The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-09
Effort to Revive Question Of City
Ownership of Cars Lost In
Legislature.
5000 ROADS RtsOLuTIONsOEs WITH IT
Tar
War Claims Against the Government
Are 60 he Pusn, ed--Gov. bliss shows
LenIeney Toward Poor Fishe rmeh
Who Are I'm Trouble.
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sentative NOlDN sprung MS plan TO re-
yive the principle of the Greusel reso-
luton through the Wade good roads
resolution. The result was that while
the Colby-Greusel plan to revive the
street car matter was ignominiously
sat upon, the good roads amendment
went down in the crash, because of the
fear that il might let down the bars for
state ownership OF railroads, canals
banks, or other things.
The senate passed the house substi-
tute for the bill OF Senator Moriarity.
allowing circuit judges 10 release first
offenders ON probation. which was
rushed through both houses few
weeks ago 10 fit the cases OF the four
Lansing boys convicted of burglary.
but later withdrawn. Then the bill
was considered revolutionary. but the
amendments that have been made TO
ii are not radical
Gov. Bliss has decided upon an act
of clemency toward a lot of 500 fish
ermen. Last week Game Warden
Chapman seized about $4,000 worth
Of nets in the Sault river, because
their owners were taking all kinds
Of fish instead of only pike. as pro-
vided by law The statute prescribes
that nets taken in this way shall
be destroyed, but Chapman destroyed
only those nets whose meshes were
less than the legal size, keeping about
$1,000 worth OF the nets. Some OF
this property, says Chapman, be-
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destruction OF the nets would ruin
them, and the warden accordingly
came TO Lansing To confer with the
governor about the matter. and his
excellency recommended that the nets
be returned upon the promise OF the
fishermen that they will in the future
comply with the law.
\ resolution was adopted in the
senate authorizing the governor to APP
point an agent or attorney TO prose
cute all the old civil war claims
against the federal government. The
resolution allows the governor to fix
the compensation out OF any money
collected and gives the attorney the
power TO pool whatever claims the
state has with those OF other states,
the purpose being to have the sew
eral states unite in this legislation
TO be asked from the federal govern
ment.
4 house bill. which stirred up some
opposition. was one providing ten
years Imprisonment for hunters who
may carelessly kill or wound some 9TH
or person. Representative Masters
said such eases are already covered by
the statutes on manslaughter and Grim
inal negligence. Representative Me-
Carthy said people Of the northern
country ought 10 be protected against
men who think they are hunters. and
who shoot at every leaf that stirs. The
bill was agreed to.
The supreme court has knocked out
the action Of state board Of asses
sors in fixing the average rate OF taxa
ton Of the state in assessing railroad
property. The court holds that the
power OF the state assessor i'm this con-
nection is purely ministerial, and that
they had no authority 60 increase the
value OF property ON the theory that
local assessors had failed 10 assess al
its full cash value as provided by law.
The board is ordered TO reconvene and
determine the average rate from the
assessments Of the local assessors This
will materially increase the average
rate and Will increase by about $780,
900 the aggregate taxes levied against
railroad companies.
Senator Waterbury, who in the
house last session led the fight
against coloring artificial butter. in
troduced a bill for the prohibition
OF the manufacture and sale OF cleo
in Michigan. Fearing such a measure
would be Unconstitutional. he has
been induced 20 change the pro-
gramme and seek the enactment OF
n law licensing dealers.
Gov. Bliss signed the Bolton bill,
making seven iocnes. instead OF six.
the smallest size trout that can be
lawfully taken The bill also limits
the catch OF trout 20 80 day and
prohibits anyone from having 100
or more in his possession at any one
time. Waters which have been arti-
fcially stocked must be left alone for
period of four years, instead OF
three years, as the law now reads.
The house ways and means com
mittec has reported the bill for the
establishment of the Michigan en-
ployment institution for the blind,
cutting down the appropriation from
$4,000 10 $4,000. The committee
has also sent ont the bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for new normal school
In western Michigan.
Representative Werline introduced
IN the house a concurrent resolution
calling on Michigan representatives
In congress to support the bill Go APP
propriatc $20000n00 81 national
moneys for good roads.
Rev, Caroline Bartlett Crane. OF
Kalamazoo scored great victory in
the house Thursday. Her meat In
spection bill had been ruthlessly
slaughtered by the farmer members
Tuesday. Mrs. Crane arrived here