Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-15


work in committee lof the whole. Repre-
sentative Gustin's bill providing that one
third the directors of trust and deposit
companies may transact business was
agreed TO. Wheeler s. bill giving township.
boards authority to impose license fee
ranging from S. to 800 on all hawkers-
and peddlers was killed after a long wran.
gle. Senator Milliken's bill for the pro-
lection of doves was killed by the COM
mittce, but the House refused to concur
and 1t went TO the order of third reading
Robinsonss bill TO allow shcriffs to sum-
mon jurors by registered letter was
thrown in the air. Senator Davis anu
trust beet sugar bill came up. 1t Pro
vides that the land commission may cease
paying the bounty on establishing the ex'
istence OF trust between any OF the COM
panies receiving the bounty. In the SEN
ate Senator Sayrc, for the Taxation COM
mittee, reported out the bill for the TAX
alton Of express, telegraph and telephone
companies previously passed by tne
House. The committee, however, nad
made some amendments to the bill. Inc
Senate committee cut the rates to per
cent on express companies, ~ per cent
on telephone companies and per cent
on telegraph companies.
Two hours was occupied by the House
Tuesday afternoon in listening to argu-
ments from members Of the upper PENN
sula against the bill taxing copper ana
iron, which came up on third reading. The
bill passed by vote Of 81 to III. Inc
House accepted the Senate amendment to
the garnishee bill which exempts $3.50
week. This is an important change IN
the present law, in which the exemption
is $25. The House Ways and Means
Committee reported out the Ypsilanu Nor
NAL School appropriation aggregating
$195, $50, and special appropriation for
the Kalamazoo asylum Of $24, 1868. Rep
resentatve Anderson's bill, covering
amendments TO the general fish and game
laws, was killed on third reading. Some
important bills were reported by Senate
committees Tuesday. One of them was
the Lusk bill providing for home rule for
cities, which passed the House. The bill
went on the general order. Other bills
that came out were Dickinson's measure
to prevent mob violence, to license COM
mission men, and to give the railroad COM
missioner power to exercise police power
over the electric railways. The Senate
gave up its fight with the House over the
mining school appropriation. When the
House cut out $4,000 asked for new
buildings at Houghton the Senate refused
to concur, and conference committees
were appointed In Senate committee of
the whole the soldiers home appropriation
was passed at 1885, 900, cut of $500
from the House figure.
Gov. Pingree sent message to the Leg
islature Wednesday vetoing the bill per-
hitting mining companies to consolidate
and increase their capital from 81, 100000
to S5,000,OO0. The reasons given for the
veto are that there is no necessity for
increasing the capital limit; that it is
against public policy to do so; that such
increase is sought for the sole purpose OF
stock speculation and injurious consolida-
ton. The Governor takes the ground that
in permitting corporations to organize
without compelling them to make their
stock represent its face value, the State
is party to conspiracy to defraud, and
guilty, if not legally responsible for the
losses incurred by innocent persons who
make investments, relying on the fact that
the State has approved the articles of in
corporation. An attempt to pass the bill
over the veto failed.
prohibiting the giving of any entertain
ment whatever for gain on Sunday, and
providing extra compensation for Michi-
gan soldiers in the war with Spain. Bills
were passed permitting appeals to be taken
from boards of review and equalization to
the Circuit Court, and requiring assess
ing officers to swear each taxpayer to a
statement of his property. The last tive
bills have passed. both houses. The House
restored the tax rate Of per cent on
the net Michigan earnings of foreign stock
fire insurance companies, which was in
creased to per cent last week. The SEN
ate concurred in the action Of the House
recalling the beet sugar bounty appropria-
ton bill so as to act on the Governors
suggestion that the amount to be paid any
in a single year be limited to
$4,000. The Senate, however, refused
to recall the university appropriation bill,
as requested by the Governor, and the lat
ter thereupon signed the bill as passed
The two houses were ut loSgerheads
Thursday over the Fleischhauer bill tax
ing express, telephone and telegraph COM
panies, the House having refused to con-
eur in the Senate amendments which pro-
vide for fiat per cent rate on Michi-
gan earnings. BY a decisive vote the
House recalled the beet sugar bounty ap-
bill from the Governor. The
House adopted the conference committees
report on the medical registration bill,
thus leaving Christian Scientists without
so far as this law is concerned.
The Senate concurred in the House amend
ment cutting $4,000 from the mining
school appropriation bill. The Senate Fish
and Game Committee reported a bill pro-
viding that no hunter shall kill more than
-hree deer during a season. Each person
s limited to the shipment of three and
must make affidavit that he killed them
himself. A nonresident will be allowed
o ship but one outside Of the State. The
Senate Affairs Committee favoraby re-
ported out the Gustin commerce bill,
which applies the principles of the inter
state commerce law to Michigan. Both
houses passed bill providing home rule
Tor Detroit
Another attempt to induce the House to
TX date for final adjournment before the
Senate should act upon the taxation bills
,ending failed Thursday, the former body
Indefinitely postponing action on a resolu-
ion naming June "a as the date.
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