The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-05-17
SIGNED SOME BILLS
Governor Also VetOes Some and
Tells Why He Did So.
THANKS FROM GRAND RAPIDS
Bills Signed Include Appropriations
for Michigan College of Mines and
State Fish Commission and Amend.
ments to Detroit j. of p. Act.

Lansing, Mich, May 14.-Gov. Bliss
filed two vetoes before leaving for
Saginaw. One of the bills disapproved
provides an annual salary of 800 for
the chief clerk of the house, and sec
rotary of the senate, this salary to be
in lieu of all other compensation.
1T is in the power of each house."
says the veto message, ito fully re-
imburse those on its pay roll for such
services as they may render, and this
being true, it does not seem TO me thai
salary should be paid for time when
the legislature is not in session, AMI
when necessarily there can be but lit
tie work to DO"
The other bill vetoed appropriates
$17,500 for the purchase of additional
land at the Eastern ASYLUM for the in
sane. The governors reasons for side
tracking this bill are as follows:
THE appropriation seems unneces-
sary at this time. The interests of the
state in general, and of this institu
ton in particular, will not suffer if the
matter of buying additional land is de-
ferred"
Among the bills approved by the
governor yesterday are the regular APP
preparation bills for the state fish COM
mission and Michigan college Of
mines, and the bill amending the De-
troit justice of the peace act.
Gov. Bliss is receiving a great many
letters from citizens of Grand Rapids
commenting him for his stand against
the prize fight that was billed for that
city tonight. The managers Of the
battle have declared it Off All ar
rangements had been made for fur
nishing the Kent county sheriff with
troops to aid him in suppressing the
fight If necessary.
In committee of the whole the SEN
ate agreed to the senate substitute for
Rep. Holiness bill defining the qualifi-
cations of kindergarten, music and
drawing teachers; Senator Moore's
bill providing for the incorporation of
monument insurance companies; Sen
ator Palmer's bill providing for the
election of a secretary by the Agricul-
tural College faculty, who shall be
member of the faculty, instead of hav-
ing the secretary of the state board of
agriculture act as secretary of the
faculty, DIS DIT present, anu hep. Du-
points bill for the protection of pas.
sengers on suburban railroads.
Subsequently, Senator Kelly had the
Moore monument insurance bill made
a special order for Thursday. Both he
and Senator Muffin were unable to rec
oncile the bill with any phase of legiti
mate insurance, and they wanted time
to see if some sort of a diamond con-
tract deal was not concealed about
the measure. The bill is quite devoid
of restrictions, leaving everything in
the hands of the trustees.
Rep. Dingley tried to have his bill
requiring sureties on liquor bonds TO
schedule their property, made a spe-
cial order for Thursday, but the ma
jority would not permit it to be taken
from the general order
In committee of the whole the house
agreed to Rep. Hemans joint resolu-
tion authorizing the state auditors to
allow F. l.. Wait of Mason not to ex-
coed $4,000 for injuries received at
Camp Eaton in 1898, while a member
of Company F, First infantry; also
Senator Westover's bill amending the
law relative to the acceptance and col.
lection of requests to the state; also
Rep. Moore's bill exempting from in
spection salt manufactured by the
Williams and Alsberger process.