Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02
STATE LEGISLATURE

Gov. Pingree has signed the follow
ing bills and resolutions: House con-
current resolution, relative to the pas
sage of the bill in congress limiting
the hours of service of laborers, work
ing men and mechanics employed upon
public works to eight hours per day;
house concurrent resolution providing
for the appointment of representa-
tive of Michigan TO attend to exhum-
ing and transporting bodies of Michi-
gan soldiers; house bill amending the
act under which the bicentennial ex-
position of Detroit will be incorpor-
ated; senate bill authorizing the board
of supervisors of Midland county to is
sue bonds.
BY the adoption of the mileage reso-
luton by the house it will certainly
give the iunketers good fat grab, as
each member of that committee could
collect 10 cents per mile for their
northern trip, making the total amount
for each about $50. The governor
condemns the above resolution and
argues that the drawing of mileage on
these junketing trips is unconstitu-
tional, and estimates the cost at $751;
900 if all house members go on the up
per peninsula trip. He recommends
that fixed salary of $3.50 be provided
for legislators.
Rep. Burch assailed Gov Pingree's
message on the junket and says his
criticism was unjust. The cost of the
iunket as estimated by the governor
would cost the state ST., 900, and this
Mr.. Burch contends was greatly over
estimated, as representatives had not
drawn over 3 cents per mile in the
lower peninsula and 4 cents in the up
per peninsula for mileage and SO per
day for expenses in the past Is years. :
The following bills have been passed
in the house: Kerr's bill providing for
an appointment of an assistant from
each company in the 33d and oath regi-
ments to assist Mr.. Kiplinger in re-
moving bodies to Michigan; Chamber
lain's bill for the relief of Michigan
sick, disabled and needy soldiers and
sailors of the Spanish war;
Shepherds bill for a bridge in Cheboy-
gan county.
For the first time the house went
into committee of the whole when
| they tackled the bill relative to the
plank road companies. The bill pro-
vides that the companies keep their
roadways in such shape as is provided
| by law. The committee agreed to the
bill.
Although the governor opposed the
system of charging mileage on junket
| trips, he willingly signed the concur
rent resolution of both houses provid.
ing that upper peninsula members
should receive 50 per day while serving
the state as lawmakers
The indefinite postponement of the
consideration of Gov. Pingrees message
was the first action of this kind ever
taken in the history of the Michigan
| legislature. 1t is the first time gov
ernor's message was not printed in the
house journal.
The following bills have been passed
for the expenses of the so,fkdieerrsS shfa home
for the first four months, by authoriz.
ing n loan from the general fund;
Floods bill for the protection of fish in
| Hamlin lake.
The house tabled the report regard.
ing stenographcrs, however, they did
not decide not to have stenographic
reports published in the journal.
The Detroit Citizens Street Railway
company of Detroit will fight Rep. Nc
| Leod's bill for the municipal owner.
| ship of strcet.car tracks.
The Detroit Telephone company are
trying to get reduction in their taxes,
and delegation visited Lansing for
that purpose
The house has adjourned until Feb.
at p. m. for the junket trip TO the
upper peninsula.
A new uniform test book bill is in
sight