The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-15
possible 81 .ooocoo below that of 1907


possible. 81, O0O, 600 below that OF 1907.
The members were informed that this
would necessitate the cutting off of all
frills many of which are provided for
in the various bills. and the granting
of only such amounts as are absolute
ly needed. The establishment of adj
ditional state normal schools or other
/ institutions was strenuously opposed,
as was the construction of additional
buildings ut existing institutions, ex-
cept in cases where the demands upon
the institutions is such as to make en-
largement conceded necessity. a
protest was made against the creation
of new state boards and commissions,
and a general plan of retrenchment
and economy was urged. In this work
Chairman Dingley and his committee
will have the earnest support of Gov
ernOr Bliss, who urges economy on
all OCCASIONS
Proposed Adjournment May A.
The latest effort to set a mark for
the legislature to work to has been
made by Senator Atwood, who has Of
fered a concurrent resolution provid-
ing for final adjournment on May 4.
His resolution has not yet been acted
upon and will be permitted to lie on
the senate table for several days in or
der to give the solons chance to con-
slider the situation. 1t is argued in its
behalf that with date fixed for quit
ting the legislators will be more apt to
work hard than they will if the plan is
not to adjourn until all the decks are
cleared.
A commendable disposition to hold
down expenses has been shown by
both houses lately, each body having
sat down very hard on propositions to
send joint committees off on junketing
trips. This is such an unusual thing
that il is worthy of remark, and the
people should give the statesmen cred.
1t for their action.
Labor and the Garnishee Law,
The labor organizations of the state
are making a determined fight against
the NevinS bill which provides for
amending the garnshment law by pro-
viding that - per cent. Of mans
wages shall be subject TO garnish-
ment, and that the balance shall be
exempt until that 10 per cent. amounts
10 $50, all above that sum to be sub
ject to process. The present law eX-
empts S25, and it is claimed by the re-
! tail merchants who are back of the
new bill that this permits men who
are earning $50 per week TO avoid pay
ing their just obligations. The labor
representatives insist that the great
body of workingmen Of the state are
honest, but that unfortunate men, who
run behind through illness or lack OF
work, would be made to suffer by the
passage of the proposed law. The
indications are, however. that the bill
will be fayorably reported.
No Docking of Horses Tails.
The house has passed the Rodgers
bill prohibiting the docking Of horses
tails, which also makes ii unlawful to
! import locked horses into the state,
and requires that all such horses now
i'm the state be registered with the
county clerk, so that the authorities
maybe able to know that the law is
not being violated. The presence in
any barn of an unregistered locked
horse is made prima facie evidence of
the guilt Of the owner. and the owner
OF the premises is made equally guilty
with the owner of the horse. The bill
provides a penalty of Il fine from 500
to $500 and imprisonment not TO eX.
coed one year. 1t is claimed that IL
! is impossible to conceive Of more
brutally cruel and painful process than
the docking of a horses tail.
Agricultural College Lands.
The committee which has been in
veStigating the matter Of trespasSes on
agricultural college lands and the
method of settling for such trespass
will not complete its llborS for a week
or ten days. Members Of the commit
4 l.. H.,
very interesting. tending TO show that
some of the members Of the college
board knew of the trespass and ar.
ranged in advance for settlement on a
basis Of 50 per 1000 feet for Norway
and 81 for white pine, which is said
to be much less than the timber was
worth. In defense of the settlement it
is claimed that the timber was in wide
ly scattered tracts and not worth more
than was paid for it. and further that
this was the only way in which the
college could realize anything from the
land.
Game Warden's Department..
This week the special committee APP
pointed by the house TO investigate the
expenses and work of the game war
den's department VIII get down to bus
mess Just what the Investigation will
develop can only be conjectured.
Charges Of undue extravaganza against
the smaller commercial fishermen and
I'm favor Of the larger concerns have
been made bur it is hardly probable
that all of them will be proven. Leg
islative Investigations have generally
proven that it is heap sight more
easy to make charges than it is to
prove them
Regulation Of Freight Rates.
Representative Hardy has after
months of earnest study evolved bill
for the regulation Of freight rates and
already considerable sentiment in ia
vor of its passage has developed. The
bill does not provide for any interior
ence with the present duties of the
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