be kept
open on the Fourth of July and pro-
hibiting the giving of any manner OF
entertainment either in or out of doors
on Sunday were defeated, the former in
the senate and the latter in the house
Tho hnnca tnacSa1 a hill n annrnnri at N Al
$4,000 for a Michigan exhibit at the
Buffalo exposition and increased the
standing appropriation for the univer-
sity by $92, 1000, making the annual ap-
preparation $21S,000.
The senate passed a beet sugar boun-
ty bill, which had already passed the
house, providing a bounty of one cent
per pound. This will call for an ap-
preparation within the next year va
riously estimated at from 100000 to
100000. \ hard fight was made to
reduce the bounty, but it was in vain.
Representative Carton reported out
the bill providing for a state board OF
tax commissioners, which is the first
step toward resurrecting the defunct
Atkinson bill and providing a Pingree
system of taxation. In general terms
the board, which consists of three mem
bers, is given supervisory control over
all local assessing officers with power
to correct all assessment rolls and to
add property to districts where it has
been irregularly or improperly as
sessed The bill also provides that the
board shall report TO the Legislature
the value of all property paying spe-
citic taxes and the value of all other
property, together with the amount
each pays. In order TO tickle the anti
senators it is stipulated that except in
the case of vacancies the governor must
appoint the members of the board dur
ing the session of the legislature. The
board will be required to submit an
annual report to the governor on De-
cember Is of each year, and in addition
to their other duties the members are
obliged to inquire into the revenue laws
of other states and countries. Regular
meetings are set for the first Tuesday
in March, June, July, August, Septem.
Der and October, with special meetings
TO be held on the call of any two mem
bers.
JASON