The Yale expositor., 1903-02-27
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

ministers and physicians OF Mar
quctte: TO prevent telegraph or tel
phone companies from cutting shade
trees wlthOu. consent az the owners OF
the PREMISE; for state sailors and
soldiers monument. e. bc erected upon
the capitol grounds az Lansing. IL
asks for an appropriation Of S2jcpn;
90 prevent thc Fraudulent issue Of
stock. IL provides thnt reports OF the
issue of stock. 90 whom sold, etc.
shall be madC tu the secretary oi
state; 10 restore the bounty on Eng
fish sparrows "a proposes that two
cents shall be- paid for every sparrow
killed, for al, regulation OF sales 81
stocks Of goods On bulk is the measure
favored 10y the National Association Of
Credit Men. and which this assOcia
ti0n Is requesting other states 10 enact
10 give uniform laws upon this sub
jcCt: proposing tine appointments of q
commission 4" establish the exact 20.
sit!on of Michigan troops at Nlcks'
burg. or course. there Is 20 Ice an ap-
preparation TO pay the expenses of the
commission; bill which provides that
liquor selling druggists shall pay 500
license fees: bills intended to repeal
tho bills creating the positions Of
game warden and deputy warden. The
passage at these would leave the en-
forcemcut OF the game and fish laws
Co the various local officers.
Attorney General Blair has submit
ted an opinion 60 the governor TO the
effect that tho Joint resolution relicy-
ing County Treasurer Charles \. Bah
rer. of Wayne. OF responsibility for
loss OF over Sl5.92J.3G Of state inheri-
taEcc taS funds 10y the failure Of the
City Savings bank of Detroit. Is un-
constitutional. The resolution WIS
passed 10y both houses. hut the gov
crnor declined To- pass on Il until
Blair's opinion was handed down. The
attorney general has suggested that
the governor might sign the resolution
Ia Ordc. 90 establish u ruling through
decision from thu supreme Court
The attorney general viii institute
proceedings against Bu!rcy rs q debt
or tu tie state Iu order 90 briug th'
matter before tho court.
Some ~ the bills among the 5JJ and
over before the two houses are fus
these purposes: 70 close up photo
graph galleries on sunday: o. proven;
cruel or paialul operations GA animals
for scientific purposes: providing FOR
the general use OF tho SuaulLing yut-
ing machine: o. make some changes
u tile banking laws which are RECON-
Wcndod hy Banking Commissioner
Moore; to pny members 90 the state
boards az control $lu FOR each meet
in, they attend; providing that the
state board OF equalization shall br
rcconycucd this year. to abolish the
Thirty. eighth judicial circuit Oi the
state. and attach the county OF Mon
roe Ia the Tweuty-sccond judicial cir
cu!;.
"Wednesday afternoon the governor
scut Go the senate the name OF
Thomas j. Navin as a member of the
BOARD of Control of Jackson prison.
I'm executive session the appointment
wng Immediately confirmed 10y vote
~ iG 10 H. This concluded a most in
teresting aud warm ilght so FAR as
legislative politics ~ concerned II Is
'lid the vote FOR confirmation stood
thus:
For Baird. Brown. Burns. Dohcrty.
Gla2i,r Goodcll Jones. Kelly. Ia
Flamhoy Mofatt, MorIarty Scullen.
Smith. Van Akin. Wcstovcr ana Full-
or. president pro tents
Against Barnes. Cannon. Cook.
Farr, Glasgow. l.ockerhy. Scrlpps.
Slmo@s, Sovereign. Vaughan. Water.
bury. Mcrkcs-i2.
once more ~ effort will be- made 10
induce the Michigan legislature 90
make law OH commercial paper In
stsffn Of NnV1a
COnuccticUs. Florida. Colorado. Mary
land, North Carolina, Utah. Pcnusyl-
wanna. Virginia. Massachusetts. Rhode
Island. Tennessee. Wisconsin. North
Dakota. Oregon. Arizona. Ohio. New
Jersey, Washington and Iowa. Efforts
To Lave this uniform measure adopted
in all states were begun In 1895. hut
successive Michigan legislatures have
always suspected some Interior pur-
pose.
IL seems that the junkct trips were
somewhat expensive. although the rail.
road fares, the Pullman ears. etc. were
furnished at no cost 10 the travellers.
The several committees drew mileage
ana Pullman ear fares Just the same,
20 that total Of some $1,000 or more,
not counting the So per diem. Will Ice
coming 90 the members who went.
The way both bodies are transacting
business indicates that the present ses.
sion will n0; De short one by any
means. Little ls done on Fridays. 50
that the adjournment 90 Monday with
only one session day. practically
leaves only Tuesday. Wednesday aud
Thursday FOR work.
There are numerous bills 10 amend
the general tax law. The state tax
commission have n number which will
soon bc presented. and they propose
number Of important amendments TO
the existing statutes.
The house disposed OF a number OF
bills Monday under suspension of the
rules, defeating two. The most i'm
portant measure passed was the sen
ate bill 60 amend the railroad safety
appliance law.
The house nj the request Of Gov
Bliss and ex-senator Earle. listened
for 10 minutes 10 Highway Commits
sloncr James III. Macdonald. OF Con
necticu;. on the subject OF good roads