Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-02

r | IL possible 10 retake him from gnOthe
J state Ii ne breaks the parole. Anothe
Dill or Moriarty'S passed provides TO
further punishment for escaped con
Nlcts when their terms have expired
, The house, by vote of IS 10 81
passed the Stone BILL prepared 70
Land Commissioner Wildey. uuthoriz
ing the commissioner OF the land of
nee 10 sell the timber from stat,
swamp, primary school and tax home
stead lands, under such rules and regu
lauOns as may be prescribed by the
board OF control of state swamp lands
ana also 10 sell the timber from agri
cultural college lands under such rules
ana regulations as may he prescribed
by the state board OF agriculture pro,
Vlded such lands shall have been Of.
Tered at public sale pursuant to act No
Il OF the public acts of 1898, and have
been held by the state for one year
after such public Offering.
There were more lobbyists ut the
capitol on Tuesday than at any time
since the session began, there being
! qulle number from Detroit to urge
! favorable action on several bills of
| great interest 10 the taxpayers OF that
! city. Brewers were out in force TO ask
Il concession in the matter of taxes. At
present they may be compelled to pay
license In every county where they
nave warehouse, and they want the
law changed so that one license will
cover all their business within Mchi.
gan There was also a large number
OF school superintendent from yari
Gus parts Of the western side of the
state. who urged the joint committees
on education of the two houses To give
a favorable report to the bill TO estah.
llSh new normal school on their side
, OF Michigan. The argument was that
more trained teachers are needed in
the country schools in that part of the
state.
Inc liquor committees OF the two
houses have decided to report favor
ably the Fuller bill providing that
brewers shall not have to pay $500
Incense In every county where they
nave warehouses, which they are com
peIled 10 do according to Il Supreme
1ourt decision under the present law.
Inc senate committee proposes that all
Such concerns, Michigan as well as
Foreign, shall pay so i'm every county
Wnere they may wish to establish an
agency. Some of the house members. (
however, suspect that under such n
provision brewing companies may es-
taDIlsh cold storage plants In small /
groceries, etc, and sell beer by the I
case, and the house may raise the pro. /
posed fee TO $50 a county.
Rep. DeLisle Is anxiously awaiting
The opportunity to take up his bill to
alhehd the garnishee law which is be-
lore KEEP. Wade's committee on iu-
dietary. This bill proposes a radical
and Will not be reported out
without a public hearing. probably.
Under It's operations the married debt
Of would be under the same protection
against unjust garnishment rs are mu.
nicipal employees. 1t would be neces.
'ary for a creditor to secure Judgment
n MS main suit before being able to
lie up wage-earner's money. De-
Isles bill would extend this protec-
ion to householders only. as he con-
'lders unmarried men likely TO light
'ut when sued.
The house, In committee of the {
Vhole, Killed a bill TO permit the land [
committee TO sell timber from state [
wamp and agricultural college lands I
no 10 sell or lease such lands when
ehuded. Members from counties I'm ]
he upper part of the lower peninsula. [
'here most Of these lands are located. '
eclared that vacant lands Of this kind i
Re now used for grazing uurDoses nv 4
ettlerS in that section. and they de- (
banded that this accommodation for v
leir constituents sbe continued rho b
Their members felt charitable and 8
He'd the bill
senator Charles Smiths bill provld- S
X fof new equalization for pur- f
USES OF state taxation was lost I'm the n
nate Wednesday. The veteran legis- I
TOR from the copper country had Il
Dpeu TO GET new adjustment Of tax G,
cures under which upper peninsula G,
'unties would have their burden ir
'hteHeu' his measure providing that r,
IL new equalization should be made y,
! the state tax commission instead a,
by the state board Of equalization. -
in the past. ~ !,
Some of the members of the house &C
we discovered that one OF tho Zoo. IN
res OF the Nottingham bin Is n nro. al
'sed raise i'm the annual salary Of mr. IA,
arrison of the 500, secretary 90 tho ~
Pdlcal registration board. from 81 500 III
5000 year, the fee for examina. a,
IN being raised to $25 for Thar mr. NJ
Sc. Some of the members of tho ~.
are now talking abont cut- -
" down the fee, which wonld aIso o'
enn that DR.. Harrison wouldn't oct
raise. FRI
The senate In committee ~ tho ~
lole Tuesday afternoon practicable ~
led the Simons bill for the licensins, tb.
d examination Of architects Nv stril<, H.,
out section ,. which provided D.
airy of $1,000 for the secretary and -
per day for members or Tho com. -,
Ssion while holding meetings. mo o.,
-e upon the Amendments which r."
ried ii was practically npit n. -,
ugh the bill was allowed 10 lilo mon ~,
table. w." W
Jgemaw county farmers rcnor. ~
eat not looking very we'll ne tbere ~,
5 not much snow in that section the toC
i winter. To-
he house. at the request Of Gov a.
IS and ex-senator Earle. Ustcnod NJ
10 minutes 10 Highway commits tot
Ter James II. Macdonald az con. go
ticut. on the subject OF good roads rio