The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-07-06
companies. Voted yes. Carried by

of act No. 313, providing for the taxa
ton, ETC., of the liquor business Voted
no. Carried. Page 1888.
June 6.-Bil to- provide for the col
lection of specific taxes from the min.
ing companies of the upper peninsula.
Voted yes. Carried. Page 1858,
Same Resolution to recall sub
stitute tax<bill from senate in order to
provide way by which the M. G.
charter could be amented. Voted YES
Carried by vote of SO to 33. Page 1865.
Same date.-Bill to prohibit Sunday
shows or performances. Motion to
make it the special order for succeeding
Thursday Voted yes. Carried Page
9S2 The bill, however, was not brought
out at the appointed lime by its advo-
Gates. Page 2271.
June bill to provide for addition
al compensation for Michigan Volun-
teer soldiers and sailors who served
during Spanish American war. Voted
yes. Lost, vote of 81 for and AZ
against, not giving the required two
thirds vote Page 2279
June s.-Question of concurring in
amendments, cutting taxes on express,
telephone and telegraph companies
from five to three per cent of gross re-
ceipts. Voted not to concur. The vote
was 80 for concurrence to SO against.
Page 1922.
June 13.-Bill to regulate the sale
of process or made over butter. Voted
yes. Passed Page 1889.
Same date -Acceptance of confer
ence committees report in favor of re-
ceding from former position and con-
curing with senate on bill regulating
tax of express, telegraph and telephone
companies. Voted yes. The vote was
81 for and 20 against. Page 1896. This
was the last chance for the passage of
the bill, and was accepted as being bet
ter than none at all, even if not exactly
what the house wished
Same date Bill in relation to the
manufacture and sale of oleomargarine
or imitation butter Voted yes. Passed
Page 2406.
Same date.-Bill to provide for the
presentation of bronze medals to the
soldiers and sailors from Michigan who
enlisted and served in the Spanish
American war, and in certain cases to
the relatives of such soldiers and sailors
who persisted in said service. Voted
to take bill out of hands of committee
but motion was lost and bill held up
by committee. Page GALL,
June 15.-Question of concurring in
senate amendments to bill providing
for taxation of railroad companies and
union railway station and depot COM
panies. Voted not to concur The
house did not concur, the vote being 90
for and GA against. Page 1898. The
reason for the non concurrence was
that the bill as amended by the senate
was no better than the old law if in
deed it was not even more favorable to
the corporations.
Same date.-Bill appointing tax
commission for the purpose of investi-
eating the subject of taxation and col
lecting information relative to the
operation of the tax laws of this state
and to make recommendations. to the
legislature as to the enactment of new
laws which will equalize the burden of
taxation upon all classes of property in
this state and to prescribe the duties
off such commission. Voted yes.
Passed. Page 2544. This measure is
regarded by the best informed friends
Of tax reform, even among the friends
of the governor, as by far the most i'm
portant tax reform measure. not only
of any passed by the legislature, but of
any proposed to it, and will provide for
an intelligent basis on which to work in
the matter of securing laws or constitu-
tional amendments looking toward the
Just distribution of taxes, so that the
property of one person or corporation
will pay tax proportional to that paid
by the property of another.
Same date.-Motion to reconsider
vote by which the bill providing extra
compensation for Michigan soldiers and
sailors who served in the Spanish
American war, was defeated. Voted
for the motion. Lost. Page 2548.
Extra Session.-A bill to provide for
the collection of specific tax from the
mining companies of the Upper PENN
sula. Voted yes. Jan. 8, 1900. Page 81.
A bill to provide for the taxation of
railroads companies and union railroad
station companies. Voted yes. Jan. A.
Page 80.
We, the undersigned, hereby certify
that we have compared the votes given
above with the legislative house jour-
nails of 1899 and 1900 and find them to
be correct
CHARLES w. SHIPMAN,
K. j. Cook,
N X. POTTER.
Since the above record was compiled
from the House Journal, and printed,
there has arisen n question in one Mace