The Yale expositor., 1903-01-30

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Mr.. Combs, Of Rome Center. offered
In the house Thursday II is for an
amendment 20 article XIV. OF the con
sthution. Combs wants TO submit the
proposition Go the people at the spring
election. The object IL 10 compel cor
porations holding state franchises to
pay all the expenses OF the adminlstra-
ton Of the state government, effectual-
~ separating county and state taxes
The taxes paid 10y private individuals
would be those collected for county
township, municipal and primary
school purposes only. The Dingley bill
passed 10y the house az the last ses-
sion was framed To cover exactly
the same ground
The fatalities of the hunting season
have impelled Senator Burns To ask
that the following law on the Maine
statute books Ice adopted:
See. |. Whoever while on n hunting
I trip or In the pursuit OF wild game. or
game birds. negligently or carelessly
shoots and wounds or kills any human
being shall he punished 10y imprison-
ment not exceeding 10 years or 10y line
not exceeding ~ 1000.
See. =. IL shall be- the duty OF the
/ prosecuting attorney and sheriff In the
county Ia which violation of the fore
going section occurs 90 forthwith In
vestlgarc and prosecute every person
who therein violates the provisions Of
this act. and for failing 80 to inycsti-
gate aud prosecute each of said officers
shall he liable % line Of not exceed
INK $1,000 ana Ia Ice removed from
office
The Joint resolution proposing an
amendment To- article ". of the con
sttutlOn 10y repeating the iu-day limit
| FOR the Introduction Of bills passed
in the senate and l. now In
q fair way to find its way 10 the pco-
/ PIE Such an amendment has been
recommended 10y Gov. Bliss, Lieut.
GOV. Maitland. Speaker Carton and
others.
The first hill of the legislature OF
f 1903 Co Ice approved 10y Gov. Bliss was
that 81 Senator Scuilcn providing FOR
q bond issue 81 $4,000 hy the first
T school district of Crosse Pulnte. I'll"
governor also signed q Ill which al
I lows Bay city to issue SGnOuO In
7 bonds. ana these with two bills chang
| ing mems nrmos are the FIRST four 10
T bc made laws this season.
Al the ceremonies attending the
/ election OF Gen X. \. Algcr ~ United
States sruatur have been performed,
. Gov Bliss having signed thc commits
sion Thursday afternoon.
/ senator Brown. of l8pccr. has intro
/ ducrd bill which Will impose heavy
/ penalties for threats against executive
officials. The bills opening paragraph
I reads: THAT criminal anarchy Is the
/ doctrine that organized government
I should he oycrthruwu 10y force or vio-
I lrncc or hy The assassination Of the
I executive head or any ~ the executive
officials 81 the government cor 10y any
unlawful means The advocacy of
such doctrines. either 10y word of
mouth az writing. j. hereby declared q
felony
The bills paid by counties Tor the
stamping ont contagious diseases and
caring FOR patients have become 30
large HAT n general cry against them
has arisen aud relief asked Evidence
of the trouble came at first la the
shape 90 local bills providing various
pllus to hold down the expenses OF
local guardians 81 the public health.
supplemented 10y petitions from super
visors and other public bodies praying
FOR relief from the rccklcsucSs 90 The
township health boards.
Insurance both fire and ne. Is mn
important question now before the
lawmakers lu the form of two bills
Introduced Thursday The huusc bin
provides that fire Insurance companies
Shai. be- liable for the full amount 90
their policips. no matter what they
may claim To have been the rcal value
OF the property destroyed Under the
present law these companies may take
risks Tor any amount, hui after fire
they cannot be- compelled Co nay more
than the full value uf the property,
though thcv may have collected pre-
mlums on much greater amount.
Lucy CASTOR Page has addressed
the mouse on the cigarette evil and Il
made Fun utilized during the recess
4 resolution was passed that j. II.
Monroe. of Gogchic. accompany the
committee to the Upper Peninsula. as
lee knows how 60 show them about
and Scrgt -at.Arms WhItbcck was add
ed that he might look after the lug
gage.
Representative Colby introduced the
IIiillhIA flff'ilNn WI TOT WY if fhut'
~ II Is the same as the one intro
duced I'm the senate 10y senator Simons
Tile governor sent to the senate the
name Of Hon. John -. Shuil ~ Re.
cumScli. Lenawec county. as member
OF the board OF control of the state
public school az Coldwatcr. for the
balance OF the term ending Dee. ~.
1906. succeeding George T. Bardecn.
Of Otsego. resigned.
The police Judges OF Detroit have
hill IN To- increase their salaries from
$1,000 Go 5000.
Both houses held short evening SEES.
slons Monday
Tie game warden appointment still
hangs fire. the contest being between
Chapman. OF Sault Ste. Marie. and
Banjamln. OF Saginaw
II. II. No. 10. a bill 20 authorize
the board OF supervisors of Bay
county 90 issue SiaiOOO of bonds for
the purpose 81 rcfunding SG5OO0 OF
stone road bonds and S15OOO 81 bridge
The lawmakers certainly have plcn-