Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-23
Legislative Gossip.

Rep. Nevins, OF Allegan county, Of
fered a measure in the house that pro-
poses to license tipplers at the rate of
S. per year. The licenses are not
transferable on penalty of being sent
to Jail for 30 days, while the dealer who
sells to any person not holding Ii
cense is liable TO fine of S25 for each
offense The proceeds derived from
such licenses are to go 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 exorbitant
storage rate, but when Sen. Flood gets
his bill through they will not be al
lowed to charge over 3 per cent, posi-
bly, 3, 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 Colby's primary
election bill 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 to the
Wayne delegation asking them TO sup
port the Detroit school board bill pro-
posing that all school inspectors shall
be elected at large. 1t is said that not
more than three of the twelve members
from Wayne are in favor of such q
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 st. Clair flats, bu
on account of the legal points involved
the bill was referred to the judiciary
committee.
There is one representative in con
gress who approves of a poll tax, ant
he is going to try and get Legislation
that will require man to pay such {
tax or forfeit his electoral franchise
What do you think of that.
Both the house and senate are more
than 200 bills behind the record of two
years ago at this time, and the indica
tions are that the total this year will
approximate 500 less than the record
of bills introduced in 1897.
Sen. Atwood is the latest legislator
to try his hand at drafting railroad
tax bill. He viii aim to avoid the un.
constitutional and otherwise objection.
subject.
The fish commission asks Ss1 500 OF
this SIS, 000 is TO be ased for establish
ing a new hatchery on the Al Sable
river and the rest for keeping up work
in the other hatcheries.
1t is estimated that it will require
$780, 600 to complete Wayne's county
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-fve were introduced in a sim
gle day
Sen. Collingwood has a bill empow-
ering the state board of education TO
grant teachers certificates valid for
three years course at agricultural
college.
A bill allowing the county treasurer
of Wayne county fee of so 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 a set back
in committee of the whole, and action
on it was postponed for the present.
Sen. Coilingwood 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
bring in bill to that effect