Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30

Ire Dill providing for an institution
TO be designated as the Michigan En-
pioyment for the Blind In some city o
not less than ten thousand inhabitant
makes an appropriation of $137 ,OO
Tor the purpose, divided as follows
SnoOo for the purchase of a site. $50.
600 for buildings, $4,000 for ma chin
cry, power and fuel, $1,000 for cur
rent expenses for the year 1904 an,
Sfo,OOO for current expenses for tn,
year 1903. The governing board Of
the institution Is 10 be composed OF
three members and the governor as al
cx-ofhcio member 1t passed the sen
ate and the institution Will probably
be located in Saginaw.
Ii was a short day In the legisla.
lure. the session this afternoon being
deferred until $3.50 D. IN. In order that
the members might attend the funeral
or the late G.. Willis Bement. There
was lot OF talk In the house com
| mlttee OF the whole on the Fuller bill
permitting wholesale liquor dealers or
| brewers TO establish cold storage sta
lions In townships, villages or cities
upon the payment OF a $50 license fee
Tor each such station. The bill was
nnally passed, with an amendment
that liquor should be sold at these cold
storage places only to retail dealers
paying the regular $500 license tax.
After many weeks of talk. the house
committee on public health decided to
report the medical registration bill. II
IL noteworthy that the measure. which
as nrst introduced was supposed to be
aimed at osteopathy, gives that class
or practitioners greater recognition
than they enjoy under the present law.
The bill as agreed upon provides for
an additional member of the board.
VINO Is to be an osteopath, and who is
10 examine applicants for certificates
In osteopathy, while other members
are to examine them in materia medi-
ca and therapeutics.
Thursday p. IN. the house took up
the Campbell taxation bill proposing
10 exempt all credits, including mort
cages and land contracts. G. L. Ward
offered an amendment proposing to put
credits back into the bill, which would
practically kill the bill. A long discus
sion followed at the end of which the
Dill was agreed to, leaving all credits
exempt. Friends Of the bill wanted to
rush 1t to its third reading. but did not
get votes enough TO suspend the rules.
most of the members insisting on more
time TO consider the measure. and the
bill will take the regular course.
Clerk Pierce, of the house. an expert
parllamentarian. asserts that the house
has inadvertently denied itself the
privilege OF adjourning Mt any time
When Representative Combs resolu-
ton setting May 20 as the date for
hnal adjournment was before the
house. Representative Colby moved
that consideration of il be indefinitely
postponed. This was carried. THAT !
action indefinitely postpones consider
alton OF any resolution TO adjourn. in |
my opinion" said Pierce. 1--WE never
can adjourn now. but must keep on
forever"
The Combs resolution providing that
work Should be stopped May IL came
up in the house Wednesday and Ran
1all moved 10 make the date MAY 2S
Tor quitting work and June for final
adjournment but even this late date
was not accepted. Possibly to show
mat they do not intend to loaf. even
II they refuse TO set n date to Quit
work, the members immediately
ldopted resolution that hereafter
sessions of the house shall all begin ot
~ III the morning instead Of at 1890.
Speaker Carton appointed as tho
house end of the committee to 90 TO
saltwater, Mimi, to investigate the
making of binder Irvine in the state .
PRISON there, Representatives Ran |
Iall, Stone. Baumgartner. Duncan and {
3atchelder The latter. however de- {
lined, saying he did not feel equal to
he trip and added that he hoped the 1
peaker would appoint some member /
S much opposed 10 contract labor as q
imself 7
Governor Bliss is reported to have
aid: This legislature ought to adj.
ourn May 8. There's no reason in the
'orld why it shouldn't. Not very
lany appropriation bills have gone
trough yet, but most of them have
cen considered by the committees and !
re in shape to be got at quickly. They
ould be passed and out Of the way in
week Besides the appropriations @
nd the primary election law there o
mt thing for the legislature TO "
)nslder that there is really need for Il
can't adjourn too quickly now"
The outlook Is that the appropria. -
ons of this years legislature will ex- ~
ed those of the last session by about =,
10000. Those of the last session -
Guiding the state university mill tax u
ere about SIJOO,0O0. Bills CARRYING -
100000 have passed so far this SOS. II
On. Bills calling for about 81. 600 600
ore are yet to be reported by com T.
ittees. also an omnibus bill CARRYING do
'out S2,OUOOO. Resides about 81. Gu
O,OOO of university mill tax is 10 he la
nsidered in this connection. Nv
Chairman Neal, of the house wovs al
d means committee. upon whom de.
Ives most OF the work OF grinding ma
{ the appropriation bills. saws he Is IA
7ing to have the labor CONNECTED sh
thin the next 10 days. to facilitate av
rly adjournment. be
On May the house will vote no
one Of the most iinportant
assures Of the session. Accord. ov
: to n resolution passed SAT RI
lay the MATHEMATICS Campbell hill. "a
the exemption OF all credits viii eri
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