Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-08
MICHIGAN SOLONS.

The House failed to get quorum Wed
nesday morning, but got down to work In
the afternoon by working the suspended
roll call dodge, though a majority of the
members were not on the floor of the
House. In committee of the whole the
farmers made an effort to cut out $42, 800
from the mining school appropriation,
which foots up $171. 900. The items are
for new building and some land, and az
ter an hours talk they were allowed to
stand. Representative Scully's bill pro-
viding that no attorney connected with
any lazy school should be q member Of the
State examining board created fight.
The bill was finally amended. Represent
alive Cartons bill for the establishment
of a deaf day school by boards Of educa'
ton was tabled. The Senate, however,
still stands pat on the propositions to pass
no more salary grabs for Detroit officials
unless referendum provisions accompany
them. Senator Helmes bill to tax sleep
ing car companies came up on special or
der in the Senate in the afternoon and
was passed. Several amendments were
made to the original. The Legislative
Farmers Club Wednesday night decided
to push bill to place a specific tax on
the output of copper and iron mines. The
bill proposes to tax copper mines accord
ing to their output, the rate being one
half cent on mines producing 5O,OOO,0Oo
pounds or more per year, and running
down to one-sixteenth Of a cent on the
smaller mine. 1t was also decided to re-
fuse to set any day for adjournment until
the Senate has passed this bill, as well as
a measure to raise the tax on railroads.
Thursday afternoon was devoted by the
House to discussing in committee of the
whole different tax measures which had
been punched together on special order.
The taxation rate for telephone and tele-
graph companies was cut down 20 per
cent, and the salaries of proposed tax
commissioners cut in two. The Senate
got into fight over bill to allow the
Sault Ste. Marie Water Power Company
to pay specific tax Of l per cent on its
$5O0,OO0 of capital stock instead of being
assessed on the value of it's property. The
upper peninsula members won, the motion
TO reconsider being tabled. The Senate
in committee of the whole agreed to the
Nevins bill reducing the exemption in the
garnishee law from $50 to $3.50. The
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reported out favorably the bill providing
for the general appropriation of $780,
2S7.50 for the years 1899 and 1900 for the
Michigan School for the Blind; also $4,-
600 for detached hospital for that in
stitution.
The following bills have been signed by
the Governor:
To amend an act to revise the charter
Of the city Of Marquette.
To authorize the city Of Detroit, through
the Common Council, to issue bonds to the
amount of $150,000 for the purpose of i'm
proving Belle Isle Park.
To enable the regents of the Michigan
University to receive any money or other
property for the ultimate use Of the uni
versity, and invest the same in the best
manner possible.
To authorize the Board of Supervisors
Of ST. Joseph County to appoint from their
number a building committee to superin-
tend the construction of q court house for
said county.
To provide for the furnishing to policy
holders copies of the application for in
surance in life, cooperative, mutual ben
tAt
or associations.
To provide for the retirement Of certain
outstanding part paid bonds.
Authorizing the township of Palmyra,
in Lenawee County, to issue bonds to the
amount of not more than $1,000 for the
payment for the construction Of bridge
over the Raisin river.
For the relief Of John Henry Bartrem,
a member of Company G, Third regiment,
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