The true northerner., 1901-02-01
THE LAW MAKERS
Senator Kelly Introduces a Bill to
Tax Vessel Property,
A MEASURE FOR TAKING DOGS

Considered by the House-Telephone
Company Grants Favors to the Leg
isiators-Fire Escapes on Detroit
Schools-other Measure Proposed.
Lansing, Mich, Jan. 30.-In the SEN
ate Tuesday afternoon Senator Kelly
introduced a bill to regulate the taxa
ton of steam vessels, boats and other
water craft. The bill is a copy of the
Minnesota law, and allows vessel own
ers who choose to do SO, to pay to the
state treasurer 8 cents per net ton of
registered tonnage In lieu Of all other
taxes, half the amount to be paid to
the county the boat halls from.
Senator Loomis introduced a bill to
amend the act making labor debts pre-
ferred claims against the estates Of
insolvent debtors so as to include the
claims for labor performed of mem
bers Of the editorial STATS OF news
papers.
Senator Pop" Goodell noticed a bill
to regulate the sale OF concentrated
commercial feelings stuffs by requlr-
ing the contents TO be labeled on the
packages.
Senator Weeks noticed a bill pro-
viding for a woman member OF the
board of control of the Home for
Feeble Minded, and for the appoint
ment of women members Of the sol
diers' home board.
Minded, and for the appointment of
women members of the soldiers home
board
The soldiers home committee was
excused from Wednesdays session.
The house was in committee of the
whole over Rep. Waterbury's bill pro-
viding tax of So on female dogs and
tax Of 81 on males and 81 on speyed
dogs. The bill requires township
treasurers to either see to it that own
ers of dogs pay these taxes or else
kill their CANNES.
Rep. Sharpe made an ineffective at
tempt to have "all after the enacting
clause struck out of the bill.
Rep. Bonser wanted the word
shall everywhere it occurs in the
bill changed to may" but his efforts
in this direction were unavailing.
After a few unimportant amend
ments the bill was placed on its third
reading
The bill is of considerable import
ance to farmers who raise sheep and
cattle.
The resolution offered by Rep. Hunt,
of Detroit, last Friday for the board
OF state auditors to order the tele-
phone boxes Of the new Lansing Inde-
pendent Telephone Co. removed from
the capitol, because members Of the
legislature were being charged for
using the service, has evidently ac-
complished the introducer's purpose.
Mr.. Hunt TUESDAY afternoon moved
that the resolution be expunged from
the record of the house proceedings.
In explanation Mr.. Hunt frankly
said: Since last Friday the members
OF this house have been extended bv
the manager of the Lansing independ-
ent telephone exchange the same cour-
tesy regarding the free use of tele-
phones as the old telephone exchange
grants u.s."
Accordingly, the Hunt resolution
was ordered expunged from the rec
ords.
Rep Hunt has rushed through. out
or the regular order, his bill to extend
the length CO authorized time for reg
ular sessions of the Detroit board of
estimates from 10 to 20 days and TO
increase the salary of the members of
the board from So to s5.
The measure was passed and given
Immediate effect.
Rep Holmes. of Gratiot county. no.
ticed a bill defining the qualifications
OF kindergarten teachers. The pro.
posed bill provides that such teachers
must be graduates of a kindergarten
training school indorsed by the state
superintendent of public instruction
and holding a teachers certificate mr.
diploma from a reputable COLLEGE of
the state or Of a high school course
Inc Dill also authorizes any district
board TO pay a kindergarten school
teacher for kindergarten instruction
from the same fund and in the same
manner as other teachers are now
paid"
Rep. McFarlane announced that he
was preparing to introduce a bill TO
require fire escapes to be placed ON
all school builuings in Wayne county
lie also noticed bill to provide bet
ter protection of coal and iron miners
in this state.
The committee on elections reported
out the Wayne and Kent county bills.
as amended, to abolish political NOM
mating conventions, and they were
both placed on the general order.
A number OF other bills were intr,-
duced.
Made Them Desist.